White House mulling how to face al-Qaeda threat in North Africa that they helped enable

Libyan rebellion has Islamic supremacist flavor -- Jihad Watch, March 17, 2011

U.S., Britain join strikes on Libya -- Jihad Watch, March 19, 2011

"America is now at war to protect a Libyan province that's been an epicenter of anti-American jihad" -- Jihad Watch., March 22, 2011

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links -- Jihad Watch, March 25, 2011

Fantasy-based policymaking is the order of the day, and everyone knows that I'm just a greasy Islamophobe with no "credibility," but if my warnings had been heeded in 2011, Ambassador Stevens would still be alive, and Obama wouldn't have to be holding "secret" meetings about how to contain al-Qaeda in North Africa. For al-Qaeda's increased activity and power in North Africa, Barack Obama has no one to blame but himself.

"Secret White House meetings focus on al-Qaida in North Africa," by Craig Whitlock for The Washington Post, October 1 (thanks to Anne Crockett):

The White House has held a series of secret meetings in recent months to examine the threat posed by al-Qaida's franchise in North Africa and consider for the first time whether to prepare for unilateral strikes, U.S. officials said.
The deliberations reflect concern that al-Qaida's African affiliate has become more dangerous since gaining control of large pockets of territory in Mali and acquiring weapons from post-revolution Libya.

The discussions predate the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. compounds in Libya but gained urgency after the assaults there were linked to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM.

U.S. officials said the discussions have focused on ways to help regional militaries confront al-Qaida but have also explored the possibility of direct U.S. intervention if the terrorist group continues unchecked....

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DP111 | October 3, 2012 4:46 AM | Reply

White House mulling how to face al-Qaeda threat in North Africa that they helped enable

Why so, if the goal was to create such a state of affairs?

Chimini | October 3, 2012 4:58 AM | Reply

This seems to be a deja vu of 1979 where Carter helped overthrow the Shah and the protestors seized the US Embassy and its staff

David | October 3, 2012 5:19 AM | Reply

Bad news from Australia where they are calling remarks by a local disc jockey against Lebanese Muslims hate speech & racial vilification. All his comments are true, the truth in now considered hate speech. This is exactly what the Muslims want, our criticism of Islam to be banned under a racism classification. One good thing, it cost them $100,000 in legal fees, & the fine is only for $10,000.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCMQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Falan-jones-and-keysar-trad-lose-their-appeals-over-cronulla-riots-case%2Fstory-fndo1uez-1226486556419&ei=_ipsUNWEO4efiAepmoCYBg&usg=AFQjCNHWuQdkmvogP99i83aFc9I9j6yzoQ&sig2=KFvjk4KevJNkK5JkpLLjAQ

Thomas Pellow | October 3, 2012 5:45 AM | Reply

And Obama is on same side as Al Qaeda in Syria:-

"Surreal: Clinton Pledges $45 Million in Aid to Al Qaeda in Syria"

http://www.infowars.com/surreal-clinton-pledges-45-million-in-aid-to-al-qaeda-in-syria/

RonaldB | October 3, 2012 6:07 AM | Reply

"U.S. officials said the discussions have focused on ways to help regional militaries confront al-Qaida but have also explored the possibility of direct U.S. intervention"

The surest way for the US to lose its freedoms are to engage in foreign adventures trying to help Muslims not be Islamic.

What happens is that we spend beyond our means, subjecting us to Saudi money and influence. We also feel an obligation to provide refuge to those Muslims nominally on our side, when they lose, thus allowing still more dilution of those citizens who truly understand freedom.

We can expect a large influx of Afghan Muslims once the Taliban regains control in Afghanistan. The Afghans we allow in will not be any less fervent in their wish for sharia law, and we will have still more Muslims behind the push for Islamic infiltration of our institutions.

chowching | October 3, 2012 6:11 AM | Reply

Applicants for a pistol permit in New York City or Moscow would be turned away if they believed it was correct to kill Infidels. But millions of Muslims carry weapons, they are being used to extort or murder non-believers. International peacekeepers must be sent to disarm Muhammad’s lunatics, it will take courage but it can be done.

minoria | October 3, 2012 6:20 AM | Reply

Check out this:

"The Mentality of Muslim Intellectuals,the Case of New Wine in Old Wineskins"

http://www.antisharia.com/2011/08/22/the-mentality-of-muslim-intellectualsthe-case-of-new-wine-in-old-wineskins/

"The Myth of the Existence of a Muslim-Islamic Science"

http://www.antisharia.com/2011/05/18/the-myth-of-the-existence-of-a-muslim-islamic-science/

joeblough | October 3, 2012 6:23 AM | Reply

The Libya mess is a classic.

Fighting to promote the jihaddists who hate us.

Obama puts the jihaddists in charge, then they turn right around, burn down our embassy and kill our embassador -- which is exactly, of course, what they had been announcing they would do if they had a chance.

