Washington – Inquiry Faults State Department in Benghazi Attack

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    The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriWashington – An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management failures at the State Department led to inadequate security that left the diplomatic mission vulnerable.

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    Despite those failures, the Accountability Review Board determined that no individual American officials ignored or violated their duties and found no cause for any disciplinary action. The board found that contrary to initial reports, there was no protest outside the mission and blamed the incident entirely on terrorists.

    The State Department sent a classified version of the report to lawmakers Tuesday and released an unclassified version later Tuesday. The report makes 29 recommendations to improve embassy security. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she accepted them all.


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    joek212
    joek212
    11 years ago

    Could you believe after all we’ve been through about Benghazi the Reuters caption on the picture still calls it a protest and not a terror attack ??!!

    victorg
    victorg
    11 years ago

    Poor leadership at high levels. Hillary for president!