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→Operation Zero Footprint
==Operation Zero Footprint==
==Operation Zero Footprint==
In 2011, [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] negotiated a deal for the [[United States]] to provide support for the Islamist rebels during the [[Libyan uprising]].<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. counterjihadreport.com</ref> The group was lead by '''Ahmed Abu Khattala''' who also lead Ansar al-Sharia, the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] affiliate in Libya, groups Hillary Clinton euphemistically referred to a "rebels" or "opposition." Under a Presidential Finding for covert assistance ordered by President [[Barack Hussein Obama]], weapons were shipped in and out of Libya with Khattala being the main contact in Libya.
In 2011, [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] negotiated a deal for the [[United States]] to provide support for the Islamist rebels during the [[Libyan uprising]].<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. counterjihadreport.com</ref> The group was lead by '''Ahmed Abu Khattala''' who also lead Ansar al-Sharia, the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] affiliate in Libya, groups Hillary Clinton euphemistically referred to a "rebels" or "opposition." Under a Presidential Finding for covert assistance ordered by President [[Barack Hussein Obama]], weapons were shipped in and out of Libya with Khattala being the main contact in Libya.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/06/18/cia-operation-zero-footprint-qatar-benghazi-and-the-connection-to-ahmed-abu-khattala-is-the-real-motive-for-the-obama-administrations-recent-arrest/ </ref>
The weapons shipments under instructions of the [[U.S. State Department]] and [[CIA]] used [[Qatar]] as the front or go-between to handle logistics. The [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) was the financier of the weapons.
The weapons shipments under instructions of the [[U.S. State Department]] and [[CIA]] used [[Qatar]] as the front or go-between to handle logistics. The [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) was the financier of the weapons.