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Benghazi

or Ben·ga·si

[ ben-gah-zee, beng- ]

noun

  1. a seaport in N Libya: former capital.


Benghazi

/ bɛnˈɡɑːzɪ /

noun

  1. a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est) Ancient namesHesperidesBerenicebɛrəˈnaɪsɪ


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I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”

In the latest Weekly Standard can be found an editorial under the headline “The Benghazi Whitewash.”

Paul has consistently used Benghazi as a device to stake out high ground on foreign policy.

“Benghazi was the definition of an intelligence failure,” Paul begins, dismissing the entire committee report as unserious.

One prominent example is the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA station at Benghazi, Libya.

Hence at Benghazi, on the north African coast, the date palm is fertile, but produces fruit of poor quality.

Arnauld gives the mortality at Benghazi in 1874 as 39 per cent.

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