Stevens, 52, moved to Davis soon after his birth and began his education at Pioneer Elementary School before moving to Piedmont, outside Oakland, where he attended high school.
He graduated from Berkeley in after majoring in history. Arriving via a cargo ship, Stevens went to Benghazi in the early days of the Libyan revolution and was subsequently appointed as U. Two weeks before the attack on the U. The Daughters of the American Revolution also provided flowers to the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the J.
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No act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America. Source: Al Qaeda central not behind Benghazi attack. Morocco: Jobs defeat extremist violence Libya's PM on deadly attacks, protests Does U.
Paul wants aid cut to Libya, Egypt. Paul wants aid cut to Libya, Egypt During an interview on CNNI's "Amanpour," Abushagur said Thursday that there had been one arrest early Thursday in Benghazi and that three or four others were being pursued. Conflicting theories flew in the hours after the four Americans were killed late Tuesday. They died amid a protest outside the U.
Consulate over a film that ridiculed Muslims and depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a child molester, womanizer and ruthless killer. The demonstration was one of several protests across the region that day. Given what officials know about al Qaeda in Libya, intelligence officials believe it is very unlikely that core al Qaeda was behind the attack, a U.
The official was not authorized to release the information. Meanwhile, Shawn Turner, director of communications for U. National Intelligence, denied news reports that American officials had been warned of a possible attack. Slain ambassador warned in '08 about extremists near Benghazi. The United States is deploying warships and surveillance drones in its hunt for the killers of the diplomatic staffers, and a contingent of 50 Marines has arrived to boost the security of Americans in the country.
The United States and Libya have embarked on a new relationship since rebels toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi last year. The jihadists suspected in Tuesday night's attack "are a very small minority" who are taking advantage of a fledgling democracy, said Ali Suleiman Aujali, the Libyan ambassador to the United States.
Sources tracking militant Islamist groups in eastern Libya say a pro-al Qaeda group responsible for a previous armed assault on the Benghazi consulate is the chief suspect. A senior defense official told CNN the drones will be part of "a stepped-up, more focused search" for a particular insurgent cell that may be behind the killings. Rights groups have raised concerns about the Libyan legal system, which is in the early days of being rebuilt following the fall of the Gadhafi regime.
At the same time, the dominance of militia groups, "which in most towns and cities are stronger than the army and police, has complicated the rebuilding of Libya's justice system," the report says. Amnesty International has similarly warned of serious problems with Libya's legal system. Its researchers also "found that hundreds of armed militias are acting above the law. There are numerous questions about what happened at the consulate where protesters had gathered to demonstrate against the film "Innocence of Muslims," which reportedly was made in California by a filmmaker whose identity is unclear.
Chief among the questions is what happened to Stevens, who went missing during the attack. Since the deaths, generations of the Somers family, along with state and federal legislators and officials, have worked, without success, to gain Libya's and the Navy's help to return the remains.
They've been joined by many others, including Somers Point Mayor Jack Glasser; naval historian and author Chipp Reid, who wrote the just-released book Intrepid Sailors ; and historian and author William E.
Kelly Jr. The remains "should be brought to Somers Point for burial," said Reid, who addressed members of the staffs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Friday on the proposed recovery. The Old Protestant Cemetery, where the Intrepid crew is buried, "is small and its only security is a padlock on the front gate," he said. The sailors "should be brought back quietly, quickly, and without fanfare," added Kelly, who sent a copy of his book and a letter detailing the proposed recovery effort to Stevens a week before his death.
Kelly believes five crew members are buried at the cemetery while eight others are under what is now a parking lot at Green Square, where the followers of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi once held demonstrations. Commandant Somers, who is believed to be at the walled cemetery, was born in Somers Point, named after the naval hero's great-grandfather.
Residents there hold a Richard Somers Day celebration every September. Gadhafi's killing in October gave fresh impetus to the effort to bring the crew home. Maybe the country's new leadership would make the transfer easier if the Navy got on board with the project, supporters thought.
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