New Benghazi E-mails Link White House to Doctoring of Talking Points

[Oldstyle]

Sure you do. 72 was an election year. The botched burglary was actually the second one and it was all about the upcoming elections. The plumbers were connected to the Presidents re-election campaign.

I think ya'll righties are getting pretty desperate. You've gone from Obama watched a 7 hour battle in real time and gave stand down orders, to their Talking Points were not 100% accurate, so they were lying to get re-elected.

Funny stuff

What's "funny" is watching you attempt to defend the indefensible. Susan Rice was sent out to those 5 Sunday morning talk shows to tell the American people lies about what happened in Benghazi and that email proves it.

Yet, ya still got nothing.

Jonathan Karl vs. Jay Carney: The umpteenth guide to the impenetrable Benghazi outrage.

Here, in the emails released 11 months ago, is a version of the talking points released by the CIA, to the House Intelligence committee and others, around six hours before Ben Rhodes' email.

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The CIA was furthering the talking point that "the attacks in Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the US Embassy in Cairo," etc. A later revision added that the agency had warned about social media organizing around a protest. What was the fresh chatter about? The "Innocence of Muslims" video.

Are you lost yet? OK—the entire argument is about Rhodes mentioning, hours after the CIA had suggested the Benghazi attack grew out of demonstrations in several countries, that the immediate inspiration for the demonstrations was a video. That's the scandal—that by giving the video all this credit, the administration was distracting people from the real story that terrorism was surging again. Even though the subsequent 19 months have seen no more attacks on embassies. Even though reporting at the time said the excuse for the protests was said video.

Care to explain why that email was classified and hidden from investigators, Boo? Doh!!!

 

[Synthaholic]

The memo was entitled Benghazi. How can liberals claim that the note wasn't about Benghazi? A special prosecutor needs to be appointed. If Eric Holder will not appoint one and we all know he won't, the House should appoint a prosecuting attorney to question all the perps.

Please post a copy of that memo.

 

[Synthaholic]

Actually the CIA Chief testified under oath before Congress that they didn't say anything about a video, because they didn't know what caused it, and that they were surprised that Susan Rice used that talking point, because it didn't come from them.

What happened today, April 2

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell testified before the House Intelligence Committee today, denying allegations of a cover-up related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks or that anyone one in the Obama administration deliberately misled Congress on what happened in Benghazi. Morell admitted it took analysts four days after Libyan authorities told them there were no protests on video in their possession to analyze it, something that he said came up in the CIA's review of its process. Morell also told committee members it wasn't possible to say exactly what motivated the Benghazi attackers, because none of them were caught.

Morell explained that he wasn't convinced by the chief of station's account largely because the station chief's account began only when he got there, after the attacks had started, and that it was also based on press reports. Other press reports, Morell pointed out, did mention protests.

Asked about Sunday talk show interviews with Susan Rice, then the national security advisor, in the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks, Morell said they largely followed the talking points the intelligence community agreed on, but did not agree with her linking of spontaneous protests to the YouTube clip of Innocence of Muslims. That clip was blamed for protests in Libya and in other countries.​

Ex-CIA Chief Testifies on Benghazi: Don?t Know the Motivation Because Attackers Haven?t Been Caught Yet - Reason 24/7 : Reason.com



Mike Morell didn't throw anyone under the bus, but it said that he didn't agree with the White House's version of events on the ground. It's a perfect example of double-speak.

Joe, you are a terrible spokesperson for the Obama Administration. If they're paying you they need to get their money back.

Guy, you cherry pick one line, while ignoring that Morell shot down Issa's usual batch of conspiracy theories.

there were protests in Libya. there were protests in other countries. And one of them escalated inot a riot, or perhaps Al Qaeda took advantage of a riot to launch an attack.

But of course, the people like you, who have no problem iwht THOUSANDS of people dying over a lie about WMD's, are going to insist that not being sure of what caused this riot is the biggest scandal, ever.

It's what happens when you spend your whole life hating, i guess.

There were no protests at the consulate. None. Zip. Nada.

There were protests across the middle east.

Stop lying.

 

[mudwhistle]

The memo was entitled Benghazi. How can liberals claim that the note wasn't about Benghazi? A special prosecutor needs to be appointed. If Eric Holder will not appoint one and we all know he won't, the House should appoint a prosecuting attorney to question all the perps.

