Tag Archives: Libya

• News

  FBI to question suspect in Benghazi attack

  The FBI is expected to question a suspect in the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
• Politics

  E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack

  Two hours after first being notified of an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, a government e-mail to the White House, the State Department and the FBI said an Islamist group had claimed credit.
• News

  Rights group recounts Gadhafi’s last bloody moments, calls for justice

  Human Rights Watch: Libya should investigate rebels who killed Gadhafi forces
• News

  Sec. of State Hillary Clinton takes responsibilty for diplomat security

  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to douse a political firestorm over the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.
• News

  Clinton: I’m responsible for diplomats’ security

  “I take responsibility,” Clinton told CNN in an interview while on a visit to Peru.
• News

  Panetta: Terrorists ‘clearly’ planned Benghazi attack

  “As we determined the details of what took place there and how that attack took place, it became clear that there were terrorists who planned that attack,” Panetta said.
• News

  Should CNN have reported on U.S. ambassador’s diary?

  Government slams CNN over reporting on slain U.S. ambassador’s diary.
• News

  Sec of State: Attacks on Libyan consulate were ‘terror attacks’

  “What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four Americans.”
• News

  Protestors apologize to US; overtake Islamist group’s HQ in Benghazi

  Ten days after four Americans were killed in their Libyan city, hundreds marched in Benghazi and took over the headquarters of a radical Islamist group tied to the attack.
• News

  Clinton: No sign that Stevens believed he was on an al Qaeda hit list

  The remark came after a source familiar with his thinking told CNN that in the months leading up to his death, Stevens worried about constant security threats.
• News

  CBS: Dispute over nature of Libya attack continues; Witness says there was no protest

  New details add to the widening rift between U.S. and Libyan accounts of the attack
• News

  Source: Slain ambassador Stevens said he was on al Qaeda list

  Stevens specifically mentioned a rise in Islamic extremism and al Qaeda’s growing presence in Libya, the source said.