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State Dept Denied Foreign Emergency Support Team for Benghazi

Reports indicate a breakdown in communication within the Obama administration during the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. Top counter-terrorism officials say they received little to no communication from other agencies or members of the

State Dept Denied Foreign Emergency Support Team for Benghazi

WaPo: 'Multiple Errors That Led to Final Tragedy' in Benghazi

In a report leaked to the Washington Post‘s David Ignatius, a liberal reporter at the Obama administration’s favorite newspaper, a “senior intelligence official” laid out the supposed timeline of events during the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. The

WaPo: 'Multiple Errors That Led to Final Tragedy' in Benghazi

Documents: Consulate Warned of 'No Police Support'

Documents found by Foreign Policy in the wreckage of America’s consulate in Benghazi show that letters were being written from the consulate about “troubling” surveillance of the building by terrorist groups. One letter, written on September 11 and addressed to

Documents: Consulate Warned of 'No Police Support'

Hillary Asked For More Security In Benghazi, Obama Said No

Reports suggest that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama didn’t see things the same on Benghazi. She wanted more security for diplomatic personnel, but Obama said no. Rush Limbaugh predicted as much when Clinton took the blame

Hillary Asked For More Security In Benghazi, Obama Said No

State Department Warned Against Libya Travel in August

As Kerry Picket of The Washington Times reports today, on August 27, just weeks before the murder of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, the State Department issued a travel warning for Americans planning to travel to

State Department Warned Against Libya Travel in August

John Bolton: Benghazi 'an Incredibly Stupid Cover-Up'

As news on Benghazi continues to leak and the realization that the White House knew this was terrorism from day one becomes more clear, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton has called the Obama administration’s behavior a cover-up.

John Bolton: Benghazi 'an Incredibly Stupid Cover-Up'

State Department Stonewalls on Libya … Again

Another day, another stonewalling for reporters at the State Department over Libya. Today, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland refused to comment on reports that the CIA had sent a cable 24 hours after the Benghazi assault, explaining that it was

State Department Stonewalls on Libya … Again

Why Benghazi Matters

It has taken more than four weeks, but the facts of the assault on the American consulate in Benghazi are slowly emerging.  It is now known that on the evening of September 11, 2012, Ambassador Christopher Stevens conducted a scheduled

Why Benghazi Matters

Obama the Weak Helps Russia the Strong

Before taking office as president, Barack Obama promised to “reset” the United States’ relationship with Russia in order to cooperate more fully with the Russians. Two months after Obama’s inauguration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her Russian equivalent, Sergei

Obama the Weak Helps Russia the Strong

State Dept Spokeswoman Refuses All Questions on Libya

Last week, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland answered several questions on the Benghazi attacks on our consulate and the murder of our ambassador. She also made a fool of herself by stating, “Look, I’m generally dumber than most of the

State Dept Spokeswoman Refuses All Questions on Libya

'Independent' Audience Asks Twice As Many Anti-Romney Questions

Candy Crowley’s disgraceful performance tonight masked her true failure: her failure to pick questions outside the Daily Kos mailbag. Here’s the full list of questions she pre-screened from members of the “independent” audience. They got more and more egregious as

'Independent' Audience Asks Twice As Many Anti-Romney Questions

Hillary: I Take Responsibility, But…

In a CBS interview that aired on CBS This Morning Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she did not brief American United Nations ambassador Susan Rice prior to her disastrous September 16 television appearances.  On that day Ambassador Rice told

Hillary: I Take Responsibility, But…

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Late this afternoon, Elise Labott of CNN reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had told her that she “takes responsibility” for security problems at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, resulting in the murder of our ambassador and three

Hillary Falls On Her Sword Over Benghazi

Hillary: 'I Take Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Shortly after leaving an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CNN’s Elise Labott reported that the Secretary said that “the buck stops” with her and that the President and the Vice President should not be held responsible for the

Hillary: 'I Take Responsibility' For Benghazi Security

Obama Admin Considers 'October Surprise' Libya Attack

Two weeks ago, Breitbart News reported that the Obama administration was contemplating an airstrike in Libya – a move a former CIA official told us “would be criminal” for its lack of forethought and its dire political consequences. Today, the

Obama Admin Considers 'October Surprise' Libya Attack

Libya: The Biden Lie That Just Won't Die

In confrontations, Joe Biden tends to lie. He did it in 1988 when journalists asked about his false claims about his academic record. He did it in the 2008 Vice Presidential debate against Gov. Sarah Palin. He did it again

Libya: The Biden Lie That Just Won't Die

US Thinks 'Iran Behind Cyberattack in Saudi'

The United States believes Iran was behind a major cyberattack on Saudi Arabia’s state oil company and a Qatari gas firm, a former US official who has worked on cybersecurity issues said. In a major speech on cybersecurity on Thursday,

US Thinks 'Iran Behind Cyberattack in Saudi'

Romney Hammers at Benghazi Attack

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, campaigning Friday in Ohio and Virginia, hammered at the attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador. Romney, speaking at a rally in Richmond, Va., said the vice presidential debate

Romney Hammers at Benghazi Attack