House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R- Calif.), is reported by the Huffington Post to have released “sensitive but unclassified” State Department cables that contained the names of Libyans working within the United States. (Benghazi Consulate Attack: Darrell Issa Releases Raw Libya Cables, Obama Administration Cries Foul)
Acrobat Reader says there are 121 pages in:
State Department Cables – Benghzai, Libya (created last Friday morning)
Not sure what that means.
What the State Department means by “unintended consequences?”
Do they mean…
- Liyan or U.S. nationals may be held accountable for crimes in the U.S. or other countries?
- consequences for Libyans who are working against the interest of their fellow Libyans?
- consequences for Libyans who are favoring their friends and families in Libya, at the expense of other Libyans?
- consequences for Libyans currying favor with the U.S. State Department?
If there are “unintended consequences,” it may be they are being held accountable for their actions.
Being held accountable is probably the reason the State Department shuns transparency.
Both for themselves and others.
Would mapping the Benghazai cables bring the House Oversight Committee closer to holding someone accountable for that attack?