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Tuesday's global agenda: New day, new questions on Libya
Your morning global affairs speed-read
Every day seems to raise new doubts about the Obama administration's initial public assessment of what happened in Libya on Sept. 11, giving Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans more ammo to attack the president's trustworthiness and competence on foreign policy matters.
The latest revelation: Participants in the assault on the Benghazi consulate include militants freed during the Arab Spring uprisings, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports that the White House for months has been holding secret meetings on whether to launch unilateral strikes on a resurgent al Qaeda in North Africa.
New ties: Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin meets today with Burma's industry minister, Soe Thane, and Burmese Ambassador to the U.S. Than Swe.
In other news:
The U.S. has pulled all official government personnel from Benghazi three weeks after the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate. [The Washington Post]
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is accusing the campaign of his rival, Henrique Capriles, of getting drug trafficking funds. [The Telegraph]
The U.S. is abandoning hope for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. [The New York Times]
What you might have missed on Global Affairs:
GOP seizes on Obama backpedaling over attack on US Consulate in Libya
Paul Ryan won't call for Susan Rice's resignation
Guest column: El Salvador's ambassador calls for new MCC compact
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