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Engineering Evil: This is the current up date to the prior article 24 hours ago. In which the Investigators were still notĀ given permission to leaveĀ Tripoli.

  • Team thatĀ  includes FBI agents shows up at burned out U.S. consulate building on ThursdayĀ  morning
  • SecretaryĀ  of State Hillary Clinton vows full probe into what happened at the facility onĀ  the 11th anniversary of September 11 attacks
  • U.S.Ā  ambassador Chris Stevens was killed along with fellow Americans Sean Smith,Ā  Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED:12:58 EST, 4Ā  October 2012| UPDATED:12:58 EST, 4 October 2012

Federal investigators have arrived at theĀ  burned out U.S. consulate in Libya – three weeks after the terror strike thatĀ  led to the deaths of four Americans.

Libyan officials said the team, whichĀ  included several FBI agents, arrived at the compound early thisĀ  morning.

A Libyan defense ministry official toldĀ  AFP:Ā  ‘An American investigative committee visited the site where the U.S.Ā  ambassadorĀ  was killed.’

Remains of the consulate: American investigators, including FBI agents, arrived at the facility to begin their investigation into the attack 

Remains of the consulate: American investigators,Ā  including FBI agents, arrived at the facility to begin their investigation intoĀ  the attack

U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens,Ā  as well as fellow Americans Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty perishedĀ  in the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of 9/11.

On Saturday, the ObamaĀ  administrationĀ  admitted that it knew within 24 hours that the strikeĀ  was a pre-plannedĀ  terrorist attack and not by crazed protestors enragedĀ  by an anti-IslamĀ  film.

A commander in the rebel Libyan ShieldĀ  brigade, who did not want to be identified, added: ‘About 20 Americans dressedĀ  in civilian clothing came and we were asked to protect them until they leaveĀ  Benghazi.’

The investigative crew arrived as SecretaryĀ  of State Hillary Clinton pledged a full and open inquiry into the attack, amidĀ  demands from Congress for speedy answers to questions about the security of theĀ  mission and concerns that the FBI probe into the incident has beenĀ  delayed.

Flames: The White House has admitted they knew the deadly assault, pictured, was an act of terrorism within 24 hours 

Flames: The White House has admitted they knew theĀ  deadly assault, pictured, was an act of terrorism within 24 hours

Response: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised a full and open inquiry into the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 

Response: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hasĀ  promised a full and open inquiry into the attack, which occurred on the 11thĀ  anniversary of 9/11

An independent five-member boardĀ  appointedĀ  by Clinton will begin this week looking at whether security at the consulate wasĀ  adequate and whether proper procedures were followedĀ  before, during andĀ  immediately after the assault.

‘TheĀ  men and women who serve this country as diplomats deserve no less than a fullĀ  and accurate accounting wherever that leads and I am committed to seeking thatĀ  for them,’ Clinton told reporters at the State Department onĀ  Wednesday.

Republican lawmakers claim security at theĀ  consulate was inadequate. Two House leaders have asserted that the ObamaĀ  administration denied repeated requests from U.S. diplomats in Libya to enhanceĀ  security at the mission.

Clinton promised ‘a process that is asĀ  transparent as possible’ although she stressed that ‘it will takeĀ  time.’

Casualty: U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the consulate attack 

Casualty: U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and threeĀ  other Americans were killed in the consulate attack

Previous inquiries into attacks on diplomaticĀ  missions have taken months to complete.

But faced with Republicans in CongressĀ  impatient for full details of any possible negligence before November’sĀ  presidential election, Clinton pledged that the State Department would shareĀ  information as appropriate with lawmakers as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Sensitive documents detailing U.S.Ā  operations in Libya remain left behind at the U.S. consulate more than threeĀ  weeks after the attack which killed ambassador Christopher Stevens and threeĀ  other Americans.

The documents – some still scattered acrossĀ  the floors of the looted compound – include information about weapons collectionĀ  efforts, emergency evacuation protocols, the complete itinerary of AmbassadorĀ  Stevens’ trip, and the names, photographs, phone numbers and other personalĀ  information of Libyans who were contracted to secure the U.S.Ā  mission.

In the days following the attack on SeptemberĀ  11, looters were free to roam the remainsĀ  of the embassy and other highly sensitive documents are expected to have beenĀ  taken.

The compound in Benghazi is now locked, butĀ  only two private security guards – paidĀ  for by the Libyan owner of the complex – watch over the site, the WashingtonĀ  Post reported.

The compound consists of two adjoining villaĀ  complexes and in some parts is only protected by an eight foot highĀ  wall.

President Obama has ordered both the CIA andĀ  the Pentagon to hunt down the terrorists who attacked theĀ  consulate.

It’s unclear what the president plans to doĀ  once the perpetrators ofĀ  the assault in Benghazi are found, but he hasĀ  mobilized the military’s Joint Special Operations Command to help carry out theĀ  mission.

