Benghazi Again

The State Department said an unspecified number of US embassies and consulates in Muslim countries will be closed for a day or more due to a “specific threat”. The announcement comes as the anniversary of the US consulate attack in Benghazi approaches.

"We have instructed all US embassies and consulates that would have normally been open on Sunday to suspend operations, specifically on August 4th," the BBC cites State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf has been quoted as saying.

“Security considerations have led us to take this precautionary step,” Harf told reporters.

Or a need for distraction from Jake Tapper’s latest article.