SECURITY at the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi was grossly inadequate to deal with an attack that killed a US ambassador and three others because of failures within the State Department, an official inquiry found.
The review cited leadership and management deficiencies at two department offices, poor coordination among officials and confusion in Washington and in the field over who had the power to make decisions that involved policy and security concerns.
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