Slain Navy Seal’s mother slams Romney for using her son's nameOctober 11, 2012 - 19:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The mother of an American killed in last month's Libya consulate attack has said his death has been used by the Romney campaign for political purposes, BBC News said. The Republican presidential nominee has been citing his meeting some years ago with former U.S. Navy Seal Glen Doherty. His campaign said the candidate would respect Barbara Doherty's wishes and stop mentioning her son. The attack on the consulate in Benghazi on 11 September has become a political issue ahead of the election. Doherty was killed in the attack in Benghazi along with Ambassador Christopher Stevens and two other officials. "I don't trust Romney," Mrs Doherty told Boston news station WHDH. "He shouldn't make my son's death part of his political agenda. It's wrong to use these brave young men, who wanted freedom for all, to degrade Obama," she said. Campaigning on Tuesday in the state of Iowa, Mr Romney said that instead of running away from danger during the Benghazi consulate attack, Doherty had run towards it. He reportedly used the anecdote as a metaphor for what Republicans must do to regain the White House in November's poll. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |