Posted on 10/24/2012 8:10:59 PM PDT by Dajjal
The U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, actually served as a meeting place to coordinate aid for the rebel-led insurgencies in the Middle East, according to Middle Eastern security officials.
Among the tasks performed inside the building was collaborating with Arab countries on the recruitment of fighters – including jihadists – to target Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
The distinction may help explain why there was no major public security presence at what has been described as a “consulate.” Such a presence would draw attention to the shabby, nondescript building that was allegedly used for such sensitive purposes.
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The security officials divulged the building was routinely used by Stevens and others to coordinate with the Turkish, Saudi and Qatari governments on supporting the insurgencies in the Middle East, most prominently the rebels opposing Assad’s regime in Syria.
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Stevens served as a key contact with the Saudis to coordinate the recruitment by Saudi Arabia of Islamic fighters from North Africa and Libya. The jihadists were sent to Syria via Turkey to attack Assad’s forces, said the security officials.
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In August, KleinOnline quoted a senior Syrian source claiming at least 500 hardcore mujahedeen from Afghanistan, many of whom were spearheading efforts to fight the U.S. there, were killed in clashes with Syrian forces last month.
Also last month, KleinOnline reported Jihadiya Salafia in the Gaza Strip, a group that represents al-Qaida in the coastal territory, had declared three days of mourning for its own jihadists who died in Syria in recent weeks.
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(Excerpt) Read more at kleinonline.wnd.com ...
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Article, then # 4 , # 19.
Thanks, Fractal Trader.
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At least Iran Contra had the goal of obtaining the release of 7 American hostages - can't find anything remotely pro-American in this deal.
I just rubbed some old-world garlic across my computer screen.
Leni
Two evil faces. One was just an actor, one is the president.
Even if Russia was behind the Benghazi attack they are still doing a better job of working for US interests than the Obama administration is.
More CYA ... but maybe some relevant facts. Does it seem she was assuming Stevens was kidnapped??
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443684104578066631931377740.html
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In the Benghazi crisis, she made a previously undisclosed call to Libyan President Mohammed Magarief seeking immediate help in finding the missing U.S. ambassador,
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Then on Sept. 11, the State Department at 4 p.m. received an alert from its Libyan embassy in Tripoli. The U.S. ambassador, Mr. Stevens, visiting the Benghazi consulate, had delivered a one-sentence message: “We’re under attack.”
At 4:20 p.m., State Department executive secretary Steve Mull alerted Mrs. Clinton in her office. According to a person present, Mrs. Clinton asked, “How are we getting more security on the ground? More communication on the ground?”
And she said: “Find Chris,” the U.S. ambassador. She had handpicked him for the posting.
At 5 p.m., Mr. Mull informed her that they couldn’t locate the ambassador or reach his cellphone. But he said the department’s “Ops Center” had an open line with the Tripoli embassy. Mrs. Clinton moved there for a video conference with White House, military and intelligence officials, who ordered increased security regionwide. Mrs. Clinton remained at the State Department until midnight.
Overnight, Mr. Stevens’ body was identified at a Benghazi hospital. Mrs. Clinton returned to the State Department at 7 the next morning to inform the world of the tragedy.
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2012/09/197186.htm
Public Schedule for September 11, 2012
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
9:20 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Gene Cretz, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton attends the Flag Ceremony for Cameron Munter, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/complete/2012-09-11
5:00 pm
The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense
Oval Office
Closed Press
“Obama was informed about the developments in Libya by his National Security Adviser Tom Donilon as the president began a weekly meeting Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey. The White House said Obama was kept apprised throughout the evening and then again Wednesday morning.”
Of course CNN’s been to Benghazi since the slaughter - combing the place down - same with FOX News. Obama's either an idiot, or he's covering something up or he's planting a new story.... maybe something to be accidentally ‘leaked’ to the New York Times a few days before the election? It's hard to believe he and Hillary would be able to turn down cries for help for over 5 hours - especially with so many groups ready to go in and save these people - unless that had a plausible excuse. Or something that sounded plausible... something that would keep everyone in line.
If the excuse was a lie (to help with his reelection) - meant to be a trap for those who would naturally condemn the killing and rape of four Americans, then he's a monster. Obama's not good at running the country - unless the goal is to destroy what we have - but he is good at protecting himself. Lying isn't an issue for him. Look at the Letterman and GM lie - one that's gone on forever. No guilt or hesitation... Lost my train of thought - - anyhow I'll feel relieved when the election's over and the Benghazi mess can be looked at with honest eyes...
Nobody mentions petraeus. You can’t connect all the dots on this if you don’t have all the dots. petraeus is into this up to his eyeballs...and it isn’t the first time.
bttt
Same with this guy.
Wow. In this article, I couldn’t tell if it was a profile or if they were nominating this bastich for sainthood.
Obama had to know and approve of the idea of running arms to radical Islamists in league with the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda in order to help overthrow regimes in Libya and Syria. Allowing Ambassador Stevens and others to die in order to cover up their complicity in that scheme was pure evil. Worse: Hillary Clinton knows the truth and refuses to speak. And worse than that: so does General Petraeus.
Unreal, isn’t it?
Then there’s the WSJ HRC report I posted above. MSM is putting lipstick on the pigs.
But who's idea was it originally? We need that person named and everyone down the line who went along with it.
I will always blame the GOP for everything that's been done the last four years. They failed to vet him and they knew yet "evaded" the situation at each and every turn.
” “Ever since the first couple of months, I felt there was a real similarity of views that gave me a sense of comfort,” Brennan said. “I don’t think we’ve had a disagreement.””
Of course there was no disagreement, Brennan. How could a dummy like Obama disagree with that which he can’t understand to begin with ?
Brennan is a bad liar as well.
Don’t subscribe to WSJ.
1) Do you have another link to the full article?
2) Are there any additional time/hour points in WSJ article?
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Thanks for the ping.
Unsurprising.
The ‘jihadist’, ‘mujahedin’, ‘islamist’ support has been going on for over 3 decades in the ME, North Africa and generally the muslim world.
I continue to say: don’t forget Jimmy Carter and Brzezinski’s doctrine of “Islamic Green Belt”. That was just a start. Very dangerous stuff.
When you make deals with the Devil, sooner or later he will come to collect.
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