Libya Tries Outlawing Unsanctioned Militias
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images(TRIPOLI, Libya) — Militias not under government control in Libya will no longer be tolerated in the wake of an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi two weeks ago that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three othe…
Libya Tries Outlawing Unsanctioned Militias
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images(TRIPOLI, Libya) — Militias not under government control in Libya will no longer be tolerated in the wake of an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi two weeks ago that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three othe…
Republicans Jump on Obama Referring to ‘Bumps in the Road’ in Muslim World
Edward Linsmier/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Remarks President Obama made during an interview Sunday are starting to get some criticism, with the suggestion that Obama implied that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens’ death was a “bump in the road.”&…
GOP Senators Express Dissatisfaction in ‘Disrespectful’ Benghazi Briefing
State Dept(WASHINGTON) — Expressing further dissatisfaction with the thoroughness of the briefing on Benghazi they received from Secretary of State Clinton Thursday, two Republican Senators chastised the Obama administration for their “disrespec…
Obama Administration Official at Libyan Memorial: Death of Diplomats ‘Truly a Shared Loss’
MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/GettyImages(TRIPOLI, Libya) — At a memorial service in Tripoli attended by at least 200 people, nearly all Libyans, top government leaders paid tribute in Arabic to the man they called their friend, Ambassador Chris Stevens. A …
Rubio, McCain Criticize Administration’s Calling Libya Attack ‘Spontaneous’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans said that the White House’s delay in calling the assault on the consulate in Libya an act of terrorism set back efforts to truly confront the attack.“On Sunday, to hear Ambassador Ri…
Rubio, McCain Criticize Administration’s Calling Libya Attack ‘Spontaneous’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans said that the White House’s delay in calling the assault on the consulate in Libya an act of terrorism set back efforts to truly confront the attack.“On Sunday, to hear Ambassador Ri…
Libya Attack: Five Guards Protected Slain Ambassador Chris Stevens
MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Five guards from the State Department were protecting U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens when he was killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week, according to a top congressional Democrat b…
Libya Attack: Five Guards Protected Slain Ambassador Chris Stevens
MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Five guards from the State Department were protecting U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens when he was killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week, according to a top congressional Democrat b…
Counterterrorism Chief: Libya Attack Was Terrorism but Not Pre-planned
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen became the highest-ranking member of the Obama administration to claim that last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was an act of terroris…
Sec. Clinton Says No ‘Actionable Intelligence’ on Benghazi Attack
State Dept(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters Tuesday the intelligence surrounding the U.S. consulate in Benghazi did not indicate that the consulate was under a specific threat before it was attacked last week.“With…
Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated
ABC News (NEW YORK) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not premeditated, directly contradicting top Libyan officials who say the attack was planned in advance.“Our current…
Al Qaeda Praises Libya Consulate Attack as Anti-American Protests Subside
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen praised the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya as a “great event” on Saturday and urged followers to kill other American diplomats across the Muslim world. But the violent anti-America…
Al Qaeda Took Advantage of Libyan Protest, CIA Chief Says
Cherie Cullen/Released(WASHINGTON) — The attack that killed four Americans in the Libyan consulate began as a spontaneous protest against the film “The Innocence of Muslims,” but Islamic militants who may have links to al Qaeda used the op…
Al Qaeda Took Advantage of Libyan Protest, CIA Chief Says
Cherie Cullen/Released(WASHINGTON) — The attack that killed four Americans in the Libyan consulate began as a spontaneous protest against the film “The Innocence of Muslims,” but Islamic militants who may have links to al Qaeda used the op…
Obama Notifies Congress of Troops Deployed to Libya and Yemen
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has taken the formal step of notifying Congress that he has deployed troops “equipped for combat” to Libya and Yemen to defend U.S. citizens and property, pursuant to the War Powers Reso…
Obama to Attend Ceremony for Americans Killed in Libya
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will travel to Andrews Air Force Base this afternoon to attend the transfer of the remains ceremony of the four Americans killed in Libya earlier this week.U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Steve…
Secretary Clinton Delivers Powerful Religion Speech After Middle East Embassy Attacks
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary Clinton delivered a powerful and personal speech about religion at an Eid ul-Fitr reception, marking the end of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. The speech, at times, was a direct response to the attacks …
Arrest Made in Attack on US Consulate in Libya
GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images(BENGHAZI, Libya) — There were a number of developments in Libya Thursday as the search for the killers of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans continued.Libya’s prime minister told Christiane…
Joe Biden: US Consulate Attackers in Libya ‘Have No Real Values’
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(EAU CLAIRE, Wis.) — Vice President Joe Biden stressed the dedication of diplomats serving the U.S. abroad Thursday and voiced his belief that those who “callously” killed four Americans, including the U.S. Ambassad…