Benghazi arrest delivers long-overdue justice and reminds America who failed our fallen |
Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest of Zubayr al-Bakoush, who will face charges on American soil.
After 13 years of pursuit, one of the terrorists who allegedly murdered four Americans in Benghazi has arrived on U.S. soil to face justice.
Zubayr al-Bakoush was flown to Joint Base Andrews early Friday morning following an FBI overseas operation. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that he faces eight federal counts, including murder, terrorism and arson for his alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, State Department officer Sean Smith and CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
"For 13 hours, Americans waited for help that never came," Pirro said, referring to personnel defending the nearby CIA annex under sustained attack. "Today, American justice has arrived."
BENGHAZI TERROR SUSPECT EXTRADITED TO FACE US CHARGES
The families of the fallen deserved this moment. But Benghazi was always about more than catching terrorists. It exposed fundamental leadership failures and an administration that prioritized narrative control over accountability.
The State Department’s own Accountability Review Board delivered a devastating verdict in December 2012. The board found "systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies" that resulted in "grossly inadequate"........