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We need to leave the middle east to the middle east.
Chickens and other birds and reptiles concentrate their nitrogen wastes into uric acid instead of urine. This takes more energy, but conserves water.One question: Why don't chickens piss?Do you know why we didn't?My experience with ME turmoil started in Beirut during Operation Bluebat in Aug 1958. Tell me about the Mideast.Our problems in the middle east go a bit further back than that bub, I mean really now.
Then you should know we should've gotten out in 1959
Because the U.S. has a long sordid history of occupying countries, setting up military bases, and draining the resources under the name of capitalism. Any other questions?
You know what Juan? go ahead...vote for her but in two years if she wins don't be surprised if a feeling of hopelessness creeps into your world. She is a liar she will lie to me and to you.I'm sorry, the Benghazi committee was clueless about email. Buncha dumfuks doncha know?
already hasYou know what Juan? go ahead...vote for her but in two years if she wins don't be surprised if a feeling of hopelessness creeps into your world. She is a liar she will lie to me and to you.I'm sorry, the Benghazi committee was clueless about email. Buncha dumfuks doncha know?
You know what Juan? go ahead...vote for her but in two years if she wins don't be surprised if a feeling of hopelessness creeps into your world. She is a liar she will lie to me and to you.I'm sorry, the Benghazi committee was clueless about email. Buncha dumfuks doncha know?
false!We need to leave the middle east to the middle east.
Lame Duck President Barack Hussein Obama ignorantly tried to do that against the advice of all his advisors and we now see the result as President Obama has brought the Islamic Terrorist attacks to our country and the rest of the world. All he want's to do is run out the clock since he has no clue what to do and hand off this atrocious disaster to the next president.
That's the scientific explanation but all us good ol' boys know that they don't piss 'cause they eat with their pecker.Chickens and other birds and reptiles concentrate their nitrogen wastes into uric acid instead of urine. This takes more energy, but conserves water.One question: Why don't chickens piss?Do you know why we didn't?My experience with ME turmoil started in Beirut during Operation Bluebat in Aug 1958. Tell me about the Mideast.
Then you should know we should've gotten out in 1959
Because the U.S. has a long sordid history of occupying countries, setting up military bases, and draining the resources under the name of capitalism. Any other questions?
Fair enough but do me a favor....make that candle a blow torch...I have no problem holding a candle to the feet of my elected officials. Don't you realize that has been the problem all along? The Benghazi Committee couldn't rise to the occasion and I understand that. If she screws up the I am completely comfortable in seeing her pay and that's the way it should be
Fair enough but do me a favor....make that candle a blow torch...I have no problem holding a candle to the feet of my elected officials. Don't you realize that has been the problem all along? The Benghazi Committee couldn't rise to the occasion and I understand that. If she screws up the I am completely comfortable in seeing her pay and that's the way it should be
Considering she immediately told her daughter and Egyptian Pm it was an attack-not a video, well you decide, along with this and much more-
A senior watch officer at the DSCC described the events as “a full on attack against our compound.”38 The same individual also said there was “zip, nothing nada” when asked if there was any rioting in Benghazi reported prior to the attack.39 At 6:34 p.m. on September 11, 2012, the DSCC sent a “terrorism event information” to the Office of the Secretary.40 The update noted that “host nation militia forces have responded to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi” and “were engaged with the attackers.”41 Lamb testified information received by the DSCC—directly from all of the agents on the ground—was relayed to Kennedy.42 None of the Diplomatic Security agents on the ground reported anything about a protest in Benghazi. None of the Diplomatic Security agents on the ground reported anything about a video. Kennedy testified that he passed on information from the DSCC directly to Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton: I stayed in my office, except for the SVTC [Secure Video Teleconference] the chairman referred to, monitoring my telephone, monitoring my emails, and making telephone calls or coordinating activities as were required.… I went up several times to brief the Secretary on the latest information that I was receiving from Diplomatic Security, which was receiving it from the ground.43
So have you read the report? Does it find wrongdoing by Clinton?Wow. The bias is so pathetic it's sickening. The Benghazi committee press conference was finishing and the theme was "read the report". Trey Gowdy, when asked if Clinton was at fault, implied she was but rather answered "just read the report".
When he walked off stage...CNN IMMEDIATELY ran the headline "GOP led committee finds no wrongdoing by Hillary".
