Benghazi: Was it the Video?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/w...n-to-answer-questions-on-assault.html?hp&_r=1

On the day of the attack, Islamists in Cairo had staged a demonstration outside the United States Embassy there to protest an American-made online video mocking Islam, and the protest culminated in a breach of the embassy’s walls — images that flashed through news coverage around the Arab world.

As the attack in Benghazi was unfolding a few hours later, Mr. Abu Khattala told fellow Islamist fighters and others that the assault was retaliation for the same insulting video, according to people who heard him.

In an interview a few days later, he pointedly declined to say whether an offensive online video might indeed warrant the destruction of the diplomatic mission or the killing of the ambassador. “From a religious point of view, it is hard to say whether it is good or bad,” he said.

Several witnesses to the attack later said that Mr. Abu Khattala’s presence and leadership were conspicuous from the start. He initially hung back, standing near the crowd at Venezia Road, several witnesses said. But a procession of fighters hurried to him out of the smoke and gunfire, addressed him as “sheikh,” and then gave him reports or took his orders before plunging back into the compound.

Spotting him as the central figure in the attack, a local official, Anwar el-Dos, approached Mr. Abu Khattala for help in entering the compound. The two men drove into the mission together in Mr. Abu Khattala’s pickup truck, witnesses said. As the men moved forward, the fighters parted to let them pass.

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When the truck doors opened inside the walls, witnesses said, Mr. Dos dived to the ground to avoid gunfire ringing all around. But Mr. Abu Khattala strolled coolly through the chaos.

 

[Howey]

Dupe thread. Pls merge mods.

 

[Howey]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/current-events/360140-benghazi-video-a-reason-after-all.html

 

[Bush92]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
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This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

 

[dilloduck]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

 

[ClosedCaption]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

 

[Meathead]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

No, we've got a dead ambassador and 3 other Americans. But then that's probably not as important as your political agenda.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Does this mean the attack is no longer George W. Bush's fault?

 

[Antares]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

You Lefty's are strange ducks.

General Ham, the General in CHARGE of Lybia at the time said that there was no demonstration.

You sick people are SO desperate to protect your King you are willing to take the word of a Terrorist over the General.

That truly is sick.

 

[Bush92]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

They are water boarding him right now! "It was the video SAY IT! SAY IT!"

 

[Ibentoken]

Video, ham sandwich, cartoon, women's skin,.....sensitive little creatures. Piss on em.

 

[KNB]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

They are water boarding him right now! "It was the video SAY IT! SAY IT!"

Waterboarding is funny. They should waterboard Rafid al-Janabi until he confesses that he lied to the Bush administration about Iraqi WMD, lies which the Bush administration presented to the UN as fact, which the UN rejected, which led Bush to gather his "coalition of the willing" to preemptively invade Iraq over lies.

What part of "The Republican Bush administration lied to invade Iraq" do you not understand? They lied to invade Iraq and then tortured POWs, and Republicans still defend this as "victory". Why should anyone trust a Republican?

 

[ClosedCaption]

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

No, we've got a dead ambassador and 3 other Americans. But then that's probably not as important as your political agenda.

Correction: Emotions and Conspiracies is all you have

 

[Ibentoken]

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

You Lefty's are strange ducks.

General Ham, the General in CHARGE of Lybia at the time said that there was no demonstration.

You sick people are SO desperate to protect your King you are willing to take the word of a Terrorist over the General.

That truly is sick.

General Ham caused the attack.

 

[PredFan]

Only an absolute idiot would believe that it was the video.

 

[ClosedCaption]

He will say what he is told to say.

That said, if the New York Times’ reporting on this is correct, it would appear to leave a couple of possibilities. The first is that the anti-Muslim video really might have contributed to the deadly violence, just as intelligence agencies suggested in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and just as Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows soon after. Congressional Republicans have chosen to reject the very idea that the video played a role – they apparently don’t find this ideologically satisfying – but the evidence seems hard to ignore.

The second is that the suspected ringleader behind the Benghazi attack is in on the Benghazi conspiracy. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don’t you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to Ahmed Abu Khattala, convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

You Lefty's are strange ducks.

General Ham, the General in CHARGE of Lybia at the time said that there was no demonstration.

You sick people are SO desperate to protect your King you are willing to take the word of a Terrorist over the General.

That truly is sick.

So wait, you dont believe the guy responsible for the attack?

 

[chikenwing]

He will say what he is told to say.

They are water boarding him right now! "It was the video SAY IT! SAY IT!"

Waterboarding is funny. They should waterboard Rafid al-Janabi until he confesses that he lied to the Bush administration about Iraqi WMD, lies which the Bush administration presented to the UN as fact, which the UN rejected, which led Bush to gather his "coalition of the willing" to preemptively invade Iraq over lies.

What part of "The Republican Bush administration lied to invade Iraq" do you not understand? They lied to invade Iraq and then tortured POWs, and Republicans still defend this as "victory". Why should anyone trust a Republican?

The several congressional investigations lead by Dems say something totally different then your well worn but proven false accusations.

Why would anyone trust a person like you.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"The future does not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam" -- Abu (Obama told me to say that)

 

[NYcarbineer]

This guy has been running around for two years giving interviews to the AP. Christ almighty the freaking Domino's pizza man could of found him. Now the administration snatches him up before Billary's TV tour? Seems fishy to me. But, we will see what he says about the video...but really that's not the point. Lack of a sense of urgency on behalf of this administration is.
Video | Special Report | Bret Baier | Fox News Channel

This Air Force officer has an interesting story to tell.

He will say what he is told to say.

lol. I was going to make a post yesterday that if this guy says the video was a factor that the RWnuts will simply claim he was forced to say that. Thanks for pre-emptively proving me right.

How would that work? Torture? Are you admitting now that with torture people will say whatever they think you want them to say?

 

[chikenwing]

MSNBC called it from the gate.. Conspiracy theories is all you have

You Lefty's are strange ducks.

General Ham, the General in CHARGE of Lybia at the time said that there was no demonstration.

You sick people are SO desperate to protect your King you are willing to take the word of a Terrorist over the General.

That truly is sick.

So wait, you dont believe the guy responsible for the attack?

If its the video guy then no not at all.The terrorist cell that planed and carried it out certainly is.