Benghazi Case Study

Next, I am going to portray what the media thinks about the Benghazi attacks. Since the United States has helped the Libyan revolution, Libya has been a hot zone full of extreme radical Islamists loaded down with heavy artillery such as machine guns, mortars and rocket propelled grenades. To make it look as if the U.S involvement has been successful the Obama administration has sought out a plan of “normalization,” which means scaling down the security forces near the Embassy and Consulate to make it look like everything is okay. The security forces that had been in Libya, a sixteen man team of ex-Navy SEALs and Green Berets, was pulled out just a month before the attack. Christopher Stevens and the State Department regional security director

On September 11th, 2012, the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked. During the attack, around 150 men killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and another diplomat. A few hours later, the CIA annex was attacked and two more were killed. At the start of the attack, news had reached the United States. Later that night and into the morning, Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense at the time, was informed. When the president was informed, however is not known. The question of who was responsible came up quickly. When asked, White House officials, including Hillary Clinton, responded that the attack was spurred on by an anti-Muslim video on YouTube. The owner of the video was taken into custody. However, the truthfulness

Social and cultural aspects play a significant role in the media’s unflattering depiction of Islamic extremists, which correlates directly to military spending and relations with the Middle East. Since 9/11, when Arabs attacked the U.S. on behalf of Afghan Islamic extremists, relations with the Middle East have been tense, according to Thomas Kean and others in "National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States” from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Kean and others report that repercussions of the 9/11 attacks included homeland security improvements. Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Undersecretary of Defense and Chief Financial Officer, similarly discussed that relations worsened after 9/11 in "September 11: A Decade Later What 9/11 Has Wrought”, which details the effects

The 1970s was a rough time for Americans. The economy was struggling and gas prices were doublings, sometimes gas stations even ran out of gas. While all this was going on, the media caught the attention of the American people on the story of the sixty six hostages that were captured in Tehran. Soon that became the center of attention. Both in Iran and America, people focused on what would happen and especially how President Jimmy Carter would respond. In his book, Taken Hostage, David Farber closely examines the events that led up to the hostage crisis. He informs us of America’s first encounter with radical Islam and what had caused the conflict between them. For four hundred and forty-four days, President Carter tried to put effort into resolving the issues but he failed on releasing the hostages. Since the American people paid close attention to this issue, they were highly disappointed with President Carter and his processes. From our class lectures and throughout the tensions illustrated in Farber’s book, we learn of how the role of Cold War policy had fueled the crisis between the United States and “Radical Islam”, the Cold War policy shaping the response of the U.S. to the crisis, and also understanding the present War on Terror.

For our purposes, we will use the Title 22 of the US Code, Section 2656f(d), to define terrorism. It defines terrorism as “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents” (Central Intelligence Agency, 2013). Examples of terrorism persist on a near daily basis around the world. Unstable countries, such as Afghanistan and Syria, deal with terrorist attacks on a constant basis. The common thread of these attacks is deliberate targeting of civilian populations in order to achieve political objectives. The best known and largest example are

The September 11th terrorist hijackings and attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon caught the United States largely by surprise. Once the dust had settled, and the shock and horror of such an unprecedented event had waned, the American public began to ask questions. Names such as Osama bin Laden, countries such as Afghanistan, and organizations such as Al-Qaeda were brought into the public's consciousness for the first time. Through newspapers, talkback radio and television programs the nation asked ‘why do they hate us so much?' Others, such as those in the government and public service, asked ‘what could we have done to have prevented this?' It is

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On July 4, 1776, our founding fathers gathered in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to write the Declaration of Independence. This document declared the Thirteen Colonies separate from Great Britain and subsequently lead to founding of the United States of America. Since then, America has had numerous presidential elections, fifty-seven to be precise. As America nears the end of the fifty-eighth presidential election the public are left to vote for either you, business man Donald Trump or Senator Hillary Clinton for president. As a presidential candidate you have gone through you fair shares of struggles, risks, and excruciating work however, only one candidate can be named the president of the United States on November 8, 2016.

