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After he was captured, he was taken to a U. Navy ship that transported him to the United States. During the day journey, he was first interrogated by intelligence personnel and then by FBI agents.

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Mike Hilkert helped save the lives of more than 30 soldiers and airmen. He wanted to be part of this exciting prospect of a free Libya. He did tell us about the dangers then. He told us about a car bomb that had shaken the hotel where he had offices in Benghazi. But, when he talked about incidents like that, he never showed any fear or reluctance to continue the work. He took danger in stride. It was so important to have a U. We were helping them establish their new society.

It was clearly a bad decision. He talked about his knowledge of the militias and the huge number of arms loose in Libya. That was one of his concerns and challenges. Are there any questions left in your mind about what happened, why the U.

The only questions that I have are not answerable by anyone investigated or questioned by the committee. My questions are about why the militiamen attacked the compound in the first place. What were their intentions? It has nothing to do with what the State Department or the Defense Department was supposed to do that night.

I think everyone did their very best in response to this event. I know he had a lot of respect for Secretary Clinton. He admired her ability to intensely read the issues and understand the whole picture.

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The event has taken place biennially since The inaugural lecture was delivered by Middle East reporter and expert, Robin Wright. The 2nd lecture was delivered by Egyptian-American documentary filmmaker, Jehane Noujaim. Departing from a lecture format, the 4th celebration event featured a concert version of selections from the award-winning docu-musical Witness Uganda , written and composed by former Peace Corps volunteer, Matt Gould, and actor and co-founder of the UgandaProject, Griffin Matthews.

All have drawn an audience from the Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia areas including the University of Washington, Evergreen State College, the University of Puget Sound, as well as community colleges, churches, non-profits and state agencies in the area. Listen as Steve Inskeep interviews journalist Robin Wright about the ambassador's life and career in Libya.