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Al Qaeda, ex-Gitmo detainee behind consulate attack, intelligence sources say
FOX ^ | 9/19/2012

Posted on 09/19/2012 3:54:28 PM PDT by tobyhill

Intelligence sources tell Fox News they are convinced the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was directly tied to Al Qaeda -- with a former Guantanamo detainee involved.

That revelation comes on the same day a top Obama administration official called last week's deadly assault a "terrorist attack" -- the first time the attack has been described that way by the administration after claims it had been a "spontaneous" act.

"Yes, they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy," Matt Olsen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said during a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Olsen echoed administration colleagues in saying U.S. officials have no specific intelligence about "significant advanced planning or coordination" for the attack.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: detainee; guantanamo; holder; libya
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To: timlot
Sorry FRiend. At this point (in time) nothing is certain.
21 posted on 09/19/2012 5:20:48 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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Well, what the hell did you expect? /rhetorical

Pris: "Then we're stupid and we'll die"

22 posted on 09/19/2012 5:27:38 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Taranto: "The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.")
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To: timlot; tobyhill
FRiend, I was wrong. There are things which are certain. Take for example the Headline of this thread.
23 posted on 09/19/2012 5:33:26 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: tobyhill

“with a former Guantanamo detainee involved. “

Isn’t that special. It simply reinforces the fact that we need not take any stinkin muzzie prisoners. They need to be shot on site.


24 posted on 09/19/2012 5:38:38 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Crucial

As tasty as that sounds, the report suggests he was released in 2007....


25 posted on 09/19/2012 5:39:14 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: what's up
If facts as are stated, I don't see the "blame Bush" crowd getting the upper hand on this one.

In this case I think even the soundbyte masses will get that Holder pushed for release if alternative media uses the bullhorn (and if indeed that is what happened).

26 posted on 09/19/2012 5:41:01 PM PDT by what's up
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To: Bshaw

all we have for certain is the word “suggests” was released in 2007 or 2008. We have an unknown, though am betting it is a known.


27 posted on 09/19/2012 5:47:02 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: livius

So what number is this guy? I know there have been numerous former Club Gitmo members who have gone on to bigger and better jihad.


28 posted on 09/19/2012 5:52:38 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: tobyhill
Have come to another conclusion ...

People are afraid. A whole heap of people are afraid. zer0 could have been taken down a long time ago with the truth and the truth has been denied, refuted, disavowed, repudiated, (add as many fifty cent words as one wishes), and the result has been undeniable for four long years; Americans have been lied to. Wonder why everyone is afraid? I truly believe a lot of people care, but I smell fear where there should be none. Why are Americans afraid? Why is the media afraid? Why is Congress afraid? Have the bad guys and girls already won, and everyone (media, congress, supreme court) forgot to tell Americans. Are things this bad?

29 posted on 09/19/2012 6:00:02 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: tobyhill

Bookmark


30 posted on 09/19/2012 6:54:26 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: timlot
Qadaffi let him and several others out as part of a "reconciliation" effort with the islamists.

Some reports say he let them out in 2008 while one says the release was in 2010.

31 posted on 09/19/2012 7:34:01 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: timlot; All

Ugh. Can’t catch a damn break.

This will be the news for the next week of Bush’s policies led to this. Do you want Bush 2?

Arggghh!


32 posted on 09/19/2012 7:50:48 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: tobyhill
What am I missing?

1.Stephens, 2 Exseals, and 1 attachee were reported in Benghazi. I heard 1 report that 32 people got out of the consulate (not security, or did not act to secure the Ambassador). That leaves 2 Ex-Seals who were not security (our government has now finally revealed this) for the Ambassador.

2.The Attachee was not security.

3. Benghazi is about 1,016 miles from Tripoli (site of Embassy). He was in a vehicle which was not secure.

4. What was an Ambassador doing 1,016 miles from the Embassy in Benghazi, unsecured, without any security or protection, on September 11? Is this what an Ambassador's job description includes?

33 posted on 09/19/2012 8:03:06 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (<)
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To: tobyhill
What am I missing?

1.Stephens, 2 Exseals, and 1 attachee were reported in Benghazi. I heard 1 report that 32 people got out of the consulate (not security, or did not act to secure the Ambassador). That leaves 2 Ex-Seals who were not security (our government has now finally revealed this) for the Ambassador.

2.The Attachee was not security.

3. Benghazi is about 1,016 miles from Tripoli (site of Embassy). He was in a vehicle which was not secure.

4. What was an Ambassador doing 1,016 miles from the Embassy in Benghazi, unsecured, without any security or protection, on September 11? Is this what an Ambassador's job description includes?

34 posted on 09/19/2012 8:03:06 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (<)
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To: onyx; Lakeshark; stephenjohnbanker; mkjessup; exit82
the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was directly tied to Al Qaeda -- with a former Guantanamo detainee involved.

I assume you heard about this already???

35 posted on 09/19/2012 8:06:33 PM PDT by nicmarlo (I'll Take the Mormon Over the MORON)
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To: tobyhill
Hot Air is saying there are two groups with the same name, and Obama Admin may be confusing the two:

"Very much worth noting, though: Counterterror expert Aaron Zelin https://twitter.com/azelin/status/248556964643229697 seems to think this is a case of mistaken identity. Qumu’s group is Ansar al-Sharia, based in Dernah. The group suspected in the consulate attack is Katibah Ansar al-Sharia, based in Benghazi. Someone may have heard “Ansar al-Sharia” and made the assumption that it was Qumu’s group, not the Benghazi one, that led the assault. Just something to note as reporters begin to chase this angle."

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/09/19/obama-official-yes-benghazi-was-a-terrorist-attack-and-there-are-indications-al-qaeda-was-involved-update-ringleader-released-from-gitmo-in-2007/

36 posted on 09/19/2012 8:09:06 PM PDT by PghBaldy (I am sick of Obama's and Hillary's apologies to muslims, especially after 11 September 2012.)
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To: rwfromkansas

If the media uses and announces such, it will be another lie. The lies are piling up for a whole heap of people in the media, congress, the executive branch, perhaps even the supreme court. There is a break out there FRiend; it maybe is closer than any of us think. Unanswered and unasked questions rule this day, and the days before this time. May we know some truthful answers soon.


37 posted on 09/19/2012 8:32:08 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: nicmarlo; Lakeshark; stephenjohnbanker; mkjessup; exit82

Yes, and shame on Hitlery, Jay Carney, the Marxist, Susan Rice, the evil lapdog media and everyone else involved in the outrageous lies about the “obscure film” when in fact, our nation suffered ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK, and I truly believe Cairo was another.

THE MARXIST MUST GO DOWN IN FLAMES.


38 posted on 09/19/2012 9:51:50 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: onyx; Lakeshark; stephenjohnbanker; mkjessup; exit82
The lies are beyond outrageous.

THE MARXIST MUST GO DOWN IN FLAMES.

I can't imagine the eternal flames which deservedly await him.

39 posted on 09/19/2012 9:58:07 PM PDT by nicmarlo (I'll Take the Mormon Over the MORON)
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To: tobyhill
on the tele this am, a former FBI official stated, IIRC, the release occurred in March of 2010. Also stated, was released during revolution by those not supporting Qadaffi. If am correct, and I heard what I think I heard, there is much much more to this.
40 posted on 09/20/2012 4:47:05 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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