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Category Archives: Libya
U.S. Paid Guards $4 per Hour at Threatened Benghazi Consulate
U.S. Paid Guards $4 per Hour at Threatened Benghazi Consulate By Noah ShachtmanEmail Author October 3, 2012 | 6:11 pm There’s fresh evidence that security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. diplomatic security unit under scrutiny after Libya attack
U.S. diplomatic security unit under scrutiny after Libya attack Reuters By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi on September 11… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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British security firm facing questions over role in Benghazi attack
British security firm facing questions over role in Benghazi attack A British private security firm is facing questions over its role in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Dept Reverses Denial of Hiring British Security Firm in Benghazi
State Dept Reverses Denial of Hiring British Security Firm in Benghazi by Michael Patrick Leahy 18 Sep 2012 In her daily press briefing on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland admitted that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show
State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show By Catherine Herridge Published October 03, 2012 FoxNews.com Requests denied for more security prior to Libya… Did Washington ignore… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Security At Libya Outpost Faulted
Washington Post September 30, 2012 Pg. 1 Security At Libya Outpost Faulted Threat to U.S. underestimated; Slain envoy held hopes for power of diplomacy By Ernesto Londono and Abigail Hauslohner On… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
OBAMA ADMIN SENT UNARMED BRITISH FIRM TO PROTECT U.S. MISSION IN BENGHAZI
OBAMA ADMIN SENT UNARMED BRITISH FIRM TO PROTECT U.S. MISSION IN BENGHAZI by Michael Patrick Leahy 18 Sep 2012 EDITORS’ NOTE: According to a source close to Breitbart News and high… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Feds Hired British Security Firm to Protect Benghazi Consulate
Feds Hired British Security Firm to Protect Benghazi Consulate By Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman Email Author September 17, 2012 | 2:38 pm | Demonstrators in Benghazi hang the ex-dictator Moammar Gadhafi in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department Denies Holding Up Blackwater Libya Contract
State Department Denies Holding Up Blackwater Libya Contract Academi, the company formerly known as Blackwater, was ready “two months ago” to go to Libya to protect diplomatic assets, a former Bush Administration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tragic ‘lack of security’ at Libya consulate
Tragic ‘lack of security’ at Libya consulate By ANDY SOLTIS Last Updated: 5:42 AM, September 15, 2012 Posted: 1:17 AM, September 15, 2012 The US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, didn’t have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading