A military commander of Libya's National Transitional Council is a former leader of the Libyan Islamic fighting group, he fought in Afghanistan, he was arrested by CIA and has been described as an Islamic extremist.<br /><br />But Abdel Hakim Belhaj says he is an "ordinary muslim", and blames the negative labels on post-9/11 backlash.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's James Bays speaks to Belhaj and reports from Tripoli.