Blowing the Lid Off Benghazi

Whistleblowers contradict State Department officials about events surrounding terrorist attack
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State Department whistleblowers contradicted statements from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other top officials and testified about internal State Department efforts to obstruct congressional inquiries into the attack during a congressional hearing on the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.

The Whistleblower Blocker

6 things you need to know about Cheryl Mills, the State Dept. official who played key role in Benghazi cover-up
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Who is Cheryl Mills? She was general counsel and chief of staff to Secretary Hillary Clinton during the Benghazi attack. She is also one of the ultimate Clinton insiders.

Stand Down

Special Forces operatives ordered to stand down during Benghazi attack
U.S. consulate in Benghazi / AP

A team of U.S. Special Forces in Tripoli preparing to respond to the attack last September on the U.S. mission in Benghazi was ordered to stand down by U.S. Special Forces Command Africa, according to written congressional testimony from the deputy to murdered Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

Out of the Loop

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A witness will testify this week that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and undersecretary of state for management Patrick Kennedy tried to cut the counterterrorism bureau out of any decision making process on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, Fox News reports.

Benghazi Boils Over

New revelations bring inquiry into Sept. 11, 2012 attacks to a head
U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya / AP

Damaging new revelations continue to undermine the Obama administration as Congress prepares to resume hearings examining the response to the September 11, 2012, attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead including the U.S. ambassador.