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The African network
The U.S. military has established small air bases across Africa to spy on al-Qaeda affiliates and other militant groups. Shaded areas indicate the presence of those groups, according to U.S. Africa Command.
US 'Begins Drawing Up Targets In Response To Benghazi Attack' -- The Telegraph
America has begun drawing up potential targets in Libya ahead of a possible retaliatory strike with drones or special forces following the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, it was claimed.
The US military's secret Joint Special Operations Command has reportedly begun preparing "target packages" – lists of suspected militants to present to the White House – in response to the September 11 attack, which killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
The claim comes as the US State Department was accused by Republicans in Congress of turning down repeated security requests from US diplomats in Libya who believed the lightly-guarded site was a vulnerable target.
While the US has deployed extra marines to embassies across the region it has not yet responded militarily to the killings in Benghazi.
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More News On The U.S. Preparing To Escalate It's Covert War In Africa
White House widening covert war in North Africa -- AP
White House Secret Meetings Examine al-Qaeda Threat In North Africa -- Washington Post
U.S. considers drone strikes in North Africa -- Reuters
Report: U.S. Weighing Drone Strikes in North Africa -- Defense News/AFP
Military Stands Ready to Help African Partners, Little Says -- US Department of Defense
US 'to deploy drones to launch air strikes against al-Qaeda in Mali' -- The Telegraph
Drones and Proxies: The Expanding War Plans for North Africa -- Antiwar.com
Washington Post Adds to Report on US Pursuing Force Options Against AQIM in Africa -- Lawfare
No secret, U.S. wants in on North African counterterrorism -- E-Ring/Foreign Policy
My Comment: No public debate. No Congressional input. Limited if absent media coverage. No outcry or protest from academia/anti-war movements/human rights organization.