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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:52 AM Jun 2014

BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. military has captured the alleged ringleader of Benghazi attacks

Last edited Tue Jun 17, 2014, 01:16 PM - Edit history (2)

So is this where the GOP changes sides again?

Fox News gets more disgusting every day:
ThinkProgress@thinkprogress 8m

Fox News suggests Obama captured Benghazi suspect to boost Hillary’s book tour http://thkpr.gs/1q8RECJ


http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/06/17/3449917/fox-news-suggests-obama-captured-benghazi-suspect-to-boost-hillarys-presidential-prospects/



U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid

U.S. Special Operations forces captured one of the suspected ringleaders of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi in a secret raid in Libya over the weekend, the first time one of the accused perpetrators of the 2012 assault has been apprehended, according to U.S. officials.

The officials said Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured Sunday near Benghazi by American troops, working alongside the FBI, following months of planning, and was now in U.S. custody “in a secure location outside Libya.” The officials said there were no casualties in the operation, and that all U.S. personnel involved have safely left Libya.

Khattala’s apprehension is a major victory for the Obama administration, which has been criticized for having failed so far to bring those responsible for the Benghazi attacks to justice.

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The Washington Post learned about the capture Monday but agreed to a request from the White House to delay publication of a story because of security concerns.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-captured-benghazi-suspect-in-secret-raid/2014/06/17/7ef8746e-f5cf-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

another link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/world/middleeast/us-captures-benghazi-suspect.html?emc=edit_na_20140617&nlid=19498155&_r=1




UPDATED TO ADD:
President Obama's full statement:

The United States has an unwavering commitment to bring to justice those responsible for harming Americans. Since the deadly attacks on our facilities in Benghazi, I have made it a priority to find and bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of four brave Americans. I recently authorized an operation in Libya to detain an individual charged for his role in these attacks, Ahmed Abu Khatallah. The fact that he is now in U.S. custody is a testament to the painstaking efforts of our military, law enforcement, and intelligence personnel. Because of their courage and professionalism, this individual will now face the full weight of the American justice system.

Even as we welcome the success of this operation, we also pause to remember the four Americans who gave their lives in Benghazi representing their country: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty. As I said shortly after the attack, they exemplified the values that we stand for as a nation, including a commitment to freedom and justice. All Americans should be grateful for their service, just as we are grateful to all our personnel – civilian and military – who represent our country around the globe. We will continue to honor our fallen by carrying on their efforts in support of the Libyan people’s aspirations to live in a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic society.

With this operation, the United States has once again demonstrated that we will do whatever it takes to see that justice is done when people harm Americans. We will continue our efforts to bring to justice those who were responsible for the Benghazi attacks. We will remain vigilant against all acts of terrorism, and we will continue to prioritize the protection of our service-members and civilians overseas. We will also sustain our support for the Libyan people, as they work to overcome years of tyranny and do the difficult work of building a democracy.


http://radio.foxnews.com/2014/06/17/suspect-linked-to-benghazi-terror-attack-captured/
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. military has captured the alleged ringleader of Benghazi attacks (Original Post) kpete Jun 2014 OP
Bad news for Issa Turbineguy Jun 2014 #1
Maybe Issa can waterboard him and find out what really happened. yellowcanine Jun 2014 #10
Maybe WE can waterboard Issa instead (n/t) Moostache Jun 2014 #12
Waste of Water. Gore1FL Jun 2014 #14
Maybe He Could CHOKE ON SOME!! ChiciB1 Jun 2014 #17
I'd pay to watch that! nt valerief Jun 2014 #21
Need to iterogate this guy and find out what the motivations were for the attack. DCBob Jun 2014 #11
Good news for John McCain, though NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #19
Heh. MelungeonWoman Jun 2014 #36
Well I'll be damned. Good job! TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #2
That must have been quite an operation flamingdem Jun 2014 #3
Within five minutes sharp_stick Jun 2014 #4
I thought is was to distract from his poor handling of Iraq MohRokTah Jun 2014 #8
will be interesting to see how the right spins this as a bad thing. Takket Jun 2014 #5
Or they will take credit for it.. DCBob Jun 2014 #9
see above NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #20
Good on this administration! riqster Jun 2014 #6
I thought this was going to be a Borowitz post with a pic of Hillary NightWatcher Jun 2014 #7
Countdown to Issa granting Ahmed Abu Khattala immunity to testify as to administration's role MohRokTah Jun 2014 #13
Issa can't grant immunity from prosecution can he? groundloop Jun 2014 #16
sure he can: unblock Jun 2014 #28
Just in time to boost book sales! NuclearDem Jun 2014 #15
Reminds me of this quote I saw, describing President Obama in the foreign policy arena. calimary Jun 2014 #18
Good job Obama. lark Jun 2014 #22
So how are the Piggies going to keep squealing BENGHAZI?!? SoapBox Jun 2014 #23
RW head explode AGAIN! Got to clean off this computer........ joanbarnes Jun 2014 #24
Fox News: No Bar Too Low EEO Jun 2014 #25
Fox is propaganda from terrorists randys1 Jun 2014 #26
Fox the Arab/ GOP news Propaganda machine polynomial Jun 2014 #27
Who are these "Arabs? Rather a sweeping generalization there, like saying "the Jews" have an Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #29
Was thinking the same thing. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #32
You don't like Arabs very much, do you? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #31
Cool Hand Luke in charge again. He gets the job done without "invading" on lies, this Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #30
Stop trying to distract from Benghazi Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #33
Interesting that they got this guy a week after exchanging prisoners with the Taliban... toddwv Jun 2014 #34
"Fox News suggests Obama captured Benghazi suspect to boost Hillary’s book tour" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #35
Kind of like when Bush captured Bin Laden. Oh, wait... jmondine Jun 2014 #37

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
17. Maybe He Could CHOKE ON SOME!!
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 01:09 PM
Jun 2014

Or use it to wash out his "nasty" mouth, provided he uses "lye" soap! One can imagine, YES?

