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State Dept: Security At Libya Consulate Adequate [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:30:31 +0000

State Department officials are telling Congress that security levels at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya were adequate for the threat level on the anniversary of 9/11. But they also said the compound was overrun by an "unprecedented attack" by dozens of heavily armed extremists.

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Calif. Man Behind Anti-Muslim Film Ordered Jailed [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:13:27 +0000

The surrounding mystery of the man behind the crudely produced anti-Islamic video that sparked violence in the Middle East took a strange turn after he appeared in court and gave yet another name in a string of aliases.

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Libya Assault "Wasn't Just Mob Action," Says Obama [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:59:07 +0000

President Barack Obama says "there's no doubt" that the assault of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador "wasn't just a mob action."

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US State Dept. Blasts CNN Report On Stevens' Diary

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:54:22 +0000

A U.S. State Department spokesman says CNN reported on the personal journal of slain American ambassador Christopher Stevens over objections from his family.

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Clinton: Libya Killings Were 'Terrorist Attack' [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:50:12 +0000

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it was a "terrorist attack" that killed the American ambassador to Libya and three others, and she says the U.S. will not rest until those responsible are brought to justice.

Clinton told reporters Friday at the State Department that, quote, "what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack." And she said the U.S. would track down, quote, the "terrorists who murdered four Americans."

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Why A YouTube Video Puts The U.S. In International Turmoil [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:44:12 +0000

A new wave of anti-American protests is erupting throughout the Middle East, seemingly spawned by a low budget short movie insulting Islam. However an expert believes the video is only one the surface of a much deeper issue.

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Obama Reassures US Diplomats in Wake of Riots

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:58:36 +0000

The White House says President Barack Obama has called officials at U.S. diplomatic facilities in North Africa and the Middle East to reassure them that their security is a top priority for the U.S. government.

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Violent Protests In Afghanistan, Pakistan [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:41:07 +0000

There've been violent protests today in Afghanistan and Pakistan, against the anti-Islam film that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad.

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Panetta Says Violence Leveling Off; Protests To Go On [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:31:21 +0000

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead.

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Sudan Balks At Marine Troop Mission [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:12:05 +0000

Objections by Sudan's government are holding up the security mission of an elite Marine team that the U.S. planned to send to Khartoum.

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