Dark Forces: The Truth About What Happened in Benghazi
On September 11, 2012, the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, a heavily armed group attacked the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and another diplomat. Timmerman argues that the attack was the result of a clandestine Obama administration deal to sell arms to Libyan rebels. Timmerman explores the administration’s Middle East policy, including its support for the Arab Spring effort to bring democracy to intransigent regimes. He contends that the administration threw its support behind the Muslim Brotherhood and others to overthrow pro-U.S. regimes in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt. He contends that Obama and Stevens were too naive in believing their diplomatic efforts could bring peaceful transition in Libya. Written as a fast-paced thriller, Timmerman’s account, containing charges of a cover-up, is certain to continue the controversy and conspiracy theories about the attack, which the Obama administration first reported as a riot in reaction to an Internet movie offensive to Muslims. --Vanessa Bush