God damn....CNN must have a staff of alien speed readers!!!! They read the report, 800 pages long, in less than 2 seconds!!!!!
Yet the two year old Benghazi committee had nothing new to add after spending $7 million dollars. You should be shocked, dismayed and outraged.
$7 million doing the job they are elected to do. A mere pittance compared to the $500 million Obama gave to bankrupt Solyndra.
The government program that sponsored Solyndra actually made the people a $6 billion return on their money. With a Republican congress we get handed our asses.
Was Bush Jr's administration incompetent?Quit the lies. They were not to absolve ,or charge anyone.
Any absolving is being done by you and yours only, since the announcement of their deaths. Facts matter not to you.
There is no one else responsible for Benghazi. Hillary & Obama were in charge & complete control. Those men gave their lives for Obama & Hillary's ideals of putting forth a non aggressive image towards Islam. Heavy weapons as well as other types of support were requested before & during the attack. They were declined. They are dead solely because of Obama & Hillary. The subsequent attempt to fool Americans by blaming it on a video was a disgusting display of their disregard for our men.The republican panel members effort to blame Hillary has ended and their Bogus Benghazi Panel are now uniting with the fugitive Dr. Richard Kimble in search of a One Armed Bandit.
Too bad for your argument that the House Select Committee on Intelligence absolved the administration of any wrongdoing at Benghazi. Otherwise your meme might have worked.
I don't care how many times you scream it ain't changing the fact that "no new evidence is found" It is over and done with, you're leave with nothing.
This is the Clowns in DC you are talking about. They waste tax payer dollars all the time. Nothing new there.
Unlike you, I don't need a hearing to tell me what I should believe. Unlike you I know incompetence when I see it.
false!We need to leave the middle east to the middle east.
Lame Duck President Barack Hussein Obama ignorantly tried to do that against the advice of all his advisors and we now see the result as President Obama has brought the Islamic Terrorist attacks to our country and the rest of the world. All he want's to do is run out the clock since he has no clue what to do and hand off this atrocious disaster to the next president.
List of Islamist terrorist attacks
1980s–2001
The 1998 United States embassy bombings in Nairobi where 214 people were killed including 12 Americans, 4000 others were wounded
The north face of Two World Trade Center (south tower) immediately after being struck by United Airlines Flight 175
Osama bin Laden (1957–2011) was the founder of Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for many high profile attacks, including the September 11 attacks.
Location Date Description Deaths Injuries
Lebanon April 18, 1983 The 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing, in Beirut, Lebanon by the Islamic Jihad Organization.[1] 63 120
Lebanon October 23, 1983 The 1983 Beirut barracks bombing by the Islamic Jihad Organization 307 75
Kuwait December 12, 1983 The 90-minute coordinated 1983 Kuwait bombings of six key foreign and Kuwaiti installations including two embassies, the airport, and the country's main petro-chemical plant, was more notable for the damage it might have caused than what was actually destroyed. What might have been "the worst terrorist episode of the twentieth century in the Middle East," succeeding in killing only 6 people because of the bombs' faulty rigging.[2] 6 0
Lebanon September 20, 1984 The 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. 24 0
Indonesia January 21, 1985 The Buddhist Borobudur temple in Java was damaged by 9 bombs. 0 0
Spain April 12, 1985 1985 El Descanso bombing 18 82
Greece June 14, 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking 1 0
Turkey September 6, 1986 Neve Shalom Synagogue attack 22 0
Israel July 7, 1989 Tel Aviv Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack, near Kiryat Yearim.[3] 16 0
Egypt February 4, 1990 A bus carrying Israeli tourists in Egypt was attacked by Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.[4] 11 17
China February 2, 1992 1992 Ürümqi bombings 3 23
Argentina March 17, 1992 The 1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires 29 242
United States January 25, 1993 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. 2 3
United States February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing, in New York City.[5] 6 1,042
India March 12, 1993 Serial blasts in Mumbai 257 0
Turkey July 2, 1993 Sivas Massacre, Arson attack at a gathering in Sivas killing 35 intellectuals from Turkey, most of whom were Alevis. 35 0
Israel April 6, 1994 Afula Bus suicide bombing 8 55
Israel April 13, 1994 Hadera bus station suicide bombing 5 30
Argentina July 18, 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish Center AMIA bombing 85 300
United Kingdom July 26, 1994 The 1994 London Israeli Embassy attack 0 20
