Because of a Freedom of Information Act request by the advocacy group Judicial Watch, we have now gained access to once classified photos of the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack on the U.S. Consulate Special Mission Compound on September 11, 2012 that left four Americans dead. Seven photos have been unclassified by the State Department.
Judicial Watch said in a press release that it filed the FOIA request on December 19, 2012 and received the photos on June 6.
The had to file a lawsuit in late February to force the Federal government to release the images and they still have three other similar lawsuits pending.
"The fact that it took six months and a federal lawsuit to release these few photos tells you all you need to know about the Obama administration's Benghazi stonewall," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
"We now know that every video or photo, along with every additional piece of information we uncover, will tell us more about Benghazi - in contrast to the continued lies and spin coming out of the Obama administration about this atrocity," he added.
Below are the photos with captions describing them.
Graffiti left my Islamists in Benghazi, which read among other things "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great)
A photo of a burned out vehicle in Benghazi obtained by Judicial Watch, which were released on June 20, 2013
Debris was scattered all over the compound following the terrorist attacks by Islamists in Benghazi which left four Americans dead
Another photo obtained by Judicial Watch via the FOIA which shows the burned foilage from the Islamic attack in Benghazi on September 11, 2012
More Arabic graffiti spray painted around the building where the consulate was attacked and evidence of burning is shown
More Arabic graffiti on the wall of the consulate in Benghazi
Furniture that was burned beyond use inside the compound was piled up outside in the parking lot by the time the photos were taken, suggesting these photos may have been taken long after the attack.
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