The obvious problem American embassies overlooked in security

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Protecting embassies overseas is an important job — but apparently not important enough to properly vet those who are doing it.

An internal investigation done in the wake of the fatal 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has found that six government contractors who hire local guards at overseas embassies failed to fully vet the job candidates.

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