Israel October 19, 1994 The Dizengoff Street bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a passenger bus driving down Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv. 22 50
Israel November 11, 1994 Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing 3 12
Algeria December 24, 1994 Air France Flight 8969 hijacking in Algiers by 3 members of Armed Islamic Group of Algeria and another terrorist.[6] 7 25
Israel January 22, 1995 The Beit Lid suicide bombing was a suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad 20 69
Israel January 30, 1995 A car bomb exploded outside of a police station.[7][8] 42 286
Israel July 20, 1995 A bomb on a motor scooter exploded at a marketplace in Jammu. Harkat-ul-Ansar claimed responsibility for the bombing.[9] 17 100+
Israel July 24, 1995 The Ramat Gan bus bombing, a suicide attack by Hamas. 5 33
France July 25, 1995 The 1995 Paris Métro and RER bombings were a series of attacks by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria in France, continuing through October 17, 1995. 8 100+
Croatia October 20, 1995 In the 1995 Rijeka bombing a suicide bomber attempted to destroy a police station by driving a car with a bomb into the wall of the building. 1 29
Israel February 25, 1996 The Jaffa Road bus bombings, two attacks on Jerusalem route 18 buses by Hamas. 45 52
Israel March 4, 1996 The Dizengoff Center suicide bombing was a terror attack by Hamas on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim. 13 130
Egypt April 18, 1996 Islamist gunmen fire on the Europa hotel in Cairo.[10] 18 17
Saudi Arabia June 25, 1996 Khobar Towers bombing[11] 20 372
China February 25, 1997 Three bombs explode on three buses in the Xinjiang capital of Ürümqi 9 74
Israel March 21, 1997 The Café Apropo bombing was a Hamas suicide bomber who detonated at a Tel Aviv sidewalk café. 3 46
Israel July 30, 1997 The 1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings were two consecutive suicide bombings carried out by Hamas militants at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem. 16 178
Bosnia and Herzegovina September 18, 1997 The 1997 Mostar car bombings. 0 29
Egypt November 17, 1997 Luxor massacre, 6 armed Islamic terrorists attacked tourists at the Luxor ruins.[12] 62 26
India February 14, 1998 A total of 58 people were killed and over 200 injured in 12 bomb attacks in 11 places, in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 58 200+
Tanzania August 7, 1998 1998 United States embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya.[13] 224 4000+
Malaysia April 23, 2000 April 23, 2000 – September 19, 2000 2000 Sipadan kidnappings by 6 Islamist militants 0 5
Yemen October 12, 2000 Attack on USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden. 17 39
India December 22, 2000 Attack on Red Fort in Delhi 3 0
Indonesia December 24, 2000 Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings of churches in eight cities.[14] 18 0
Israel March 4, 2001 The 2001 Netanya bombing was a suicide bombing in Netanya, Israel. 3 60+
Bangladesh April 14, 2001 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings 10 17
Israel May 18, 2001 The 2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing in Netanya, Israel. 5 100+
Philippines May 27, 2001 Dos Palmas kidnappings 40 18
Israel June 1, 2001 Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing 21 100+
Israel August 9, 2001 The Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing was a Hamas terrorist attack on a pizzeria in downtown Jerusalem. 15 130
Israel September 9, 2001 The Nahariya train station suicide bombing was executed by an Arab-Israeli who was sent by Hamas and detonated himself on the crowded platform 3 94
Afghanistan September 9, 2001 The assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Takhar Province, Afghanistan 1 0
United States September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001 – 4 airliners hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda members in the East Coast of the United States: two planes crashed into and destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings in New York City, one went into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and one crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a failed attempt to hit Washington, D.C. (either the White House or the U.S. Capitol), after a revolt by the plane's passengers. 2,996 246
India October 1, 2001 Attack on the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly. 38 0
Israel November 29, 2001 The Pardes Hanna bus bombing was a suicide bombing on a bus from Nazareth to Tel Aviv. 3 7
Israel December 2, 2001 Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing 15 40
India December 13, 2001 Suicide attack on Indian parliament in New Delhi by Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist organizations Jaish-E-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba, aimed at eliminating the top leadership of India and causing
you can put your head back up your ass now!
Link?That isn't new and was covered in many other reports. The airbase in Italy was too far and they had a refueling problem they could not respond for lack of logistical support.Quit your lies.
