The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was striking for a number of
reasons: the date, 11 September, the toll – four diplomats killed,
including an ambassador – and the knock-on effects on the careers of
senior American politicians.
But what is perhaps most striking is the inconsistencies: the US version of events compared with those of witnesses and the facts on the ground. The two do not tally. And so, a year later, there remain pressing questions about what happened that night – and what the Americans say happened.
US version The state department says there were no warning of impending attack, a spokesman insisting there was "nothing unusual during the day at all".
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/us-consulate-benghazi-attack-challenge
But what is perhaps most striking is the inconsistencies: the US version of events compared with those of witnesses and the facts on the ground. The two do not tally. And so, a year later, there remain pressing questions about what happened that night – and what the Americans say happened.
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Event Staff at the US special mission in Benghazi woke on 11 September to the sight of a Libyan policeman, deployed to guard them, filming the compound from a neighbouring rooftop. When challenged, he vanished. Later, an unmarked car made lazy circles around the compound, a walled redoubt rented in the southern suburbs of the Libyan city.US version The state department says there were no warning of impending attack, a spokesman insisting there was "nothing unusual during the day at all".
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/us-consulate-benghazi-attack-challenge
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