Hillary Clinton - Al-Qaeda As The Legitimate Government Of Libya

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and members of more than 30 other nations meet in Istanbul, Turkey, and announced that they had given al-Qaeda rebels in Libya and so-called full diplomatic recognition.

"I am announcing today that, until an interim authority is in place, the United States will recognize the TNC as the legitimate governing authority for Libya,'' said Clinton.

TNC, or the Transition of the National Council is dominated by Haribi tribal of north-eastern Libya.