New details of U.S. Ambassador Stevens' final hours

(CBS News) On Wednesday, a State Department official is expected to tell Congress he warned his bosses that security in Libya was getting worse before that attack on the U.S. Consulate. Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson tells us his warnings include a log of 230 security incidents that occurred over a year.

Eric Nordstrom is expected to testify that his request for more troops and officers was turned down. As you know, U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack in Bengazhi last month. We've learned new details from State Department sources on what happened the night of the attack.

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The ambassador was taken to a safe room -- a bunker-like area inside the residence by one security agent who remained with him. This is after the attack began after 9:40 p.m. The four other agents ran to get heavy arms to protect the compound.

While they were gone, attackers entered the consulate and sprayed diesel fuel and lit it on fire. The smoke became so thick, that the security agent with Stevens decided they should leave that safe room. He tried to crawl out a window. He got out first -- standard procedure -- but the ambassador did not.

The agent then went back into that room several times, but suffered from smoke inhalation. He never found the ambassador. He radioed for backup -- the other agents didn't even know that the residence was on fire.

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[dmbplb557]

It is about time the Obama Administration stopped lying about what happened. This Ambassador's death is the sole responsibility of the Obama Administration and should be removed from office for failing to do his #1 priority - protect Americans and American soil. Seems he has all the money in the world for his Union buddies and green energy, but not enough to protect our Ambassador. Pathetic.

[addict42]

Now maybe the irony of the GOP Congress budget slashing will come back and bite Mr. Issa as $128 million was cut from the State Department budget with $400 million more to be cut.

[Forbus56]

If security wasn't sufficient then the ambassador should have been recalled. You can't spin this Obama debacle.

[js555554]

Actually you should thank the demorats for not passing a budget. Even when they had both houses.

[BWB2020]

chevyhotrod October 10, 2012 8:20 AM EDT
"Blame those who expect that people around the world should suffer genocide, political manipulation, and theft of resources from their land, to sit quietly and accept such injustice from the hand claiming to represent you and I, and that the victims should not try to resist it by any means at their disposal."

This is the same belief system as President Obama and what is shown in the new documentary 2016 Obama's America, Love him or hate him, you don't know him."

I don't have to "know him" to know what is right and wrong, and the hegemony that has been infecting the world in our name has been wrong. It was wrong long before Mr. Obama, as it will be wrong during and after him.

If he believes that people have the right to defend themselves in their own countries against foreign occupation, manipulation, and genocide, then even if his actions run counter to his belief, he is at least correct in his belief.

Apparently you are one of the remaining few who believes in "manifest destiny", your numbers are getting fewer by the day, your mindset is obsolete.

"No body trying fund planet-wide domination, that is a complete and utter lie and propaganda. Many countries beg for our help and we borrow money to give it to them to buy peace..."

Riight.

I must have missed hearing Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Vietnam, Cambodia, Panama, Korea, or Grenada begging for our "help", Perhaps you have references to where they did?... Didn't think so.

In fact, I remember when countries actually did ask for help, such as when South Africa was struggling to end their version of apartheid, Reagan dismissed them to "constructive engagement" with the racists.

Likewise when east African countries asked for help during their famine, they were ignored, because they didn't have oil.

As to your totally ridiculous statement about borrowing money to buy peace, I notice there is a decided lack of peace that you claim we have "bought". Why should we borrow money, when those countries who need it should borrow it themselves from those who support what they want, it is not our business as a country to borrow for other countries.

Baggers get so twisted trying to justify themselves that they will claim that the sky is polka-dot, and the sun goes around the moon, just to try to make some "anti-point". All one need do is look up to see there is no truth to the statements they make.

[36threewindow]

let me see... vietnam did ask for help. south korea asked for help and so did cambodia but the leftist socialist killed 2 million in the killing fields.... nicaragua asked for help from the murdering sandistas as did Grenada.... remember, more people have been killed by socialists (russia, nazi germany, cambodia) than by another group. go to college and memorize the newspeak from your professors and learn nothing. it's hard to believe that with all the resources we have people don't search for truth. just spout hatred.

[dustin93sc]

Domestic and International Terror planned assassination at the American mission. The United States has often been attacked by terror plots developed in Benghazi. The University of Pittsburgh is a frequent subject by domestic terror cells who advocate for radical environmental policy. The Commonwealth should apply for federal money from the U.S. Department of Justice to thwart physical and technical terror moves. Harrisburg's bureaucracy does not require inept managers as Rita Rellick. Funding streams need attention and tact for a successful grant.

[Martha12345]

Amb. Rice was thrown under the bus by _____ ?

Where is Hillary hiding ?

Is it correct that Hillary turned down a request to appear on "Meet the Press"?

