The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee dismissed the findings of the State Department-appointed “blue-ribbon” panel that investigated the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The committee said the panel failed to complete a comprehensive review and properly examine key witnesses. On Sept. 16, the committee released a 98-page report citing “troubling” gaps in the findings of the panel appointed by Hillary Clinton. “The [Accountability Review Board] blamed systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies within two bureaus, but downplayed the importance of decisions made at senior levels of the Department,” the report read. The ARB’s decision to “cite certain officials as accountable for what happened in Benghazi appears to have been based on factors that had little or no connection to the security posture at U.S. diplomatic facilities in Libya,” the report continued. Clinton appointed five members to the ARB including Thomas Pickering, a former U.N. ambassador and Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. RELATED: Fox News Fight over Benghazi Continues “While Ambassador Pickering and Adm. Mullen have honorably served their country, the families of victims and the American people continue to wait for more conclusive answers about how our government left our own personnel so vulnerable and alone the night of the attack,” said Darrell Issa, the chairman of the committee.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:12:08 +0000
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