Loving the Libyan Rebels by Yoshie Furuhashi http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/furuhashi270311.html

The multinational empire has come up with a great deal for itself: using Libya's own money to finance the Libyan rebels to fight against Libya. Ali Tarhouni, a US-educated economist who just got appointed "finance minister" of the rebel "Interim Transitional National Council," explains the deal:"Right now, there is no immediate crisis kind of need for cash. We have some liquidity that allows us to do the basic things," he said, such as paying salaries and immediate needs.He added that many countries have agreed to provide credit backed by the Libyan sovereign fund, and the British government has also agreed to give the rebels access to 1.4 billion dinars ($1.1 billion) that London did not send to Gadhafi.