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Intel officials unable to say who changed CIA talking points on Libya, lawmaker says
Foxnews ^ | November 16, 2012 | Fox News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.

Posted on 11/17/2012 4:30:15 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Former CIA Director David Petraeus stoked the controversy over the Obama administration's handling of the Libya terror attack, testifying Friday that references to "Al Qaeda involvement" were stripped from his agency's original talking points -- while other intelligence officials were unable to say who changed the memo, according to a top lawmaker who was briefed. 

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., told Fox News that intelligence officials who testified in a closed-door hearing a day earlier, including Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Acting CIA Director Mike Morell, said they did not know who changed the talking points. He said they went out to multiple departments, including the State Department, National Security Council, Justice Department and White House. 

"To me the question right now is who changed those talking points and why. ... I'd say it was somebody in the administration had to have taken it out," King told Fox News. "That, to me, has to be pursued." 

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghaziattack; benghazicoverup; benghazidebacle; benghazigate; movealong; nothingtoseehere; obamaliedpeopledied; transparency
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Dumbo is the ONLY one who could order the change in the CIA notes and Obama reiterated that this attack was a big surprise....and Rice and Hillary concurred.

Now why would he change the notes??? Can you say election where the CIC refused SECURITY to our people in Libya??

21 posted on 11/17/2012 4:49:22 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This cover story makes us look like idiots before the world. Obama probably loves it.
22 posted on 11/17/2012 4:51:25 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Reminds me of Hillary’s testimony in the 90’s. “I’m sorry, I can’t recall.”


23 posted on 11/17/2012 4:53:13 PM PST by COBOL2Java (The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

So, Susan Rice just needs to say who she got the info from and work backwards. That is unless, it would lead to their idol bho.


24 posted on 11/17/2012 4:53:28 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: freeangel
Ambassador Rice

"I don’t know nuthin’ ‘bout birthin no terrorists."

25 posted on 11/17/2012 4:58:58 PM PST by TigersEye (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Blame it on Windows XP.


26 posted on 11/17/2012 5:01:52 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Jiggle the Handle for Barry!")
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To: Army Air Corps; annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; ...
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Nobody in DC knows anything about anything...so why are they there?

Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.


Benghazi Index

27 posted on 11/17/2012 5:04:28 PM PST by MestaMachine (TREASON!!!!)
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To: Iron Munro
Mapes and Rather did it.
28 posted on 11/17/2012 5:05:26 PM PST by TigersEye (Who is John Galt?)
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To: dandiegirl
Why did they watch it in real time and not help. Has this part been forgotten?"""""".......

THAT little detail, you want answers to that item of some interest???/ssssssssssarc.

The very thing that is of utmost importance and they are fawning over the affair and who changed the memo???

In another 3 months they will get around to that.

Maybe that was asked as well, and we just have to wait. Can't stand it no more, BUT I WILL NOT GIVE IT UP. lol

29 posted on 11/17/2012 5:09:38 PM PST by annieokie
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To: TigersEye

I’m waiting for someone to announce that the whole change in the memo was a typographical error. So sorry, it was just a computer typing mistake.


30 posted on 11/17/2012 5:13:50 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: MestaMachine
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

"plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"


31 posted on 11/17/2012 5:15:48 PM PST by COBOL2Java (The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
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To: MestaMachine
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Nobody in DC knows anything about anything...so why are they there?

Don't know. But have seen and heard from most of them. You voted. Deflection, yes. Results, no. Thus more begin to take a bended knee. Time grows short.

32 posted on 11/17/2012 5:16:21 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: MestaMachine

33 posted on 11/17/2012 5:18:00 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

The lines edited from the CIA doc are sitting on a beach with the missing 18 minutes from the Nixon Tapes.


34 posted on 11/17/2012 5:19:12 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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35 posted on 11/17/2012 5:19:29 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Jarret comes to mind. I doubt the pres had anything to do with it. He just takes orders, and wonders around his office when not on the gulf courses or flying about pissing tax dollars away on fuel.


36 posted on 11/17/2012 5:19:43 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (I'm going John Galt.... But. Honor must be earned.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“Staffing out” documents such as this is conducted by the documents going out for comments to the various Agencies and Offices as email attachments. Comments and proposed changes come back by email responses. There are electronic records of all these communications (there are even electronic records of the “phony email accounts” that members of the Obama regime use to evade legal requirements for document retention.

There is no way that Obama couldn’t know, or find out within 1/2 hour, how the talking points “evolved”. They are willfully playing ignorant. The gullible will believe them and other supporters will pretend to believe them.

Subpoenas are needed to root out the liars ASAP. I’m sure that attempts at record destruction are happening at this very minute. Any true patriots working for the US Government or Government contractors supporting them would do well to make copies of these communications and secure them.


37 posted on 11/17/2012 5:22:52 PM PST by House Atreides
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I dub me Unforgiven ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgrl9S6HtK8&feature=related


38 posted on 11/17/2012 5:23:07 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If nobody fesses up, blame the Food Stamp President. The buck (adjusted for inflation at 43 cents) stops with him. Every thing that happens on his watch are his accolades or fault!


39 posted on 11/17/2012 5:23:07 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (The law of unintended consequences is an unforgiving and vindictive b!tch!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
TRANSPARENCY
40 posted on 11/17/2012 5:25:01 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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