Who should be accountable for the Benghazi attacks? Is it the pentagon or congress. The Benghazi attacks could of been prevented if it wasn’t for the failure of the state department because they didn’t increase security and denied the pentagon’s request during attacks.

The reporter stated the children told their father they don’t know the last time they took a bath and whenever she bathed them the bath water was completely dirty. The reporter stated the children are underweight even though their mother receives food stamps. According to the reporter, all three children had sores around their mouths, in their heads, on their backs and buttocks, and on their arms and legs. Ms. Ballard stated she called to ask Brittany it was. The reporter stated Ms. Smith told her she did not know and had not seen anything on the children. Ms. Ballard stated she and the children’s father took them to be seen at a hospital on 07/05/15 and the children were diagnosed with Infantago. The reporter stated she later called Ms. Smith back to ask her for the boy’s insurance card in order to take them to see a doctor and pick up their prescriptions but she refused and did not give it to Mr.

On September 11,2012, 4 American’s lost their lives just because one person didn’t make the right decision.Secretary Clinton repeatedly said that the Benghazi attack was a terrorist attack and that the film had nothing to do with the attack,but she told America that the film caused the attack.Dozens of terrorist stormed Ambassador Stevens safehouse. The military asked permission to go and help the Ambassador but was denied,they tried 3 times but was denied every time.Although people say a video caused the attack,the attack could be caused by multiple reasons like the propaganda video,Hillary Clinton’s refusal to acknowledge the security issues, or an Islamists group going after a 9/11 style terrorist attack on the U.S Consulate.

From roughly 11:56 pm until 1 am the CIA annex was attacked by the same group. The militia attacked periodically using arms fire, and rocket¬-propelled grenades. While this was occurring, Local Libyans search the Mission Facility and located the Ambassador. They then transported the ambassador to a local hospital. After numerous attempts to revive the Ambassador, he was announced deceased due to smoke inhalation. At 1:15 am, a seven-man U.S. security team arrived from Tripoli at Benghazi airport. They immediately began negotiations with the local Libyan soldiers for security and vehicle 's to the Annex. At 4:30 A.M. after three hours of tough negotiations with the Libyan officials, they came to an agreement.

On September 11, 2001, an Islamic terrorist group, known as Al-Queda, hijacked four American airplanes and attempted to crash them into important United States landmarks, such as the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the White House. Unfortunately, the hijackers succeeded at The Pentagon and World Trade Center. Nearly three thousand people lost their lives because of these attacks. Sixteen years later, people still remember it as one of the most tragic events in US history. On this day, the most massive terrorist attack to ever happen on American soil occurred, yet the after effects of 9/11 are even larger; because of 9/11, the United States has developed safer air travel and immigration policies, but unfortunately, innocent Islamic people suffered and are still suffering from hate crimes.

The article, “Full Measure: Benghazi rescue interrupted?” by Sinclair Broadcast Group discusses new information surrounding the mystery of the Benghazi controversy of which why there no outside U.S. military to rescue to help as terrorists battered two compounds and the four Americans inside over nearly eight long hours. The four Americans that were killed during the Battle of Benghazi which are Ambassador Chris Stevens and diplomat Sean Smith, along with Glen Doherty and Ty Woods, both former Navy SEALs. The Benghazi is where a terrorist attack that took place on 2012 when Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management

Acts of terrorism has greatly affected multiple countries, including the United States. The horrific events that took place on 9/11 left the American people shocked, devastated, and furious. Many innocent American’s lost their lives on this infamous day. While airports and airlines are not free from security breaches, a set of new security measures and requirements have been implemented by the International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Beirman, 2011). Increased security at airports and airlines, have left terrorists to target more vulnerable areas such as tourist destinations. Attacking tourists’ spots such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, conference venues and other forms