son of witless wrote:
So FALSELY blaming a Video for 4 Americans dying was not WRONG ?????????
There are three suspected reasons for the attacks on Sept. 11, 2012.
Wikipedia wrote:
On September 10, 2012, at least 18 hours before the attack in B******i, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video to coincide with the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, which called for attacks on Americans in Libya in order to avenge the death of Abu Yahya al-Libi in a drone strike in Pakistan in June 2012.[5] It is uncertain how much prior knowledge of the attack al-Zawahiri had, though he praised the attackers on October 12, 2012 in another video.[112]
The first suspected reason was a video released by Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda at the time, which called for attacks. It is unclear whether his call for attacks gained any traction though.
Wikipedia wrote:
On September 14, 2012, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a statement arguing the attack was revenge for the death of al-Libi, though they did not claim official responsibility for the B******i attack.[5] It was later reported that 3 operatives from the group did take part in the attack.[5] Further, an intercepted phone call from the B******i area immediately after the attack reportedly linked senior Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar to the attack.[113]
The second possibilities was that al-Qaeda Claimed the attacks were in retaliation for the death of al-Libi. This is what they claimed AFTER the attacks, even though BEFORE the attacks, they were calling for acts of violence for a whole other reason. There is no way of knowing whether either of the reasons given by al-Qaeda actually played any role at all in the attack, especially since they made a call for violence for one reason and then AFTER the attacks, they changed their story.
Wikipedia wrote:
Kirkpatrick reported that Ansar al-Sharia said they were launching the assault in retaliation for the release of the anti-Islamic video, Innocence of Muslims.[115][116] It was further reported that Ahmed Abu Khattala was called a ringleader of the attack by both witnesses and authorities, though he insisted he did not play a part in the aggression at the American compound. Witnesses, B******i residents, and Western news reports have described him as a leader of Ansar al-Sharia, though he stated he was close to the group but not an official part of it. He further stated he was the commander of an Islamist brigade, Abu Obaida ibn al-Jarrah, some of whose members had joined Ansar al-Sharia
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The third possible reason, and the one that holds the greatest merit is that it was in retaliation for the anti-Islamic video, "Innocence of Muslims". This possible reason for the attacks even has witnesses and there was much unrest in the region related to this video leading up to the attack in B******i. That is the reason this one is the most plausible trigger for the attacks.
Just because all your alt-right conspiracy theorist like to come up with reasons for the attack that they like to blame on the Obama administration, it doesn't change the actual facts behind the events. Yes, al-Qaeda tried to incite violence before the attack occurred, yes, they claimed responsibility for it. No witnesses backed their claims though and their "reason" for the attack changed in between the two videos. Witnesses of the attacks place Ahmed Abu Khattala on the scene and say that he was the ring leader of the attack. He has been described as the leader of Ansar al-Sharia by witnesses of the attacks, B******i residents and in Western news reports on Ansar al-Sharia. He himself claimed that he was a commander of an Islamist brigade, Abu Obaida ibn al-Jarrah. Some members of that group later became members of Ansar al-Sharia.
The greatest evidence points to him as the ring leader and the video as the trigger.
son of witless wrote:
Operating an ILLEGAL E-Mail Server with Classified Material was not wrong ???????????????????
Ah, so you shall be calling for investigations into Trump's administration for doing the very same thing then I suspect. Hillary has been cleared of illegal intent, with as much attention her case has gotten and Trump himself calling out to "lock her up", don't you think that officials in his administration should have thought twice about doing the SAME EXACT THING? She at least has the luxury of saying that she didn't think it was that big of a deal since others do it too, they KNOW it is a big deal and yet they too are doing it. Quit your crying.