The following facts are among the many new revelations in Part I:
Despite President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s clear orders to deploy military assets, nothing was sent to Benghazi, and nothing was en route to Libya at the time the last two Americans were killed almost 8 hours after the attacks began. [pg. 141]With Ambassador Stevens missing, the White House convened a roughly two-hour meeting at 7:30 PM, which resulted in action items focused on a YouTube video, and others containing the phrases “f any deployment is made,” and “Libya must agree to any deployment,” and “[w]ill not deploy until order comes to go to either Tripoli or Benghazi.” [pg. 115]The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff typically would have participated in the White House meeting, but did not attend because he went home to host a dinner party for foreign dignitaries. [pg. 107]A Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) sat on a plane in Rota, Spain, for three hours, and changed in and out of their uniforms four times. [pg. 154]None of the relevant military forces met their required deployment timelines. [pg. 150]The Libyan forces that evacuated Americans from the CIA Annex to the Benghazi airport was not affiliated with any of the militias the CIA or State Department had developed a relationship with during the prior 18 months. Instead, it was comprised of former Qadhafi loyalists who the U.S. had helped remove from power during the Libyan revolution. [pg. 144]
And they came up with nothing new to add. Is that shameful or just stupidity?Obviously this event can't be boiled down to the simplistic level you put it at. 8 Congressional investigations, $29 million dollars spent, 50 congressional hearings, thousands of pages of documents, hundreds of people testifying and thousands of questions asked all revealed nothing. Nothing new to add.
At some point you have to ask yourself this: If the $22 million spent revealed no new truth to be found, why was it necessary to spend $7 million more to get a different and more preferred truth?
Its very simplistic.
They had months or warnings, they did nothing.
Can't get any simpler than that.
They had a QRT twenty minutes away. They just never got the order to go.
Just just that she and and all involved were grossly incompetent.From today's report. No, we did not learn anything new. Of course the same unreal stupid ignorant left wingers will say that means she is "innocent."
Here is what the report states. Again, all stuff we already knew.
- Despite President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s clear orders to deploy military assets, nothing was sent to Benghazi, and nothing was en route to Libya at the time the last two Americans were killed almost 8 hours after the attacks began. [pg. 141)
- With Ambassador Stevens missing, the White House convened a roughly two-hour meeting at 7:30 PM, which resulted in action items focused on a YouTube video, and others containing the phrases “f any deployment is made,” and “Libya must agree to any deployment,” and “[w]ill not deploy until order comes to go to either Tripoli or Benghazi.” [pg. 115]
- The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff typically would have participated in the White House meeting, but did not attend because he went home to host a dinner party for foreign dignitaries. [pg. 107]
- A Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) sat on a plane in Rota, Spain, for three hours, and changed in and out of their uniforms four times. [pg. 154]
- None of the relevant military forces met their required deployment timelines. [pg. 15]
- Five of the 10 action items from the 7:30 PM White House meeting referenced the video, but no direct link or solid evidence existed connecting the attacks in Benghazi and the video at the time the meeting took place. The State Department senior officials at the meeting had access to eyewitness accounts to the attack in real time. The Diplomatic Security Command Center was in direct contact with the Diplomatic Security Agents on the ground in Benghazi and sent out multiple updates about the situation, including a “Terrorism Event Notification.” The State Department Watch Center had also notified Jake Sullivan and Cheryl Mills that it had set up a direct telephone line to Tripoli. There was no mention of the video from the agents on the ground. Greg Hicks—one of the last people to talk to Chris Stevens before he died—said there was virtually no discussion about the video in Libya leading up to the attacks. [pg. 28]
- The morning after the attacks, the National Security Council’s Deputy Spokesperson sent an email to nearly two dozen people from the White House, Defense Department, State Department, and intelligence community, stating: “Both the President and Secretary Clinton released statements this morning. … Please refer to those for any comments for the time being. To ensure we are all in sync on messaging for the rest of the day, Ben Rhodes will host a conference call for USG communicators on this chain at 9:15 ET today.” [pg. 39]
- Minutes before the President delivered his speech in the Rose Garden, Jake Sullivan wrote in an email to Ben Rhodes and others: “There was not really much violence in Egypt. And we are not saying that the violence in Libya erupted ‘over inflammatory videos.'” [pg. 44]
