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Three Top State Department Officials Resign Over Benghazi
Arutz Sheva ^ | 19/12/12 | Rachel Hirshfeld

Posted on 12/19/2012 3:41:35 PM PST by Eleutheria5

Three top officials in the State Department resigned Wednesday in the wake of a scathing report which slammed "systemic failures" and "management deficiencies" in the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, which resulted in the murder of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Assistant Secretary Eric Boswell, head of the bureau of diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary for international programs, have stepped down, CNN and CBS television said, citing unnamed department officials.

Lamb, who was Boswell’s deputy in charge of international programs, denied requests from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli for an extension of temporary security forces that were withdrawn in the months before the Benghazi attack.

The third person expected to resign has not yet been identified.

The resignations came just hours after an independent panel issued a long-awaited inquiry into the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, which has been blamed on Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists.

"Systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two bureaus of the State Department resulted in a Special Mission security posture that was inadequate for Benghazi and grossly inadequate to deal with the attack that took place," the report said.

The report did not find reason for disciplinary action against any officials but singled out the bureaus of Diplomatic Security and Near Eastern Affairs for criticism, saying its leaders demonstrated a “lack of proactive leadership and management ability in their responses to security concerns.”

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To: Eleutheria5

They will be re-hired after January 1st.....with raises.


41 posted on 12/19/2012 5:57:53 PM PST by jch10 (7th generation Floridian)
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To: FreeReign

Thanks.


42 posted on 12/19/2012 5:59:25 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife; Thank You Rush
Did she not reveal that there was a live video feed?

Yes.

I posted the full transcript so that it can't be taken out of context by the Guardian.

43 posted on 12/19/2012 6:04:55 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: Eleutheria5

Probaby the ones who squealed... Don’t tell.


44 posted on 12/19/2012 6:29:05 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Monkey Face
America needs to get really angry. How can we make them see the really ugly “leadership” of this country?

Help me.

When the subject matter is the American electorate, there is no way. You can't fix stupid. This was made evident this past November 6.

45 posted on 12/19/2012 6:32:33 PM PST by OldPossum
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To: Eleutheria5

It would appear that slimy Hillary has a bus of her own.


46 posted on 12/19/2012 6:32:51 PM PST by austinaero
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To: Eleutheria5

This approach comes to us from England, where “whipping boys” were punished in place of “Royals.”


47 posted on 12/19/2012 6:33:29 PM PST by OldNavyVet
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To: F15Eagle
When does Hillary resign and spill the beans about Bammy and what was really going on in Libya?

Hahahaha - thought you all could use the laugh.

You're a riot! I laughed so hard, I fell and hit my head on the floor. Now I can't remember anything ...

48 posted on 12/19/2012 7:16:14 PM PST by BlackVeil
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Eleutheria5.
Assistant Secretary Eric Boswell... Charlene Lamb... third person expected to resign has not yet been identified.

49 posted on 12/19/2012 7:16:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

So sad, we lost a Syrian-Australian not long ago in the same conflict, poor fellow, he was there to help the poor refugees and died in some unexpected cross-fire incident. Wept I did. Only one, so far.


50 posted on 12/19/2012 7:20:32 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair Dinkum!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Whoops! Wrong thread!


51 posted on 12/19/2012 7:22:15 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair Dinkum!)
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To: Eleutheria5
stood up against a wall and shot would be too good for them... feh
52 posted on 12/19/2012 8:16:39 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Eleutheria5

Three top officials in the State Department resigned Wednesday in the wake of a scathing report which slammed “systemic failures” and “management deficiencies” in the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, which resulted in the murder of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Hillary’s Bus has alot of wheels.......


53 posted on 12/19/2012 8:20:18 PM PST by LtKerst
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To: Eleutheria5; a fool in paradise
Obviously, these three suckers were not members of any protected minority. A trio of crackers!


54 posted on 12/19/2012 8:25:57 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Bread & circuses for the masses; the election is over. The only difference between Obama and Romney was skin tone. Nice to see so shortly after the election so many more people are losing their jobs (even though Obama’s media concealed plenty of announcements prior to the election). As a resident of a “blue state”, nothing gives me more satisfaction than seeing Obama voters in the services indistries idled by a lack of consumers; may they all have a somber Christmas to reflect on the error of their ways.

Maybe in 2016 we’ll have a real election.


55 posted on 12/19/2012 8:44:04 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Eleutheria5

Wednesday Night Massacre?


56 posted on 12/19/2012 8:45:05 PM PST by Oratam
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To: Eleutheria5

Well three people that should resign include the AG, SoS and President


57 posted on 12/19/2012 8:49:27 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Eleutheria5; Monkey Face

IGNORANT America let him stay in power. I mentioned Fast & Furious for instance to my Obama-loving anti-gun sister and all she knew was that it was the name of a movie. After explaining it to her she laughed and said no way would our president do such a thing or be reelected if he had, where do I hear this stuff from?? I didn’t even venture into Benghazi, she no doubt would have said “who’s Ben Ghazi?”


58 posted on 12/19/2012 9:25:25 PM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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To: plain talk

this is kinda like blaming the camp cook for Custers last stand


59 posted on 12/19/2012 10:40:05 PM PST by KTM rider ( , you'd be lucky to get= $7....LOL !)
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To: tina07

Ignorant and apathetic. There are those who are ignorant because they don’t know, and those who are ignorant because they don’t want to know; because they prefer to let others do their thinking for them. This latter group let Hitler have his way with Europe, Castro with Cuba, and now Obama with America. It breaks my heart, but I saw this coming and left.


60 posted on 12/20/2012 2:41:20 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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