Download or read book Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on the U S Facilities in Benghazi Libya September 11 12 2012 written by Mike Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ("HPSCI" or "the Committee")conducted a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation into the tragic attacks against two facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012. The nearly two-year investigation focused on the activities of the Intelligence Community("IC")before, during, and after the attacks. During the course of thousands of hours of detailed HPSCI reviewed thousands of pages of intelligence assessments, cables, notes, and emails; held 20 Committee events and hearings; and conducted detailed interviews with senior intelligence officials and eyewitnesses to the attacks, including eight security personnel on the ground in Benghazi that night. This report details the findings and conclusions of HPSCI's investigation. In summary, the Committee first concludes that the CIA ensured sufficient security for CIA facilities in Benghazi and, without a requirement to do so, ably and bravely assisted the State Department on the night of the attacks. Their actions saved lives. Appropriate U.S. personnel made made reasonable tactical decisions that night, and the Committee found no evidence that there was either a stand down order or a denial of available air support. The Committee, however, received evidence that the State Department security personnel, resources, and equipment were unable to counter the terrorist threat that day and required CIA assistance. Second, the Committee finds that there was no intelligence failure prior to the attacks. In the months prior, the IC provided intelligence about previous attacks and the increased threat environment in Benghazi, but the IC did not have specific, tactical warning of the September 11 attacks. Third, the Committee finds that a mixed group of individuals, including those affiliated with Al-Qaʼida, participated in the attacks on the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, although the Committee finds that the intelligence was and remains conflicting about the identities, affiliations, and motivations of the attackers. Fourth, the Committee concludes that after the attacks, the early intelligence assessments and the Administration's initial public narrative on the causes and motivation for the attacks were not fully accurate. There was a stream of contradictory and conflicting intelligence that came in after the attacks. The Committee found intelligence to support CIA's initial assessment that the attacks had evolved out of a protest in Benghazi;but it also found contrary intelligence, which ultimately proved to be correct intelligence. There was no protest. The CIA only changed its initial assessment about a protest on September 24, 2012, when closed caption television footage became available on September 18, 2014 (two days after Ambassador Susan Rice spoke, and after the FBI began publishing its interviews with U.S. officials on the ground on September 22, 2012. Fifth, the Committee finds that the process used to generate the the talking points HPSCI asked for--and which were used for Ambassador Rice's public appearances--was flawed. HPSCI asked for the talking points solely to aid Members' ability to communicate publicly using the best available intelligence at the time, and mistakes were made in the process of how those talking points were developed. Finally, the Committee found no evidence that any officer was intimidated, forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement or otherwise kept from speaking to Congress, or polygraphed because of their presence in Benghazi. The Committee also found no evidence that the IC shipped arms to Syria. This report, and the nearly two years of intensive investigation it reflects, is meant to serve as the definitive House statement on the Intelligence Committee's activities before, during, and after the tragic events that caused the deaths of four brave Americans. Despite the highly sensitive nature of these activities, the report has endeavored to make the facts and conclusions within this report widely and publicly available so that the American public can separate the actual facts from the swirl of rumors and unsupported allegations. Only with a full accounting of the facts can we ensure that like the one that took the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Dohery never happen again."--Pages 1-2.