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
11. Need to iterogate this guy and find out what the motivations were for the attack.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:36 PM
Jun 2014

Which I suspect will include the video. Then dump that report on Issa and the witchhunt committee. Of course they will deny its true and claim it was coerced by the interogators who are on Obama's payroll.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
4. Within five minutes
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:23 PM
Jun 2014

of this going up on Politico there were no fewer than 4 posters, all the usual suspects, calling this just another distraction. I think this time Obama is using Benghazi to distract from the IRS or maybe it was Bergdahl.

I can never keep the huge web of nefarious Obama conspiracies straight.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
8. I thought is was to distract from his poor handling of Iraq
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:31 PM
Jun 2014


I can't keep track of their nonsense these days.

Takket

(21,563 posts)
5. will be interesting to see how the right spins this as a bad thing.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:27 PM
Jun 2014

i'm guessing congress will complaign they were not notified before using troops in libya. i'm sure they will say there were no assurances given that our troops would be safe and therefor it shows obama is reckless and does not care about the troops.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
9. Or they will take credit for it..
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:33 PM
Jun 2014

Obama would not have done this except for the pressure from Repubilcans and RW media.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
7. I thought this was going to be a Borowitz post with a pic of Hillary
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:31 PM
Jun 2014

Once again, nice catch Obama admin.

So will we hear this story on faux?

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
13. Countdown to Issa granting Ahmed Abu Khattala immunity to testify as to administration's role
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:42 PM
Jun 2014

Well, you know he at least WISHES he could do it.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
16. Issa can't grant immunity from prosecution can he?
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 01:01 PM
Jun 2014


Oh, wait..... you were JOKING!!!!!






Anyway, congratulations to the President and the people who planned and executed this capture. May that slimeball spend many many years in prison! (And may it give Issa endless heartburn.)





unblock

(52,205 posts)
28. sure he can:
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:19 PM
Jun 2014

well, not immunity from being prosecuted per se, but he can do what congress did for north and poindexter -- in exchange for testifying "truthfully" before congress, and evidence they give can't be used against them.

this forced walsh and the entire iran-contra team to assiduously avoid reading the news or watching tv to bolster their claim that they arrived at all their evidence through means other than that congressional testimony. ultimately the courts didn't believe that claim and the convictions against north and poindexter were thrown out.

as a practical matter it makes it very challenging to successfully prosecute someone if they get this sort of deal and then tell everything.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
18. Reminds me of this quote I saw, describing President Obama in the foreign policy arena.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 01:27 PM
Jun 2014

The article or commentary or whatever it was - referred to him as "the deadliest President" to terrorists and terrorist groups that has come along for America in a LONG time. They ticked off Muammar al-Gaddafi, Osama bin Laden, and quite a few others. Add another one (although this one is captured, not killed - but still!).

polynomial

(750 posts)
27. Fox the Arab/ GOP news Propaganda machine
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:18 PM
Jun 2014

The Arabs have an investment in the American media that is under the radar.

Plus the Arabs have investments in huge banking systems, and high profile corporations, especially the Bin Laden family good friends and business partners in real-estate, military industrial equipment through Bush and Cheney via the Carlyle group all kept under cover by the media.

The Arab Bin Laden family is a key player in the Iraq war tragedy they are known financial supporters of the wars.

To say Hillary is profiteering through book sales advantaged by news that a suspected ringleader of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi is captured is a very lame denigration effort to characterize Hillary by taking advantage of a situation to make money.

If anything the Arabs gave Bush nineteen suicide terrorists and an Egyptian to slam into the Twin Towers giving Bush reasons to go to war for the longest time in history profiteering trillions of dollars.

Bush said he wanted Osama Bin Laden dead or alive. But like a real cowboy changed his mind and said he didn’t care. But America spent ten years in the wrong country fighting a proxy war for the Arabs.

Now America is waiting for the real hero’s to make the claim that this Bush/Cheney/ Arab/ GOP is the new modern crime syndicate that need to be eradicated, removed or destroy utterly extirpated, banished from politics throughout America and the world.


Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
29. Who are these "Arabs? Rather a sweeping generalization there, like saying "the Jews" have an
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:26 PM
Jun 2014

investment in American media under the radar.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
32. Was thinking the same thing.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 03:06 PM
Jun 2014

Very, very similar. I know I got kicked out of a bar for daring to call someone who said "Jews control the media" an anti-semite. He said he didn't want me saying that out loud.

Well, I was drunk and I'm Jewish, so I had to say something.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
30. Cool Hand Luke in charge again. He gets the job done without "invading" on lies, this
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:30 PM
Jun 2014

is good. Now who would have imagined FOX would say something this was done to help Hillary's book tour. They just can't seem to bury the good deeds of this administration, dammit they say.

toddwv

(2,830 posts)
34. Interesting that they got this guy a week after exchanging prisoners with the Taliban...
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 05:34 PM
Jun 2014

You think the Taliban included some intel to sweeten the pot a bit?

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
35. "Fox News suggests Obama captured Benghazi suspect to boost Hillary’s book tour"
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:04 PM
Jun 2014

[font size=12 color=red]BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!![/font]

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