McCain Claims U.S. Armed Libya Rebels To Make Case For Arming Syrians - YouTube
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Originally Posted by dropnosky
both you and Txjake apparently don't get what he was trying to do over there, and that yeah, he was murdered by terrorists, but that the terrorists do not represent the entire nation of Libya.
The quote demonstrates that Stevens was a valued member of the US mission to the LIBYANS who are trying to build something out of the mess over there as WELL as to us.
Would you prefer our ambassador sit like a turtle in his shell in an embassy? why have one in the first place in that case?
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What was this valued member doing out in the weeds with a known marker on his head that day?
Maybe locating weapons that the US
didn't give to the rebels? Obama said we wouldn't arm the rebels if one recollects. No chance a story like this would mess up his election chances?
Former Navy Seal Glen Doherty died on a mission doing exactly this.
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One of the Americans killed alongside Ambassador Christopher Stevens in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya Tuesday told ABC News before his death that he was working with the State Department on an intelligence mission to round up dangerous weapons in the war-torn nation.
In an interview with ABC News last month, Glen Doherty, a 42-year-old former Navy SEAL who worked as a contractor with the State Department, said he personally went into the field to track down so-called MANPADS, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, and destroy them. After the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the State Department launched a mission to round up thousands of MANPADS that may have been looted from military installations across the country. U.S. officials previously told ABC News they were concerned the MANPADS could fall into the hands of terrorists, creating a threat to commercial airliners.
Glen Doherty, Former Navy SEAL Killed in Libya, Was on Intel Mission to Track Weapons - ABC News
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Cover story:
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By BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) and MATTHEW COLE
Sept. 27, 2011
The White House announced today it planned to expand a program to secure and destroy Libya's huge stockpile of dangerous surface-to-air missiles, following an ABC News report that large numbers of them continue to be stolen from unguarded military warehouses.
Currently the U.S. State Department has one official on the ground in Libya, as well as five contractors who specialize in "explosive ordinance disposal", all working with the rebel Transitional National Council to find the looted missiles, White House spokesperson Jay Carney told reporters.
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Original Problem:
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America's secret plan to arm Libya's rebels
Obama asks Saudis to airlift weapons into Benghazi
Desperate to avoid US military involvement in Libya in the event of a prolonged struggle between the Gaddafi regime and its opponents, the Americans have asked Saudi Arabia if it can supply weapons to the rebels in Benghazi. The Saudi Kingdom, already facing a "day of rage" from its 10 per cent Shia Muslim community on Friday, with a ban on all demonstrations, has so far failed to respond to Washington's highly classified request, although King Abdullah personally loathes the Libyan leader, who tried to assassinate him just over a year ago.
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America's secret plan to arm Libya's rebels - Middle East - World - The Independent