Oh No! Not The FBI!
Charges laid over Benghazi US consulate attack | The Australian.
While this may be newsworthy to some, I’d have doubts that this revelation is causing the accused killers to lose any sleep over in Libya. Considering how the path of justice works of late with regard to terrorists, the presumed perp, Ahmed Kattalah will be arrested by September…of 2017.
After all, the guy who was originally fingered for setting off the attack, er spontaneous riot in response to a you tube film, Nakoula Nakoula, is still in prison even though it’s pretty obvious by now that he was about as responsible for the attack as he was for global warming. Even if they find the supposed perp Kattalah, the process of law will be another comical saga.
Witness the present trial of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hassan. Few can believe that this event happened almost 4 years ago. As the process of law winds its way like a lineup for the roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park, he is finally getting his day in court. Only now, he’s throwing a curve ball into the proceedings. He unequivocally admits, “yes I did it”. Hmm, now what. They will probably begin probes of his mental state, checks on his childhood and testimonials from his pals and of course calls for leniency.
Meanwhile, imagine when or if they ever get their hands on Kattalah, the supposed Benghazi mastermind. His defence will be easy. It will be, ‘wasn’t me’. When that happens, it will be his word against his accusers. Good luck trying to find someone to corroborate his involvement. His buddies will claim they were bombing other places at the time and will have video to prove it.
At the very least, even if they catch Kattalah, his life will likely improve greatly from the experience. After years of living in houses with dirt floors, wearing the same smelly clothes in the oppressive heat of the desert, conversing at close quarters with buddies who’ve never visited a dentist, he’d be lucky to get the relative luxury of an American prison. There he gets fresh clothes, decent food and maybe toilet paper. By the time he gets his justice, he’ll have lived maybe 10 years longer and in relative comfort compared to his buddies who stayed in the suicide bombing business. Heck, he may as well give himself up now!