Senate report: Attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi could have been prevented (WashPost)

Washington Post ^ | January 15, 2014 | By Adam Goldman and Anne Gearan

[Brad from Tennessee]

A long-delayed Senate Intelligence Committee report released Wednesday faulted both the State Department and the intelligence community for not preventing attacks on two outposts in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including a U.S. ambassador, about 16 months ago.

The bipartisan report laid out more than a dozen findings regarding the assaults on a diplomatic compound and a CIA annex in the city. It said the State Department failed to increase security at its mission despite warnings, and blamed intelligence agencies for not sharing information about the existence of the CIA outpost with the U.S. military.

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The report also noted, chillingly, that the FBI’s investigation into the attacks has been hampered in Libya, and that 15 people “supporting the investigation or otherwise helpful to the United States” have since been killed in Benghazi. The report said it was unclear whether those killings were related to the investigation. . .

[MestaMachine]

In case you missed it.

Benghazi Index

This is a Threat Matrix list documenting threats within and without. Anyone wanting on or off please advise.

[stanne]

Wow! They are quick!

[Paine in the Neck]

"Prevented!?"

The whole point of these attacks were that they were supposed to occur. They were orchestrated from DC, by Brennan and Clinton, with the approval of Jarrett.

[PowderMonkey]

"15 people “supporting the investigation or otherwise helpful to the United States” have since been killed in Benghazi. The report said it was unclear whether those killings were related to the investigation. "

In my former line of work, that was known as a "clue." Fifteen cooperating sources. All murdered. Only one way that could possibly happen.

[blueunicorn6]

Of course they could have had more Americans there for security. The trouble is, they might have started asking questions about what the Democrats were doing in Libya. Libya was just Hillary and Obama’s remake of KELLY’S HEROES. A military operation used to coverup the theft of some gold.

[faithhopecharity]

still a big victory for Obama, he lied and got re-elected

[Irenic]

I am starting to wonder about that since the story of Iran and Turkey gold/shipping/realestate/+more money laundering came to light shortly before Christmas.

[Gene Eric]

>> 15 people “supporting the investigation or otherwise helpful to the United States” have since been killed

I wonder who had them killed.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Glad we have these crack detectives on the case...
15 dead and they can't figure out the commonality ?

[chiefqc]

But, but klingon said what difference does it make. The death of four Americans does not seem to be of any concern to her or the mac daddy administration when it comes to their saving face.

[saleman]

I spent a good bit of time reading through the report. Ms. Clinton’s name was never mentioned AFAIK. State did nothing to enhance security after credible threats were made. But the report indicated that it was an institutional problem, or some such and deflected blame to “the process”.

Susan Rice was mentioned. And the 12 revisions of the “talking points” were revealed. Interesting to me that no where in the talking points was any mention of an anti-islamic movie. Wonder where she and the Hildabeast came up with that?

[hoosiermama]

Hmmm? Hadn’t considered gold. Always thought that a briefcase of money exhanged hands between the ambassador and the Turk
So is that what happened to Kadaffi s gold? We’re those who stole it taking it for Hill/0. Is that why the factitious movie story. ( doubt it but let’s see them prove else wise )