Obama official: Benghazi was a terrorist attack

thecable ^ | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 1:30 | Josh Rogin

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was in fact "a terrorist attack" and the U.S. government has indications that members of al Qaeda were directly involved, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday morning.

"I would say yes, they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy," Matt Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said Wednesday at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, in response to questioning from Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) about the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

As for who was responsible, Olsen said it appears there were attackers from a number of different militant groups that operate in and around Benghazi, and said there are already signs of al Qaeda involvement.

"We are looking at indications that individuals involved in the attack may have had connections to al Qaeda or al Qaeda's affiliates; in particular, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb," he said.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

H/T to the Drudge Report.

[austinaero]

A spontaneous AQ attack? When has that ever happened?

[VanDeKoik]

“Obama official: Benghazi was a terrorist attack”

Noooooo. It was a spontaneous reaction to a YouTube video, remember?

[Sarah Barracuda]

It was spontaneous people..SPONTANEOUS(See if I yell it enough it makes it true LOL) Come on, how obvious does it have to be to show it was spontaneous, people bringing grenades and machine guns to protests..doesn’t everyone do that! The blind sheikh’s kid was there, obviously THAT was just spontaneous, he was just strolling by and said “Holy cow what is this, a spontaneous protest, I must join” and that is how it all started

[will of the people]

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE!
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE!
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE!

[duckman]

Fox reporting negotiations between the WH and Egypt to release the Blind Sheik, which was the reason for the attack.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Egypt and the Libyaian Jihad groups had a joint GOAL?.....It wasm't spontaneous.....???

[Nachum]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See #7 & 8.

[GSWarrior]

Now was that so difficult to admit? He should tell the president about this.

[WKUHilltopper]

“Obama official: Benghazi was a terrorist attack”

Really now? Who’d a thunk it? That’s like the tv weather dude, proclaiming 10 days later, after digging out of the rubble—”Yep. Definitely I’m confirming a tornado touch down”.

Thanks Sherlock.

[EGPWS]

His statements go further than those of the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, who said last week that the protests in Cairo and Benghazi were a reaction to the video and not a pre-planned attack

These guys can't sync their lies.

I bet 0bama's campaign cash flow dwindles considerably.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Another case of the Boy King rushing to judgement with his “it’s a spontaneous riot” against a youtube video and consistent first reaction to apologize.

Romney is looking more presidential by the day...

[Fedupwithit]

Of course it wasn't difficult. But, it's a week after it happened, and this 'news' can now safely be reported on page 20 of any dem rag paper, and can be forgotten.

It's pathetic how few stories there have been on this as it is.

[Marine_Uncle]

The composite of them screwed the pouch big time.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yeah, apparently jihadists want us all dead..who knew..and here I thought they were all sweet and cuddly

[what's up]

So much for Nuland's statement saying not a word could be spoken until the FBI investigation was over.

[TigersEye]

Walk it on back. Nothing to see here folks! We ALWAYS said it was a terrorist attack. - WH flack

[ex-snook]

Looks like an attack to me also. Maybe they knew Seals were there.