Classic.

I guess his continued popularity is evidence of how absolutely oblivious and insane people can be about politics. Weird doesn't cover half of it.

Thomas Pellow | October 3, 2012 7:46 AM | Reply

Who's to know whether Western aid to 'rebels' in Syria is not used for this today?:-

"Syria: Aleppo hit by four car bombs.
Four blasts ripped through a government-controlled district close to a military officers' club in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 90 on Wednesday, opposition activists said."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9583505/Syria-Aleppo-hit-by-four-car-bombs.html

Buraq | October 3, 2012 8:16 AM | Reply

To my favorite slippery troll. You wrote: 'International peacekeepers must be sent to disarm Muhammad’s lunatics, it will take courage but it can be done.'

Wrong! Muslim's must be educated about Islam's agenda to take over the free world and impose Sharia by force. Then Muhammad's lunatics (affected by the moon, therefore 'lunatic') will throw down their weapons and see sense!

Clown!

john spielman | October 3, 2012 8:22 AM | Reply

ROBERT SPENCER FOR THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE!

chowching replied to comment from Buraq | October 3, 2012 9:11 AM | Reply

Arabs are not savages until they accept a weapon from a Mufti and become Muslims. It doesn’t take magic to turn a Muslim into a civilized Arab; taking away his Ak-47 will do the trick.

George replied to comment from chowching | October 3, 2012 9:39 AM | Reply

Are you sure about that? I don't recall any of those 9/11 hijackers having Kalashnikovs--and they were all Arabs.

fineliving56 | October 3, 2012 9:48 AM | Reply

islam Watch is marked as "' crashed"' this morning

at one time I sow a warring of virus if I click on it …

The devout Muslim are at it again … they are practicing their Jihad in new age of tech … swards are useless in this day and age .

miriam rove replied to comment from chowching | October 3, 2012 10:15 AM | Reply

f...off!!
M

Cole | October 3, 2012 10:35 AM | Reply

War Room!

The problem with Islamic radicals in N.Africa has been brewing for years - but the change came with Mali.

Because the Tuareg had their issues - but these were not related to Al Qaeda and establishing an Islamic empire.

There was one video that popped up on the France24 site - which showed Al Qaeda of North Africa members frolicking - literally playing around in the sand - in the more deserted areas of the Sahara region.

This was the fear in giving weapons to Libyans to topple Gaddafi - which has - as Robert says - been realized.

One would assume the weapon is the most expensive item - with the ammunition - relatively cheap by comparison.

They have been given them.

What these secret meetings are likely discussing is what these groups like Boko Haram and Al Qaeda of the Maghreb are actually saying. [That being after we take over our countries for Islam - we are going to move on to take over or attack Europe - and of highest priority the US.] The topic would be about the realization of a massive force gathering to the south - of EU borders - and an assessment of what the potential of this force might be - if undeterred.

They would be fools to bring the politically correct lingo - into these meetings - that in reality would leave us vulnerable.

-That being these men are not fighting and preparing for war - for nothing - it is for the Sharia.

But this is also a discussion on yet another war - to do with Islam or one of its dictators - in our time.

Buraq replied to comment from chowching | October 3, 2012 11:27 AM | Reply

You wrote: 'Arabs are not savages until they accept a weapon from a Mufti and become Muslims.'

In *all* your posts you talk about Muslims, Muftis and Imams, but never Islam and the ideology of violent jihad.
You clearly want to draw an unguarded response that contains derogatory remarks about people.

But I'm not falling for your game.

The problem is not Arabs, or Imams, or Muftis - all of these targets being general, blurred and anonymous - the problem is Islam! Islam is the most brutal belief system in the history of the world. It is uniquely designed to crush the human spirit and reduce everyone to thugs.

The fact that you try to protect it by posting 'grey' information suggests that you've been trained to do this and then sent to leave false trails on websites like JW and Atlas Shrugs.

You're a clown!

Infidel replied to comment from Buraq | October 3, 2012 9:02 PM | Reply

Buraq

Maybe I'm not reading you right, but you seem to be exonerating Muslims while excoriating Islam. But as has been pointed out plenty of times on this site by posters, although not by RS, it's a distinction w/o a difference.

Had Islam not had 1.6 billion people behind it, we wouldn't think of it any more than we think about the Branch Davidians, the Moonies, Heavensgate or any other cults. Had there been only a few thousand Muslims worldwide, that's indeed how we would have treated it. By itself, islam would be just a set of boring books that nobody reads. It's the fact that there are all those Mohammedans that make it lethal.

To the extent that Chowching seemed to exonerate Islam, he's a clown. But not that s/he seems to excoriate Muslims. And while Arabs were less civilized than the neighboring Zoroastrian Perians or the Eastern Orthodox Byzantines, they were certainly more civilized than Mohammed and his followers when they came along, and therefore, Chowching is right in that aspect.

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