According to the Hurriyet Daily News:
Security cameras were not recording at the moment of the blast due to a power outage in the area, according to claims. It is not clear whether or not the embassy building was the only building experiencing the outage, Hürriyet reported on its website. Officials from the company that is responsible for the the capital’s power are reportedly at the scene as well.
It is surprising–and a significant vulnerability–that security cameras would be dependent upon the local power supply, rather than an independent source. Benghazi revealed serious flaws which had developed in embassy and consulate security during the past four years and perhaps before. It seems, however, that Benghazi exposed only some of the complacency which has developed.
It is fortunate that no Americans were killed in the attack–although two Turkish security guards were reportedly killed and a Turkish journalist wounded. That we got relatively lucky, however, should not stop senators from asking what good are security cameras when they are only as reliable as local power and when terrorists could very easily cut the lines.
Were the people operating the security cameras told to "stand down"? It happened before.
Have the Republicans restored the money they cut from embassy security yet?
They tried but the DemoKKK-rats in Senate and Obama would not pass a budget.
This is the State Department we're talking about. n nThey probably spend more money on reception hors d'oeuvres in a week than the cost of a generator and back up power.
what a convenient co-ink-y-dink
No one believes some obscure rag tag bunch of Marxists from 25 years ago had the least thing to do with this. Next thing you know Paklstan will be telling us they don't engage in terrorism when it suits them either.
Lets pursue Ankaragate to its logical conclusion,the relief from his office of Kerry, nand the impeachment of the President. i say we need Eliot Abrams as our next Secretary nof State.Then its off to another war we shall go,with the bodies of someone elses kids!
What do you suggest? n nWe apologise to the Turks and pay them more money? n nGive them all citizenship amd build them mosques?
I say we just let the Muslim Brotherhood run our government's foreign policy. No war. No muss. And the Prophet will never be disrespected again! n nOh wait. That *is* our *current* foreign policy. n nNever mind….