Download or read book Benghazi written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11th of 2012, the committee has been focused on the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, where terrorists killed four Americans that day, including our Ambassador, the first U.S. Ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979. The focus of today's hearing, which is our fourth, is the troubling lack of accountability we have seen within the State Department since that time. The bottom line is that over 1 year later no State Department personnel have been held accountable for the Department's failure to protect the Benghazi consulate and the U.S. personnel there, not one. As we know, there were so many things with the State Department's decision-making before the fatal attack. In the face of a glaring need, with violence in Benghazi mounting, critical security requests from the field were denied at State. The Department was asleep on 9/11, and this led to the Accountability Review Board to find, in their words, systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two State Department bureaus. But no State Department personnel have been fired or even disciplined. No one has missed a paycheck. Accountability can be painful. Those making bad decisions may have long and otherwise good records. But the Department cannot have a culture of accountability, which is what any well-functioning organization needs, and which is essential to protecting its personnel, if no one, literally no one, is held accountable for the mismanagement and poor leadership the ARB itself identified

Download or read book Benghazi Where Is the State Department Accountability written by Committee on Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of today's hearing is the troubling lack of accountability within the State Department since the consulate attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Over 1 year later no State Department personnel have been held accountable for the Department's failure to protect the Benghazi consulate and the U.S. personnel there, not one. As we know, there were so many things with the State Department's decision-making before the fatal attack. In the face of a glaring need, with violence in Benghazi mounting, critical security requests from the field were denied at State. The Department was asleep on 9/11, and this led to the Accountability Review Board to find, in their words, systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two State Department bureaus. But no State Department personnel have been fired or even disciplined.

Download or read book Benghazi written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benghazi : where is the State Department accountability? : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, September 18, 2013.

Download or read book Benghazi written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Accountability Review Board Report for Benghazi written by United States. Department of State. Accountability Review Board for Benghazi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, 22 U.S.C. § 4831 et seq., (the "Act"), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton convened an Accountability Review Board (ARB) for Benghazi to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11-12, 2012, killings of four U.S. government personnel, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, John Christopher Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya. A series of attacks on September 11-12, 2012 involving arson, small-arms and machine-gun fire, and use of rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), grenades and mortars, focused on two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, as well as U.S. personnel en route between the two facilities. In addition, the attacks severely wounded two U.S. personnel, injured three Libyan contract guards and resulted in the destruction and abandonment of both facilities--the U.S. Special Mission compound (SMC) and Annex. Four Board members were selected by the Secretary of State and one member from the intelligence community (IC) was selected by the Director for National Intelligence. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering served as Chairman, with Admiral Michael Mullen as Vice Chairman. Additional members were Catherine Bertini, Richard Shinnick, and Hugh Turner, who represented the IC. The criminal investigation of the September 11-12, 2012, Benghazi attacks, for which the statutory responsibility rests with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was still underway at the time of this report. The Board enjoyed excellent cooperation with the Department of Justice and FBI throughout preparation of this report. The key questions surrounding the identity, actions and motivations of the perpetrators remain to be determined by the ongoing criminal investigation. As called for by the Act, this report examines: whether the attacks were security related; whether security systems and procedures were adequate and implemented properly; the impact of intelligence and information availability; whether any other facts or circumstances in these cases may be relevant to appropriate security management of U.S. missions worldwide; and, finally, whether any U.S. government employee or contractor, as defined by the Act, breached her or his duty."--Introduction.

Download or read book Accountability Review Board ARB Report on the September 11th Attack in Benghazi written by U.s. Department of State and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, 22 U.S.C. § 4831 et seq., (the "Act"), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton convened an Accountability Review Board (ARB) for Benghazi to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11-12, 2012, killings of four U.S. government personnel, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, John Christopher Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya....Four Board members were selected by the Secretary of State and one member from the intelligence community (IC) was selected by the Director for National Intelligence. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering served as Chairman, with Admiral Michael Mullen as Vice Chairman. Additional members were Catherine Bertini, Richard Shinnick, and Hugh Turner, who represented the IC. The criminal investigation of the September 11-12, 2012, Benghazi attacks, for which the statutory responsibility rests with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was still underway at the time of this report. The Board enjoyed excellent cooperation with the Department of Justice and FBI throughout preparation of this report....As called for by the Act, this report examines: whether the attacks were security related; whether security systems and procedures were adequate and implemented properly; the impact of intelligence and information availability; whether any other facts or circumstances in these cases may be relevant to appropriate security management of U.S. missions worldwide; and, finally, whether any U.S. government employee or contractor, as defined by the Act, breached her or his duty."--Introduction.