Please post a copy of that memo.

Look for it yourself, because you won't take anyone's word for it anyway....

 

[mudwhistle]

Guy, you cherry pick one line, while ignoring that Morell shot down Issa's usual batch of conspiracy theories.

there were protests in Libya. there were protests in other countries. And one of them escalated inot a riot, or perhaps Al Qaeda took advantage of a riot to launch an attack.

But of course, the people like you, who have no problem iwht THOUSANDS of people dying over a lie about WMD's, are going to insist that not being sure of what caused this riot is the biggest scandal, ever.

It's what happens when you spend your whole life hating, i guess.

There were no protests at the consulate. None. Zip. Nada.

There were protests across the middle east.

Stop lying.

But no protests reported in Benghazi.....

 

[mudwhistle]

WH Tries Jedi Mind Trick to Explain Smoking Gun Benghazi Email

“It [the smoking gun email] was explicitly not about Benghazi. It was about the overall situation in the region, the Muslim world, where you saw protests across embassy facilities across the region.”

It was the political version of "These are not the droids you are looking for."

Actually the genesis of Carney's remarks goes back further than a trivial American movie.

Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister used to say that if you tell a big enough lie, often enough, it would become "The Truth", and people would believe it.

That's all Carney is doing here.

Availablility Cascades.

 

[mudwhistle]

A very bad video no one ever saw. Well, except for the Dear Leader and his lackeys. Just another sad farce. And where did the Terrorists get the weapons they used to murder our Ambassador? That should be investigated. It would prove to be the most disturbing aspect of this travesty. But it doesn't look either Party has the guts to investigate that.

You know very well that ignorant people will not do any research at all and believe what they are told.

I hear it happens in Muslim countries too!!!!!

Sounds like someone from New York.....

 

[BlindBoo]

A very bad video no one ever saw. Well, except for the Dear Leader and his lackeys. Just another sad farce. And where did the Terrorists get the weapons they used to murder our Ambassador? That should be investigated. It would prove to be the most disturbing aspect of this travesty. But it doesn't look either Party has the guts to investigate that.

You know very well that ignorant people will not do any research at all and believe what they are told.

I hear it happens in Muslim countries too!!!!!

Sounds like someone from New York.....

Imo, about 70% of the entire country, right, left, black, white, and every shade too.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

It will be interesting to see, Willie. For someone to call themselves a "journalist" and then look the other way when an Administration so blatantly lies makes them nothing more than a politician's "bitch". Some of them don't seem to have a problem with that role...for others...such as Karl from ABC...it's apparent that they DO have some journalistic integrity left.

Dogstyle, the lovely thing about "Conspiracy Theorists" is that no matter how many time we prove to you it's a weather balloon, you still insist it's a flying saucer.

So what do these E-mail prove? That the CIA really thought the cause was the movie, and the White House repeated that.

Oh my God, the WHite House Agreed with the CIA! What a scandal!

Actually the CIA Chief testified before Congress that they didn't say anything about a video, because they didn't know what caused it, and that they were surprised that Susan Rice used that talking point, because it didn't come from them.

What happened today, April 2

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell testified before the House Intelligence Committee today, denying allegations of a cover-up related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks or that anyone one in the Obama administration deliberately misled Congress on what happened in Benghazi. Morell admitted it took analysts four days after Libyan authorities told them there were no protests on video in their possession to analyze it, something that he said came up in the CIA's review of its process. Morell also told committee members it wasn't possible to say exactly what motivated the Benghazi attackers, because none of them were caught.

Morell explained that he wasn't convinced by the chief of station's account largely because the station chief's account began only when he got there, after the attacks had started, and that it was also based on press reports. Other press reports, Morell pointed out, did mention protests.

Asked about Sunday talk show interviews with Susan Rice, then the national security advisor, in the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks, Morell said they largely followed the talking points the intelligence community agreed on, but did not agree with her linking of spontaneous protests to the YouTube clip of Innocence of Muslims. That clip was blamed for protests in Libya and in other countries.​

Ex-CIA Chief Testifies on Benghazi: Don?t Know the Motivation Because Attackers Haven?t Been Caught Yet - Reason 24/7 : Reason.com



Mike Morell didn't throw anyone under the bus, but it said that he didn't agree with the White House's version of events on the ground. It's a perfect example of double-speak.