When the State Department knew the truth within 24 hours of the event, why did they continue to lie ?

When the request was made for more security man power, why was it rejected ? Who made that decision ?

Given the recent set of events in Libya with the British Amb., plus other acts of violence against the US, how could this request for help be turned down?

Who (in government) managed the communications with the American people concerning this event ?

[chevyhotrod]

by bluejacket2-2009 October 10, 2012 2:26 AM EDT
Impeach the GOP... they and the tea party are new Confederate States... in fact, I wish the South had won the Civil War just to get rid of the those southern bigits!

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What complete nonsense and total lack of education. If the South would have won the Civil War, slavery would still be the law of the land today and those southern bigots would be in control today, wait, they still are because those Southern bigots were all Democrats. Today the slavery comes in the form of debt and deficits owed by our federal government. We The People will have to work and suffer the rest of our live to pay off the debt that was run up by others.

[BWB2020]

Doubtful, the south would have seceeded, and not been a part of the US anymore. also, having had their resources depleted, they would have been easy pickings for Mexico and would have been helpless to stop a "black" slave rebellion, in short they would not have "risen again".

As for the debt, the vast bulk of it is owed to ourselves, as it is our tax money that has been borrowed to enrich crony war profiteers.

As for the Democrat role in it, those southern bigots now vote GOP, and have ever since more civilized and educated people took control of the democratic party, and voted for the civil rights legislation back in the 60s.

Contrary to the implication that your education apparently didn't cover the part of history after the 60s, the baggers vote overwhelmingly GOP, and have for the last half century.

[GrannyCares]

Long story real short:

1) The Obama Administration developed a coverup story on Libya to avoid the failure of their policy, and failure to provide REQUESTED security for the consulate.

2) They send the UN Ambassador out on Sunday, September 16, to all of the talk shows to perpetuate their coverup, and blaming "THE FILM" for the assassination and murders.

3) They turn the investigation over to Eric Holder to stonewall as a 'criminal act' until after the election, continuing to blame the film.

4) Questions regarding "WHAT HAPPENED" go unanswered by Team Obama. Jay Carney finally confirms the obvious on a plane -- "Obviously, it was terror!" Their coverup begins to unravel.

5) Finally, one month after the assassination, and with the independent information obtained by the Congress, the truth emerges. The picture is not pretty: The administration attempted a COVERUP; their Libyan policy FAILED; and the administration was INCOMPETENT! Worst of all, they attempted to LIE to the American people.

Obama should be IMPEACHED FOR HIGH CRIMES!

[BWB2020]

The anti Obama baggers are trying to grasp any straws they can to cover their real motive.

Here is the real deal.

We don't have the money anymore to fund planet-wide domination, and such as was practiced in the past up until now, has never been in the service of the country, but rather for the enrichment of crony war profiteers.

The last president who tried to challenge the corruption of what Eisenhower called the "military-industrial complex", took bullets to the neck and head and died in Dallas back in 1963.

If anyone wants to assign blame, first blame the people who voted for the politicians who enabled imperialist practices, going back to WW2, and blame those who voted for the politicians who continue supporting such lunacy today.

Blame those who expect that people around the world should suffer genocide, political manipulation, and theft of resources from their land, to sit quietly and accept such injustice from the hand claiming to represent you and I, and that the victims should not try to resist it by any means at their disposal.

In other words, blame yourselves.

[chevyhotrod]

"Blame those who expect that people around the world should suffer genocide, political manipulation, and theft of resources from their land, to sit quietly and accept such injustice from the hand claiming to represent you and I, and that the victims should not try to resist it by any means at their disposal."

This is the same belief system as President Obama and what is shown in the new documentary 2016 Obama's America, Love him or hate him, you don't know him.

No body trying fund planet-wide domination, that is a complete and utter lie and propaganda. Many countries beg for our help and we borrow money to give it to them to buy peace.

[bluejacket2-2009]

I hope the family of those that died in Benghazi are reading this stuff... and I hope all of you using this issue for politics are as concerned about the other's fighting and dying for our nation too...

CBS, Congress and everyone else exploiting this for money or politics... see you in hell.

[BWB2020]

We would be if the fighting was in fact for our nation, rather than as a taxpayer-funded mercenary service for corrupt multinational corporations.

[bluejacket2-2009]

OMG... talk about politics... what about the dead in NYC on the real 9/11? Lets talk about their final moments...

Trust me, on November 7th not one reporter or voter will even care about Benghazi or Stevens... this crap is all politics.

[ballwyllo]

Well color me not one voter then, I do care if our Government fumbles about in our international relations. That fumbling has multi-dimensional consequences, including to our economey. Those to fail to try to understand that are aiding in our demise.