- According to Susan Rice, both Ben Rhodes and David Plouffe prepared her for her appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows following the attacks. Nobody from the FBI, Department of Defense, or CIA participated in her prep call. While Rhodes testified Plouffe would “normally” appear on the Sunday show prep calls, Rice testified she did not recall Plouffe being on prior calls and did not understand why he was on the call in this instance. [pg.98]
- On the Sunday shows, Susan Rice stated the FBI had “already begun looking at all sorts of evidence” and “FBI has a lead in this investigation.” But on Monday, the Deputy Director, Office of Maghreb Affairs sent an email stating: “McDonough apparently told the SVTS [Secure Video Teleconference] group today that everyone was required to ‘shut their pieholes’ about the Benghazi attack in light of the FBI investigation, due to start tomorrow.” [pg. 135]
- After Susan Rice’s Sunday show appearances, Jake Sullivan assured the Secretary of the State that Rice “wasn’t asked about whether we had any intel. But she did make clear our view that this started spontaneously and then evolved.” [pg. 128]
- Susan Rice’s comments on the Sunday talk shows were met with shock and disbelief by State Department employees in Washington. The Senior Libya Desk Officer, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State Department, wrote: “I think Rice was off the reservation on this one.” The Deputy Director, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State Department, responded: “Off the reservation on five networks!” The Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, Bureau of Near East Affairs, State Department, wrote: “WH [White House] very worried about the politics. This was all their doing.” [pg. 132]
- The CIA’s September 13, 2012, intelligence assessment was rife with errors. On the first page, there is a single mention of “the early stages of the protest” buried in one of the bullet points. The article cited to support the mention of a protest in this instance was actually from September 4. In other words, the analysts used an article from a full week before the attacks to support the premise that a protest had occurred just prior to the attack on September 11. [pg. 47]
- A headline on the following page of the CIA’s September 13 intelligence assessment stated “Extremists Capitalized on Benghazi Protests,” but nothing in the actual text box supports that title. As it turns out, the title of the text box was supposed to be “Extremists Capitalized on Cairo Protests.” That small but vital difference — from Cairo to Benghazi — had major implications in how people in the administration were able to message the attacks. [pg. 52]
- During deliberations within the State Department about whether and how to intervene in Libya in March 2011, Jake Sullivan listed the first goal as “avoid[ing] a failed state, particularly one in which al-Qaeda and other extremists might take safe haven.” [pg. 9]
- The administration’s policy of no boots on the ground shaped the type of military assistance provided to State Department personnel in Libya. The Executive Secretariats for both the Defense Department and State Department exchanged communications outlining the diplomatic capacity in which the Defense Department SST security team members would serve, which included wearing civilian clothes so as not to offend the Libyans. [pg. 60]
- When the State Department’s presence in Benghazi was extended in December 2012, senior officials from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security were excluded from the discussion. [pg. 74]
- In February 2012, the lead Diplomatic Security Agent at Embassy Tripoli informed his counterpart in Benghazi that more DS agents would not be provided by decision makers, because “substantive reporting” was not Benghazi’s purpose. [pg. 77]
- Emails indicate senior State Department officials, including Cheryl Mills, Jake Sullivan, and Huma Abedin were preparing for a trip by the Secretary of State to Libya in October 2012. According to testimony, Chris Stevens wanted to have a “deliverable” for the Secretary for her trip to Libya, and that “deliverable” would be making the Mission in Benghazi a permanent Consulate. [pg. 96]
- In August 2012 — roughly a month before the Benghazi attacks — security on the ground worsened significantly. Ambassador Stevens initially planned to travel to Benghazi in early August, but cancelled the trip “primarily for Ramadan/security reasons.” [pg. 99]
- Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta bluntly told the committee “an intelligence failure” occurred with respect to Benghazi. Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell also acknowledged multiple times an intelligence failure did in fact occur prior to the Benghazi attacks. [pg. 129]
The Most Interesting Findings From Trey Gowdy's Benghazi Committee Report
That is of course for those who have an ability to think for yourselves. Which of course means no one on the left.
Yeah, the obama administration sure were innocent.
Very impressive list, and many things have already been noted in the previous right wing led investigations that could have been done differently, but which of those points shows that Hillary was guilty of any wrong doing?
well, none of us were surprised that no one ever believed what Hillary said about the video in the first place,,,well, yes,,just cockroaches
And when she asked the question, "What difference does it make?" you wingnut dipshits had all kinds of indignation over it, but no actual answer to the question.
And you still don't.
