This is probably the most complete and least partisan I have read. http://kaleokualoha2878577.newsvine...2098-disinformation-regarding-benghazi-attack By law, the State Department is required to award local security contracts to the lowest "technically acceptable" bidder, except in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. International diplomatic conventions also require host countries to provide guards for foreign emissaries and their missions, and the U.S. relies on foreign governments for diplomatic security world-wide. The State Department's inspector general found earlier this year that two-thirds of 86 diplomatic posts surveyed reported problems with local security, including insufficient numbers of guards and inadequate training. Libya stands out as an unusual case, given the role of the militia members used to guard the mission. In Egypt and other Arab Spring countries, the government security forces largely survived intact. Other options for security in Libyadeploying U.S. military personnel or a more robust professional diplomatic security teamwere rejected by Ambassador Stevens and others, because they wanted to keep a low-key U.S. security profile, according to U.S. officials. State Department officials defended the decision, saying diplomats take risks to do their jobs around the world. [END QUOTEhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324296604578175694059481304.html ] 1.4.2 Lack Of Info Hampered Response
