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Clinton likely to testify on Benghazi attack: GOP senator
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to testify beforeCongress over the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate inBenghazi, Libya, late this month, a top Republican senator saidTuesday.
"I had some very good conversations with her chief of staff," Senator Bob Corker, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in an interview on MSNBC. "My sense is, her hearing probably will take place the morning of the 22nd."
Clinton was originally scheduled to testify last month, but was forced to cancel the hearingbecause of a concussion and then hospitalization because of a brain blood clot. She returned tooffice Monday after a month-long absence.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Monday that Clinton would testify on theattack before she steps down as secretary of state.
The deadly Sept. 11 attack in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi last year killed U.S. ambassadorto Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The U.S. State Department has beenunder harsh criticism for its inadequate protection of the U. S. mission.
On Dec. 18, the independent Accountability Review Board (ARB) released a review of the Benghaziattack, noting that "management deficiencies" at high levels of the State Department hadcontributed to the deadly outcome.
Following the report, four State Department officials were removed from their posts, including EricBoswell, assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security.
The 65-year-old Clinton has said she would step down as secretary of state when President BarackObama finishes his first term late this month. Obama has tapped Democratic Senator John Kerry asher successor.
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美国共和党参议员鲍勃·科克８日说，国务卿希拉里·克林顿很可能将于本月２２日在国会就美国驻利比亚班加西领事馆遇袭事件举行的听证会上作证。
参议院外交委员会资深共和党成员科克当天对“微软—全国广播公司”说：“我和她（希拉里·克林顿）的幕僚长进行了很好的交谈。我认为，她的听证会很可能将在２２日上午举行。”
希拉里·克林顿原定于上月出席有关班加西袭击案的国会听证会，但这一安排因为她生病住院而取消。在病休一个月后，希拉里·克林顿已于７日回到美国国务院上班。
美国驻班加西领事馆９月１１日晚遭武装分子袭击，造成包括美驻利比亚大使史蒂文斯在内４名美国外交人员丧生。袭击发生后，美国国务院因未能为其驻外机构提供足够的保护而受到外界猛烈批评。
负责调查该事件的独立调查委员会１２月１８日公布的部分调查结果显示，美国国务院两个部门的高层人士存在“管理缺陷”，导致领事馆安全措施严重不足，难以应对突然袭击。报告公布后，共有４名美国国务院官员被解除职务，其中包括负责美国外交安全的助理国务卿埃里克·博斯韦尔。 |
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发表于 2016-7-11 09:56:28