Chris Emekauwa
Blog 5: (9/28/12)
Fear and Saftey
Fear has struck has stuck the United
States after the attack that killed four Americans in Libya. Because of this,
it has kept the F.B.I. from visiting the site and performing an investigation of
the matter. Due to the lack of security The F.B.I. has now been forced to try
and investigate from Tripoli, which is more than 400 miles away from Benghazi.
Security measures have become so unorganized and heightened that it has now
forced investigators to interview key witnesses outside of the United States embassy
in vehicles. As an American law enforcement official describes the situation he
says, “It’s a cavalcade of obstacles right now,” He also describes the crime
scene in Benghazi as being “trampled on, looted on, burned, and so badly
degraded that even once F.B.I. agents do eventually gain access, “it’ll be very
difficult to see what evidence can be attributed to the bad guys.” With that
being said the Libyan government has told the F.B.I that the safety of American
investigators in Benghazi cannot be guaranteed.
I believe that these safety concerns
and fears are very valid issues. I understand that Libya is not the United States
of America, and that we shouldn’t expect the same diplomacy as we would over
here, but that still shouldn’t mean that we can’t fully protect ourselves when
being in foreign territory. The fact that we have to interview key witnesses
outside of the embassy in cars and can’t even get into a crime scene where Americans
were murdered says a lot. I believe that it says that we need to revise our
security measures and protection when it comes to these extreme situations. Without
any sort of reform I believe that we will be putting countless lives at risk
for being killed on the job in foreign territory.
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