Archive for State Department


Telegraph.co.uk
'Grevious' U.S. Mistake to Have Kept Open Libya Outpost
Bloomberg
The State Department failed to fill a “security gap” at the U.S. mission in Benghazi before the Sept. 11 attack even though it knew the Libyan government was incapable of protecting the compound, a Senate report said today. The report by the Senate
Senate committee report on Benghazi terrorist attack faults State DepartmentFox News
Senate Report on Sept. 11 Libya Attack Cites Security LapsesBusinessweek
Obama – US Has Good Leads On Who Carried Out Benghazi AttacksAllAfrica.com
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CIA's Global Response Staff emerging from shadows after incidents in Libya and
Washington Post
The rapid collapse of a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya exposed the vulnerabilities of State Department facilities overseas. But the CIA's ability to fend off a second attack that same night provided a glimpse of a key element in the agency's

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State Department official who 'resigned' after Libya findings reportedly
Fox News
A State Department security chief who was said to have resigned last week after the release of a scathing report about security lapses at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in the run-up to the terror attack that killed four Americans reportedly is still

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New York Daily News
Clinton's Libya duty
New York Daily News
11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. An independent inquiry by trusted professionals has confirmed that grievous State Department lapses left that U.S. consulate far too vulnerable to an assault. In fact, before she packs up her office, Clinton, now
Obama pushes Kerry for secretary of stateMohave Valley News
Column: John Kerry will face significant challengesUSA TODAY
Obama Nominates Kerry to Become Secretary of StateThe Ledger
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CBC.ca
4 Killed in Clashes in Libya's Benghazi
ABC News
Four people were killed Thursday when a protest outside a base for security forces in eastern Libya turned violent less than a week after suspected Islamic militants killed four policemen at the same compound. A police official in the eastern Libyan
State Department official suggests Libya warnings went to the topFox News
US State Department slammed for mistakes in Libya attackCBC.ca
Lawmakers, State officials tangle over Libya raidU.S. News & World Report
Reuters
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New York Times
State Department officials resign after scathing report on security lapses in
Fox News
Three State Department officials, including a security chief, have resigned following the release of scathing report about safety lapses at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in the run-up to the terror attack that killed four Americans. An administration
Panel Assails Role of State Department in Benghazi AttackNew York Times
Fear slows Libyan probe into attack on US mission in BenghaziReuters
Libya Security 'Grossly Inadequate,' US Report FindsBusinessweek
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Wall Street Journal
State Faulted in Libya Attack
Wall Street Journal
The report specifically said that the State Department relied too heavily on Libyan security guards to secure the post— despite the fact that U.S. officials had questioned the loyalty of some of these guards and that some had gone on strike for higher

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US Benghazi attack: security was 'grossly inadequate'
FRANCE 24
A long-awaited inquiry into the deadly September 11 attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans concluded Tuesday that systematic State Department failures led to “grossly inadequate” security at the mission in Benghazi.

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New York Times
Panel Assails Role of State Department in Benghazi Attack
New York Times
WASHINGTON — An independent inquiry into the attack on the United States diplomatic mission in Libya that killed four Americans on Sept. 11 sharply criticized the State Department for a lack of seasoned security personnel and for relying on untested
State Faulted in Libya AttackWall Street Journal
Report on Libya attack cites 'systemic failures' in security, confirms no protestFox News
State Department Blamed for Libya Security Falling ShortBloomberg
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New York Times
Benghazi Panel Strongly Assails Role of State Dept. in Attack
New York Times
WASHINGTON — An independent inquiry into the attack on the United States diplomatic mission in Libya that killed four Americans on Sept. 11 sharply criticized the State Department for a lack of seasoned security personnel and for relying on untested
State Faulted in Libya AttackWall Street Journal
Report on Libya attack cites 'systemic failures' in security, confirms no protestFox News
State Department Blamed for Libya Security Falling ShortBloomberg
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