The New York Times is reporting tonight that an independent inquiry into the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 places the brunt of the blame on the State Department for ignoring requests for guards and relying on local militias for protection.
The panel that conducted the inquiry suggested 29 improvements to prevent future incidents, all of which were accepted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a letter to Congress. Clinton, who was scheduled to testify on Benghazi Thursday, is asking for $1.3 billion to make improvements in overseas security.
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Benghazi report says `systematic' State Dept management failures left consulate vulnerable.
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) December 19, 2012
Hillary can review detail report on Benghazi and approve 29 recommendations but can't testify on Hill Thurs? #Benghazi #DiplomaticIllness
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) December 19, 2012
Did Hillary have an advanced copy of the review of #Benghazi before she "bumped her head"? #7hoursofhell #inhiding
— Jeanne (@JEANNEinWa) December 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/281226166243827712
https://twitter.com/Cubannator/status/281225920730247169
https://twitter.com/RightWingB/status/281224096862314497
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepts 29 Benghazi review board suggestions to improve embassy security. Now… owning responsibility??
— SHAUN HASSETT, CAMS (@DUE_DILIGENCE2) December 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/stackiii/status/281223750026928131
The unclassified version of the report is available as a PDF from the State Department website.
Update:
If you’re pressed for time, others are offering their condensed versions of the report.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281237503288156161
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/281236716881334273
More from Richard Grenell, former U.S. spokesman at the United Nations:
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281235272367222784
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281236611872718848
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281236970217279493
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281238560206647297
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281239208088195072
http://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/statuses/281241185081774081
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