Download or read book Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U S Facilities in Benghazi Libya September 11 12 2012 written by Mike Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) conducted a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation into the tragic attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012. The nearly two-year investigation focused on the activities of the Intelligence Community (IC) before, during, and after the attacks. This report details the findings and conclusions of HPSCI's investigation. In summary: (1) the CIA ensured sufficient security for CIA facilities in Benghazi and, without a requirement to do so, ably and bravely assisted the State Department on the night of the attacks; (2) there was no intelligence failure prior to the attacks; (3) a mixed group of individuals, including those affiliated with Al-Qa'ida, participated in the attacks; (4) after the attacks, the early intelligence assessments and the Administration's initial public narrative on the causes and motivations for the attacks were not fully accurate; (5) the process used to generate the talking points HPSCI asked for -- and which were used for Ambassador Rice's public appearances -- was flawed. Redacted. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Investigation Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U S Facilities in Benghazi Libya September 11 12 2012 written by U S House of Representatives and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ("HPSCI" or "the Committee") conducted a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation into the tragic attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012. The nearly two-year investigation focused on the activities of the Intelligence Community ("IC") before, during, and after the attacks. During the course of thousands of hours of detailed investigation, HPSCI reviewed thousands of pages of intelligence assessments, cables, notes, and emails; held 20 Committee events and hearings; and conducted detailed interviews with senior intelligence officials and eyewitnesses to the attacks, including eight security personnel on the ground in Benghazi that night. This report details the findings and conclusions ofHPSCI's investigation. In summary, the Committee first concludes that the CIA ensured sufficient security for CIA facilities in Benghazi and, without a requirement to do so, ably and bravely assisted the State Department on the night of the attacks. Their actions saved lives. Appropriate U.S. personnel made reasonable tactical decisions that night, and the Committee found no evidence that there was either a stand down order or a denial of available air support. The Committee, however, received evidence that the State Department security personnel, resources, and equipment were unable to counter the terrorist threat that day and required CIA assistance. Second, the Committee finds that there was no intelligence failure prior to the attacks. In the months prior, the IC provided intelligence about previous attacks and the increased threat environment in Benghazi, but the IC did not have specific, tactical warning of the September 11 attacks. Third, the Committee finds that a mixed group of individuals, including those affiliated with AlQa 'ida, participated in the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, although the Committee finds that the intelligence was and remains conflicting about the identities, affiliations, and motivations of the attackers. Fourth, the Committee concludes that after the attacks, the early intelligence assessments and the Administration's initial public narrative on the causes and motivations for the attacks were not fully accurate. There was a stream of contradictory and conflicting intelligence that came in after the attacks. The Committee found intelligence to support CIA' s initial assessment that the attacks had evolved out of a protest in Benghazi; but it also found contrary intelligence, which ultimately proved to be the correct intelligence. There was no protest. The CIA only changed its initial assessment about a protest on September 24, 2012, when closed caption television footage became available on September 18, 2012 (two days after Ambassador Susan Rice spoke), and after the FBI began publishing its interviews with U.S. officials on the ground on September 22, 2012. Fifth, the Committee finds that the process used to generate the talking points HPSCI asked for-and which were used for Ambassador Rice's public appearances-was flawed. HPSCI asked for the talking points solely to aid Members' ability to communicate publicly using the best available intelligence at the time, and mistakes were made in the process of how those talking points were developed. Finally, the Committee found no evidence that any officer was intimidated, wrongly forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement or otherwise kept from speaking to Congress, or polygraphed because of their presence in Benghazi. The Committee also found no evidence that the CIA conducted unauthorized activities in Benghazi and no evidence that the IC shipped arms to Syria.

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Download or read book The Benghazi Report written by Createspace Independent Pub and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. diplomats were killed at the U.S. mission on September 11, 2012, by Libyan terrorists, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began to investigate the details and causes of the attacks, to assess responsibility and to recommend steps for the State Department to take to ensure similar tragedies did not occur in the future. The Benghazi Report is the full report of the Senate committee's findings after more than a year's work of interviews, staff investigation, and voluminous written testimony.

Download or read book Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U S Facilities in Benghazi Libya September 11 12 2012 Together with Additional Views written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this report is to review the September 11-12, 2012, terrorist attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. This review by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter "SSCI" or "the Committee") focuses primarily on the analysis by and actions of the Intelligence Community (IC) leading up to, during, and immediately following the attacks. The report also addresses, as appropriate, other issues about the attacks as they relate to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (State or State Department). It is important to acknowledge at the outset that diplomacy and intelligence collection are inherently risky, and that all risk cannot be eliminated. Diplomatic and intelligence personnel work in high-risk locations all over the world to collect information necessary to prevent future attacks against the United States and our allies. Between 1998 (the year of the terrorist attacks against the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania) and 2012, 273 significant attacks were carried out against U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel. The need to place personnel in high-risk locations carries significant vulnerabilities for the United States. The Committee intends for this report to help increase security and reduce the risks to our personnel serving overseas and to better explain what happened before, during, and after the attacks."--Page 1.

Download or read book Report of the U s Senate Select Committee on Intelligence written by United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Mr. President: SELECT COMMITIEE ON INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, OC 20510-B475 January 15, 2014 On behalf of all members of the Select Committee on Intelligence, we are filing the enclosed Committee report titled, "SSCI Review of Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012." The report was approved by voice vote of the Committee at a meeting held on December 12, 2013. Senate Resolution 400 ofthe 94th Congress (1976) charges the Committee with the duty to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, and to report to the Senate concerning those activities and programs. Pursuant to its responsibilities under Senate Resolution 400, the Committee undertook an in-depth examination of the matters described in the report. The report we are submitting for printing is the declassified version and unclassified Additional Views. (Officials of the Executive Branch have already had an opportunity to review the report for classification purposes.) The classified report is available for Members to read in the Committee's secure spaces. Sincerely, Dianne Feinstein, Chairman Saxby Chambliss, Vice Chairman

Download or read book The Benghazi Report written by U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 11, 2012, a squad of armed militants in Libya attacked the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats. Although the vicious attack was initially reported as a protest against an anti-Islamic video, later evidence suggested that it may have been a coordinated terrorist attack—perhaps even tied to al-Qaeda. This begged the question: Did the White House brush off a terrorist attack in order to save face? Since then, the incident has developed into a full-blown partisan debate over whether the government was involved in a cover-up or not, and worse, whether the attack could have been prevented. The Benghazi Report is the Senate committee’s findings—the culmination of over a year’s worth of investigations and interviews, presented in full. Readers of The Benghazi Report will find many of the revelations shocking. Did the White House manipulate the facts? Why was the disclosure of information so unnecessarily slow? What is the connection between the mysterious deaths of fifteen Libyans who had been assisting the FBI’s investigation and a trail of incompetence left by foreign governments unwilling cooperate? Were the attacks were preventable? Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Roger Stone, this report represents a landmark in the ongoing struggle for more transparency from the U.S. government.

