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January 1, 2013
2:05 am

Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins presenting the Benghazi report in Washington on Monday. (photo credit: AP/Susan Walsh)

Intelligence community behind fuzzy Benghazi reports, Senate finds

Committee report also concludes State Department was wrong to keep consulate open despite terror warnings

By Larry Margasak

December 29, 2012
6:54 am

Illustrative photo of satellite dishes (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

US Senate extends law on surveillance of suspected foreign spies and terrorists

Justice Department says communications collected under the program ‘have provided the intelligence community insight into terrorist networks and plans’

By Larry Margasak

November 30, 2012
5:40 am

New York Congressman Michael Grimm denies allegations that he worked with an Israeli rabbi and businessman to illegally raise funds for his 2010 campaign. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Panel defers probe of congressman’s links to rabbi

House ethics committee follows precedent by allowing Justice Department to complete investigation of New York Republican Michael Grimm

By Larry Margasak

November 2, 2012
10:44 pm

An investigator searching the US consulate in Benghazi the day after the Sept. 11 attack. (photo credit: AP/Ibrahim Alaguri)

Washington gets access to Libya attack suspect

Tunisian government will allow US to interrogate Ali Ani al-Harzi, two Republican senators say

By Larry Margasak

October 25, 2012
12:25 am

A Libyan man walks through the rubble of the damaged US Consulate in Benghazi after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

White House told of nature of Libya terror attack within two hours, email shows

Press secretary says communique represents just one piece of information the administration was receiving in the immediate wake of the attack

By Larry Margasak

October 10, 2012
7:33 am

A Libyan man investigates the inside of the US Consulate, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

State Dept. officials: We didn’t link Libya attack to anti-Islam video

Handling of Benghazi consulate assault becoming a major elections issue

By Bradley Klapper and Larry Margasak

October 9, 2012
2:00 am

Glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Ibrahim Alaguri)

State Dept. extended stay of security team in Libya, says commanding officer

Congress to hold hearing on whether Washington refused repeated requests for more security in Benghazi prior to Sept. 11 attack

By Larry Margasak

October 3, 2012
5:03 am

House committee claims Washington rebuffed requests for increased security at Libya consulate

American diplomats ‘were pleading with officials to reconsider’ in light of security threats, representatives say in letter to secretary of state

By Larry Margasak

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Larry Margasak

Intelligence community behind fuzzy Benghazi reports, Senate finds

Committee report also concludes State Department was wrong to keep consulate open despite terror warnings

US Senate extends law on surveillance of suspected foreign spies and terrorists

Justice Department says communications collected under the program ‘have provided the intelligence community insight into terrorist networks and plans’

Panel defers probe of congressman’s links to rabbi

House ethics committee follows precedent by allowing Justice Department to complete investigation of New York Republican Michael Grimm

Washington gets access to Libya attack suspect

Tunisian government will allow US to interrogate Ali Ani al-Harzi, two Republican senators say

White House told of nature of Libya terror attack within two hours, email shows

Press secretary says communique represents just one piece of information the administration was receiving in the immediate wake of the attack

State Dept. officials: We didn’t link Libya attack to anti-Islam video

Handling of Benghazi consulate assault becoming a major elections issue

State Dept. extended stay of security team in Libya, says commanding officer

Congress to hold hearing on whether Washington refused repeated requests for more security in Benghazi prior to Sept. 11 attack

House committee claims Washington rebuffed requests for increased security at Libya consulate

American diplomats ‘were pleading with officials to reconsider’ in light of security threats, representatives say in letter to secretary of state

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