NYT Report: Al-Qaida Not Behind Benghazi Attacks

NEWSMAX: Al-Qaida and other international terror groups were not involved in the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans on Sept. 11, 2012, The New York Times reports in a detailed account of events that fateful night in Libya.

“The attack was led, instead, by fighters who had benefited directly from NATO’s extensive air power and logistics support during the uprising against” Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the Times says. “And contrary to claims by some members of Congress, it was fueled in large part by anger at an American-made video denigrating Islam.” …

The investigation appears to debunk claims by congressional Republicans linking al-Qaida to the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, including two former Navy SEALs, and back the Obama administration’s longstanding position that the offensive video fueled the attack… (more)

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