"It is becoming clear that al Qaeda is spreading in the Sahara."

"We achieved our central goal ... or have come very close to achieving our central goal, which is to de-capacitate al Qaeda, to dismantle them, to make sure that they can't attack us again." -- Barack Obama, January 11, 2013

"As Muslim terrorists threaten attacks in Benghazi, Westerners flee," from Asia News, January 25 (thanks to C. Cantoni):

Benghazi (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali and the danger of new kidnappings by Muslim extremists.

According to British... http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/01/myjihad-in-libya-westerners-flee-as-ji...