NY RESCUE CREWS SEARCHING FOR A PILOT WHO WENT MISSING AFTER AN ANGEL FLIGHT CRASH ON FRI *

AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH IN EPHRATAH, ABOUT 50 MILES NW OF ALBANY *

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH *

ANGEL FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT ARRANGES FREE AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR SICK PATIENTS FROM VOLUNTEER PILOTS *

PRES OBAMA CALLING ON THE NATION TO DO MORE FOR VETERANS ON MEMORIAL DAY *

IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS, THE PRES SAYS THE COUNTRY MUST MAKE SURE ALL FALLEN HEROES RECEIVE THE CARE AND BENEFITS THEY EARNED *

MEANWHILE, IN THE GOP ADDRESS, SEN JAMES INHOFE (R-OK) THANKED THOSE WHO ASSISTED IN RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING MONDAY'S DEADLY TORNADO IN MOORE, OK *

UK AUTHORITIES ARREST A FRIEND OF ONE OF THE TWO SUSPECTS IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A BRITISH SOLDIER EARLIER THIS WEEK *

THE ATTACK LEFT 25-YR-OLD SOLIDER LEE RIGBY DEAD NEAR AN ARMY BARRACKS IN THE SE LONDON NEIGHBORHOOD OF WOOLWICH *

THE TWO MUSLIM ATTACKERS WERE SHOT BY POLICE AND TAKEN TO CUSTODY *

PRIME MIN DAVID CAMERON SAYS THERE ARE "STRONG INDICATIONS" THE ATTACK IS RELATED TO TERROR WHILE LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON SAYS IT WAS "OVERWHELMINGLY LIKELY'' A TERRORIST ATTACK *

ATTYS FOR MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO SAY THEY'LL APPEAL A JUDGE'S RULING THAT HIS OFFICE RACIALLY PROFILED LATINOS *

ACTION COMES AFTER A JUDGE SAID ON FRI ARPAIO'S OFFICE PROFILED LATINOS DURING IMMIGRATION PATROLS AND DETAINED THEM FOR UNREASONABLY LONG PERIODS *

ATTYS ARGUE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS "NEVER USED RACE" IN LAW-ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS *

AUTO CLUB AAA PREDICTING 34.8 MIL PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL MORE THAN 50 MILES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WKND *

THAT'S DOWN 0.9% FROM A YEAR AGO *

31.2 MIL ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL BY CAR WHILE 2.3 MIL WILL TAKE TO THE SKIES *

TWO FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE IN MISSOURI, INJURING AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE *

COLLISION EARLY THIS MORNING OCCURRED BETWEEN SCOTT CITY AND CHAFFEE, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH-SE OF ST. LOUIS *

CRASH ALSO IGNITED A FIRE AND TRIGGERED THE COLLAPSE OF AN OVERPASS UNDER WHICH THE TRAINS WERE TRAVELLING *

A HAZMAT TEAM IS ON SCENE TO ASSESS WHAT LEAKED OUT OF THE CARGO TRAINS *

HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS JOINING VICTIMS OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS TO FINISH THE LAST MILE OF THE RACE *

MORE THAN 3,000 RUNNERS AND VICTIMS TOOK PART IN THE EVENT THIS MORNING THAT STARTED AT KENMORE SQ AND CONCLUDED AT THE OFFICIAL FINISH LINE *

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN 260 WERE WOUNDED IN THE MARATHON BOMBINGS LAST MONTH *

DEFENSE SECY CHUCK HAGEL CALLING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY TO BE STAMPED OUT *

SPEAKING TO GRADUATES AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, HAGEL SAYS THE ASSAULTS ARE A "PROFOUND BETRAYAL OF SACRED TRUST" AND THE LATEST GENERATION OF WEST POINT CADETS MUST HELP PUT AN END TO THE ACTIONS *

COMMENTS COME A DAY AFTER PRES OBAMA MADE SIMILAR REMARKS TO U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATES *

NE GOV DAVE HEINEMAN (R) ANNOUNCES HE WON'T RUN FOR THE SENATE *

HEINEMAN SAYS HE WANTS TO KEEP "BEING THE BEST GOVERNOR" FOR THE CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA *

ANNOUNCEMENT COMES MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER SEN MIKE JOHANNS (R-NE) SAID HE WOULD NOT SEEK A SECOND TERM IN 2014 *

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STATEMENT OF LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO THE USA

 

STATEMENT

September 12, 2012

 

We condemn yesterday’s deplorable attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi and those who are responsible for it in the strongest terms. The Government of Libya stands by the US in opposing acts of terrorism. We are committed to bringing the attackers who perpetrated these crimes to justice.

 

Ambassador Chris Stevens and the other American who were killed served the US Government bravely. Ambassador Stevens worked tirelessly in support of freedom in Libya. When Stevens was appointed as Special Representative of the US to the National Transitional Council of Libya in April 2011, he faced enormous challenges. He served as the principal liaison of the US to the opposition in Libya and he helped coordinate the US response to the enormous humanitarian crises in Libya. He handled these responsibilities with a calm demeanor and strong determination in the midst of a war.

 

After the liberation of Libya, the new Libyan Government was overjoyed to learn that Stevens had been appointed as the US Ambassador to Libya. He served in that role with great distinction and all Libyans owe him a debt of gratitude for his years of service in support of Libya. The acts that led to the tragic loss of his life and the other Americans who served with him were perpetrated by a small group of criminals and are not supported by the Libyan people. We stand with the US Government in offering our deepest condolences to the family of Ambassador Stevens and the other Americans who were killed and to the entire State Department.

 

I have had the honor to work side by side with Ambassador Stevens and to call him a friend for many years. I will never forget the zeal and passion that he brought to his work. He was a dedicated diplomat and a true gentleman. The families of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith, and the two American security staff who were killed in yesterday’s terror attack are in our thoughts and prayers today.









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