Obama to speak about attack that killed US envoy

By Jim Kuhnhenn

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 12 2012 7:41 a.m. MDT

Summary

President Barack Obama will make a public statement at the White House to comment on the attacks in Libya that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will make a public statement at the White House to comment on the attacks in Libya that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

The White House says Obama will be joined by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. His remarks are scheduled for 10:35 a.m.

Stevens was killed, Libyan officials say, when he and embassy aides went to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, which was under attack by protesters angry over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Obama was notified that Stevens was unaccounted for Tuesday night and was told of his death Wednesday morning.

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ute alumni

Tengoku, UT

keep leading from behing obama. i long for the good old days of jimmy carter.

7:51 a.m. Sept. 12, 2012
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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

Maybe Obama will head back to the White House and show some leadership for a change. He's been gone so long he may need a tourist guide to show him how to get there.

Libya - Where Obama gave billions of US taxpayer dollars to our

8:02 a.m. Sept. 12, 2012
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worf

Mcallen, TX

Will Barry blame this on George?

A few questions:

1. Will Obama lead or campaign?

2. Obama wants to re-build America from the ground up.

What does that statement mean? Is he unhappy of how the founding

3:39 p.m. Sept. 12, 2012
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