[ April 24, 2024 ]
Why did this man get a 22-year sentence? Didn’t Susan Rice and other Obama administration officials assure us that the Benghazi jihad massacre was simply a spontaneous reaction to a YouTube video? I thought the First Amendment attacked our embassy. That was what the Obama administration led us to believe. They wanted to shut down the freedom of speech and use Benghazi as a pretext. Their cynicism and dishonesty were off the charts.
“Libyan militia leader gets 22-year sentence in Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. ambassador,” by Spencer Hsu, Washington Post, June 28, 2018 (thanks to Mark):
A Libyan militia leader convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was sentenced to 22 years in prison Wednesday by a federal judge in the District of Columbia.
Story continues below advertisementA federal jury in November acquitted Ahmed Abu Khattala, 47, of murder and attempted murder in the overnight attacks that began Sept. 11, 2012, on a U.S. diplomatic mission and nearby CIA post. But he was convicted on charges including conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists, and it is the extent of Abu Khattala’s role as ringleader that U.S. District Judge Christopher R. “Casey” Cooper considered in sentencing him.
Legal analysts said the ability of the government to incapacitate Abu Khattala through a life sentence or its practical equivalent would influence decisions whether to seek civilian prosecutions in similar cases in the future. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence; the defense sought 15 years. While some observers saw Cooper’s judgment as a setback for prosecutors, he cast it otherwise.
“Even if you did not pour the gasoline or light the match, the evidence showed you were aware of the attack, and once the gates were breached, the likelihood someone would die was extreme high. This was not guilt by association,” Cooper told Abu Khattala. “This case stands as an exemplar for the principle that a defendant accused of international terrorism can get a fair trial in the U.S. criminal justice system.”
Federal prosecutors said Abu Khattala helped mastermind a terrorist strike abroad that resulted in the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others and that he deserved the maximum punishment.
“This fact alone, the first killing of a U.S. Ambassador while in the performance of his duties in nearly 40 years, makes this case a truly singular event and warrants imposition of the maximum sentence permissible under the law,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael C. DiLorenzo wrote in a sentencing recommendation by prosecutors.
The attacks also killed State Department employee Sean Smith — who died with Stevens in a fire at a U.S. mission residence — and CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty, who died in a mortar attack as the rampage shifted to a CIA annex in Benghazi….
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9 Comments
5 years ago
“This case stands as an exemplar for the principle that a defendant
accused of international terrorism can get a fair trial in the U.S.
criminal justice system.” Judge Cooper.
So, what exactly IS a reason for a life sentence in the mind of Liberals?…. Obviously, not masterminding a terrorist attack and killing Americans.
No, judge, this case stands as an example of how soft our criminal justice system is on malicious attacks on our citizens. I know people who got more “time” than this for white collar crimes that never killed anyone.
5 years ago
Reply to
RRRow
This is why I am praying for Trump to get enough “bad actors” out of the deep state and That he gets “Gitmo” ready to do Military Tribunals against Treasonous, Seditious and Terrorist people – The Military will not ne “PC” inclined/influenced!
5 years ago
Once upon a time these actions would be called sedition and/or espionage. The perp would be given a cigarette and blindfold before we gave them a firing squad send off. Now we send them to prison where they can foment more terrorists. I suspect America needs a testosterone regimen before it’s too late…
5 years ago
Reply to
MAS
Agree. Anything less than death is not good enough for them.
Left/Liberals Muslims are pathological liars. share this if anyone believes their Lies http://bit.ly/2rF8pfo
They protect jihadis.
5 years ago
RIP VileRat.
5 years ago
How many Americans have been killed by Muslims since 9/11, and even before? The answer is a LOT.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com
5 years ago
The judge was appointed by O’Bummer, that’s why 🙂
5 years ago
All these litttle punks getting arrested and sentenced. WHEN WILL the RING LEADERS get arrested and HANGED??
Like the Nerogro sodomite obama and Hillaryous? Didn’t they tell people to stand down? Didn’t Hillary disappear for awhile when the orders came in or something??
Yet, BOTH remain free. An Ambassador calling for help was TORTURED, MURDERED and SODOMIZED!!! I demand a HANGING!!
5 years ago
The capture of a terrorist is the capture of a prisoner of war. He should be held until the war is over. Otherwise, he will take what he learns back with him to make a more effective attack next time.
