US captures key militant in Benghazi attack
By Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News
Officials say U.S. commandos captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya and are transporting him back to the U.S.; reaction from Gen. Jack Keane, Fox News contributor.
US captures militant allegedly involved in Benghazi attack
Officials say U.S. commandos captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya and are transporting him back to the U.S.; reaction from Gen. Jack Keane, Fox News contributor.

American special operations forces and FBI agents have captured a militant who allegedly was involved in the deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, two U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News on Monday.

Officials identified the suspect as Mustafa al-Imam. The capture took place Sunday at an unknown location in Libya.

The attack, on September 11, 2012, killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Al-Imam is being transported back to Washington where he will be charged in federal court, a U.S. official told Fox News. The Department of Justice has the lead on the prosecution.

A.B. Stoddard, associate editor and columnist at Real Clear Politics, warns against jumping to conclusions.

He will not be going to Guantanamo Bay, officials told Fox News.

They said President Trump had approved the mission, which was carried out in coordination with Libya’s internationally recognized government.

"Our memory is deep and our reach is long, and we will not rest in our efforts to find and bring the perpetrators of the heinous attacks in Benghazi to justice," Trump said.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson added that he'd spoken with the relatives of some of the Americans who died in Benghazi. Tillerson said the U.S. would "spare no effort" to ensure al-Imam is held accountable.

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"I am grateful to the FBI, our partners in the intelligence community, and the Department of Defense who made this apprehension possible. The United States will continue to investigate and identify all those who were involved in the attack – and we will hold them accountable for their crimes," Attorney General Jeff Sessions reacted.

The Associated Press first reported the capture.

In addition to Stevens, the attack killed Sean Smith, an information management officer with the U.S. Foreign Service, and two former Navy SEALs, Glen Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods.

Earlier this month, the trial of Ahmed Abu Khattala began, the alleged mastermind of the 2012 attacks. It’s not clear if the suspect detailed by U.S. special operations forces is one of Khattala’s lieutenants.

Khatallah had been awaiting trail since 2014, when U.S. Army commandos and FBI agents captured him in Benghazi and put him on a Navy ship for detention in an American prison inside the United States.

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Add Hillary as a co-defendant.

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
Add Hillary as a co-defendant.

We know Obama and her never wanted him captured!

In some ways, we should thank the asshole.

Absent his actions, Benghazi would never have become an issue; without Benghazi there would not have been the Congressional investigation; without that investigation, we might not have learned of Hillary's outhouse server and private email accounts; without her server and email shenanigans we might never have learned of her mishandling of classified information in unclassified emails; without her mishandling of classified email, the discovery of more of those email on Carlos Danger's laptop might not have led to Comey reopening the investigation right before the election.

If any of those hadn't happened, we might not be saying Mr. President and President Trump.

To think it was Benghazi (with a megadose of hubris) that led to Queen Hillary the First's downfall.

But I guess it doesn't matter, eh Hil?

+1 on all of the above.

Hey, I thought the mastermind was that obscure movie dude.

I hope he squeals until they're tired of listening to him.

Odd that Obama couldn't get him in 5 years and Trump had him in 9 months.

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Originally posted by Rightwire:
I hope he squeals until they're tired of listening to him.

Odd that Obama couldn't get him in 5 years and Trump had him in 9 months.

The Kenyon didn't want him caught...President Trump did.

My wife can confirm that “Kenyon” is a town in Minnesota near her family’s old farm. Wouldn’t have posted this, but we were just talking about family history

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Originally posted by Rightwire:
I hope he squeals until they're tired of listening to him.

Odd that Obama couldn't get him in 5 years and Trump had him in 9 months.

Hopefully his interrogation goes something like:

“Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle...Obama and Hillary asked me to take out the embassy...gurgle, gurgle, gurgle...something about transferring SAMs to Syria...gurgle, gurgle”

Maybe fewer gurgle, I understand the water board is no longer

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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
Maybe fewer gurgle, I understand the water board is no longer

They break it out for special occasions.

This guy needs to go straight to a black site, do not pass GO, do not collect $200, and should be peeled like a potato until he's given up every single morsel of info in his sadistic little pee brain. Once that's finished, they can feed him to the fishes and go get the next one (or more).

I'm just waiting to hear him say "What Movie?, we were planning that attack for weeks".

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Originally posted by CD228:
I'm just waiting to hear him say "What Movie?, we were planning that attack for weeks".

That's what I want hear. Enough for me.

Wonder if upon hearing this news, shillary checked with the bamster to verify the chain of command was taken out.