Al Qaeda Got Bad News Days before Embassy Attacks in Libya, Egypt (AP Tweets)

Al Qaeda was dealing with the death of two of their top leaders days before the U.S. consulate in Libya and the embassy in Egypt were attacked by Islamists. These are the tweets in chronological order from the Associated Press (AP) leading to the embassy attacks on 9/11/2012:

DEATH OF SAEED AL-SHIHRI Deputy leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula AP reported: “Yemeni officials say a missile believed to have been fired by a U.S. operated drone on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 has killed al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader in Yemen along with five others traveling with him in one car. Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch is seen as the world’s most active, planning and carrying out attacks against targets in and outside U.S. territory.”

BREAKING: AP sources: al-Qaida leader in Yemen confirmed killed, marking major blow to terror group -RJJ— The Associated Press (@AP) September 10, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245257882361294850 More: No. 2 al-Qaida leader in Yemen, Saeed al-Shihri, killed along with 5 others, senior U.S. officials say: apne.ws/PjBtSh -RJJ— The Associated Press (@AP) September 10, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245260222891954178 PHOTO: The al-Qaida leader killed in Yemen, purportedly by a U.S. drone: apne.ws/S6anLc -MS— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245402227353739264

DEATH OF ABU YAHYA AL-LIBI Group’s second-in-command: AP reported: “Abu Yahya al-Libi whose death was confirmed by al-Qaida chief Ayman Al-Zawahri in a video posted late Monday, Sept. 10, 2011. Al-Libi…was killed in a U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan in June…The killing of al-Libi, who was Libyan by birth, was the biggest setback to al-Qaida since the death of Osama bin Laden. Al-Zawahri also urged Libyans…to attack Americans to avenge the late militant’s death, saying his “blood is calling, urging and inciting you to fight and kill the Crusaders.”"

Al-Qaida leader confirms death of group's No. 2, who was killed in June drone strike: apne.ws/S6SVGx – VW— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245474184124305408

RETALIATIONS…TERROR ATTACKS Targets: US base in Afghanistan, US Embassy in Egypt, US Consulate in Libya Note how the AP starts blaming the film for the embassy attacks, even though the day before they reported that Al-Zawahri had urged Libyans to attack Americans to avenge the death of Abu Yahya al-Libi. 3 Afghans killed, NATO helicopter destroyed in attack on US base in Afghanistan: apne.ws/S7xDZk— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245527667976323072 BREAKING: Egyptian Islamist protesters angry over film scale US Embassy wall in Cairo and tear down flag— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245577949171044352 Egyptian Islamists replace US flag in Cairo embassy in protest of film they deem offensive to Prophet Muhammad: apne.ws/PnB3dK— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245581221323743233 AP VIDEO: Egyptian protesters scale wall of US embassy in Cairo: apne.ws/S8G3zI— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245611116619759616 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0M5czyyKoM Libyan protesters angry over film set fire to US consulate in Benghazi: apne.ws/S90NaC -AB— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2012 http://twitter.com/ap/status/245638579525664769 One American killed, another wounded in attack on US consulate in Libya: apne.ws/PoQceT -AB— The Associated Press (@AP) September 12, 2012 http://twitter.com/AP/status/245674676746084352 Clinton confirms State Department officer killed, condemns attack on US consulate in Libya: apne.ws/PpmNRO – VW— The Associated Press (@AP) September 12, 2012 http://twitter.com/AP/status/245722518613266432

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