Defiant Clinton defends Benghazi actions

	Defiant Clinton defends Benghazi actions WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted on Wednesday that the department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at US missions worldwide after the deadly Sept. 11 raid on the consulate in Libya. In her last formal testimony on Capitol Hill as America's top diplomat -- but perhaps not her last time on the political stage -- Clinton once again took full responsibility for the department's missteps leading up to an assault at the US facility in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Her voice cracking at one point, Clinton said the experience was highly personal. "I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters," she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a jam-packed hearing. Her voice rising to Republicans' challenges at another point, she defended the Obama administration and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who was vilified for widely debunked claims five days after the attack that protests precipitated the raid rather than terrorism. She challenged the GOP focus on Rice's comments, which were based on intelligence talking points. "The fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference <b>...</b>	From: Afrodailynews1 Views: 0 0 ratings
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