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US Arrests Key Suspect in 2012 Benghazi
Attack, DOJ Announces

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Posted By: earlybird, 2/6/2026 10:54:23 AM

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has apprehended a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 6. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Bondi identified the arrested suspect as Zubayar ⁠al-Bakoush. Bondi said the FBI apprehended Bakoush, but did not specify where he was found. Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at around 3 a.m. local time on Friday.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: K620 2/6/2026 11:16:29 AM (No. 2065575)
“What difference . . . ?” /s
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Nimby 2/6/2026 11:16:44 AM (No. 2065576)
Great news!! Reminds us once again what a failure the Obama administration was, with Hilary Clinton telling us “ it’s time to move on”!! Susan Rice can now interrogate the suspect and question about the video that triggered the attack. S/O
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Reply 3 - Posted by: volksford 2/6/2026 11:19:07 AM (No. 2065579)
How about his accomplice........Cankles Clinton
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Reply 4 - Posted by: seamusm 2/6/2026 11:20:05 AM (No. 2065580)
It says a lot that it took 13 years to do this. And it isn't a good message. It is a sad reflection of the state of US intelligence and, more importantly, American WILL. Thank you, Mr. President.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Noj15 2/6/2026 11:41:57 AM (No. 2065590)
I thought they were talking about the criminal Killary there for a second. Even had my fingers crossed.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 2/6/2026 11:48:32 AM (No. 2065593)
It will be interesting to see what kind of information we get out of this guy. He might make a difference! Maybe some answers, finally.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 2/6/2026 11:50:30 AM (No. 2065595)
Let the SEALs administer justice. Take your time, boys.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mc squared 2/6/2026 12:26:22 PM (No. 2065613)
But Hillary Clinton still clomps along the face of the earth.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 2/6/2026 1:26:14 PM (No. 2065638)
You can run, but you can't hide forever. He needs swimming lessons....say in the middle of the North Atlantic about now.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: starsNstripes 2/6/2026 2:42:33 PM (No. 2065671)
Oh, so they arrested the guy that made the video that enraged the peaceful protesters over there and worked them up in such a fervor they stormed the consulate and killed the ambassador and others? So he was the one that blocked the communications to our forward deployed rescue troops so they never got the word that help was needed? And he gave the stand down order to all units in the vicinity? And he was the one that went on all those Sunday political talk shows and convinced America that his video was the cause of all of this?
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