Joe, you are a terrible spokesperson for the Obama Administration. If they're paying you they need to get their money back.

The liberal perps can't remember the previous lies they told, so that's why they were sticking to "the CIA told us" lie. Even the USMB liberals are tiring to push that lie today. At what point will they finally say "we can't cover this up anymore."?

I'm new here. Has any USMB liberal ever admitted they were wrong?

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Hardly no coverage about this on the left wing networks.

That also says everything on whether this was a complete lie.

Hardly no coverage.

Time to repeal the Freedom of the Press clause in the 1st amendment. Why have it when the press isn't looking out for anyone but the liberal administration?

 

[Oldstyle]

Dogstyle, the lovely thing about "Conspiracy Theorists" is that no matter how many time we prove to you it's a weather balloon, you still insist it's a flying saucer.

So what do these E-mail prove? That the CIA really thought the cause was the movie, and the White House repeated that.

Oh my God, the WHite House Agreed with the CIA! What a scandal!

Actually the CIA Chief testified before Congress that they didn't say anything about a video, because they didn't know what caused it, and that they were surprised that Susan Rice used that talking point, because it didn't come from them.

What happened today, April 2

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell testified before the House Intelligence Committee today, denying allegations of a cover-up related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks or that anyone one in the Obama administration deliberately misled Congress on what happened in Benghazi. Morell admitted it took analysts four days after Libyan authorities told them there were no protests on video in their possession to analyze it, something that he said came up in the CIA's review of its process. Morell also told committee members it wasn't possible to say exactly what motivated the Benghazi attackers, because none of them were caught.

Morell explained that he wasn't convinced by the chief of station's account largely because the station chief's account began only when he got there, after the attacks had started, and that it was also based on press reports. Other press reports, Morell pointed out, did mention protests.

Asked about Sunday talk show interviews with Susan Rice, then the national security advisor, in the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks, Morell said they largely followed the talking points the intelligence community agreed on, but did not agree with her linking of spontaneous protests to the YouTube clip of Innocence of Muslims. That clip was blamed for protests in Libya and in other countries.​

Ex-CIA Chief Testifies on Benghazi: Don?t Know the Motivation Because Attackers Haven?t Been Caught Yet - Reason 24/7 : Reason.com



Mike Morell didn't throw anyone under the bus, but it said that he didn't agree with the White House's version of events on the ground. It's a perfect example of double-speak.

Joe, you are a terrible spokesperson for the Obama Administration. If they're paying you they need to get their money back.

The liberal perps can't remember the previous lies they told, so that's why they were sticking to "the CIA told us" lie. Even the USMB liberals are tiring to push that lie today. At what point will they finally say "we can't cover this up anymore."?

I'm new here. Has any USMB liberal ever admitted they were wrong?

What many of the liberals here do is disappear on days like this one, Average. They might come here and read the strings but they have the good sense not to try and cover for the Administration. The ones that are here now, on the other hand...like Winger, Boo, Synth, Franco, Deanie & Billy...they are the hardcore Kool Aid drinkers. They will NEVER admit to wrong doing by any liberal.

 

[Oldstyle]

It's all "Pub dupes", "you're a racist" & "it's Bush's fault!"

 

[LilOlLady]

BUSH CAUGHT LYING ABOUT 911.

Bush Caught Lying About September 11th - YouTube

Yeah.....so that makes Obama's constant lying okay..


Thanks for the input.

No, but you give Bush a free pass and he &%$# lied about everything every chance he had to dig himself out of the mess he got us in. Comparison. Lying is never okay no matter who it is. Bush's lies kill almost a million. That was big and he lied to cover up lies. Obama was lied to by people who had to cover their own butts. Stevens had a chance to evacuate and he didn't and the results was that he died.

 

[The Rabbi]

BUSH CAUGHT LYING ABOUT 911.

Bush Caught Lying About September 11th - YouTube

Yeah.....so that makes Obama's constant lying okay..


Thanks for the input.