Download or read book Benghazi Attack written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Secretary Clinton transmitted the report of the ARB, the Accountability Review Board, to our committee, she noted in her accompanying letter that all of us have a responsibility to provide the men and women who serve this country with the best possible security and support. Most of all she says, ''It is my responsibility as Secretary of State.'' Tragically the Department did not meet its responsibility to our personnel in Libya. The lethal attack on our diplomatic mission in Benghazi was not the result of a protest against an obscure video as was initially claimed. Instead, and as the evidence makes clear, the attack was coordinated and carried out by terrorists targeting U.S. personnel. After the attack that killed Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, the Secretary of State convened an ARB, which is required by statute due to the fatalities at the post. The ARB states that the attacks on our U.S. Nation in Benghazi on September 11th of this year were, and I quote, ''terrorist attacks.'' Contrary to initial assertions by the Obama administration, the ARB states that the attacks were security related and did not involve a protest prior to the attacks, which were unanticipated in their scope and intensity. Dispatches from the command center of the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security on the day of the attack clearly reported it as a terrorist event, yet officials in Washington refused to recognize and label the attack both during and after September 11th for what it was.

Download or read book Benghazi and Beyond The report of the Accountability Review Board written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Accountability Review Board Report for Benghazi written by United States Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of1986, 22 U.S.C. � 4831 et seq., (the "Act"), Secretary of State Hillary RodhamClinton convened an Accountability Review Board (ARB) for Benghazi toexamine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11-12, 2012,killings of four U.S. government personnel, including the U.S. Ambassador toLibya, John Christopher Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya. A series of attacks onSeptember 11-12, 2012 involving arson, small-arms and machine-gun fire, and useof rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), grenades and mortars, focused on two U.S.facilities in Benghazi, as well as U.S. personnel en route between the two facilities.In addition, the attacks severely wounded two U.S. personnel, injured three Libyancontract guards and resulted in the destruction and abandonment of both facilities -the U.S. Special Mission compound (SMC) and Annex.

Download or read book Under Fire The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi written by Fred Burton and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling inside account of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on a nearby CIA outpost, resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, the Information Officer, Sean Smith, and two former Navy SEALs, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, working for the Central Intelligence Agency. After the fall of Qaddafi, Benghazi was transformed into a hotbed of fundamentalist fervor and a den of spies for the northern half of the African continent. Moreover, it became the center of gravity for terrorist groups strategically situated in the violent whirlwinds of the Arab Spring. On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence presence in the city. Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve-hour ordeal confronted by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, his Diplomatic Security (DS) contingent, and the CIA security specialists who raced to rescue them. More than just the minute-by-minute narrative of a desperate last stand in the midst of an anarchic rebellion, Under Fire is an inspiring testament to the bravery and selflessness of the men and women who put their country first while serving in one of the most dangerous regions in the world.

Download or read book Legislative Review and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Interviews of Witnesses Before the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi Volume 9 written by House, Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 1708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of these eleven (11) print volumes contains the transcripts of Congressional investigative questioning and testimony of with key personnel testimony as part of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terror Attack in Benghazi's investigation into the attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September 2012 and related matters pursuant to House Resolution 567 of the 113th Congress and House Resolution 5 of the 114th Congress. A transcribed interview before this committee is not bound by the rules of evidence. Each person was informed that the individual may consult with their counsel during the interview and an official court reporter transcribed each interview. Some of the information in this report is "blacked out" as it may pertain to classified information or for protection of the person providing the testimony. Each person is asked the same questions relating to the handling of the situation as it pertains to former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and her role surrounding these events. Lastly, many of the interviews refer to specific Exhibits or documents that the person answering the questions is requested to provide background information. Each of these exhibits that serve as primary source and historical documents are included within each volume. Other related products: International and Foreign Affairs resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs Marine Corps publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/922 Security, Defense and Law Enforcement resources collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement

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Download or read book 13 Hours written by Mitchell Zuckoff and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. 13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack. 13 Hours sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country. 13 Hours is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book--but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men--and what they accomplished--is unforgettable.

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