Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted explicitly for the first time on Wednesday that the attack on the US consulate in Libya that killed four Americans including the ambassador, was a pre-planned attack by al-Qaeda militants in Libya.
Clinton made the statement at a special US meeting on the security situation in North Africa. “Now, with a larger safe haven and increased freedom to maneuver, terrorists are seeking to extend their reach and their networks in multiple directions,” she told world leaders at the meeting.
“And they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in North Africa, as we tragically saw in Benghazi,” she added.
The Obama administration’s initial public comments attempted to paint the attack on the consulate as part of the spontaneous protests that occurred at many US diplomatic buildings around the world in response to the offensive anti-Muslim film that went viral on the Internet.
Even though the administration had strong indications within 24 hours of the incident that it was a terrorist attack, it took more than a week for them to admit it publicly and until Wednesday to admit it was planned by al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The incident illustrates how unstable Libya remains following the US-NATO air war there last year, which helped rebel militias depose Muammar Gadhafi and bring the current leadership to government. But that government is not in control of the country and the rebel militias, many of which committed serious crimes throughout the war and past its end, have refused to disarm.
The power vacuum in the country invited an influx of al-Qaeda militants, which seems to be a recurring theme in post-9/11 foreign policy.
But that hasn’t stopped the Obama administration from moving to make the situation even worse in Libya and the broader region of northern Africa. “The United States is stepping up our counterterrorism efforts across the Maghreb and the Sahel,” Mrs. Clinton added, “and we’re working with the Libyan government and other partners to find those responsible for the attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi and bring them to justice.”
The Obama administration’s secret wars in Africa are now expanding faster than before as a result of the recent crises.
“Ad hoc global ‘counter-terrorism’ efforts that began under President George W. Bush, and were encouraged by Obama, have now become institutionalized — and the bureaucracy that wages U.S. ‘secret wars’ will continue to expand for the next couple of years, particularly in Africa,” Oxford Analytica, a global advisory firm found in a recent assessment.
“Reliance on Special Forces and the CIA will increase in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future as conventional force numbers decline and move into a supporting role.”
The al queda is no loger relevent to what US and EU governments have planed for Africa, al queda supposed to be finished when Obama claimed that by killing Obama is the end of al Qaeda, one need to remember, how did al queda get into libya to start with, how did they become so closley involved in libya fighting Gaddafi, who helpt them with weapons and who helpt them to establish their offices in Benghazi or elswhere in Libya making it a legitimate force. Was it Saudis, was it qatar kingdoms or US or England, zarkozi, Israel or…? But one needs to remember that al Qaeda is a force consist of barbarians, jihadist, feudals that were used by Bush regime in Afghanistan, so why not in Libya or as we speak in Syria.
Al Qaeda – newspeak for the Libyan militias that aren't being armed and equipped by the 'good guys'.
Using the oldspeak – 'al qaeda' were the nemesis of Ghadafi, he jailed thousands of them and they were in the forefront (Benghazi) of the militias fighting to overthrow him. That they are now our 'friends' doesn't necessarily mean they're OK with continued exploitation of Libya.
Why certainly.
Benghazi attack was actually the Green Resistance who has assassinated a number of others who betrayed Gaddaffi. http://www.globalresearch.ca/libyas-green-resista…
This Secretary of State makes mess after mess. And all is well, and she is the one to fix it — by making more, more, more, and more mess. Have we lost any compass, and are braindead beyong hope? More mess she is creating in Syria, and those murderers and butchers of little children are her heros! Good going, let us by all means create such a nutty world, from Africa to Middle East, and let us not forget Aftghanistan! Let us just pump more dollars, let us meddle, meddle, meddle, and meddle some more into every village, township, farm or bazaar. So, what is the purpose of it all?
El Qaeda does not exists. Only the terrors, abominations and atrocities of USA exist, but very soon
GOD's jugement will be on USA
You see how these wars will never end. There is no Al Queda to speak of. So any time there is a "terrorist" attack it's Al Queda and we have to send in troops.
The terrorists are Americans. That's beyond arguable.
This is America going around in circles, can't get rid of the notion of communists so we replace that with Al Queda and on and on and on.
It doesn't end, it never ends. There is always got to be an enemy when you are unbearably paranoid.