There has been a lot of talk about the Benghazi scandal recently. The interest in the Benghazi scandal has exploded lately. Journalist on both the right and the left have been sensing that a lot has been covered up about the events surrounding the murder of the American ambassador to Libya. This article from SF Gate is a good summary of what has been reported recently.
Intrigue Surrounding The Secret CIA Operation In Benghazi Is Not Going Away
In May CNN's Jake Tapper argued that
the CIA's presence in Benghazi, where four Americans were killed in
an attack on September 11, 2012, should be scrutinized.
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.) agreed,
saying: "There are questions that must be asked of the CIA and
this must be done in a public way."
The Agency, for its part, doesn't want
anyone knowing what it was doing in the Libyan port city.
On Thursday Drew Griffin and Kathleen
Johnston of CNN reported that the CIA "is going to great lengths
to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret."
Sources told CNN that 35 Americans were
in Benghazi that night — 21 of whom were working out of the annex —
and that several were wounded, some seriously.
One source said: "You have no idea
the amount of pressure being brought to bear on anyone with knowledge
of this operation."
Among the questions are whether CIA
missteps contributed to the security failure in Benghazi and, more
importantly, whether the Agency's Benghazi operation had anything to
do with reported heavy weapons shipments from the local port to
Syrian rebels.
In short, the CIA operation is the most
intriguing thing about Benghazi.
