Possible Poisoning

Al Qaeda weapons expert says U.S. ambassador to Libya killed by lethal injection
Benghazi consulate / AP

An al Qaeda terrorist stated in a recent online posting that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens was killed by lethal injection after plans to kidnap him during the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attack in Benghazi went bad.

Support for Benghazi Select Committee Growing

GOP lawmakers increasingly in favor of special investigative committee
Libya Consulate / AP

More than two-thirds of Republican House lawmakers now favor establishing a Watergate-style investigatory committee to examine the Benghazi terror attacks.

Special Operations Troops Demand Truth on Benghazi

700 former commandos call for special congressional inquiry on Benghazi
Gutted U.S. consulate in Libya / AP

A group of 700 former special operations troops has called on Congress to create a special committee to investigate the Obama administration’s handling of the terrorist attack on diplomatic and intelligence posts in Benghazi.

Oversight Still Looking for Answers on Benghazi

State Dept. has yet to turn over information
Gutted U.S. consulate / AP

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s letter to the State Department requesting information on the United States consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya, went unanswered, according to a GOP aide.

Ham: Containment in Mali ‘Best You Can Get’

Outgoing head of AFRICOM discusses Mali, Syria, Libya crises
French soldiers in Mali / AP

The outgoing head of U.S. Africa Command said Thursday that the best the United States can hope for in northern Mali is the “containment” of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), not the eradication of the terrorist group.

Clinton Takes Question for the Record

Seemingly overlooked multiple media reports surrounding Turkey-Libya weapons transfer
AP

Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) criticized Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a failure of leadership during the long-awaited Benghazi hearing.

The Ansar al-Sharia Threat

Libyan militia behind Benghazi terror attack still operating unimpeded
Libyan followers of the Ansar al-Shariah Brigades chant anti-U.S. slogans during a protest / AP

Ansar al-Sharia, the Islamist militia linked to the deadly terror attack against the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, continues to operate Facebook pages and conduct fundraising and proselytize in Libya, according to U.S. officials.