CNN Used Slain Envoy's Writings Against Family's Wishes .

[sad sally]

20. While CNN didn't say who found the journal, a guess is Arwa Damon. She's been reporting from

civil war ravaged Libya since the beginning. She speaks Arabic, French, Turkish, and English, and dresses like a local. While it may be nicer not to get any war news, I'm glad she's there and I don't agree with the idea of CNN being a war promotion channel - they're not embedded, they're telling and showing what's going on..

CNN, specifically Anderson Cooper, did err by not revealing that their reporter had found and read the journal. They do report that within hours they notified the State Department, and sent copies, who in turn notified the family. Interestingly, the State Department had CNN turn over the actual diary to an Italian diplomat. If the CNN reporter hadn't picked it up, who would have? The investigative team didn't arrive until days after the attack. And yes, it was because of security concerns, but would the Ambassador's diary still have been there? Guess we'll never know.

There's a legitimate question in this story that hasn't come out and may have been in the diary. Did Ambassador Stephens have serious concerns about Embassy and Consular Security that weren’t being dealt with by the State Department?