Sunday, September 16, 2012

On September 13, 2012 I read an article on the Financial Times online news feed titled, "Unease as Libyan Islamic militancy grows".  What I specifically pulled from this article was the believed connection between the timing of the Embassy attacks with both the anniversary of the September 11th attack, the release of the You    Tube film and the death of Al-Qaeda top leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi.  Other articles have focused on the anger over the ridiculing of the Prophet Mohammed, and this article brings other factors into the equation.  It seems to me that it was a well planned attack in Libya.  I cannot see, from what I read, that the film alone was responsible for the anger that lead to the deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others.  Al-Qaeda doesn't need a reason to attack the U.S. as they seem to find plenty of them without any of the recent issues being factored in.  What might be a coincidence, or a well planned attacked, or just the anger of a beloved religious leader being mocked.....it adds up to disaster and just another reason to justify their actions.  This is an issue that will burning for a long time to come!

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