Dark Forces: The Truth About What Happened in Benghazi (52 page)

PKK (Kurdish terrorist group), 262

Polaschik, Joan, 155–56, 192

Power, Samantha, 81–82

PressTV (Iran), 201

Prince, Erik, 331–32

Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), 26

Qaddafi Development Foundation, 46, 80, 88

Qaddafi, Hana, 16

Qaddafi, Khamis, 16–17, 145

Qaddafi, Muammar

al Qaeda and, 21, 22, 86, 170

al-Sadiq and, 39–40

Allen’s meetings with, 21–22, 25

appearance of, 33–34, 79

and Arab Spring/protests in Libya, 77–80

Berlusconi and, 85

Biden and, 34–35, 45

bin Laden and, 19

bombing of residential compound of, 16

British relations with, 20–25, 28, 29, 33

CIA and, 23–24, 84

corruption of, 83–84

Cretz report about, 83–84

Cyrenaica region and, 47

death of, 101, 146

Deby and, 89, 90–91

domestic concerns of, 35, 36

El-Jahmi case and, 45–46, 47

enemies list of, 23

exclusion zone of, 14–15

flight of, 105–6, 141, 148

as friend of the West, 8, 19–28, 65

importance to global war on terror of, 38–39

and International Criminal Court, 81

Iraq War and, 23, 27–28, 35

Kappes meetings with, 38

Kuchma meeting with, 27

Libyans resentments toward, 47–48

LIFG and, 49–50, 87

9/11 statement of, 19

Obama and, 36, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87

overthrow of, 2, 3, 8, 13, 18, 40, 44, 48–50, 80–93, 100, 102, 105–6, 118, 141, 146–50, 175, 241

People’s Congress address of, 31–34

personality of, 37

Qatar and, 2, 9, 14

and Qatar as arms pipeline, 91–99

Reagan and, 147

renunciation of terrorism by, 8, 28, 32, 49, 84

Stevens’ views about, 48–49

as “The Stiff,” 34

Timmerman’s meeting with, 31

TWA Flight 840 and, 15

United Nations and, 87

use of chemical weapons by, 118–19

warnings about troubles for, 48–49

WMD program of, 8, 18, 22, 23, 24–31, 33, 36–38, 39, 45, 49, 84, 89–90, 143–44, 165, 166, 170, 217, 247, 270

