A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012. (Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori)
Gen. Carter Ham: Members Of al Qaida Group Among Benghazi Attackers -- McClatchy News
CAIRO — The attackers who killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans last September in Benghazi, Libya, represented a variety of Islamist groups and were motivated by a myriad of factors, the top Libyan official investigating the case has told McClatchy.
They almost certainly included members of al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the North Africa affiliate of al Qaida, which the French now are confronting in northern Mali, Army Gen. Carter Ham, the head of the U.S. military’s Africa Command, said in a separate interview.
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Update: Officials: Al-Qaida in Benghazi attack -- UPI
My Comment: After almost 5 months we now have an official US announcement that certain Al Qaeda members were involved in the Benghazi attack .... finally .... some forward progress. This tells me that they have successfully identified the attackers .... so I have to ask the question .... what's next? (i.e. what is going to be done to get these killers).
Update: It is going to be very hard to get these killers in view of the deteriorating security situation in Benghazi right now.
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I would question the validity of this Generals claims. It wouldn't be the first time such claims have been made to draw in foreign support.
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