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===Benghazi becomes an al-Qaeda stronghold===

===Benghazi becomes an al-Qaeda stronghold===

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''Washington Post'' that included these paragraphs:

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''Washington Post'' that included these paragraphs:

{{CquoteIt’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

{{Cquote|It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

With images of besieged U.S. missions in the Middle East still leading the evening news, White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] told reporters, authorities “have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack.” He added that there was no reason to think that the attack on the sovereign territory at the United States consulate in Benghazi that resulted in the deaths of Americans wasn’t related to a satirical youtube video.

With images of besieged U.S. missions in the Middle East still leading the evening news, White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] told reporters, authorities “have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack.” He added that there was no reason to think that the attack on the sovereign territory at the United States consulate in Benghazi that resulted in the deaths of Americans wasn’t related to a satirical youtube video.