Kirkpatrick is a liar. He knows that Al-Qaeda participated in that attack, namely the Yemeni branch of Ansar al Sharia. On October 4, 2012, the state sponsor of terrorism list was amended by the US State Department to include the name "Ansar al Sharia" as an alias for "Al Qaeda."
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al-Sharia as an Alias for Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula Terrorist Designations of Ansar al-Sharia as an Alias for Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
Media NoteOffice of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
October 4, 2012
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The Department of State amended the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and E.O. 13224 designations of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula to include the new alias, Ansar al-Shari’a (AAS). The Department of State previously designated AQAP as an FTO and under E.O. 13224 on January 19, 2010.
AAS –
which is based in Yemen and is a separate entity from Ansar al-Shari’a in Libya – was established to attract potential followers to shari’a rule in areas under the control of AQAP. However, AAS is simply AQAP’s effort to rebrand itself, with the aim of manipulating people to join AQAP’s terrorist cause.
AAS has publicly stated that the particular brand of shari’a they hope to implement is the same as that espoused by the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq, a militant umbrella group and designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that includes al-Qa’ida in Iraq.
Terrorist Designations of Ansar al-Sharia as an Alias for Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula