Blizzard Of Leaks And Charges Leaves Libya Questions Unanswered -- Bloomberg Businessweek
While six weeks of leaks and testimony have made it clear that the Obama administration had reports from the start that the assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, was a terrorist attack, the partisan dueling still leaves at least three questions unanswered.
The first is why the administration persisted for days in saying the attack was a spontaneous demonstration that “seems to have been hijacked” by militants. A second is whether U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, who died in the assault, had requested more bodyguards or other security. A third is how Stevens was lost if, as a State Department e-mail during the melee reported, “the compound had been cleared.”
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Pentagon mum on Libya response -- Washington Times
E-Mails Offer Glimpse at What U.S. Knew in First Hours After Attack in Libya -- New York Times
E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack -- CNN
Emails show militant group took credit for Benghazi attack -- NBC
Libya militia tensions hampered post-attack U.S. rescue effort -- L.A. Times
Republicans Press White House for Explanation on Benghazi Emails -- ABC News
Clinton: Internet Claim of Responsibility for Attack Proves Nothing -- Voice of America
US downplays Facebook claim on Benghazi attack -- AFP
The Real Libya Story: There Is No Story -- Michael Hirsh, The Atlantic
Obama Knew Benghazi Was Terrorism And Did Nothing -- IBD Editorial
White House on Benghazi email -- Jamie Dupree, AJC
Benghazi e-mails: What did Obama administration know when? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Why didn't President Obama tell the truth about what happened in Benghazi? -- CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Update: Political interference? This is very disturbing if true.
E-Mails Offer Glimpse at What U.S. Knew in First Hours After Attack in Libya -- New York Times
E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack -- CNN
Emails show militant group took credit for Benghazi attack -- NBC
Libya militia tensions hampered post-attack U.S. rescue effort -- L.A. Times
Republicans Press White House for Explanation on Benghazi Emails -- ABC News
Clinton: Internet Claim of Responsibility for Attack Proves Nothing -- Voice of America
US downplays Facebook claim on Benghazi attack -- AFP
The Real Libya Story: There Is No Story -- Michael Hirsh, The Atlantic
Obama Knew Benghazi Was Terrorism And Did Nothing -- IBD Editorial
White House on Benghazi email -- Jamie Dupree, AJC
Benghazi e-mails: What did Obama administration know when? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Why didn't President Obama tell the truth about what happened in Benghazi? -- CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Update: Political interference? This is very disturbing if true.