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To: hoosiermama; penelopesire; thouworm; Protect the Bill of Rights; LucyT; SE Mom; MestaMachine; ...

More CYA ... but maybe some relevant facts. Does it seem she was assuming Stevens was kidnapped??

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443684104578066631931377740.html

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In the Benghazi crisis, she made a previously undisclosed call to Libyan President Mohammed Magarief seeking immediate help in finding the missing U.S. ambassador,

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Then on Sept. 11, the State Department at 4 p.m. received an alert from its Libyan embassy in Tripoli. The U.S. ambassador, Mr. Stevens, visiting the Benghazi consulate, had delivered a one-sentence message: “We’re under attack.”

At 4:20 p.m., State Department executive secretary Steve Mull alerted Mrs. Clinton in her office. According to a person present, Mrs. Clinton asked, “How are we getting more security on the ground? More communication on the ground?”

And she said: “Find Chris,” the U.S. ambassador. She had handpicked him for the posting.

At 5 p.m., Mr. Mull informed her that they couldn’t locate the ambassador or reach his cellphone. But he said the department’s “Ops Center” had an open line with the Tripoli embassy. Mrs. Clinton moved there for a video conference with White House, military and intelligence officials, who ordered increased security regionwide. Mrs. Clinton remained at the State Department until midnight.

Overnight, Mr. Stevens’ body was identified at a Benghazi hospital. Mrs. Clinton returned to the State Department at 7 the next morning to inform the world of the tragedy.

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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2012/09/197186.htm

Public Schedule for September 11, 2012

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

9:20 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

10:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Gene Cretz, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton attends the Flag Ceremony for Cameron Munter, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/complete/2012-09-11

5:00 pm
The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense
Oval Office
Closed Press

http://articles.boston.com/2012-09-12/world/33776446_1_benghazi-revolt-against-libyan-leader-president-barack-obama

“Obama was informed about the developments in Libya by his National Security Adviser Tom Donilon as the president began a weekly meeting Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey. The White House said Obama was kept apprised throughout the evening and then again Wednesday morning.”


28 posted on 10/25/2012 4:27:16 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Nobody mentions petraeus. You can’t connect all the dots on this if you don’t have all the dots. petraeus is into this up to his eyeballs...and it isn’t the first time.


30 posted on 10/25/2012 6:50:10 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills and none dare call it treason)
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To: maggief

Don’t subscribe to WSJ.

1) Do you have another link to the full article?
2) Are there any additional time/hour points in WSJ article?


38 posted on 10/25/2012 10:49:02 AM PDT by thouworm (.)
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