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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Tuesday, January 21, 2014 FULTON Continued from page 1 harm's way because of racial profiling. Fulton focuses on building others' self-esteem and respect to end profiling. "Bullying is a component of racial profiling. I'm going to always go back to respect, because it'll go so much fur- ther than changing and understanding laws," she said. Erika George, professor of law, served as facilitator of the conversation and said she could not think of a "more perfect speaker to demonstrate the legacy and lessons of Martin Luther King." Many attendees stood and shared their own stories with Fulton, thanking her for her bravery and sacrifice. 3 Fulton thanked the U and Salt Lake for "having the courage to invite [her]." Jean Kim, a freshman in sociology, attended the conversation. "I think this was a valuable experience for students at the U. Even though it happened two years ago, it really makes a difference in how we think about race relations in the United States." Karen Johnson, a professor of educa- tion, thanked Fulton for her "dedication to move this country towards its democratic creed." "Your message is a call for social justice," she said. Fulton said in an interview with KUTE radio that students who want to get involved can visit trayvonmartinfoundation.org. k.johnson@chronicle.utah.edu CALVIN CHHOUR/The Daily Utah Chronicle Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, speaks out against racial profiling in the Union Ballrom on Thursday. CHAFFETZ Continued from page 1 Western organizations. "It's a very dangerous place," Chaffetz said. "Most nights ... people can tell you, you can hear gunfire ... It's the Wild West." In March 2012, Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens started requesting additional security for the embassy from local civilians it trusted, including a cell phone salesman to keep an eye on the property. On April 6, assailants bombed the consulate Officials found the person who did it but released them. Later, a drive-by terrorist bombed a wall surrounding the compound June 6. On June terrorists shot a rocket-propelled grenade into the British ambassador's car. Shortly after, terrorists bombed the Red Cross outpost in Benghazi in the middle of the night. After the bombing, the terrorists clarified that they bombed in the middle of the night because they only wanted to kill Christians and Americans. At that point, Western countries pulled out of Benghazi rapidly. "It was apparent to me that we were the last [Western] flag flying in Benghazi. We were the last thing on their target list," said Lt. Col. Andrew Wood in a Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the incident. Chaffetz then walked students through the timeline of the incident. On the morning of the attack, the White House released a statement that they were leaning forward and ready for any attack. "Guess what? That was never true. That was full propaganda," Chaffetz said. Having heard the testimonies of people on the ground and people in contact with Benghazi that night, Chaffetz is certain the event was a terrorist attack organized by Ansar al-Sharia. Given the close proximity of Benghazi to Europe, he added he does not "buy" the argument that no one could get to Benghazi in time to help. "You can fly from Salt Lake to Paris, change planes to Tripoli and get to Benghazi faster than our military responded," he said. The FBI did not arrive in Benghazi for 18 days. "We spend $600 billion a year to have the biggest, baddest military in the world, and we can't get to Libya in 24 hours?" he asked. Chaffetz said he wants to hear witnesses tell their story to the public. "We have never, ever heard from a person who was on the ground that night in Benghazi," he said. "Doesn't that make you scratch your head? That's because this administration [did] everything they possibly could to prevent that." Because of this, he said, Americans do not know what happened there. Many students who attended the lecture heard about the events for the first time on Friday. Preston Bradwell and Zac Williams, both undeclared freshmen, said the information in Chaffetz's lecture was new to them. "We as a nation are self-critical, it's what makes us great. But when your federal government is perpetuating falsehood on a fundamental basis, that should scare everybody," Chaffetz said to The Daily Utah Chronicle. a.drysdale@ chronicle.utah.edu NEVER TRUST A MARKET NAMED AFTER AN ANIMAL THAT TRAMPLES PEOPLE. Bull markets tempt investors with short-term gains. At TIAA-CREF, we invest wisely, for the long haul. It's earned us the 2013 Lipper Award for Best Overall Large Fund Company. That's how we deliver Outcomes That Matter. Intelligent, informed investing. Award-winning performance. Get started at TIAA.org/award. 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