Violence Against U.S. Embassies is a Major Intelligence Failure

The attacks on the U.S. embassies in Libya and Egypt on the eleventh anniversary of 9-11 caught the United States off guard and appear to have resulted from a major intelligence failure. It was reported at first that these attacks were a response to a YouTube video mocking the prophet Mohammed, but it is now becoming clear that the attacks, in which U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was killed, were planned and perpetrated by al-Qaeda. They are a clear sign that the governments that have come to power since the Arab Spring are weak, and unable to control their radicalized Muslim populations that are determined to wage war on the United States.

To continue reading this LIGNET special report, upgrade your account status by clicking here.