"Among this hardened group of
fighters, Le Guen stood out. He was a convert to Islam, a former ship captain,
an ex-employee of Doctors Without Borders, and he carried a French passport."
"One month later, however, Le Guen was in trouble -- serious trouble. His new
friends had heard from an al Qaeda fighter that Le Guen received a telephone
call from the French Embassy in Mali's capital, Bamako. This, of course, raised
suspicion among AQIM ranks: Was Abdul Jalil al-Fransi a true jihadist, or was he
a French spy?"