Koussa arrives in Qatar ... Oil for arms 'under the table' ...

"... Koussa is due to meet with Libyan opposition representatives in Qatar, which is hosting Wednesday's meeting of the international contact group on Libya.

The Financial Times reported that UK officials saw the trip as an opportunity for Koussa to deepen his ties with the Libyan rebel opposition umbrella group, the transitional or interim National Council, which is based in the eastern rebel Libyan stronghold of Benghazi..... But Libyan opposition figures in the West expressed concern to a former U.S. government official as to whether Qatar or Koussa are trying to broker a deal that could make way for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to remain in power, the former official told the Envoy.

Qatar, the first Arab country to join the international military alliance imposing the no-fly-zone over Libya,  has recently worked out a deal to sell Libyan oil on world markets and then use the money to make purchases for the Libyan rebels. The Libyan opposition would like to control the funds from the oil sales to buy arms for themselves, the former U.S. official said. He also said the Libyan opposition is currently purchasing some arms from the Egyptian military, under the table."