Posted on 10/02/2012 2:46:41 PM PDT by upchuck
White House press secretary Carney declined to comment on an assertion by the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that requests from diplomats in Libya for added security prior to the September 11, 2012 attack on the diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, were denied.
“I’m not going to get into a situation under review by the State Department and the FBI,” Carney said.
Earlier today, chairman of the committee Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asserting that “multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the Committee that, prior to the September 11 (2012) attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these requests by officials in Washington.”
The two congressmen also listed thirteen incidents leading up to the attack – ranging from I.E.D. and RPG attacks to a “posting on a pro-Gaddafi Facebook page” publicizing early morning runs taken by the late Ambassador Chris Stevens and his security detail around Tripoli.
“Was State Department headquarters in Washington aware of all the above incidents?” they asked Secretary Clinton, requesting written responses by October 8. “If not, why not?”
“If so, what measures did the State Department take to match the level of security provided to the U.S. Mission in Libya to the level of threat?” they asked. The two also asked for details of “any requests made by Embassy Tripoli to State Department headquarters for additional security, whether in general or in light of specific attacks” detailed in the letter.
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The press secretary said that “from the moment our facility was attacked” the president has been focused on providing security to all diplomatic posts “and bringing the killers to justice.”
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By refusing to comment means they’ll tell one less lie.
I’d pay to see it.
Check the article comments. Ripping nobama a new one.
HEARINGS! Right freaking now. Do nothing congress! A real do nothing congress - this is why you have .07 approval numbers!
“Carney made his comments in an off-camera gaggle in Las Vegas, Nevada. President Obama is in nearby Henderson, Nevada, preparing for his fist debate with Mitt Romney, to be held Wednesday night.”
Fist debate??
Check the article comments. Ripping nobama a new one.
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I’m constantly surprised at the number of anti-Obama comments that appear after all kinds of articles, and not just those on conservative sites. An awful lot of people are sick and tired of him.
Maybe they’ve finally leanred and after a week or two they’ll come up with a story they (WH / State Deptartment) can agree with.
It’ll be a lie but at least they’ll have matching lies.
This is just what I suspected. Looks like Stevens wanted security and Madame Hillary may have denied it.
More ammo for questions to Obama.....
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