Obama called Netanyahu and talked for an hour even while Benghazi was unraveling???
Lynn Sweets article of the conversation is posted on September 11, 2012 8:18 PM
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 11, 2012
Readout of the President’s Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu for an hour tonight as a part of their ongoing consultations. The two leaders discussed the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program, and our close cooperation on Iran and other security issues. President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu reaffirmed that they are united in their determination to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and agreed to continue their close consultations going forward. Contrary to reports in the press, there was never a request for Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet with President Obama in Washington, nor was a request for a meeting ever denied.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/11/readout-president-s-call-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu
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Obama, Netanyahu: Hour phone call Tuesday night; White House denies snub
By Lynn Sweet on September 11, 2012 8:18 PM | No Comments
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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, citing Israeli sources, reported that the Israelis were told Obama’s schedule would not permit a meeting even though Israel offered to have Netanyahu travel to Washington.....
The Obama administration pushed back later Tuesday.
“Contrary to reports in the press, there was never a request for Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet with President Obama in Washington, nor was a request for a meeting ever denied,” the White House said Tuesday night in its statement, which made reference to “our close cooperation on Iran and other security issues.”
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/11/politics/obama-netanyahu-iran/
Ping to thread and post 19 (thought I had pinged both of you when I posted it)
So... Obama called Netanyahu about 1am Benghazi time and talked for an hour??? It was a PR call. They were trying to get in front of the “Obama snubs Netanyahu” story. Did the subject of Benghazi come up?
According to this timeline:
12:07 a.m. (6:07 p.m. ET): An alert from the State Dept. Operations Center states that the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli reports the Islamic military group “Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibilty for Benghazi Attack”… “on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli.”
http://www.independentsentinel.com/2012/11/cbs-benghazi-timeline-gives-word-deceitful-new-meaning/