War continues in Libya

**draft post from October

December

Hundreds of civilians in Libya have been killed in fighting since late August, the United Nations says, warning commanders of armed groups they could face prosecution for possible war crimes.

Today

The country, which was supposed to be a model of Obama-era reconstruction in the wake of the Arab Spring, has instead fallen into civil war since the ousting and death of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, and the ensuing struggle for power. While U.S. attention for Libya has declined in the wake of the 2012 raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, the state of affairs has only worsened.

“Not seeing news from Libya any more?” – RWB’s new campaign - Reporters Without Borders http://en.rsf.org/libye-not-seeing-news-from-libya-any-23-10-2014,47140.html

Libya Herald http://www.libyaherald.com/#axzz3H2Ns61V7

4 kidnapped in Tripoli and Egyptian Embassy sacked http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/10/22/four-tripoli-kidnappings-and-egyptian-embassy-sacked/#axzz3H2Ns61V7

the unoccupied Egyptian embassy on the Corniche, attacked and ransacked in an assault by at least ten weapon-mounted vehicles.

continued

It is believed that the raid was in response to reports that Egypt has been giving more assistance to Libyan forces targeting Ansar Al-Sharia in Benghazi. Egypt, in concert with the United Arab Emirates, is assumed to have been behind air attacks on Libya Dawn forces in and around Tripoli.

5 killed in Benghazi http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/10/23/at-least-five-killed-in-clashes-as-violence-continues-in-benghazi/#axzz3H2Ns61V7


10/22 State dept brief http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/10/233259.htm#LIBYA

FOX News upset over "False Talking Points" on Benghazi while.....

Tuesday June 17, 2014

The breaking news is that Obama is sending 275 troops to protect the Embassy in Baghdad, and the US captured Ahmed Abu Khatalla, one of the suspects in the attack on the US diplomatic mission (it was NOT an embassy) in Benghazi, Libya that killed 4 Americans.

• US Ambassador Christopher Stevens
• Tyrone Woods
• Glen Doherty
• Sean Smith

The media MUST stop calling this "the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and 3 other Americans.

Jamie McIntyre of NPR DID name all 4 victims, and I appreciate that.

Over on FOX News, the theme of the day is that the "government's decision" in announcing the capture of Ahmed Abu Khatalla today was "a little too convenient" since Hillary Clinton would be interviewed later on today on FOX News.

Now go read the title of this post again--are you LOLing yet??

The "reporters" were saying that the US government knew since day one who the suspects were, that the suspects themselves were not scared and did not go into hiding.  So why did it take so long to finally capture Ahmed Abu Khatalla? The theory on FOX is that since he had given interviews to journalists before, out in the open, announcing the capture today was "to help Hillary Clinton become President."

Meanwhile FOX News screams about Susan Rice's "fake talking points" on Benghazi.


This from the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on  Benghazi, regarding the talking points

Regarding the protests in reaction to the anti Muslim video, it is important to remember (as no one reports) that there were in fact protests WORLDWIDE in reaction to the video--not only in Muslim and Arab countries, but in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Nigeria, India, Kenya, Australia, Belgium.

See the full list here.

Remember this larger context when you hear this next time.