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The attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Libya which caused the death of Ambassador Chris Stephens and 3 others has now been deemed a pre-planned terrorist attack, despite the initial reports claiming it was a result of spontaneous demonstrations after a Youtube video mocked the prophet Mohammed.
This comes after Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Jay Carney, White House Press Secretary, and countless others at the top of the Obama administration played off the incident as an act of random violence.
What perturbs me the most about this entire situation is that from the beginning it was noted that the attack was carried out with rocket propelled grenade launchers- a weapon not found on the persons of the average citizen.
Now from that evidence alone it should have been marked as suspicious and declared that further investigation was necessary- instead, the administration decided to run the story of 'spontaneous' and 'random'.
What could be the cause of hiding such a significant aspect of this tragic situation? Don't we as the American public, not to mention the families of those who perished in the attack deserve a truthful explanation of the cause?
Conservatives will say it was an attempt by the administration to cover the fact that they can't handle the region's instability- or the administration has lost interest and has directed resources elsewhere- even just downright irresponsibility.
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I propose a completely different scenario- one that will be seldom talked about in the mainstream media.
I believe the 'cover up' or avoidance of revealing the truth was merely a diversion- an attempt by the administration to play down the threats to Americans abroad- a way to paint a pretty face on the presence of American intervention in the domestic affairs of foreign nations.
American foreign policy dictates- Those who agree, we shall support. Those who disagree, we shall overthrow. Those who continue to disagree, we will oppress. In exchange, here's some coca-cola.
The thing that scares me the most is that the men who run our foreign policy are working effortlessly to portray to the American public that we are wanted- we are needed- we are desired by these people and nations. Nothing could be further from the truth as shown in recent days.
Instead, the only people who want us there are us- the private military contractors, the big oil companies, the private industrial firms that amount profits off of war torn nations after they are needed to be rebuilt, protected, and provided for.
There is a saying- in every tragic situation, there is a place for profit. Living by these words, America has made a pretty penny off of many tragic situations at the expense of human life.