In the open: A collection of highly sensitive documents have remained left behind at the burned out consulate buildingIn the open: A collection of highly sensitive documentsĀ  have remained left behind at the burned out consulate building

JSOC and the CIA teamed up to send Navy SEALĀ  commandos into Pakistan in 2011 for a raid that killed Osama binĀ  Laden.

The White House plans for retaliation comeĀ  after it was revealed that security officials missed key signs that theĀ  consulate and Stevens were in danger.

The New YorkĀ  Timesreported that Obama has nowĀ  ordered intelligence operatives to gatherĀ  ‘target packages’ on the perpetratorsĀ  and track them down in Benghazi or wherever they might have fled.

‘They are putting togetherĀ  information onĀ  where these individuals live, who their family membersĀ  and their associatesĀ  are, and their entire pattern of life,’ one USĀ  official said.

Once the targets and their locationsĀ  areĀ  confirmed, Obama could order any number of actions – from droneĀ  strikes toĀ  commando raids to joint operations with the Libyans.

The Times reported that the operations isĀ  focusing on at least a dozen targets, though the exact number is not known.

Assault: The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was burned during a protest by an armed group on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks 

Assault: The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was burnedĀ  during a protest by an armed group on the eleventh anniversary of the SeptemberĀ  11 attacks

As with the raid that took out Osama binĀ  Laden, Obama would likely make the final call on an raids or strikes to kill orĀ  capture the perpetrators.

The consulate, located in the city of Benghazi, was reportedly bombed twice in the months leading up to theĀ  attack,Ā  which occurred on the 11th anniversary of the September 11Ā  terrorĀ  attacks.

The Daily BeastĀ  reported that various whistleblowersĀ  have come forward since the attack to testify about prior attacks and a seriesĀ  of threats, which are described in a letter from Rep Darrel Issa and Rep Jason Chaffetz toĀ  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The letter, obtained by the site, says thatĀ  both the consulate and Stevens were prime terror targets because threats hadĀ  been made against both on Facebook.

One such post mentioned the route thatĀ  Stevens took on his morning jog, prompting the diplomat to briefly stop runningĀ  for his own safety.

Deadly attack: The consulate, located in the city of Benghazi, was reportedly bombed twice in the months leading up to the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks 

Deadly attack: The consulate was reportedly bombed twiceĀ  in the months leading up to the attack, which occurred on the eleventhĀ  anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks

Destruction: A man walks in the rubble of the consulate after the attack that claimed four Americans 

Destruction: A man walks in the rubble of the consulateĀ  after the attack that claimed four Americans

The letter also mentions two separateĀ  bombings on the consulate – one on April 6 (when two former securityĀ  guardsĀ  hurled improvised explosives at the building) and another on June 6.

Neither attack resulted in deaths orĀ  injuries.

The revelations came as the White HouseĀ  announced it was pulling all U.S. personnel out of Benghazi, Libya’sĀ  second-largest city.

WHAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENTĀ  MISSED BEFORE BENGHAZI ATTACK

  • Bomb attacks on the facility on April 6 and June 6
  • Specific threats on Facebook threatening Ambassador Chris Stevens
  • Officials initially claimed that attack was a protest gone wrong, despiteĀ  clues that it was a planned terrorist act
  • White House admitted last week that it knew the attack was terrorism, despiteĀ  first statements on Benghazi assault

State Department spokeswoman Victoria NulandĀ  told The Washington Post: ‘Everybody who was in Benghazi and posted there hasĀ  been withdrawn.’

Yesterday, new evidence suggested that thereĀ  were obvious clues that terrorism was involved in the attack, despite initialĀ  claims by officials that it was a protest gone wrong.

Stevens and three other Americans – SeanĀ  Smith, Tyron Woods and Glen Doherty – perished in the assault.

Confusion over what sparked the BenghaziĀ  violence may have stemmed from the CIA, which distributed ‘talking points’ toĀ  top officials on September 14.

The unclassified documents, obtained by TheĀ  Daily Beast, said inĀ  part: ‘The currently available information suggests that the demonstrations inĀ  Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the U.S. Embassy inĀ  Cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the U.S. diplomatic post inĀ  Benghazi and subsequently its annex.’

‘There are indications that extremistsĀ  participated in the violent demonstrations.’

Likely working off the CIA document,Ā  government officials like UN Ambassador Susan Rice and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, said there was little evidence the violence wasĀ  planned.

However, the document went on to say that theĀ  ‘assessment may change as additional information is collected’ and that theĀ  investigation is ‘on-going.’

Documents left behind at the consulate includes the names, photographs, phone numbers and other personal information of Libyans who were contracted to secure the U.S. missionDocuments left behind at the consulate includes theĀ  names, photographs, phone numbers and other personal information of Libyans whoĀ  were contracted to secure the U.S

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