December 2012 - Libya Special Weapons News |
- Republican Senators Criticize Benghazi Embassy Security VOA 20 Dec 2012 -- Opposition lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration for sending diplomats to the Libyan city of Benghazi without enough security. It follows an independent report into the September attack on the U.S. mission there that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
- Kerry: Congress Shares Blame for Benghazi Security Failure VOA 20 Dec 2012 -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee says Congress bears some responsibility for the mistakes leading to the deadly September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
- Four US State Dept. Officials Out Over Benghazi Attack RIA Novosti 20 Dec 2012 -- The US State Department's diplomatic security chief has resigned and three other officials were removed from their posts in the wake of a withering report on the Sept. 11 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left the US ambassador to the country dead.
- U.S. State Department Officials Reportedly Resign After Benghazi Report RFE/RL 19 Dec 2012 -- U.S. media are reporting that three U.S. State Department officials have resigned in the wake of a scathing report on the September attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya that blamed mismanagement at the department.
- Briefing on the Accountability Review Board Report US Dept. of State 19 Dec 2012
- Report: Inadequate Security at US Mission in Benghazi VOA 19 Dec 2012 -- An independent U.S. panel investigating the September 11 attack in Libya that resulted in the deaths of four Americans has concluded that security at the mission in Benghazi was 'grossly inadequate.'
- At conference, UN envoy highlights importance of reconciliation process in Libya UN News Centre 12 Dec 2012 -- Noting the desire for a national reconciliation process among Libya's authorities and civil society, the top United Nations political envoy in the North African country today highlighted the importance of the process being carried out satisfactorily.
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