Blowing the Lid Off Benghazi

Whistleblowers contradict State Department officials about events surrounding terrorist attack
Gregory Hicks / AP

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.

State Department Stonewall

Judicial Watch files suit for State Dept. docs tied to controversial speech
Muslim protesters in Yemen / AP

A legal watchdog group filed suit against the State Department April 26 in an effort to compel the release of materials related to the potential recruitment of U.S. diplomats through two Muslim-American groups purported to have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and terrorist groups.

Benghazi Witnesses Announced

Three State Department officials to testify about Benghazi attack
Charred vehicle at the entrance of the U.S. Conulate, in Benghazi, Libya / AP

Three senior State Department officials with intimate knowledge of the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya will testify before Congress on Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee announced Saturday morning.

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.

Suing for Safety

State Dept. moves to dismiss lawsuit alleging U.S. aid to Palestinians may have aided terrorists
Hillary Clinton with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas 2010 / AP

The State Department has moved to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton willfully “disregarded congressional safeguards and transparency requirements” regarding U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), potentially allowing funds to flow to terrorist groups such as Hamas.

The Iran, Hezbollah, Venezuela Axis

Iran laundering billions through Venezuela, former senior official says
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nicolas Maduro / AP

Iran has illegally laundered billions of dollars through the Venezuelan financial sector and is currently stashing “hundreds of millions” of dollars in “virtually every Venezuelan bank today,” according to a former senior State Department official.

Securing State from Cyber Attack

Security experts criticize little-known State Department IG report
AP

Cyber security experts criticized a recent, little-known report by the State Department’s inspector general on the department’s information security program, warning the report fails to test major vulnerabilities within the system.