U.S. official sought more security for Benghazi post

Posted on AllSides October 10, 2012

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The State Department's top security official in Libya asked for extra security for the consulate in Benghazi in the months before the diplomatic post was overrun in a deadly attack but received no response from superiors, according to documents obtained by CNN.

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