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Download or read book The Benghazi Report written by Roger Stone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 11, 2012, a squad of armed militants in Libya attacked the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats. Although the vicious attack was initially reported as a protest against an anti-Islamic video, later evidence suggested that it may have been a coordinated terrorist attack—perhaps even tied to al-Qaeda. This begged the question: Did the White House brush off a terrorist attack in order to save face? Since then, the incident has developed into a full-blown partisan debate over whether the government was involved in a cover-up or not, and worse, whether the attack could have been prevented. The Benghazi Report is the Senate committee’s findings—the culmination of over a year’s worth of investigations and interviews, presented in full. Readers of The Benghazi Report will find many of the revelations shocking. Did the White House manipulate the facts? Why was the disclosure of information so unnecessarily slow? What is the connection between the mysterious deaths of fifteen Libyans who had been assisting the FBI’s investigation and a trail of incompetence left by foreign governments unwilling cooperate? Were the attacks were preventable? Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Roger Stone, this report represents a landmark in the ongoing struggle for more transparency from the U.S. government.

Download or read book Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U S Facilities in Benghazi Libya September 11 12 2012 Together with Additional Views written by Dianne Feinstein and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews the September 11-12, 2012, terrorist attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. This review by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ("SSCI" or "the Committee") focuses primarily on the analysis by and actions of the Intelligence Community (IC) leading up to, during, and immediately following the attacks. The report also addresses other issues about the attacks as they relate to the Departments of Defense (DoD) and State (State). The Committee began its initial review of the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks against the U.S facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 13, 2012, which transitioned into a formal review several weeks later. This report and its findings and recommendations are based upon the extensive work conducted by Committee Members and staff during this review, including hearings, briefings, and meetings (which included interviews of U.S. personnel on the ground during the attacks). It also includes Additional Views of Committee Vice Chairman Chambliss and Senators Burr, Risch, Coats, Rubio, and Coburn. Redacted. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book The Benghazi Committee Report written by Select Committee Select Committee on Benghazi and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Benghazi Report tells a story never before told in full. On September 11, 2012, four Americans lost their lives in a terrorist attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya. They were Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. On May 8, 2014, the House of Representatives adopted H. Res. 567, Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, Libya. The Select Committee is authorized and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and study regarding- All policies, decisions, and activities that contributed to the attacks on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, as well as those that affected the ability of the United States to prepare for the attacks; all policies, decisions, and activities to respond to and repel the attacks, including efforts to rescue United States personnel; internal and public executive branch communications about the attacks; accountability for policies and decisions related to the security of facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the response to the attacks, including individuals and entities responsible for those policies and decisions; executive branch authorities' efforts to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of the attacks and to comply with Congressional inquiries into the attacks; recommendations for improving executive branch cooperation and compliance with congressional oversight and investigations; information related to lessons learned from the attacks and executive branch activities and efforts to protect United States facilities and personnel abroad; and any other relevant issues relating to the attacks, the response to the attacks, or the investigation by the House of Representatives into the attacks. This is the committee's report.

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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 Interim Progress Report For the Members of the House Republican Conference on the Events Surrounding the September 11 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi Libya written by U S House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ongoing Congressional investigation across five House Committees concerning the events surrounding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya has made several determinations to date, including: .........These preliminary findings illustrate the need for continued examination and oversight by the five House Committees. The Committees will continue to review who exactly was responsible for the failure to respond to the repeated requests for more security and for the effort to cover up the nature of the attacks, so that appropriate officials will be held accountable

Download or read book The Benghazi Terrorist Attacks written by Walter T. Ellis and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book & CD-ROM. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ("HPSCI" or "the Committee") conducted a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation into the tragic attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012. The nearly two-year investigation focused on the activities of the Intelligence Community ("IC") before, during, and after the attacks. During the course of thousands of hours of detailed investigation, HPSCI reviewed thousands of pages of intelligence assessments, cables, notes, and emails; held 20 Committee events and hearings; and conducted detailed interviews with senior intelligence officials and eyewitnesses to the attacks, including eight security personnel on the ground in Benghazi that night. This report details the findings and conclusions of HPSCI's investigation.

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.