Benghazi Attack In Libya

Next, I am going to portray what the media thinks about the Benghazi attacks. Since the United States has helped the Libyan revolution, Libya has been a hot zone full of extreme radical Islamists loaded down with heavy artillery such as machine guns, mortars and rocket propelled grenades. To make it look as if the U.S involvement has been successful the Obama administration has sought out a plan of “normalization,” which means scaling down the security forces near the Embassy and Consulate to make it look like everything is okay. The security forces that had been in Libya, a sixteen man team of ex-Navy SEALs and Green Berets, was pulled out just a month before the attack. Christopher Stevens and the State Department regional security director

On September 11th, 2012, the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked. During the attack, around 150 men killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and another diplomat. A few hours later, the CIA annex was attacked and two more were killed. At the start of the attack, news had reached the United States. Later that night and into the morning, Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense at the time, was informed. When the president was informed, however is not known. The question of who was responsible came up quickly. When asked, White House officials, including Hillary Clinton, responded that the attack was spurred on by an anti-Muslim video on YouTube. The owner of the video was taken into custody. However, the truthfulness

Who is to blame for the Benghazi incident? In the beginning, the United States government blamed Nicoula Nicoula who the made the film The Innocence of Muslims. This film depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a ladies man, a flirt, and even a thug. Even though this film was highly offensive to the Muslim people. It was later revealed by the American government that this film was not the true cause of the Benghazi attack. The real cause was that the Libyan people were extremely upset that the government of the United States of America was trying to interfere with their government and pushing to create peace in Libya. The people of Libya were especially upset that foreign countries, especially the United States of America were remaining in Libya after they were asked to leave. Due to security issues, all other foreign countries except for the United States pulled out of Libya. The United States

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Rally Happened in Benghazi, is a historical Non fiction book written by a man who wanted everyone to know the truth about what really happened on the night of September 11, 2012 at the diplomatic compound in Libya. The terrorist attack happened in Benghazi, a city in northern Libya along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, by terrorist Islamic militants. The book is in the point of view of all of the compound defenders who are called the Annex Security Team, this team includes: Dave "D.B." Benton, Mark "Oz" Geist, Kris "Tanto" Paronto, Jack Silva, John "Tig" Tiegen, and Tyrone "Rone" Woods. All of these men voluntarily risked their lives to serve and protect the American Diplomatic Compound and its inhabitants. During the terrorist attacks on the diplomatic compound and the CIA Annex resulted in the deaths of American ambassador J.

Fall of 2012 on the night of September 11th our United States embassy was attacked in Benghazi. Benghazi is the legislative capital of the country of Libya. Our U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith were murdered in the attack on the compound. The attackers were working for and alongside Ahmed Abbu Khattala. That state department in Washington D.C. was heavily criticized for denying additional security and backup to the embassy during the attacks. The decisions made on that fateful night were unfortunately very politically driven. After the fantastic feat by Obama and his administration in killing Osama Bin Laden, it had become very clear that Al-Qaida and terrorism in the Middle East was not on the run as our president had stated earlier that year. It was no coincidence that these attacks took place on the anniversary of 9/11. This event shook many Americans, and the way the information was relayed to the American people aroused suspicions about the integrity of our president and his motives. President Obama claimed these attacks were caused by a viral video slamming Islam. It was easy to blame an event on a video and push the truth under the rug. The truth that terrorism was resurging and these terrorists were not afraid to attack Americans. With an upcoming election, the news that Al Qaida may be a force to be reckoned with once

On September 11th, 2012 the American embassy in Libya was attacked by Islamic militants. The events that lead up to this have been debated by politicians and scholars alike. The cause in my opinion was a severe lack of security. The Benghazi Embassy needed to be reinforced or it needed to be shut down and the U.S. citizens pulled out. There were repeated requests for more security but these were not met. There was evidence that Benghazi was becoming unsafe for foreigners. Prior to the attack the British ambassador was attacked. And a bomb was also thrown at the consulate fortunately no one was injured. Even after this the State Department did not increase security. And on September 11th the inevitable happened to the woefully under prepared

