Father of slain ambassador: Don’t exploit my son’s death

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Jan Stevens, father of Ambassador Chris Stevens who was killed in the September 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, told Bloomberg that “It would really be abhorrent to make this into a campaign issue.” He added that the campaigns should wait until the end of the formal investigation instead of making snap judgments.

On Sunday morning talk shows Obama campaign senior advisor Robert Gibbs and senior campaign strategist David Axelrod accused the Romney camp of exploiting the tragedy for political gain. Republicans have raised questions about whether the White House was aware of a request from a State Department official to extend a security force's time in Libya. In Thursday night's debate, Vice President Joe Biden said it was not. Republicans have also accused the White House of saying the attack was a response to the anti-Islamic film “Innocence of Muslims” rather than a pre-planned terrorist attack.

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Father of slain ambassador: Don’t exploit my son’s death