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“Mr. Speaker, over the last 2 weeks, I raised a series of questions focusing on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, as well as Washington's response, or lack thereof. To date, little is known why Ambassador Stevens was in the U.S. consulate in the days leading up to the anniversary of 9/11. Even less known is about the other American facility in Benghazi: the CIA annex. When was the annex established? How many people worked at the annex? Of these, how many were direct agency employees and how many were contractors? What was the ratio of CIA staff to security contractors? Why was there a facility operated by the CIA in Benghazi? Perhaps it was established to assist in U.S. efforts to secure weapons in the wake of the Libyan revolution. As early as 2011, National Journal reported: The U.S. is also planning to ramp up spending to help Libya's interim government secure and destroy the shoulder- fired surface-to-air missiles and weapons looted from Qadhafi's stockpiles. A senior State Department official said Clinton will tell Libyan leaders that the U.S. contribution to these efforts will go up to $40 million. The same article noted: The U.S. has already spent nearly $6 million on its conventional weapons disposal efforts, sending a quick reaction force of weapons experts to Libya by October 2011. If, indeed, the facility in Benghazi was involved in the collection of these weapons, where are they?…”