Earlier today news broke that the United States embassy in Tunisia was attacked my Islamist militants. The attackers broke into the compound, set fires outside the walls and broke windows, and just like the other attacks, they raised up their black flag in place of the American flag. Below is a video that is said to show the embassy school burning.
It is being reported that 2 have been killed and 29 are injured as a result of the attack. Tear gas was tossed at the militants and gun shots rang out.
In addition to the attacks, a report has come out saying that the U.S. State Department had prior knowledge of the attacks but did not act on it. Here is the story that was reported on by The Blaze -
On Thursday The Blaze uncovered a scathing report published by the British news outlet, The Independent, claiming that the U.S. State Department had prior knowledge that Islamic militants were plotting to attack U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya and chose to turn a blind eye. Now, the Obama administration is vehemently denying the accusations that two Navy SEALs, one U.S. ambassador and another civil servant were killed as a result of a “security breach” and disregarding “credible information” about a possible attack. TheBlaze’s Jason Howerton wrote:
Senior diplomatic sources say the U.S. State Department had credible information, 48 hours prior to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the embassy in Cairo, that American locations may be targeted, however, no warnings were issued, no “lock down” orders given, The Independent reports.
On Tuesday, a mob of radical Islamists stormed the consulate in Benghazi, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in a fiery assault. Officials say the murders of the four men were likely the result of “a serious and continuing security breach,” the report states.
On Friday, however, U.S. official told POLITICO that there was “no intelligence indicating that the attack in Benghazi was premeditated.”
Shawn Turner, spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence backed up the official’s claims, emailing: “This is absolutely wrong. We are not aware of any actionable intelligence indicating that an attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi was planned or imminent.”
So as more embassies get attacked around the world, the U.S. is trying to disregard the news that they had prior knowledge to these events. It has gotten out of hand. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney even said today that “the multiple embassy attacks today are not protests against the U.S.A.” It sounds like a joke, but he meant it in all seriousness.
This administrations foreign policy is falling a part before our eyes. Pretty soon, there will be no recovery from this for Pres. Obama and his team.
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- Complete Chaos At Embassies In Tunisia And Sudan (businessinsider.com)
- German FM: Sudan embassy in flames (newsobserver.com)
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