No, but you give Bush a free pass and he &%$# lied about everything every chance he had to dig himself out of the mess he got us in. Comparison. Lying is never okay no matter who it is. Bush's lies kill almost a million. That was big and he lied to cover up lies. Obama was lied to by people who had to cover their own butts. Stevens had a chance to evacuate and he didn't and the results was that he died.

Bush hasnt been president for 5 years. Get over it. The thread is about Obama lying his ass off. Does this bother you, yes or no?

 

[LilOlLady]

Well, well, well. What do we have here? It appears that the narrative of Benghazi being a "spontaneous protest brought on by a video" was the work of none other than White House officials.

Newly released emails on the Benghazi terror attack suggest a senior White House aide played a central role in preparing former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice for her controversial Sunday show appearances -- where she wrongly blamed protests over an Internet video.

More than 100 pages of documents were released to the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Among them was a Sept. 14, 2012, email from Ben Rhodes, an assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for strategic communications.

The Rhodes email, with the subject line: "RE: PREP Call with Susan: Saturday at 4:00 pm ET," was sent to a dozen members of the administration's inner circle, including key members of the White House communications team such as Press Secretary Jay Carney.

In the email, Rhodes specifically draws attention to the anti-Islam Internet video, without distinguishing whether the Benghazi attack was different from protests elsewhere.

The email lists the following two goals, among others:

"To underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy."

"To reinforce the President and Administration's strength and steadiness in dealing with difficult challenges."

The email goes on to state that the U.S. government rejected the message of the Internet video. "We find it disgusting and reprehensible. But there is absolutely no justification at all for responding to this movie with violence," the email stated

Benghazi emails suggest White House aide involved in prepping Rice for ?video? explanation | Fox News

Documents incomplete. What is missing?????

 

[Theowl32]

Guy, you cherry pick one line, while ignoring that Morell shot down Issa's usual batch of conspiracy theories.

there were protests in Libya. there were protests in other countries. And one of them escalated inot a riot, or perhaps Al Qaeda took advantage of a riot to launch an attack.

But of course, the people like you, who have no problem iwht THOUSANDS of people dying over a lie about WMD's, are going to insist that not being sure of what caused this riot is the biggest scandal, ever.

It's what happens when you spend your whole life hating, i guess.

There were no protests at the consulate. None. Zip. Nada.

There were protests across the middle east.

Stop lying.

There were protests that happened as a result of the fucking lie told by your fucking piece of shit in chief you ignorant, bloviated, arrogant, hypocritical, left wing hack piece of steaming shit.

 

[Oldstyle]

BUSH CAUGHT LYING ABOUT 911.

Bush Caught Lying About September 11th - YouTube

Yeah.....so that makes Obama's constant lying okay..


Thanks for the input.

No, but you give Bush a free pass and he &%$# lied about everything every chance he had to dig himself out of the mess he got us in. Comparison. Lying is never okay no matter who it is. Bush's lies kill almost a million. That was big and he lied to cover up lies. Obama was lied to by people who had to cover their own butts. Stevens had a chance to evacuate and he didn't and the results was that he died.

This latest progressive talking point that it is Chris Stevens who is responsible for his own death and that the Obama White House is blameless strains whatever credibility you folks have ever had. Stevens died because he wasn't adequately protected. He asked for additional security but was denied because Hilary Clinton and her people at State decided that having too much security "looked bad" when we were pushing the narrative that Obama policies had terrorists on the run.

Your notion that Obama shouldn't be blamed because others lied to him might be believable if he'd reacted to those "lies" by firing those who deceived him. That didn't happen though...did it, Lil? You know why? Because the lies were being told to cover Barry's ass six weeks before the election...that's why!

 

[Oldstyle]

And I'm STILL waiting for one of you Libs to explain to me why the email that's now causing such an uproar was deemed "classified" by the Obama Administration and hidden from both the American people and the Congress for almost a year and a half.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

And I'm STILL waiting for one of you Libs to explain to me why the email that's now causing such an uproar was deemed "classified" by the Obama Administration and hidden from both the American people and the Congress for almost a year and a half.

No one likes to have dirty laundry out there. And there's no uproar, just you guys beating a dead horse.

 

[gipper]

Why does this administration need Jay Carney? Why do they need a press secretary at all?

Brian Williams and the other so called newscasters that make up the MSM are really Obama spokes people.