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Obama has explaining to do on Benghazi
CNN ^ | May 11, 2013 | Rep.Jason Chaffetz

Posted on 05/11/2013 7:46:23 AM PDT by Rennes Templar

Editor's note: U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz represents Utah's 3rd Congressional District.

Washington (CNN) -- In testimony that sharply contradicted the Obama administration's initial narrative of the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, three witnesses shared firsthand accounts this week of what happened before, during and after the attack.

The three testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, recounting the horrific events that took the lives of four heroic Americans that day at the U.S. Consulate.

Much of what we have known about Benghazi to this point has come from Obama administration sources. The accounts of these brave witnesses raise troubling questions about the veracity of what we've been told by official sources since the attack took place.

The first contradiction pits former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's explanation of security conditions at the compound against that of Eric Nordstrom, the former regional security officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. In his testimony Wednesday, he repeated assertions he'd made to Congressional investigators last year that his recommendations to upgrade security were ignored at the highest levels.

Yet roughly four months after the attacks, Clinton told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that "specific requests and decision making" on security "rest with the security professionals."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghaziwbhearing; chaffetz; libya; navyseals; obamabenghazi; threatmatrix; waronterror
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"security "rest with the security professionals."

Hillary: Ain't my fault.

1 posted on 05/11/2013 7:46:23 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: Rennes Templar

CNN has some ‘splainin to do on Ben Ghazi.


2 posted on 05/11/2013 7:49:00 AM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

Two BIG words....
Candy Crowley

No pics please!


3 posted on 05/11/2013 7:50:54 AM PDT by WomBom ("I read Free Republic for the pictures")
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4 posted on 05/11/2013 7:51:03 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: WomBom

They have a lot of nerve.

NO pics.


5 posted on 05/11/2013 7:52:00 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Rennes Templar

Obama has some explaining to do because YOU AT CNN let him lie with impunity.

And you knew it. You DID NOT DO YOUR JOBS at CNN.

And if this new info had not come out you would still be covering for him.

And now you are going to act all sanctimonious? YOUR LIPS ARE PRACTICALLY SEWN TO HIS A$$HOLE


6 posted on 05/11/2013 7:54:59 AM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: Rennes Templar

I have a feeling that Ben Rhodes and the other propagandists are running amok in the WH right now, spinning a speech for the Lil Dictator to give tomorrow, pre-empting the Price is Right , and the media will be given the questions they better ask beforehand.

O didn’t know, I told Clinton to, I had to, I’m just as surprised as you, I will find out and bring them to justice. Blah, blah, blah!


7 posted on 05/11/2013 7:55:47 AM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: Rennes Templar

Benghazi should be a warning to all persons working for the Obama administration posted in a foreign country and if anything happens and it makes the President look bad be prepared to be abandoned to your fate


8 posted on 05/11/2013 7:56:08 AM PDT by molson209
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To: Rennes Templar
From the article: To date, nobody has been captured or killed. The terrorists are still on the run.

From who? This administration is not looking for them.

9 posted on 05/11/2013 7:56:37 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Obama lied, Stevens died, now Obam covers up the lies.)
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To: molson209

Books shojuld be coming out on how Obama put his election ambitions before the safety of American Citizens. These people seem to delight in lying. They know they can get away with it!


10 posted on 05/11/2013 8:00:05 AM PDT by FreedBird
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To: Rennes Templar

Oh Bama will not rest his golf game till they capture those who murdered Americans.


11 posted on 05/11/2013 8:02:07 AM PDT by FreedBird
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...
As if.

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


12 posted on 05/11/2013 8:02:56 AM PDT by MestaMachine
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To: Rennes Templar
Americans ***unlike the traitors in the court and Congress**
demand that he start with his citizenship and birth certificate.


13 posted on 05/11/2013 8:03:49 AM PDT by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: Rennes Templar

Are people at CNN turning against Hussein ?


14 posted on 05/11/2013 8:06:54 AM PDT by Christian1
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To: Christian1

By force. I bet it is reluctantly on their part.


15 posted on 05/11/2013 8:09:56 AM PDT by kempster
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To: Michael.SF.

That’s “on the run” as in “running rampant”.


16 posted on 05/11/2013 8:11:17 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Diogenesis

Fine work as always.


17 posted on 05/11/2013 8:16:38 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Michael.SF.

But don’t you know Ramobama killed Bin Laden and Quadafi,and Mubarack to install the Muslim Brotherhood? Now he was running guns to Syria to jihadists to get rid of Assad,doing all he can to install the Muslim calculate.Don’t bother him because the Russians are mad so they instigated with Assad to take out the man facilitating the arms transfers,Christopher Stevens,and Hillary and Obumbo were both caught with a load in their pants


18 posted on 05/11/2013 8:16:56 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: Michael.SF.

But don’t you know Ramobama killed Bin Laden and Quadafi,and Mubarack to install the Muslim Brotherhood? Now he was running guns to Syria to jihadists to get rid of Assad,doing all he can to install the Muslim calculate.Don’t bother him because the Russians are mad so they instigated with Assad to take out the man facilitating the arms transfers,Christopher Stevens,and Hillary and Obumbo were both caught with a load in their pants


19 posted on 05/11/2013 8:17:11 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: Rennes Templar

Get Popcorn. Rats are scurrying this weekend to come up with meme for Sunday talk shows. Make no mistake, they will continue to blame anybody they can including those that think this whole thing stinks. sick of hearing, “embassy’s were compromised under Bush”!
Bush NEVER left a fallen soldier behind or turned his back on them!!!!!!!
Many things I hate about the Bush’s, patriotism is not one of them!
I should only wish for the firing squad for these scumbags, problem is they would find a way for the opposition to this scandal to be the ones fired upon.
Pass the salt.


20 posted on 05/11/2013 8:18:34 AM PDT by marygam (I have extra ducktape for anyone who needs to wrap their head.)
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