Episode 443 • • 14:01 - 22:49
443: Bad Actors
Libyan Prime Minister Election, Mustafa Shagour Appointment
Mustafa Shagour was elected Prime Minister of Libya on September 12, 2012, following a sudden shift in runoff votes immediately after the Benghazi attack. Shagour, a former U.S.-based researcher with ties to NASA and the Department of Defense, replaced Mahmoud Jibril in a move that suggests a changing of the guard within Libyan leadership. Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman issued statements supporting the interventionist path despite the tragic loss of Ambassador Stevens.