See also
Libya

Qaddafi, Safia Farkash, 45

Qaddafi, Saif al-Islam al-, 22, 24, 25, 27, 40, 45, 46, 79–80, 87, 89, 120

Qaidi, Hassan al-, 347

Qaradawi, Sheikh Yusuf al-, 74–75, 78, 127, 128

Qatar

Ansar al-Sharia and, 89

as arms pipeline, 9, 14, 91–99, 110–13, 114–16, 147, 149, 225, 257, 261

banning of U.S. arms sales to, 94–95

Belhaj and, 122, 149

and elections in Libya, 219

France and, 90–92, 96

Iran and, 112–13

JSOC programs in, 163

Letfallah II
affair and, 180

Libya and, 85–86, 91–99, 103, 106, 110–13, 122–23

and MANPADS, 173, 225, 362

oil and, 285

Qaddafi overthrow and, 2, 9, 14

and Raytheon Missile Systems case, 95

and Taliban Stinger hit in Afghanistan, 224, 225

Turi arms sales to, 110

and Younis murder, 121

Qatar Air Force, 113

Qatar Airlines, 113

Qatar, Emir of, 115

Qayed, Abdulwahhab Hassan, 183–84

Qayed, Mohammad Hassan, 195

Quds Force, Iranian

Ansar al-Sharia and, 241, 242

in Benghazi, 103, 227, 228, 230, 231

Benghazi attacks and, 6, 283, 288, 294, 301, 323, 331–32, 348

and Iranian gambit, 227, 228, 230, 231, 234

and planning of Benghazi attacks, 242–44, 270, 277

as responsible for Iranian terror attacks, 10

and U.S. plans for defense of Benghazi Mission, 270

Velayati-Jarrett discussions and, 234

Raad, Salim, 180

Rabbani, Mehdi, 227–28, 242, 244

Rafsanjani, Akbar Hashemi, 59, 234, 235

Rahbar, Fatemeh, 60–61

Rahi, Bechara, 68

Raytheon Missile Systems, 95, 246

REACT Plan, 267, 270, 270
n,
289, 295, 298, 301

Reader’s Digest,
182

Reagan, Ronald, 3, 9, 14–18, 86, 94–95, 116, 147, 172, 261

Red Crescent, 227–30, 233, 234, 244, 348

Reid, Harry, 210

Reines, Philippe, 265, 344

Resolution 1973 (United Nations), 82, 83

Reuters news agency, 112, 245, 246, 258, 259, 260, 353

Rewards for Justice Program, 187–88

Rezai, Morteza, 60

Rhodes, Ben, 147

Rice, Condoleezza, 24–25, 233

Rice, Susan, 338, 342, 343, 347, 348

Robertson, Nic, 281

Rocketstan, 246

Rogers, Mike, 96–97, 212, 367–68

Romney, Mitt, 338, 339, 345, 367

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, 124

Rouhani, Mehdi, 125–26

Royal Dutch Shell, 157

Royce, Ed, 150–51

RUAG Ammotec, 115

Ruppersberger, Dutch, 97, 340, 341

Russia, 35, 144, 166, 180, 359, 361.
See also
Soviet Union

Sadat, Anwar, 197, 198

Sahli, Jumaa al-, 276

Said, Ayoub, 65–66

Said, Hana, 65–66

Salabi, Ali al-, 122, 219, 259–60, 262

Salabi, Ismail al-, 259–60, 262

Salafis, 158, 190, 341, 345

Samavati, Ahmad, 64

San Diego Union Tribune,
290

Sanussi Brotherhood, 48

Saraj, Reza, 60

Saravia, Jairo, 235

Sarkozy, Nicolas, 43, 62, 70, 86, 92

Satterfield, David, 181

Saudi Arabia

arms sales to Afghan mujahideen by, 96–97

and arms sales to Syria, 261

arms sales to, 92–93, 257

Biden and, 35

Haroun and, 259

jihadi rehabilitation program in, 80

JSOC programs in, 163

Libya and, 85

and MANPADS, 173

Qaddafi overthrow and, 2

and Qatar as arms pipeline, 93

as source of foreign fighters in Iraq, 47

U.S. Stinger sales to, 95

Sawyer, Diane, 96

Sazegara, Mohsen, 63

SCG International, 107

Schieffer, Bob, 347–48

Scholten, Julian, 168

Scomi Precision Engineering, 25–26

Sean Hannity Show
(Fox TV), 311

SECOPEX, 107, 108–9

Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), 18

Secure Embassy Construction and Counter Terrorism Act (1999), 152

Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, 11, 250, 367

Senoussi, Abdallah, 92

September 11, 2001, 4, 7, 18, 19, 20, 56, 75, 87, 171, 240, 279, 337, 339

Serbia, 115

17th February, as “day of rage,” 77, 220

17th February Martyrs Brigade

Ansar al-Sharia and, 162

and Asquith incident, 206

Benghazi attacks and, 284–85, 286, 288–89, 295, 296, 299, 302, 306, 308, 318, 319, 325, 328, 329

and bombing at Benghazi Mission, 196

founding of, 259, 352

and security concerns in Benghazi, 158, 159, 226, 251

Stevens’ relations with, 277

and Stevens return to Benghazi Mission, 266

and suspects in Benghazi attacks, 352

and Syrian aid, 247

warnings/concerns about, 248–49, 268, 269

and Younis murder, 119, 120

17th February Revolution

beginning of, 80

Younis murder and, 119–20

SFI (Swiss TV), 115

Shalabi al-Urfi, Faraj Husayn Hasan al-, 352–53

Shalgam, Mohamed Abdelrahman, 22

Shapiro, Andrew J., 165–67, 344

Sharia law, 55–56, 88, 125–26, 129, 147–48, 198, 201, 218–19, 220, 244, 261, 300–301

Sharif, Mahmoud Ibrahim, 355

Shayler, David, 19

Shea, Nina, 67

Shehabi, Tawfiq al-, 259

Shipp, Kevin, 188, 365–66

Shoebat, Walid, xii, 346, 356, 398
n
, 412
n
, 413
n

Sinai, 10, 142, 181–82, 351, 360, 361

60 Minutes
(TV program), 250, 338

Slife, Jim, 168

Smith, Heather, 290

Smith, James F. “Jamie,” 107, 108, 245

Smith, Patricia, 290, 345

Smith, Sean

Benghazi attacks and, 5, 285, 290–92, 295, 296, 297, 301, 303–4, 305, 306, 318

Clinton promise to mother of, 345

death of, 307, 328

possibility of saving, 6

security for, 165, 267–68

So, Patricia Ann, 302

Somalia, 168, 169

Something Awful (blog), 291

Sookhdeo, Patrick, 129–30

Soros, George, 74

South Africans, kidnapping of, 190–91

Soviet Union, 18, 27, 89, 198

Special Forces, British, 205

Special Forces Command, U.S., 137, 212

Special Forces, Iraqi, 66

Special Forces, Libyan, 123

Special Forces, Qatari, 111, 112–13, 245, 261

Special Intelligence Service, 20

Special Mission Compound.
See
Mission, Benghazi Special

Special Operations Command (SOCOM), 38, 112, 164

Special Operations Forces, U.S.

