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State Department Warns Americans Not to Travel to Benghazi
National Review ^ | 5-9-2013 | Eliana Johnson

Posted on 05/09/2013 8:28:27 PM PDT by smoothsailing

May 9, 2013

State Department Warns Americans Not to Travel to Benghazi

Eliana Johnson

A travel warning circulated by the State Department this afternoon warns American citizens against all travel to Benghazi and elsewhere in Libya, including the entire southern region of the country.

“The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Libya and strongly advises against all but essential travel to Tripoli and all travel to Benghazi, Bani Walid, and southern Libya,” the warning says, “including border areas and the regions of Sabha and Kufra. Because of ongoing instability and violence, the Department’s ability to provide consular services to U.S. citizens in these regions of Libya is extremely limited.”

The Department notice indicated that the security situation in Libya remains unpredictable, citing ”civil unrest” and “demonstrations” occuring throughout the country.

The warning comes the day after a House Oversight Committee hearing on the terrorist attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, during which whistleblowers alleged that the Obama adminsitration misled Americans about the nature of the attack and attempted to silence witnesses in order to protect its reputation.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20130509; benghazi; libya
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1 posted on 05/09/2013 8:28:27 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

NOW they tell us.


2 posted on 05/09/2013 8:29:50 PM PDT by struggle
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To: smoothsailing

Part of H! defense. She’s good at this. The best. Slick didn’t get out of all the trouble he got himself into for no reason.

Trey G is wary for good reason.


3 posted on 05/09/2013 8:31:27 PM PDT by stanne
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Only 6 months late. Can’t wait for Obamacare.


4 posted on 05/09/2013 8:32:04 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: smoothsailing
Is this referring to real trips to Benghazi, or is it warning Congress not to "travel to Benghazi" if it knows what's good for it?
5 posted on 05/09/2013 8:32:39 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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Travel Warning link

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5853.html


6 posted on 05/09/2013 8:32:49 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Duh!


7 posted on 05/09/2013 8:33:13 PM PDT by madison10
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To: KarlInOhio

Travel Warning

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5853.html


8 posted on 05/09/2013 8:34:10 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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Well damn! I was planning to book a flight there tomorrow........../sarc!


9 posted on 05/09/2013 8:34:23 PM PDT by basil (basil --Second Amendment Sisters.org)
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And I just passed the deadline to cancel with full refund.


10 posted on 05/09/2013 8:35:22 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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Durn and I had my vacation all lined out to be able to visit the most violent terrorist sites in the world and their wonderful peace loving people and maybe pick up a free Koran!


11 posted on 05/09/2013 8:35:58 PM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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To: smoothsailing
What difference does it make?

"Life is part of death and death is part of life!"-Old DemocRAT saying.

Go for it!

12 posted on 05/09/2013 8:36:52 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is the root cause of violent crime in Mexico. - Barack Hussein Obama Jr.)
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lol did someone post another video


13 posted on 05/09/2013 8:37:18 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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I wish they could have given us some warning.

Geeze, we were planning to go in June, just when the kids get out of school.

Guess we’ll have to change up and go to Southampton or something.

This is part of a doc dump.


14 posted on 05/09/2013 8:38:14 PM PDT by stanne
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“You can also download our free Smart Traveler App, available through iTunes and Google play, to have travel information at your fingertips.”


15 posted on 05/09/2013 8:39:56 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing
State Department Warns Americans Not to Travel to Benghazi

And finds Chris Stevens isn't answering his phone.

16 posted on 05/09/2013 8:40:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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Better-late-than-never bump.


17 posted on 05/09/2013 8:41:45 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (3 guns when you only have one arm? "I just don't want to get killed for lack of shooting back")
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“maybe pick up a free Koran!”

I hear the Libyans make a real tasty Koran on the cob dish MMMM MMMMMM MMMMMM

18 posted on 05/09/2013 8:42:03 PM PDT by Polynikes (What would Walt Kowalski do. In the meantime "GET OFF MY LAWN")
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To: smoothsailing
"State Department Warns Americans Not to Travel to Benghazi"

Really...ya think?

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

19 posted on 05/09/2013 8:44:37 PM PDT by wku man (Amnesty? No Way, Jose (No Se Puede!) by 10 Pound Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTUQ8yOI2c)
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To: smoothsailing

I’ve been thinking about getting one of those phone things just in case...


20 posted on 05/09/2013 8:46:19 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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