State Department: Stop asking us about the Benghazi attack

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State Department: Stop asking us about the Benghazi attack
Posted By Josh Rogin Friday, September 14, 2012 - 9:26 PM

The State Department told reporters Friday afternoon that it won't answer any more questions about the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans until the investigation into the incident is complete.

"I'm going to frustrate all of you, infinitely, by telling you that now that we have an open FBI investigation on the death of these four Americans, we are not going to be in a position to talk at all about what the U.S. government may or may not be learning about how any of this this happened -- not who they were, not how it happened, not what happened to Ambassador Stevens, not any of it -- until the Justice Department is ready to talk about the investigation that's its got," State Department spokeswoman Victorian Nuland told reporters late Friday afternoon.

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All aspects of the attack, including what led up to it, its causes, the identity of the perpetrators, and the circumstances surrounding the death of Amb. Chris Stevens and the other three Americans,are off limits for reporters.

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Two senior officials did speak extensively about the events of the night of the attack on the consulate Sept 12 in a background conference call with reporters, but that's all the information the administration intends to give out, Nuland said.

from: http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/09/14/state_department_stop_asking_us_about_the_benghazi_attack

Here was the referenced background conference that was given Sept 12:

Senior officials reveal details of harrowing battle at Benghazi consulate
Posted By Josh Rogin Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 6:12 PM Share

Tuesday's attack by militants on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was complex, raged for more than four hours, and included multiple attempts to retake the main consulate building, according two senior administration officials who briefed reporters Wednesday afternoon.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/09/12/senior_officials_reveal_details_of_harrowing_battle_at_benghazi_consulate

Phil Carter (formerly in the Obama admin) has some current writing at the F.P Cable
on the topic:

Why U.S. Consulates Are More Dangerous Than War Zones
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/09/14/why_us__consulates_are_more_dangerous_than_war_zones

Related:
State Department sets up 24-hour monitoring team for embassy crisis
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/09/14/state_department_sets_up_24_hour_monitoring_team_for_embassy_crisis?wpisrc=obinsite