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Pentagon Eyed Al Qaeda Early As Attacker On U.S. Consulate -- Washington Times
The day after the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, military intelligence was spreading the word inside the Pentagon that an al Qaeda-linked group was likely responsible. A source familiar with intelligence reporting told The Washington Times that the Libyan militant group Ansar al-Sharia was singled out as the likely principal planner and executor of the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11. U.S. Special Operations Command quickly dispatched its troops to the region, but not into Libya directly, to stand by in case Ansar al-Sharia launched more attacks on Americans or took hostages.
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My Comment: The truth is now coming out on the U.S. consulate attack in Libya .... even if it is in drips and drabs. After the attack and murder of a US Ambassador, the Pentagon did the right thing. They assessed the intelligence and information that they had .... made the judgement that this was an Al Qaeda and/or Al Qaeda affiliated group attack .... and responded by sending US special forces into the region with the expectation of more attacks. But what is surprising about this news is that the Pentagon completely ignored the White House line that this was a spontaneous demonstration and riot because of a video .... as far as the Pentagon was concerned .... this was a terrorist attack, and the US military was going to act accordingly.
Makes you wonder if the White House has .... or does not have .... complete control of what the military can (and cannot do) when it comes to matters and international incidents like this one. Or .... is it possible that the White House was on the same page with the Pentagon on why was the US consulate attacked (and who attacked it) .... but decided to push a different narrative to the public. Either way .... there are way to many questions, and a need to know a few answers.
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