Pssst... Hey, New York Times: Here's The Benghazi/al-Qaeda Link You Couldn't Find...

[Van Guard]

For Whom The Benghazi Bell Tolls

Bill Gertz @ the Washington Free Beacon is reporting that  "..[t]he U.S. government is trying to apprehend an al Qaeda terrorist ..."


And, yes, he says that  "...The identification of Jamal as an al Qaeda member linked to the Benghazi attack contradicts a recent New York Times investigative report that concluded there was no evidence al Qaeda or foreign terrorists were behind the Benghazi attack that is currently the subject of several congressional inquiries..."


Gertz joins dozens of journalists and pundits in debunking the New York Times article, A Deadly Mix in Benghazi, by David D. Kirkpatrick, in which Kirkpatrick claims that:

"...Months of investigation by The New York Times, centered on extensive interviews with Libyans in Benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault. The attack was led, instead, by fighters who had benefited directly from NATO’s extensive air power and logistics support during the uprising against Colonel Qaddafi. And contrary to claims by some members of Congress, it was fueled in large part by anger at an American-made video denigrating Islam...

If the New York Times, and, indeed, Kirkpatrick had any intention of publishing anything resembling a truthful, accurate, and,  moderately objective article, they could have at least asked the U.S. State Department, if they had knowledge of any al-Qaeda links to the Benghazi attacks, which, according to their own media note of October 7, 2013, nearly three months ago, and well before the release of the NYT article, STATES:

"...The Department of State has designated the Muhammad Jamal Network (MJN) and founder, Muhammad Jamal, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.

Muhammad Jamal journeyed to Afghanistan in the late 1980s where he trained with al-Qa’ida (AQ) and learned how to construct bombs. Upon returning to Egypt in the 1990s, Muhammad Jamal became a top military commander and head of the operational wing of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), then headed by AQ leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Jamal has been arrested multiple times by Egyptian authorities for terrorist activities and was incarcerated for years in Egypt. Muhammad Jamal has developed connections with al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), AQ senior leadership, and al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leadership including Nasir 'Abd-al-Karim 'Abdullah al-Wahishi and Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Rimi. 

Jamal formed the MJN after his release from Egyptian prison in 2011 and established several terrorist training camps in Egypt and Libya. AQAP has provided funding to the MJN and Jamal has used the AQAP network to smuggle fighters into training camps. Suicide bombers have trained at MJN training camps, and Jamal established links with terrorists in Europe.  

Jamal was re-arrested by Egyptian authorities in November 2012. His confiscated computer contained letters to al-Zawahiri in which Jamal asked for assistance and described MJN’s activities, including acquiring weapons, conducting terrorist training, and establishing terrorist groups in the Sinai..."

A few clicks of the lap top were too much trouble for the NYT, if they were too concerned about a State Department Cover-Up about al-Qaeda involvement in the Benghazi attack, because that would have procured for them this little nugget from the United Nations:

"...QE.M.136.13. MUHAMMAD JAMAL NETWORK (MJN)
Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee’s website: 21 October 2013 

The Muhammad Jamal Network (MJN) was listed on 21 October 2013 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of resolution 2083 (2012) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”, “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to”, and “recruiting for; or otherwise supporting acts or activities of” Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01), Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (QE.A.129.10.) and The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QE.T.14.01.).  MJN is controlled by Muhammad Jamal Abd-Al Rahim Ahmad Al-Kashif (QI.A.318.13). 

Additional information
Egyptian Muhammad Muhammad Jamal Abd-Al Rahim Ahmad Al-Kashif formed the MJN after his release from prison in 2011 and established multiple terrorist training camps in Egypt and Libya.  AQAP (QE.A.129.10.) has provided funding to the MJN. 

Muhammad Jamal was most recently arrested by Egyptian authorities in November 2012.  His confiscated computer contained letters to Al-Qaida leader Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri (QI.A.6.01.) in which Muhammad Jamal described MJN’s activities as including acquiring weapons, conducting training, and establishing terrorist groups in the Sinai, and in which he asked Al-Zawahiri for assistance. Al-Zawahiri reportedly gave Jamal the go-ahead to launch terrorist attacks in Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere. 

Muhammad Jamal has used the Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) network to smuggle fighters into MJN training camps.  Suicide bombers are being trained at MJN training camps, and Muhammad Jamal has established links with violent extremists in Europe.  Muhammad Jamal set up a training camp in Libya where Libyan and foreign violent extremists were trained.  Some of the attackers of the U.S. Mission in Benghazi on 11 September 2012 have been identified as associates of Muhammad Jamal, and some of the Benghazi attackers reportedly trained at MJN camps in Libya. 

Before he was arrested in November 2012, Muhammad Jamal was the leader of the Nasr City Cell (the Cell), whose members have been accused of plotting terrorist attacks inside Egypt.  Raids against the Cell in October 2012 recovered a large amount of weapons, explosives, and related material..."

MJN is connected to Al-Qaida senior leaders, including Aiman al-Zawahiri, and AQAP leaders Nasir ‘abd-al-Karim ‘Abdullah al-Wahishi (QI.A.274.10.) and Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Rimi (QI.A.282.10.). MJN is also connected to The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb..."

In addition to the numerous indicting references to a Libyan connection to al-Qaeda and Benghazi, please highlight and note that the U.N. statement says specifically:

"...Some of the attackers of the U.S. Mission in Benghazi on 11 September 2012 have been identified as associates of Muhammad Jamal, and some of the Benghazi attackers reportedly trained at MJN camps in Libya..."

On occasion it is appropriate for journalists to thank a peer for doing a shoddy job of "reporting," or specifically, of indulging in advancing propaganda for political reasons, being a hack and doing favors for a favored politician, and compromising what's left of any journalistic integrity at a once prominent socialist propaganda rag, because the subsequent flurry of scrutiny and investigation to qualify and certify outrageous claims provides undeniable evidence of collusion between pretended "Media" and the politicos and ideologues they advance their propaganda for.

Certainly they pass up no opportunity to live up to their name, The SLIME,  the Socialist Liberal Media...


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