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US Embassy Bombing in Turkey Was Eighth Embassy Attack During Secretary of State Clinton’s Reign

Medics carry an injured woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey, Friday Feb. 1, 2013.

The bomb appeared to have exploded inside the security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy. A police official said at least two people are dead. (AP /Burhan Ozbilici) Today’s attack marked the final US embassy attack under the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s reign at the State Department. Her last day as Secretary of State is today.

** Here’s a look back at the US embassy attacks under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Islamist protesters attacked the US Embassy in Jakarta in September screaming “F**k America!” The Islamists chucked rocks and bricks at the embassy guards and torched a US flag.

                              

Islamic radicals chanting “Death to America!” stormed the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen in September. They stormed the building and torched vehicles.
                              
Looking Back at a Failed and Bloody Record– A suicide bomber blew up today at the US Embassy in Turkey killing himself and one other person. Medics carry an injured woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey, Friday Feb. 1, 2013. The bomb appeared to have exploded inside the security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy.

A police official said at least two people are dead. (AP /Burhan Ozbilici) Today’s attack marked the final US embassy attack under the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s reign at the State Department. Her last day as Secretary of State is today. ** Here’s a look back at the US embassy attacks under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Islamist protesters attacked the US Embassy in Jakarta in September screaming “F**k America!”

The Islamists chucked rocks and bricks at the embassy guards and torched a US Flag. Islamic radicals chanting “Death to America!” stormed the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen in September. They stormed the building and torched vehicles. In November 2012 the Talban carried out a massive attack near the US Embassy in Kabul. An RPG fired at house used by British diplomats.

Afghan police inspect the dead body of one of the suicide attackers following the 18-hour assault in April. (Daily Mail)Afghan police inspect the dead body of one of the suicide attackers following the 18-hour assault in April. (Daily Mail)

Islamists stormed the US Embassy in Sudan in September.

A Sudanese demonstrator burns a German flag as others shout slogans after torching the German embassy in Khartoum during a protest against a low-budget film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. (AFP /Ashraf Shazly)A Sudanese demonstrator burns a German flag as others shout slogans after torching the German embassy in Khartoum during a protest against a low-budget film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. (AFP /Ashraf Shazly)

Al-Qaeda was involved in a number of the attacks…

Cairo – Tuesday 9-11 2012

An Egyptian protester tries to raise an islamic Flag at the US embassy during a protest in Cairo Tuesday. (New York Post)

Yemen – Thursday 9-13 2012

A Yemeni protester (c.) destroys an American flag pulled down as others hold a banner in Arabic that reads, ‘any one but you God’s prophet’ at the US Embassy compound during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday. Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the US Embassy in Sanaa to protest the made-in-America film ‘The Innocence of Muslims,’ deemed blasphemous and Islamophobic. (Hani Mohammed/AP)

Tunisia – Friday 9-14 2012

Black Flag over the embassy: Local TV images show a black Islamic flag flying over the American embassy in Tunis. (Daily Mail and Riehl World View) In Benghazi, Libya - Our consulate was destroyed and our ambassador murdered.

And, now we know the al-Qaeda flag was seen at the consulate during the terrorist strike on the embassy. And it was seen several times over Benghazi government buildings during the year.

Despite these numerous attacks, the Obama Administration insists that Al-Qaeda is on the run. Where? (source)

BenghaziGate: Clinton Shouts 'What Difference Would It Make?'

Clinton Gets Emotional In Senate Testimony About Benghazi Attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took responsibility for the security failure in Benghazi, Libya, delivering an emotional statement to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

During her final Senate appearance as the nation’s top diplomat, Clinton defended her department's handling of the attack’s aftermath. She teared up as she recalled consoling the families of the four Americans who died during the Sept. 11 assault, and rejected Republican allegations that the administration engaged in a cover-up.

"For me, this is not just a matter of policy … it’s personal,” Clinton said while choking up. “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."

“As I have said many times since Sept. 11, I take responsibility. Nobody is more committed to getting this right. I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger and more secure,” she said.

But she also defended the administration's response to the assault, noting that an independent investigation found that State's actions "saved American lives in real time."

Republicans used the attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans to criticize President Obama's national security record during the 2012 campaign. The political fury cost Susan Rice, Obama's ambassador to the United Nations, a shot at replacing Clinton as head of State after she gave television interviews in which she linked the attack to a peaceful protest gone awry.

Under questioning from Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Clinton said she had no say in the decision to send Rice to the Sunday shows to deliver the administration's take on the situation in Libya.

“I personally was not focused on talking points," Clinton said. "I was focused on keeping our people safe.”

She described Rice's controversial statements as emerging from a "typical" inter-agency process and said many questions about the attack remain.

“We didn't know who the attackers were or what their motives were," she said. "The picture remains somewhat complicated.”

She said there's evidence the attack in Benghazi was premeditated but “not necessarily indicative of extensive planning.”

She also said the attack was not an isolated event.

“Any clear-eyed examination of this matter must begin with this sobering fact: Since 1988, there have been 19 Accountability Review Boards investigating attacks on American diplomats and their facilities,” she said. “Concerns about terrorism and instability in North Africa are not new. Indeed, they have been a top priority for our entire national-security team. But after Benghazi, we accelerated a diplomatic campaign to increase pressure on al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and other terrorist groups across the region.”

She urged lawmakers not to use the attack as an excuse to withdraw from the world.

“The United States must continue to lead … in the Middle East and all around the globe,” she said. “We have come a long way in the past four years. We cannot afford to retreat now. When America is absent, especially from unstable environments, there are consequences. Extremism takes root, our interests suffer and our security at home is threatened.”(source)