Ahmed Abu Khattala was taken into custody in a secret US military raid in Libya on 15 June.
He is now being held in a secure location outside the country, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed.
US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed in the attack.
"There were no civilian casualties related to this operation, and all US personnel involved in the operation have safely departed Libya," Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm John Kirby wrote in a statement.
He refused to give further details about the US raid, only to say it happened "near Benghazi" and on Sunday afternoon US east coast time.
An earlier demonstration venting anger over the video outside the American Embassy in Cairo had culminated in a breach of its walls, and it dominated Arab news coverage. Mr. Abu Khattala told both fellow Islamist fighters and others that the attack in Benghazi was retaliation for the same insulting video, according to people who heard him.
Several witnesses to the attack later said that Mr. Abu Khattala’s presence and leadership were evident from the start. He initially hung back, standing near the crowd at Venezia Road, several witnesses said. But a procession of fighters hurried to him out of the smoke and gunfire, addressed him as “sheikh,” and then gave him reports or took his orders before plunging back into the compound.
On Tuesday, hawkish Republicans swiftly called for Abu Khattala to be held and interrogated at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
“Obviously, he should be put on trial. I’d bring him to Guantanamo,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). “Where else can you take him to?”
U.S. officials said Abu Khattala was captured Sunday and is in U.S. custody “in a secure location outside Libya.” In past cases, such suspects have been initially held aboard U.S. military ships.
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), a leading critic of the administration’s handling of the Benghazi episode, praised the capture on Twitter but quickly followed up with a broadside.
“Holding Khattala on a ship shows the haphazard approach which comes from not having rational detention & interrogation policies,” Graham tweeted.
“Naval vessels were never meant to be detention and interrogation sites,” Graham added.
That prompted Tommy Vietor, a former Obama aide and current adviser to Clinton, to tweet in reply, “Nor was Cuba.”
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Hrm.. Hey Raine I'm trying to figure out the bus timetables going out to Dulles Expo and I can't find a timetable for the bus I need.. Here's the map it too long enough to figure out the route (FX641 or 651) now I just need to find the timetables heh.
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What time do you want to get to the expo center?
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What time do you want to get to the expo center?
Well the player meeting starts at 10am sharp so I figure 30-60 mins before.
And ugh.. Found the schedule. Weekdays only.
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Hrm.. Hey Raine I'm trying to figure out the bus timetables going out to Dulles Expo and I can't find a timetable for the bus I need.. Here's the map it too long enough to figure out the route (FX641 or 651) now I just need to find the timetables heh.
Quote by Raine:I know that the Silver line is supposed to open up this week, that goes to Reston, I believe, Let me and bob try to figure something out for you.Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Raine:
What time do you want to get to the expo center?
Well the player meeting starts at 10am sharp so I figure 30-60 mins before.
And ugh.. Found the schedule. Weekdays only.
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Oh jeez I misread it.. only one of those routes says weekdays.
(or did i? Dropped them an email to be sure)
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Hrm.. Hey Raine I'm trying to figure out the bus timetables going out to Dulles Expo and I can't find a timetable for the bus I need.. Here's the map it too long enough to figure out the route (FX641 or 651) now I just need to find the timetables heh.
to be honest Scoop, I've never seen buses go out the Expo on weekends - they kind of cut off public transit to the west for some reason.
Quote by wickedpam:Reston is the opposite direction of the Expo sadly
what day do you need to be there by 10am?
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Hrm.. Hey Raine I'm trying to figure out the bus timetables going out to Dulles Expo and I can't find a timetable for the bus I need.. Here's the map it too long enough to figure out the route (FX641 or 651) now I just need to find the timetables heh.
to be honest Scoop, I've never seen buses go out the Expo on weekends - they kind of cut off public transit to the west for some reason.
It's a shame that public transit is so looked down upon in this country..
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:Reston is the opposite direction of the Expo sadly
what day do you need to be there by 10am?
