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:
{{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>}}
{{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>}}
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With images of besieged U.S. missions in the Middle East leading the evening news after the eleventh anniversary of the [[September 11 attacks]], White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] told reporters authorities had no reason to think that the attack on the sovereign territory at the United States consulate in Benghazi resulting in the deaths of Americans was a terrorist attack.
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With images of besieged U.S. missions in the Middle East leading the evening news after the eleventh anniversary of the [[September 11 attacks]], White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] told reporters authorities had no reason to think that the attack on the sovereign territory of the United States consulate in Benghazi resulting in the deaths of Americans was a terrorist attack.
{{Cquote|The unrest that we’ve seen around the region has been in reaction to a video that Muslims, many Muslims, find offensive,}}
{{Cquote|The unrest that we’ve seen around the region has been in reaction to a video that Muslims, many Muslims, find offensive,}}
the White House said. When pressed by reporters who pointed out evidence that the violence in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, Carney noted again that “the unrest around the region has been in response to this video.”
the White House said. When pressed by reporters who pointed out evidence that the violence in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, Carney noted again that “the unrest around the region has been in response to this video.”