11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, myriad questions have emerged about the security failures that led to the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, three other U.S. citizens in Benghazi and eight Libyan security guards. read more
Diplomatic Security: What Went Wrong In Benghazi Since the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012, many questions have been raised about security at the consulate, and whether the U.S. military or Central Intelligence Agency could have done more to protect the Americans there. read more
Thus far, an all-but-anonymous State Department functionary has taken the heat for declining to provide what would have been a minimal boost in security at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, not at the consulate that was attacked in Benghazi. read more