Gaddafi is smiling in his grave........
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:06 pm
Clinton: 'How could this happen in a country we helped liberate?'
Secretary Clinton expressed her incredulity that an American ambassador was killed in a city whose destruction at the hands of Libyan dictator Moammar Ghadafi was prevented by American military intervention.
"How could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction?" Clinton said. "This question reflects just how complicated, and at times how confounding the world can be."
"Some have sought to justify [the attack] as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet," Clinton said. "Let me be clear – there is no justification for this. None. Violence like this is no way to honor religions or faiths. And as long as there are those who would take innocent life in the name of god, the world will never know ... peace."
Clinton said the attack in Benghazi was carried out by "a small and savage group" and that American diplomats had been welcomed and praised in Libya.
"Libyans carried Chris' body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other Americans to safety," she said.
"He risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better LIbya," Clinton said of Stevens. "The world needs more Chris Stevenses."
Clinton said she had spoken with Stevens' sister this morning. She also spoke with the wife of Sean Smith, a 10-year veteran of the State Department and a husband and father of two children.
The State Department has not released the names of the other two Americans killed in Benghazi, pending notification of their families.
Secretary Clinton expressed her incredulity that an American ambassador was killed in a city whose destruction at the hands of Libyan dictator Moammar Ghadafi was prevented by American military intervention.
"How could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction?" Clinton said. "This question reflects just how complicated, and at times how confounding the world can be."
"Some have sought to justify [the attack] as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet," Clinton said. "Let me be clear – there is no justification for this. None. Violence like this is no way to honor religions or faiths. And as long as there are those who would take innocent life in the name of god, the world will never know ... peace."
Clinton said the attack in Benghazi was carried out by "a small and savage group" and that American diplomats had been welcomed and praised in Libya.
"Libyans carried Chris' body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other Americans to safety," she said.
"He risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better LIbya," Clinton said of Stevens. "The world needs more Chris Stevenses."
Clinton said she had spoken with Stevens' sister this morning. She also spoke with the wife of Sean Smith, a 10-year veteran of the State Department and a husband and father of two children.
The State Department has not released the names of the other two Americans killed in Benghazi, pending notification of their families.
