From Fox News: Three State Department officials, including a security chief, have resigned following the release of scathing report about safety lapses at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in the run-up to the terror attack that killed four Americans.
An administration official told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Eric Boswell, the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, the deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, stepped down under pressure after the release of the report Tuesday night.
The third official purportedly worked for the Bureau of Near East Affairs, but was not immediately identified, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss personnel matters publicly.
The State Department-ordered investigation of the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, concluded that "systemic failures" left the facility inadequately protected.
The independent review board's report also confirmed that no protest preceded the deadly attack, as the Obama administration first told the public.
The report identified "leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two bureaus." It suggested 29 ways the department can improve its operations, but recommended no disciplinary action.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/19/state-department-officials-resign-after-scathing-report-on-security-lapses-in/#ixzz2FXPMr2Er
Well, at least 3 senior staffers at the State Department had the guts to quit after it was found out that the State department pretty much blew it before, during after the Benghazi attack.
At least these 3 decided to quit in honor unlike the head of the state Department, Hillary Clinton, who has decided that not only will she not quit, she will hide like a coward from appearing before a congressional committee.
An administration official told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Eric Boswell, the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, the deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, stepped down under pressure after the release of the report Tuesday night.
The third official purportedly worked for the Bureau of Near East Affairs, but was not immediately identified, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss personnel matters publicly.
The State Department-ordered investigation of the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, concluded that "systemic failures" left the facility inadequately protected.
The independent review board's report also confirmed that no protest preceded the deadly attack, as the Obama administration first told the public.
The report identified "leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two bureaus." It suggested 29 ways the department can improve its operations, but recommended no disciplinary action.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/19/state-department-officials-resign-after-scathing-report-on-security-lapses-in/#ixzz2FXPMr2Er
Well, at least 3 senior staffers at the State Department had the guts to quit after it was found out that the State department pretty much blew it before, during after the Benghazi attack.
At least these 3 decided to quit in honor unlike the head of the state Department, Hillary Clinton, who has decided that not only will she not quit, she will hide like a coward from appearing before a congressional committee.
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