By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | SEPT. 4, 2014 | CAIRO — Five commandos guarding the C.I.A. base in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012 say that the base chief stopped them from interceding in time to save the lives of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and an American technician during the attack on the diplomatic mission there. … Read more
By CLARE LOPEZ | ACCURACY IN MEDIA – GUEST COLUMN | General Carter Ham, AFRICOM commander in September 2012 when al-Qa’eda jihadis attacked the U.S. mission in Benghazi, spoke with Martha Raddatz on the ABC News’ “This Week” program Sunday morning 10 August 2014. The topic was what to do about the Islamic State and … Read more
Jul. 9, 2014 7:53 PM EDT By: DONNA CASSATA (AP), BRADLEY KLAPPER (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly revealed testimony from top military commanders involved in the U.S. response to the Benghazi attacks suggests that the perpetrators of a second, dawn attack on a CIA complex probably were different from those who penetrated the U.S. diplomatic … Read more
by Bruce Bialosky 6/29/2014 12:02:00 AM By now you must be pretty sick of reading and hearing about Hillary Clinton. Personally, I am ready for No Mas. But after I wrote my first column about Benghazi many readers wrote and asked me to promise I would not let the subject die. Since nothing has happened … Read more
Warns of ‘tragic consequences’ for those on the ground BY: Adam Kredo June 26, 2014 5:00 am U.S. diplomatic compounds overseas continue to be endangered by lax security measures and, in many cases, are highly vulnerable to potential attack, a fact that the State Department has failed to address for nearly 10 years, according to … Read more
Security contractors have failed to fully screen local guards at U.S. embassies, putting Americans overseas at risk almost two years after the deadly attacks on the mission in Benghazi, Libya, an audit found. A review by the State Department’s inspector general of six contractors that provided local guards to boost embassy security found none fully … Read more