Actually, plenty of liberals don't care for Hillary at all, me being one. My problem with all this is that there is obviously no there there. Even Kevin McCarthy let the cat out of the bag, if you recall.
Just just that she and and all involved were grossly incompetent.From today's report. No, we did not learn anything new. Of course the same unreal stupid ignorant left wingers will say that means she is "innocent."
Here is what the report states. Again, all stuff we already knew.
- Despite President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s clear orders to deploy military assets, nothing was sent to Benghazi, and nothing was en route to Libya at the time the last two Americans were killed almost 8 hours after the attacks began. [pg. 141)
- With Ambassador Stevens missing, the White House convened a roughly two-hour meeting at 7:30 PM, which resulted in action items focused on a YouTube video, and others containing the phrases “f any deployment is made,” and “Libya must agree to any deployment,” and “[w]ill not deploy until order comes to go to either Tripoli or Benghazi.” [pg. 115]
- The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff typically would have participated in the White House meeting, but did not attend because he went home to host a dinner party for foreign dignitaries. [pg. 107]
- A Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) sat on a plane in Rota, Spain, for three hours, and changed in and out of their uniforms four times. [pg. 154]
- None of the relevant military forces met their required deployment timelines. [pg. 15]
- Five of the 10 action items from the 7:30 PM White House meeting referenced the video, but no direct link or solid evidence existed connecting the attacks in Benghazi and the video at the time the meeting took place. The State Department senior officials at the meeting had access to eyewitness accounts to the attack in real time. The Diplomatic Security Command Center was in direct contact with the Diplomatic Security Agents on the ground in Benghazi and sent out multiple updates about the situation, including a “Terrorism Event Notification.” The State Department Watch Center had also notified Jake Sullivan and Cheryl Mills that it had set up a direct telephone line to Tripoli. There was no mention of the video from the agents on the ground. Greg Hicks—one of the last people to talk to Chris Stevens before he died—said there was virtually no discussion about the video in Libya leading up to the attacks. [pg. 28]
- The morning after the attacks, the National Security Council’s Deputy Spokesperson sent an email to nearly two dozen people from the White House, Defense Department, State Department, and intelligence community, stating: “Both the President and Secretary Clinton released statements this morning. … Please refer to those for any comments for the time being. To ensure we are all in sync on messaging for the rest of the day, Ben Rhodes will host a conference call for USG communicators on this chain at 9:15 ET today.” [pg. 39]
- Minutes before the President delivered his speech in the Rose Garden, Jake Sullivan wrote in an email to Ben Rhodes and others: “There was not really much violence in Egypt. And we are not saying that the violence in Libya erupted ‘over inflammatory videos.'” [pg. 44]
- According to Susan Rice, both Ben Rhodes and David Plouffe prepared her for her appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows following the attacks. Nobody from the FBI, Department of Defense, or CIA participated in her prep call. While Rhodes testified Plouffe would “normally” appear on the Sunday show prep calls, Rice testified she did not recall Plouffe being on prior calls and did not understand why he was on the call in this instance. [pg.98]
- On the Sunday shows, Susan Rice stated the FBI had “already begun looking at all sorts of evidence” and “FBI has a lead in this investigation.” But on Monday, the Deputy Director, Office of Maghreb Affairs sent an email stating: “McDonough apparently told the SVTS [Secure Video Teleconference] group today that everyone was required to ‘shut their pieholes’ about the Benghazi attack in light of the FBI investigation, due to start tomorrow.” [pg. 135]
- After Susan Rice’s Sunday show appearances, Jake Sullivan assured the Secretary of the State that Rice “wasn’t asked about whether we had any intel. But she did make clear our view that this started spontaneously and then evolved.” [pg. 128]
- Susan Rice’s comments on the Sunday talk shows were met with shock and disbelief by State Department employees in Washington. The Senior Libya Desk Officer, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State Department, wrote: “I think Rice was off the reservation on this one.” The Deputy Director, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State Department, responded: “Off the reservation on five networks!” The Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, Bureau of Near East Affairs, State Department, wrote: “WH [White House] very worried about the politics. This was all their doing.” [pg. 132]
- The CIA’s September 13, 2012, intelligence assessment was rife with errors. On the first page, there is a single mention of “the early stages of the protest” buried in one of the bullet points. The article cited to support the mention of a protest in this instance was actually from September 4. In other words, the analysts used an article from a full week before the attacks to support the premise that a protest had occurred just prior to the attack on September 11. [pg. 47]