The same day as our gathering - Saturday the 27th. (I'm secretly hoping I scrub out of the tournament )
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:Reston is the opposite direction of the Expo sadly
what day do you need to be there by 10am?
The same day as our gathering - Saturday the 27th. (I'm secretly hoping I scrub out of the tournament )
hmmm - if it were Sunday I could give you a ride on the way home - check Omnibus see if there's anything that will meet up with WMATA or the Dash buses (do we still have Dash buses?)
Quote by BobR:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:Reston is the opposite direction of the Expo sadly
what day do you need to be there by 10am?
The same day as our gathering - Saturday the 27th. (I'm secretly hoping I scrub out of the tournament )
hmmm - if it were Sunday I could give you a ride on the way home - check Omnibus see if there's anything that will meet up with WMATA or the Dash buses (do we still have Dash buses?)
Saturday is the 28th - the day of our party. The 27th is Friday.
You could always take the bus to the airport, then catch a cab to the expo center. Getting a cab from the expo center afterward might be more of a challenge, though. If you have Uber installed on your phone, that might be an option to/from the airport as well.
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what day do you need to be there by 10am?
The same day as our gathering - Saturday the 27th. (I'm secretly hoping I scrub out of the tournament )
hmmm - if it were Sunday I could give you a ride on the way home - check Omnibus see if there's anything that will meet up with WMATA or the Dash buses (do we still have Dash buses?)
Saturday is the 28th - the day of our party. The 27th is Friday.
You could always take the bus to the airport, then catch a cab to the expo center. Getting a cab from the expo center afterward might be more of a challenge, though. If you have Uber installed on your phone, that might be an option to/from the airport as well.
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Whoa! US Patent Office Cancels Trademarks for the Washington Redskins
well this is going to hurt Danny-boy's pocket
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Whoa! US Patent Office Cancels Trademarks for the Washington Redskins
well this is going to hurt Danny-boy's pocket
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Whoa! US Patent Office Cancels Trademarks for the Washington Redskins
well this is going to hurt Danny-boy's pocket
"If there is one thing that this country does not need, it's that we should be taking advice from Dick Cheney on wars," Reid said. "Being on the wrong side of Dick Cheney is to be on the right side of history."
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OMG the comment thread to the WTOP- trademark story
Oh the Outrage! Oh the Humanity! Oh the utterly dumb and hit by the stupid stick
The new America.... Government doesn't like your business and takes your trademark. Thanks President Obama.
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OMG the comment thread to the WTOP- trademark story
Oh the Outrage! Oh the Humanity! Oh the utterly dumb and hit by the stupid stickThe new America.... Government doesn't like your business and takes your trademark. Thanks President Obama.
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OMG the comment thread to the WTOP- trademark story
Oh the Outrage! Oh the Humanity! Oh the utterly dumb and hit by the stupid stickThe new America.... Government doesn't like your business and takes your trademark. Thanks President Obama.
The ones that are claiming that Obama personally had something to do with it are the best,
Bill Bill OH HOW I WISH the US Constitution had a provision to protect speach so that a person who owned a football team could call it whatever they wanted instead of what some no name federal employee wanted it named. Maybe something like "Congress shall make NO LAW resprecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting thefree exercise thereof; or ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It is seems the US Constitution does not have any such thing in it
Kathleen Karnei Hammett The IRS has probably been directed to audit Dan along with extra pat downs by the TSA. #obamanation
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A few of my favesBill Bill OH HOW I WISH the US Constitution had a provision to protect speach so that a person who owned a football team could call it whatever they wanted instead of what some no name federal employee wanted it named. Maybe something like "Congress shall make NO LAW resprecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting thefree exercise thereof; or ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It is seems the US Constitution does not have any such thing in itKathleen Karnei Hammett The IRS has probably been directed to audit Dan along with extra pat downs by the TSA. #obamanation
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BBC is reporting that the government of Iraq is asking us for airstrikes. OK dudes, F-15s drink $2,000 of JP-9 an hour. Cash only, all up front.
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I suppose everyone is watching futbol/....