Following the United Nations (UN) supported declaration of independence in 1951, the United States (U.S.) established diplomatic relations with Libya. Due to Libya being an active member of the international community, the U.S. has strategic interests in a stable Libya and to continue indorsing support for a free, democratic Libya (Libya, n.d.). Furthermore, building democratic institutions, protecting the universal rights of all Libyans, promoting accountable and honest government, rebuilding its economy, and establishing security throughout the country are challenges Libya faces. The following paper will discuss Libya in relation to the U.S.’s involvement and continued significance to regional security and U.S. national security (Affairs, 2013). The U.S. has focused on supporting capacity building efforts within Libya’s government institutions, developing civil society and facilitating free and fair elections since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 (Libya, n.d.). Instability in Libya would significantly affect the world’s U.S. based major oil companies invested and operating within Libya. Furthermore, the U.S. has a trade and investment framework agreement with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, of which Libya is a member to consider if sanctions are once more placed upon Libya (Libya, n.d.). To counter this instability, the U.S. coordinates projects with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). U.S. targeted assistance to Libya

Much of the past decade of the american foreign policy debate has been dominated by the discussion over the merits of counterterrorism. Prior to the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, counterterrorism was a theoretical measure at most (Cronin). After America threw its weight behind the ‘war against terror,’ however, the coordinated international campaign quickly overwhelmed multiple militant extremist groups. The main target of the ‘war against terror’ was al-Qaeda, an organization that subscribed to the ideas of Islamic thinker Sayyid Qutb and claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks in 2004. The attacks were a double-edged sword for al-Qaeda because the ensuing media storm increased their influence like no other while also drawing a target a mile wide on their back. The ‘war against terror culminated in bin Laden 's assassination in May of 2011 by Navy SEALs (Katulis and Juul). Al-Qaeda has since experienced a steady and significant decline of power and influence after bin Laden’s demise. No matter its past status as the dominant extremist group in the Middle East, al-Qaeda has crumbled after American intervention in killing various key figures.

For more than 2,000 the fear of terrorism has been entrenched in society. International terrorism is a form of political dissent, meaning that it is comprised of an action executed which signifies the rejection of the current social structure (Dyck 400). Not long ago, the national devastation of Al-Qaeda attacks on September 11,2011 was witnessed worldwide as the emanation of terrorist driven from religious motives. This attack, now referred to has 9/11 has have remained the focus on the U.S. Led “war on terrorism” and was the catalyst for many anti-terrorism changes (Dyck 402). Al-Qaeda founded by the notorious Osama Bun Laden and Muhammed Ated was committed to violently opposing to those non-Islamic government. Preceding their attack on September 11, 2001, they were responsible for many terror attacks such as the 1992 bombing of the U.S. Troops in Yemen, and the 1998 bombing of U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salam (Dyck 402). It is often questioned if these were precursors for the 9/11 attack. If anti-terrorism measures were put into place after these events quite possibility bring back the lives of 2,996 people.

As discovered during the investigation into the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, Libyan intelligence officers were suspected to be involved with the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The growth of a post-jihad pool of well-trained, battle hardened militants is an important movement in current international

Conclusion For over forty years, Muammar Gaddafi oppressed the people of Libya as dictator, until he was deposed in a popular uprising during the Arab Spring in 2011. During peaceful political demonstrations, Gaddafi’s government allegedly repressed the protests through the systematic use of lethal force against civilians. In response to these acts, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the violence and referring the Gaddafi government’s alleged crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court. Based on this authority and the existing evidence, the prosecutor of the ICC applied for a warrant which the court subsequently granted.

On September 11th, 2001, the entire world witnessed the revolutionary terrorist acts of global militant group Al Qaeda, as US commercial airplanes were high jacked and crashed onto American soil leading to the death of thousands of innocent lives, shining a new light onto the face of global terrorism (The 9/11 Commission, 2004). Although this tragedy was recognized and publicized more extensively than others, the idea of Al Qaeda has existed for approximately 30 years,

The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group was mainly operating on the eastern side of Libya. During the insurgency, there were three attempts on the assassination of the Libyan

The months following the Arab Spring were a turbulent time in across North Africa, but especially in Libya. In November 2011, a month after the death

After a coup d’état in 1969, Libya lived under Gaddafi’s authoritarian government for more than four decades. His regime was characterized by brutal repression against opposition through torture, massacres and public hangings or mutilations. This level of political repression was the government’s mean to maintain control over military and general population. Any kind of political association was forbidden, the media was controlled, and the population was closely surveillance for the government in order to avoid coup attempts. The Libyan Intelligence Service, whose chief was Abdullah Al-Senussi, was in charge of the security in and outside the country. The violence of Gaddafi’s regime transcended Libya frontiers as the monitoring of dissidents around the world ended up in the assassination of target opponents that were living in western countries.