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Obama: Republicans ‘dishonor’ Benghazi victims with ‘political circus’
President Barack Obama on Monday expressed frustration that Republican lawmakers had doubled down on what he indicated was a witch hunt to smear current and former members of his administration over terrorist attacks in Benghazi last year. At a press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the president said…
Bachmann: 9/11 and Benghazi attacks were ‘judgment’ from God
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told a group of conservative lawmakers gathered for a prayer event that the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the siege of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya were “the hand of judgment” from God. According to Right Wing Watch, the event,…
Rand Paul touts Benghazi conspiracy involving secret CIA arms trade
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday night offered a fresh conspiracy regarding the attack in Benghazi, claiming the Obama administration could be trying to hide a secret arms trade. “I never have quite understood the cover-up — if it was intentional or incompetence,” he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “But something…
Cheney slams Obama over Benghazi: ‘We were always ready on 9/11′
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday lashed out at President Barack Obama’s administration for a “failure of leadership” over an attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans on Sept. 11 of last year, saying that the Bush administration was “always ready on 9/11″ — at least, the anniversaries. At…
Republicans name witnesses for May 8 Benghazi hearing
Republicans pursue probe of Benghazi attacks, name witnesses for hearing (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington in October 2012. On Saturday, Issa named three witnesses who will appear at a May 8 hearing on…
FBI releases photos of three Benghazi attack suspects
US authorities on Wednesday released pictures of three men it said were present during the September 11, 2012 attack on the US mission in eastern Libya, saying it wanted to question them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s website did not say whether the three men — all of whom appear…
Car bomb explodes outside French embassy in Tripoli injuring two
A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya on Tuesday, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage in the first attack on a foreign mission since militants stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in September. Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz branded the act a “terrorist” incident, and…
Man detained in connection to Benghazi attack: report
A man believed to be connected to the attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi has been detained by Libyan authorities, CNN reported Thursday. The suspect, Faraj al-Shibli, was detained shortly after returning from a trip to Pakistan. It is unclear what involvement he had in the attack, which left…
Gunmen attack coptic Christian church in Libya’s Benghazi: ministry
Gunmen have attacked an Egyptian Coptic church in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, assaulting two priests, the foreign ministry said Sunday, days after dozens of Egyptian Christians suspected of proselytising were arrested. The foreign ministry said it “strongly condemned Thursday’s attack on the Egyptian church… and the aggression towards Father…
Australians warned to leave Benghazi immediately
Australia on Friday joined three European nations in urging its citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a “specific, imminent threat to Westerners” linked to French action in Mali. The advice followed similar warnings from governments in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, which sparked an angry response…
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