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Obama campaign draws condemnation from GOP over Benghazi attack
The Obama campaign was facing intense criticism from conservatives on Thursday after a senior official said the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was only an issue because Mitt Romney was exploiting the deaths for political gain. The president’s deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, told CNN attention was…
Sensitive U.S. files unguarded in Libya embassy: report
WASHINGTON — A trove of documents, including travel plans and security contracts, lay unguarded at what remains of the American consulate in Benghazi, said a reporter who entered the building on Wednesday. A Washington Post journalist discovered the papers after he gained access to the diplomatic mission where US ambassador…
Clinton vows to answer all questions on Libya attack
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month’s deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism. “There are continuing questions about what exactly happened in Benghazi on that night three weeks ago and…
Questions mount over attack on US consulate in Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Three weeks after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi little is known about how and why the assault happened or who was behind it, amid mounting concern over possible security lapses. Four Americans died in the hours-long assault when the US compound and a nearby…
Republicans attack Obama over Benghazi security
WASHINGTON — US officials denied calls for more security at its Benghazi consulate despite attacks on Westerners in the city in the weeks before the mission was hit by militants, top Republicans charged Tuesday. The US mission in Libya had made “repeated requests for increased security” but they were ignored…
Libyan president vows his country will not be a burden
NEW YORK — New Libyan President Mohamed al-Megaryef on Monday vowed his country would not be a burden to the international community as he held his first face-to-face talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. After voicing his condolences again for a militant attack on the US mission in…
White House pressured to tell more about Benghazi attack
White House pressured to tell more about Benghazi attack President Obama is under increasing pressure to explain and respond more fully to the Sept. 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya in which the American ambassador and three other embassy personnel were killed. “The president needs to go…
Libyan authorities move to dissolve ‘unlawful’ militias
The Libyan authorities said late Saturday they had decided to dissolve all militias and armed groups that did not come under State authority. The move, a day after Benghazi residents rebelled against the militias in violence that killed at least 11 people and wounded over 70, was announced by Mohammed…
Libya security official resigns after U.S. embassy attack
BENGHAZI, Libya — A Libyan official quit his job on Wednesday highlighting tensions in the security establishment after a deadly attack killed four Americans, including the ambassador, in Benghazi. “There are problems at the ministry of interior and disputes between the security services,” Fawzi Wanis al-Kadhafi, head of the supreme…
Al-Qaeda says ‘meticulously executed’ Benghazi attack ‘revenge’ for number two’s death
Al-Qaeda said the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya was in revenge for the killing of the network’s number two Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Libi, SITE Intelligence Group reported Saturday. “The killing of Sheikh Abu Yahya only increased the enthusiasm and determination of the sons of (Libyan independence…
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