- A headline on the following page of the CIA’s September 13 intelligence assessment stated “Extremists Capitalized on Benghazi Protests,” but nothing in the actual text box supports that title. As it turns out, the title of the text box was supposed to be “Extremists Capitalized on Cairo Protests.” That small but vital difference — from Cairo to Benghazi — had major implications in how people in the administration were able to message the attacks. [pg. 52]
- During deliberations within the State Department about whether and how to intervene in Libya in March 2011, Jake Sullivan listed the first goal as “avoid[ing] a failed state, particularly one in which al-Qaeda and other extremists might take safe haven.” [pg. 9]
- The administration’s policy of no boots on the ground shaped the type of military assistance provided to State Department personnel in Libya. The Executive Secretariats for both the Defense Department and State Department exchanged communications outlining the diplomatic capacity in which the Defense Department SST security team members would serve, which included wearing civilian clothes so as not to offend the Libyans. [pg. 60]
- When the State Department’s presence in Benghazi was extended in December 2012, senior officials from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security were excluded from the discussion. [pg. 74]
- In February 2012, the lead Diplomatic Security Agent at Embassy Tripoli informed his counterpart in Benghazi that more DS agents would not be provided by decision makers, because “substantive reporting” was not Benghazi’s purpose. [pg. 77]
- Emails indicate senior State Department officials, including Cheryl Mills, Jake Sullivan, and Huma Abedin were preparing for a trip by the Secretary of State to Libya in October 2012. According to testimony, Chris Stevens wanted to have a “deliverable” for the Secretary for her trip to Libya, and that “deliverable” would be making the Mission in Benghazi a permanent Consulate. [pg. 96]
- In August 2012 — roughly a month before the Benghazi attacks — security on the ground worsened significantly. Ambassador Stevens initially planned to travel to Benghazi in early August, but cancelled the trip “primarily for Ramadan/security reasons.” [pg. 99]
- Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta bluntly told the committee “an intelligence failure” occurred with respect to Benghazi. Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell also acknowledged multiple times an intelligence failure did in fact occur prior to the Benghazi attacks. [pg. 129]
The Most Interesting Findings From Trey Gowdy's Benghazi Committee Report
That is of course for those who have an ability to think for yourselves. Which of course means no one on the left.
Yeah, the obama administration sure were innocent.
Very impressive list, and many things have already been noted in the previous right wing led investigations that could have been done differently, but which of those points shows that Hillary was guilty of any wrong doing?
No. In all eight investigations that identified points that need to be addressed,but found no actual wrong doing, incompetence wasn't one of those points.
The Benghazi Committee has concluded its investigation, there are no charges, no referrals, no nothing. It is over they have all gone home. Bye now
They need to move through the stages of grief and we need to be patient with them.
Considering she immediately told her daughter and Egyptian Pm it was an attack-not a video, well you decide, along with this and much more-
A senior watch officer at the DSCC described the events as “a full on attack against our compound.”38 The same individual also said there was “zip, nothing nada” when asked if there was any rioting in Benghazi reported prior to the attack.39 At 6:34 p.m. on September 11, 2012, the DSCC sent a “terrorism event information” to the Office of the Secretary.40 The update noted that “host nation militia forces have responded to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi” and “were engaged with the attackers.”41 Lamb testified information received by the DSCC—directly from all of the agents on the ground—was relayed to Kennedy.42 None of the Diplomatic Security agents on the ground reported anything about a protest in Benghazi. None of the Diplomatic Security agents on the ground reported anything about a video. Kennedy testified that he passed on information from the DSCC directly to Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton: I stayed in my office, except for the SVTC [Secure Video Teleconference] the chairman referred to, monitoring my telephone, monitoring my emails, and making telephone calls or coordinating activities as were required.… I went up several times to brief the Secretary on the latest information that I was receiving from Diplomatic Security, which was receiving it from the ground.43
Yet the two year old Benghazi committee had nothing new to add after spending $7 million dollars. You should be shocked, dismayed and outraged.
$7 million doing the job they are elected to do. A mere pittance compared to the $500 million Obama gave to bankrupt Solyndra.
The only difference is that the government was able to recoup all of the $536 million dollar loan to Solyndra - not so much in the case of Gowdy's clown court.
How did it "recoup" the money from this loan?
By making a profit on other energy loans.
