A U.S. Department of Defense timeline released Friday indicates that Pentagon leaders knew of the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi an hour after it began, but were unable to mobilize reinforcements based in Europe in time to prevent the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.
 
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his top military advisor were notified about the attack 50 minutes after it started. 
 
Panetta and Army General Martin Dempsey, … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict