The German government said on its website that it had been "made aware of a specific, imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi" and urged "all German citizens to immediately leave the city and region of Benghazi".
And he has directed his Secretary of State, Secretary Clinton, to take action through the Accountability Review Board to look at security posture in Benghazi as well as Tripoli and elsewhere in the region.
Essam al-Tajouri, a civil society activist from Benghazi, told me they need a constitution that guarantees the rights of their region to prosperity, education and health.