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U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands
NYT ^ | 12/5/2012 | JAMES RISEN, MARK MAZZETTI and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

Posted on 12/05/2012 2:44:51 PM PST by mojito

The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.

No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.

But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...
So what's new, slimes?

Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.


Benghazi Index

41 posted on 12/05/2012 4:39:06 PM PST by MestaMachine (It's the !!!!TREASON!!!!, stupid!)
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To: mojito

America almost Sh*t when Reagan armed the Contra’s who were Freedom Fighters, but Obama arming Al Quaeda is just fine.

Th media never even mentioned it.

Al Quaeda no longer needs Osama Bin Laden, they have a greater friend now Osama bin Obama.


42 posted on 12/05/2012 4:51:34 PM PST by Venturer
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To: mojito

HuH??? The rebeles are the Izlamists...Who doesn’t know that??? Same in Egypt and Syria...


43 posted on 12/05/2012 4:54:14 PM PST by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailerpark...)
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To: mojito

Well, duh !


44 posted on 12/05/2012 4:59:07 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: Psalm 144; Uncle Miltie

Just like Qaddaffi said.

We helped the underdog jihadists in Libya.

We helped the underdog jihadists in Egypt.

We are thinking about helping the underdog jihadists in Syria.

The underdog insurrection in Iran aimed at jihadists we watched die on the streets.

The pattern is really easy to spot.
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Yep. Now, talking points are being lined up for Syria intervention.

First, chemical weapons in Syria. Now today:

Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad’s order [NYT]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2966016/posts

Does that mean that now that the MB and Al Qaeda are in place and fortified, US/NATO must go in and help this endangered and suffering population so that they can depose Assad and hold a democratic election?


45 posted on 12/05/2012 5:03:57 PM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: I Drive Too Fast

That’s the truth.


46 posted on 12/05/2012 5:08:52 PM PST by windcliff
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

If the FBI had stayed more than 3 hours on site, and had done their job, they could have collected schrappenel and had metalurgical studies on the fragments and determined where the weapons originated. If they were ours, then we can conclude that obama armed the branch of al Quadea who used our arms to kill our people. Thanks obama. We will never be told the truth.


47 posted on 12/05/2012 5:38:55 PM PST by Texas Songwriter ( i)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
NOW they tell us.""""""">........

They figured we couldn't handle "information overload". Yes, many of us figured this out the first week. Now waiting until they show up on the Mexican border and into the U.S.

48 posted on 12/05/2012 5:47:03 PM PST by annieokie
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To: Diogenesis

BTTT!


49 posted on 12/05/2012 6:12:58 PM PST by bayouranger (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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To: mojito
Dead Men Tell No Tales... ( and provide no links connecting weapons to atacks just before an election)
50 posted on 12/05/2012 6:27:37 PM PST by KTM rider ( , you'd be lucky to get $7....LOL !)
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To: annieokie

I wonder when the story will come out that Obama ordered the hit on Ambassador Stevens to clean up loose ends because if Israel found out Obama was arming its enemies, someday his face could light up with red lazer dots like he just broke out with the measels [/sarcasm]


51 posted on 12/05/2012 6:37:08 PM PST by KTM rider ( , you'd be lucky to get $7....LOL !)
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To: KTM rider

You just published it. No need to add the sarcasm.


52 posted on 12/05/2012 6:40:16 PM PST by annieokie
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To: TBall
We have been/are under the direction of our Traitor-in-Chief.

This is a Lib BS article. Trying to take blame off Obozo. Qatar was not instigating this, Obozo himself was.

He was the only person who could have given the Stand Down orders in Benghazi and the only person who could have refused Cross Border Authorization.

FUBO!

53 posted on 12/06/2012 6:07:36 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: thouworm

Yep. Soon Obama will start helping the Syrian opposition so the Syrians can have a “democratic election.” After that, the chemical weapons will be out of Assad’s hands and into those of the underdog jihadists, except at that point the jihadists will be the new “democratically elected” government of Syria.

Expect the administration to be “concerned” that the weapons they gave to the opposition may have ended up with Al Qaeda. And the administration will be “surprised” when the new government turns out to be a radical Islamist terrorist-supporting totalitarian regime.

It has to be intentional. I can’t believe that the administration and the intelligence agencies are too dumb to see that all of these revolutions are merely serving to put radical Islamists in power and give them direct control over military assets.


54 posted on 12/06/2012 7:04:54 AM PST by FiscalSanity
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To: mojito; Cincinatus' Wife
OCTOBER 2002 : (QATAR : ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THE EMIR INVOLVING THE INTERIOR MINISTER, AN AQ MOLE? ----See ?GITMO TRANSLATOR AL HALABI? ) He [al Halabi?] was supposed to send the info to Syria or Qatar, per the article. The Qatari Interior Minister is an al-Qaeda mole who allegedly tried to assassinate the Emir last October [2002]. He's been sidelined since then to a ceremonial position, but if he's still working for al-Qaeda he could easily pass it on to the Iran-based leadership., 25 posted on 09/24/2003 11:00 AM PDT by Angelus Errare
Several Arab royal families also spend their summers in Marbella for many years. Thus, there will be a meeting between Michelle Obama and Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, governor of Riyadh and brother of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, while another meeting is shuffled from the first lady with the owner of Málaga CF, billionaire businessman, son of Qatar's Interior Minister and member of the Qatari royal family, Abdullah Al Thani.-----El Mundo

55 posted on 12/23/2012 11:30:43 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: mojito; Cincinatus' Wife

FEBRUARY 2010 : (JOHN KERRY MEETS WITH QATAR’S LEADER HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, PRAISES PLO/FATAH TERRORIST LEADER YASSER ARAFAT AS A STATESMAN & PEACEMAKER————See 201011 WIKILEAKS, OSLO ACCORDS, [also see robert baer]) ... -——— “Kerry cites Yasser Arafat as prime example of peacemaker,” WND , NOVEMBER 30, 2010 | Aaron Klein Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 2:20:10 AM by RobinMasters

NOVEMBER 30, 2010 : (WIKILEAKS REPORTS THAT JOHN KERRY METS WITH QATAR’S LEADER HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI IN FEB 2010 & PRAISED PLO/FATAH TERRORIST LEADER YASSER ARAFAT AS A STATESMAN & PEACEMAKER————See 201011 WIKILEAKS, OSLO ACCORDS) JERUSALEM – Sen. John Kerry upheld late PLO leader Yasser Arafat as the prime example of a former terrorist who can be transformed to advance peace, according to classified documents released by WikiLeaks and reviewed by WND. Arafat, however, is accused of directing terrorism against Israelis until his death in November 2004.(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ... -——— “Kerry cites Yasser Arafat as prime example of peacemaker,” WND ^ | NOVEMBER 30, 2010 | Aaron Klein Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 2:20:10 AM by RobinMasters


56 posted on 12/23/2012 11:40:23 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: MestaMachine

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2566518/posts?page=14#14


57 posted on 12/23/2012 11:43:34 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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