Libyan president: Anti-Islam film had “nothing to do with” violent attacks
This is what Republicans have been saying all along.
This administration continues to blame an anti-Islam film that was uploaded on youtube by a relatively unknown man for sparking violent protests in the Middle East. But according to the Libyan president, the film had “nothing to do with” the protests and that the attack was a ”pre-planned act of terrorism.”
Via NBC
In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Ann Curry, President Mohamed Magarief discounted claims that the attack was in response to a movie produced in California and available on YouTube. He noted that the assault happened on Sept. 11 and that the video had been available for months before that.
“Reaction should have been, if it was genuine, should have been six months earlier. So it was postponed until the 11th of September,” he said. “They chose this date, 11th of September to carry a certain message.”
Magarief said there were no protesters at the site before the attack, which he noted came in two assaults, first with rocket-propelled grenades on the consulate, then with mortars at a safe house.
Magarief told Curry that based on the accuracy of the assault, he believes the attackers must have had training and experience using the weapons.
“It’s a pre-planned act of terrorism,” he said, adding that the anti-Islam film had “nothing to do with this attack.”
Posted on September 26, 2012, in Uncategorized and tagged Libya, Mohamed Magarief. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
What happened was awful, but movies don’t kill people. People kill people. I just feel horrible for Stevens and the others who were taken from us that day. So sad.
The Democrats will say anything. Whatever will serve their purposes. Truth & fact not required or important.
I am so tired of all the Muslim stuff!! JESUS told his disciples that the day would come when they will kill you and say they do a service for GOD;because they do not know THE FATHER of ME. The day is here and I say enough already. We need to euthanize the bastards in the most inhumane manner possible. We need to hang them up by the scrotum and slit their throats. The women hung by their genitalia and also slit their throat, both should then been put over a fire pit till death. This will not compare to the hell they have put Americans thru and to the hell where they wil spend eternity.
@Phyllis — Imagine Jesus telling his disciples, “The day is here and I say enough already. We need to euthanize the bastards in the most inhumane manner possible. We need to hang them up by the scrotum and slit their throats. The women hung by their genitalia and also slit their throat, both should then been put over a fire pit till death”…
Geeze, this is a graphic comment section! Who paid Phyillis Warren to come on here and make that comment?? WOW that was bizarre atheist left wing talk. I recognize the obsession with saying truly insane words in a comment section viewed by the public! GEEZE looney! The W.B.C. group are not this crazy, to link Jesus Christ with that craziness! haha