in Afghanistan, 131, 139–40, 225, 253

in Benghazi, 103, 208, 245

Benghazi attacks and, 5, 312–13, 317

and casualties in Benghazi attacks, 332

at CIA Annex, 208

and collection of MANPADS, 102, 166

Defense Authorization Act and, 163

Djibouti incident and, 168–69

and Ham-Stevens discussions, 255

Harati training with, 245

as security agents, 154, 193, 216

and security in Libya, 155, 237–38

Spencer, Robert, 73

SST (Site Security Team)

Benghazi attacks and, 326

and Diplomatic Security Service, 156–57

and Ham-Stevens discussions, 255

Special Operations Forces as, 154, 193, 216

State Department and, 255

and Stevens’ emergency security meeting, 214

and Stevens’ security requests, 221

training of Blue Mountain guards by, 196

at Tripoli embassy, 216

and warnings about attacks, 237

START Treaty, 70

State Department, U.S.

and Akin-Stevens meetings, 275

al-Suri bounty offered by, 187

Arab Spring and, 70, 75

Benghazi attacks and, 287, 297, 298–99, 306, 317, 326

Blind Sheikh and, 197

Blue Mountain Group and, 196

budget for, 75–76, 174, 264, 335

CIA Annex relations with, 226

and Clinton’s trip to Libya, 142

and collection of MANPADS, 93, 103, 166, 167, 172, 262

contractors and, 173

and cover-up, 287, 336, 341, 345, 347

and Cretz report about Qaddafi, 83–84

and downfall of Shah of Iran, 45

funding for Libya from, 142–44

Gama’a al-Islamiya and, 198

intelligence warnings and, 200, 239

Iran and, 45, 59, 65

and Jarrett-Velatyati discussions, 363

and looting in Libya, 143

and National Security Staff activities, 172

and “normalization” of Libya, 203–4

Nour Eldin visit and, 199

Operations Center of, 289, 298, 299, 317, 326, 336

and Qatar as arms pipeline, 94, 112–13

questions for, 7

and Raytheon Missile Systems case, 95

and rebels–al Qaeda relationship, 121

and security for diplomatic outposts, 75–76, 252

and security in Libya, 104–5, 150–51, 152, 154, 155, 156–57, 162, 165, 190, 193, 197, 220–21, 238, 249

and security for Libya diplomats, 252

and SST, 255

and Stevens’ diary, 265

and Stevens mission in Libya, 265

and Stevens’ security concerns/requests, 215, 221, 236, 237, 255, 265

and stonewalling Congress, 367

and suspects in Benghazi attacks, 351

and Syrian aid, 173, 209, 213

terrorist watch list of, 198, 351

and timeline of Stevens’ activities, 5

TNC and, 106, 119

travel warning on Libya issued by, 252

Turi activities and, 109–10

See also specific person

State of the Union
(CNN-TV), 367–68

Status of Forces Agreement, 255

Stavrides, James G., 280

Stevens, J. Christopher “Chris”

Akin meetings with, 272–73, 275–76, 286–88, 289

and al Qaeda–Qaddafi negotiations, 80

ambassadorial activities of, 257

August 16 cable of, 251–53, 255

Belhaj and, 40, 118, 141, 146, 213, 220, 262

and Belhaj–Syrian rebels meeting, 149

Ben Qumu and, 239–40

Benghazi attacks and, 284–85, 295–96, 299, 301, 303–4, 306, 317

blame for security situation on, 255–56

cellphone video of, 326–27

as CIA agent with State Department cover, 42, 100

CIA meeting with, 3, 103–4

death of, 262, 326–28

“Die Hard in Derna” cable by, 49–50

diary of, 265, 272, 278, 285–86, 290

El-Jahmi case and, 45–46

and elections in Libya, 217, 218

emergency security meeting of, 213–15, 250–51

European travels of, 254–55

Fatwa on, 300–301

first day in Benghazi of, 4–5, 101

and Foundation for Democracy in Iran, 41

and Guantánamo detainees return to Libya, 88

Haroun and, 262

identification of body of, 327–28

and instructions to go to Benghazi, 3, 37

Iranian gambit and, 228–31

and Iranian planning of Benghazi attacks, 243–44

as Islamist target, 265

and jihad parade in Benghazi, 202

last day activities of, 285–89, 290

LIFG and, 43, 47, 80, 87

Magariaf commemoration of, 348

McCain’s visit and, 218, 220

mission/mandate of, 3, 4–5, 37, 100, 101, 102–3, 109, 118, 263–64, 265, 266, 270, 272, 275, 277

named ambassador to Tripoli, 189, 213

personal and professional background of, 41–42, 45

possibility of saving, 65, 327

postelection violence and, 220–21

promotions of, 44–45

and Qaddafi Foundation–LIFG negotiations, 80

Qaddafi overthrow and, 44, 48

and Qaddafi-U.S. relations, 84

and Qaddafi’s chemical weapons, 118, 119

rebel leaders relationship with, 3, 118