Friday, November 16, 2012

Congress hears from officials on Benghazi

House Republicans criticized the Obama administration on Thursday for mishandling security at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi before and during the deadly Sept. 11 terrorist attack, when the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three additional Americans were killed.
“The coordinated, preplanned, and brazen attacks against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11 was an outrage,” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R., Fla.) said during an open House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing she led. “Also disgraceful is the sad parade of conflicting accounts of the attack that we have received from administration officials in the weeks and months since.”
Senior U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, and State Department officials also met behind closed doors in both the House and Senate to explain why there were few security forces to protect the compound in Benghazi and a CIA annex about a mile away.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus is set to testify Friday, also behind closed doors. He is expected to be questioned about a still-classified review of the events of Sept. 11 in Benghazi. Petraeus was quoted by CNN as saying his resignation was not linked to the Benghazi scandal.
Meanwhile the CIA said in a statement last night that it is conducting an exploratory investigation into Petraeus’ conduct.

Read more: http://freebeacon.com/benghazi-hearings-commence/

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