October 16, 2012
By Josh Rogin
..."First, let me thank everyone (click here) for the outpouring of support and love my family has received in the wake of this tragedy. As the country mourns the death of four great patriots, my family is grieving for a husband and father lost. The amazing tributes to him have given the entire world a glimpse of the man we loved and we are thankful for every kind word," she said.
"During this time, the official and unofficial support and communications I have experienced with the Department of State and FBI have been free flowing, and I have been satisfied with the level of information I have received. I have no doubt that I will also be made aware of any new facts as they are uncovered throughout the investigations."
"Sean was a wonderful man. He supported the mission of diplomacy and served his country with pride and optimism," said Smith. "We miss him every day."
Heather Smith’s statement can be seen as a reaction to the interview Sean’s mother Pat Smith gave to CNN last week complaining that the Obama administration has not been helpful in keeping her in the loop about what happened to her son....
Sean's wife is his next of kin.
...Woods’s mother Cheryl Croft Bennett is also unhappy with the investigation. She took to her Facebook page last month to criticize the FBI for not getting to Benghazi until almost three weeks after the attack....
...Stevens’s father Jan Stevens told Bloomberg this week that he is more upset with the Romney campaign and that politicizing the tragedy would be "abhorrent." Barbara Doherty, Glen’s mother, also asked the Republican nominee to stop repeating an anecdote about how he met her son once, saying "I don’t trust Mitt Romney."...
The family that went to Libya to decide for themselves what occurred to their loved ones put themselves directly in the path of danger. There was no way they could ever get to Benghazi and live through it.
The reason The West got involved with Libya at all was because the people in Benghazi and eastern Libya were under attack by their dictator. The West saved lives. That was suppose to mean something and it did to people like the late Ambassador Stevens.
The deterioration into militias occurred because the people were afraid of an American backed central government. After the death of the four Americans in Benghazi, there were many assassinations of the country's new leadership. The deaths in Benghazi was the beginning of internal violence. It basically was hatred of Gaddafi that was bubbling up around the country. It was fear that drove the attack. It has been only the past year and even the past 6 months the country seems to be ending the violence internally.
It happened. The deaths were due to the smoke from the fires. No one was killed specifically. No one expected it. The best of the best didn't expect it. Smoke inhalation. The other were successfully moved to a safe area. It was a tragedy and it is very well spelled out in the original investigation.
My sympathies to the families.
By Josh Rogin
..."First, let me thank everyone (click here) for the outpouring of support and love my family has received in the wake of this tragedy. As the country mourns the death of four great patriots, my family is grieving for a husband and father lost. The amazing tributes to him have given the entire world a glimpse of the man we loved and we are thankful for every kind word," she said.
"During this time, the official and unofficial support and communications I have experienced with the Department of State and FBI have been free flowing, and I have been satisfied with the level of information I have received. I have no doubt that I will also be made aware of any new facts as they are uncovered throughout the investigations."
"Sean was a wonderful man. He supported the mission of diplomacy and served his country with pride and optimism," said Smith. "We miss him every day."
Heather Smith’s statement can be seen as a reaction to the interview Sean’s mother Pat Smith gave to CNN last week complaining that the Obama administration has not been helpful in keeping her in the loop about what happened to her son....
Sean's wife is his next of kin.
...Woods’s mother Cheryl Croft Bennett is also unhappy with the investigation. She took to her Facebook page last month to criticize the FBI for not getting to Benghazi until almost three weeks after the attack....
...Stevens’s father Jan Stevens told Bloomberg this week that he is more upset with the Romney campaign and that politicizing the tragedy would be "abhorrent." Barbara Doherty, Glen’s mother, also asked the Republican nominee to stop repeating an anecdote about how he met her son once, saying "I don’t trust Mitt Romney."...
The family that went to Libya to decide for themselves what occurred to their loved ones put themselves directly in the path of danger. There was no way they could ever get to Benghazi and live through it.
The reason The West got involved with Libya at all was because the people in Benghazi and eastern Libya were under attack by their dictator. The West saved lives. That was suppose to mean something and it did to people like the late Ambassador Stevens.
The deterioration into militias occurred because the people were afraid of an American backed central government. After the death of the four Americans in Benghazi, there were many assassinations of the country's new leadership. The deaths in Benghazi was the beginning of internal violence. It basically was hatred of Gaddafi that was bubbling up around the country. It was fear that drove the attack. It has been only the past year and even the past 6 months the country seems to be ending the violence internally.
It happened. The deaths were due to the smoke from the fires. No one was killed specifically. No one expected it. The best of the best didn't expect it. Smoke inhalation. The other were successfully moved to a safe area. It was a tragedy and it is very well spelled out in the original investigation.
My sympathies to the families.
