A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Why was Chris Stevens in Benghazi the night he was killed?

Best Answers

Bubaker Habib, a local contractor for the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, speaks about his time working with Amb. Chris Stevens. ... false version of events that night, namely that Chris was taking part in secret weapons smuggling and that the secretary of state was responsible for letting him die. read more

Chris Stevens was arming jihadists in Libya to destabilize the region, it would take an essay to explain why this was in aligned with the ruling class’s economic interests. However it would be an answer to a follow up question, so I’ll stick to answering one at a time. read more

Chris Stevens--murdered by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks—was at the poorly secured State Department facility in that city that day at least in part because Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wanted to convert the department compound there into a permanent outpost and department officials wanted her to be able to announce this was the case when she made a planned visit to Libya in December 2012. read more

Stevens sent out numerous pleas for help in the days and hours before the attack, because he knew of and feared the significant number of well-armed militias, all with ties to al-Qaeda, that were roaming the area around Benghazi. read more

Related Facts

Image Answers