https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/12/14/hillary-clinton-is-doing-everything-she-can-to-avoid-having-to-clear-up-what-happened-in-benghazi/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:07:11 -0400<![CDATA[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Benghazi Accountability Review Board was always a classic Washington and Clinton response to a scandal. Clinton convened the board to give the appearance of investigating the attack, but it never really needed investigating at all. On the night of the attack, the evidence quickly pointed toward al Qaeda terrorists. But quickly after the night of the attack, Clinton and President Obama started to blame a movie. They would continue blaming the attack on a movie for more than two weeks. The reason they did this needs no investigation as well. Just a few days prior to the 9-11 attack, Obama and the Democrats had spent much of their national convention declaring that &#8220;Osama bin Laden is dead and al Qaeda is on the run.&#8221; The terrorist attack in Benghazi, which left four Americans dead, killed that campaign talking point. Obama eventually dropped the &#8220;al Qaeda is on the run&#8221; part from his stump speeches.]]>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:31:14 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/12/14/hillary-clinton-is-doing-everything-she-can-to-avoid-having-to-clear-up-what-happened-in-benghazi-n175534