In looking through the photos of the seven U.S. ambassadors killed in the line of duty, you’ll notice that the 1970s were a perilous time for U.S. diplomats.
I’m not sure what’s up with this. But earlier this evening the Times ran a story entitled “Behind Romney’s Decision to Attack Obama on Libya.” The byline was David Sanger and Ashley Parker. The big news out of the story was that Romney himself had been the driver of last night’s decision making. That and a lot of other color and interesting news. As I write, it’s still that piece and lede that’s on the front page. But now it’s been replaced (same url) by an almost unrecognizable piece entitled “A Challenger’s Criticism Is Furiously Returned“, bylined by Peter Baker and Ashley Parker. Read More
At this point, the post-convention trend looks pretty clear.
Trend chart after the jump … Read More
The bizarre mystery behind the ‘film’ that allegedly sparked riots in Cairo and Benghazi.
A detailed timeline of just how this tragedy unfolded, order of events, the whole thing. Definitely take a look.
President Obama’s appearance in the Rose Garden this morning. Watch.
Scenes from the attack in Benghazi and yesterday’s demonstrations outside the U.S embassy in Cairo.
Earlier this year, the State Department produced this video with Chris Stevens as he was preparing to assume his duties as ambassador to Libya: Read More
Virtually no GOP elected officials follow Romney in his attacks on Obama over Libya attacks.