Clinging to the execution of bin Laden as proof of the Obama
Administration’s successful handling of the war on terror, the Obama
Administration was loathe to admit that terrorists with ties to al Qaeda
succeeded in attacking the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, resulting
in the death of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens, among others.
Several reputable news sources have reported that within twenty four
hours of the attack American intelligence services were aware that
terrorists were behind it.
Lurking beneath that major news story was another troubling set of facts. The embassy in Benghazi had no marine detachment assigned to it and was guarded by a few lightly armed Libyan and American security officers. Calls from the head of security operations in Libya to the State Department for greater security at the embassy were rejected months before the attack. Moreover, a diplomatic cable from Stevens appears to have been sent the very day of the attack, informing U.S. government officials that security at the embassy had been breached and seeking help. Finally, U.S. intelligence services were aware of the presence of al-Qaeda related groups and individuals in Benghazi and of the potential risk to the embassy.
Appearing before the United Nations, President Obama spoke of the attack but refused to mention that it was the work of terrorists and maintained the Administration’s apologia for a Youtube video, “Innocence of Muslims,” which the Administration had, until that point, alleged to be responsible for a “spontaneous” uprising at the embassy.
For two weeks after the attack, the official position of the United States as communicated by CIA Director Patraeas to Congress and by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was that “Innocence of Muslims,” produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula under the pseudonym Sam Bacile, triggered a “spontaneous” attack on the embassy. Ambassador Rice, who is likely to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State if there is a second Obama term, told reporters: “What happened initially was that it was a spontaneous reaction . . . as a consequence of the video, that people gathered outside the embassy and then it grew very violent.”
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Lurking beneath that major news story was another troubling set of facts. The embassy in Benghazi had no marine detachment assigned to it and was guarded by a few lightly armed Libyan and American security officers. Calls from the head of security operations in Libya to the State Department for greater security at the embassy were rejected months before the attack. Moreover, a diplomatic cable from Stevens appears to have been sent the very day of the attack, informing U.S. government officials that security at the embassy had been breached and seeking help. Finally, U.S. intelligence services were aware of the presence of al-Qaeda related groups and individuals in Benghazi and of the potential risk to the embassy.
Appearing before the United Nations, President Obama spoke of the attack but refused to mention that it was the work of terrorists and maintained the Administration’s apologia for a Youtube video, “Innocence of Muslims,” which the Administration had, until that point, alleged to be responsible for a “spontaneous” uprising at the embassy.
For two weeks after the attack, the official position of the United States as communicated by CIA Director Patraeas to Congress and by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was that “Innocence of Muslims,” produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula under the pseudonym Sam Bacile, triggered a “spontaneous” attack on the embassy. Ambassador Rice, who is likely to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State if there is a second Obama term, told reporters: “What happened initially was that it was a spontaneous reaction . . . as a consequence of the video, that people gathered outside the embassy and then it grew very violent.”
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_32410.php
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