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In Public Letter, GOP Senators Won’t Let White House Off Hook for Benghazi

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“If the President was truly not aware of this rising threat level in Benghazi, then we have lost confidence in his national security team, whose responsibility it is to keep the President informed. But if the President was aware of these earlier attacks in Benghazi prior to the events of September 11, 2012, then he bears full responsibility for any security failures that occurred. The security of Americans serving our nation everywhere in the world is ultimately the job of the Commander-in-Chief. The buck stops there.”
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54 posted on 10/16/2012 8:48:58 AM PDT by nanetteclaret (Unreconstructed Catholic Texan)
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State Dep’t Suspected in April that Libyan Guards at Benghazi Consulate had Tried to Attack It

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“State Department officials suspected that two Libyan guards hired by its own security contractor were behind an April incident in which a homemade bomb was hurled over the wall of the special mission in Benghazi, according to official emails obtained by Reuters…

The April attack illustrated concerns among some U.S. officials in Libya that hiring local residents for embassy guard duties could in itself raise security issues.

The emails identified one of the suspects in that incident as a former employee of Blue Mountain Group who had been fired four days earlier for vandalism, and said the other was still working for the company. Both were unarmed guards who performed routine security tasks, such as screening visitors.”
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55 posted on 10/16/2012 8:56:08 AM PDT by nanetteclaret (Unreconstructed Catholic Texan)
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