BenghaziCoverup.Reveal (PDF)

September
10,
2012
–
“The
cable,
dispatched
from
Washington,
the
day
before

protests
erupted,
advised
the
embassy
the
broadcasts
could
provoke
violence.
It
did

not
direct
specific
measures
to
upgrade
security,”



“most
of
the
Cairo
embassy
staff
had
been
instructed
to


stay
home
that
day
even
before
the
protests
began.”


“we
had
alerted
the
EgypIans
as
well,”
she
told
a
news
briefing.”


“State
Department
spokeswoman
Victoria
Nuland
said
staff

“well
aware”


video
was
being
used
to
whip
up
strong
feelings
and
could
lead
to
demonstraIons,”


Sep
8
“THREAT
OF

VIOLENCE”


Egypt
TV
Show
Broadcast


“there
was
actually
minimal
staff
in
the
building
because
we
were
already
alerted”



Sep
9
Video
uploaded

To
YouTube
&
US
BECOMES

AWARE
OF
A
THREAT

Sep
10‐
US
INITIATES
DEFENSE


VIA
CABLE
ORDERS


Sep
10,
2012
‐No
cable
“dispatched”

&
Benghazi
not
“advised”


Sep11‐
US
DEFENSE
PLAN

WORKS,
EVEN
SIGNALS
ITS

READY
VIA
EMBASSY

TWEET
AT
6AM

AHEAD
CAIRO
PROTESTS


Sep
11,
2012
‐No
cable

“dispatched”
&
Benghazi
not

“advised”


CAIRO
US

EMBASSY


ZERO

US
CASULTIES


BENGHAZI

EMBASSY


DESTROYED

Pre‐Sep8
US
Benghazi

Consulate
already
a`acked
+Significant
threats
&

Warnings
of
more
a`acks

before
Sep8


Sep9,
“local
miliIa”

Threaten
US
Ambassador

Security
will
cease
if

US
backed
PM
Jabril

Wins
Sep12
ElecIon


Sep
10‐
US
IGNORES

REQUESTS.
SENDS

NO
SECURITY
&

REJECTS
AMBASSADOR

REQUEST
TO
ORDER

11
BODYGUARDS
FOR

1
YEAR
FOR
$340,000


Sep11,
US
Benghazi

Cables
WH,
IdenIfies

New
threats
&
Asks

For
HELP
ahead
Sep12

Libya
PM
elecIon


4
US

CASULTIES