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The 3 AM phone call came in, and they let it go to voicemail.
The 0bama regime did not want those men to survive to tell the dirty little secrets about the regime's activities in Libya. Besides, Hussein had an important fund raiser and had to rest up, and the 'Beast had no clue, and was probably too drunk to care.
Well, I’m sure that will comfort the families of those who lost loved ones.. NOT! Impeach O... and Joe..
Not news. We knew this at the time. The MSM just remained silent.
Well Duh.
Half an hours flight from Sicily.
Why would anyone do a military action in Libya without support in Cigonella,Naples, Toulon and Rota?
And can anyone explain why it took 3 days to hire a Ferry from Malta to rescue the western people after the initial military operation?
You have ships just across the pond.
This entire thing is a debacle.
Zagreb to Benghazi is 840 nautical miles, per Google Earth.
C-130 Cruises at 292 knots
C-141 cruises at appr 440 knots
C-5 Cruises at appr 450 knots.
A C-17 Cruises at 450 knots.
If they chose the WORST aircraft to have in reserve for emergency transport, Benghazi was no more than 3 hours flying time. It was more like two hours if they used a C-17 as their standby aircraft, which is very likely the case for a 40 man specops unit to deploy. The C-17 can land just about anywhere and has good “legs” to get you there. It will haul most of the transportation for a 40 man unit..
If I were a congressman, I would be DEMANDING, D*E*M*A*N*D*I*N*G, to know when and why the CIF was transferred to AFRICOM and why they were not alerted and put on aircraft.
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Cynthia Lee Meyers (cousin of one man who was killed in Bengahzi)
If this doesn’t make you mad…………………..
Cynthia Lee Myers (cousin of one man who was killed) Wanted to share the truth of what happened over in Libya , you will not find this in the media.
“Here is my story. A week out the Embassy in Tripoli began receiving multiple tips about an Al Queda cell in the area planning an attack on 9/11 in response to the killing of Bin Laden. For the next several days, the state dept and WH were asked for a security force and were denied at least six times. Ambassador Stevens and his team were given the all clear that The Consulate in Benghazi was safe and there was no need for a security force other than his 3 personal guards (One being my cousin) and a few Libyans who were not armed.
Then the attack and murders occurred. Immediately the WH claimed it was a protest gone bad over a you tube video. Obama made a quick speech in the Rose Garden on Sept.12 before catching a plane to Vegas to campaign. He made a generic statement at the end of his speech after placing the blame on an overheated protest over the video. He said “No act of terror will shake the resolve of America . Later that day and over the next 2 days, the liberal media began saying Ambassador Stevens and the other 3 men died of smoke inhalation. This was not the case. Out of respect for my cousin, I’m not going to be specific about his murder. However Ambassador Stevens was brutally murdered. His genitals were cut off, he was sodomized and beaten and cut and stabbed and burned. He was drug thru the streets and left for dead. This is eyewitness testimony of a local Dr. Who found the Ambassador in a ditch and tried to save his life. He had no idea who he was.
The other 3 men, including my cousin, met similar fates. And deaths due to smoke inhalation is a 100% fabricated LIE. The next week I drove my aunt and Uncle and 2 others to DC to receive his body. We met with Hillary, Panetta, and Susan Rice. ALL of whom apologized and said it was a protest gone bad over a video and exited the area. Next Obama entered with the same story and didn’t apologize and wasn’t sympathetic. My aunt cried to this man and all he did was hand her flowers and walk away. I tried to get his attention, but didn’t. I got upset and yelled liar to him, he kept walking. Then a secret svc agent grabbed my arm and led me to a room where I was held till the proceedings were over.
America, I saw firsthand how cold this man is. What kind of liar he is. Most of you haven’t a clue about this tyrant and yet you support him. And act like every word he says is Gospel. These murders and the fast and furious cover ups make water gate look like, a kid who told his bff’s secret to the class. We must stop this man, and please pass this story along.”
…..and you voted for whom?
And you’ll recall that the AFRICOM commander, General Ham, suddenly decided to retire about a month later...
Yeah, amazing, ain’t it? I said from the gitgo that there was a Marine assault ship also in the general area. Probably surfing along the coast of Libya. The notion that no one was within quick-time distance has always been bullstuff.
Give Obama a break. He was headed to Vegas to party with Beyonce and his Hollywood friends at a fundraiser. He didn’t have time to worry about a few Americans being murdered by Al Qaeda.
what does this mean for the administration?
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Denis McDonough - Obama’s chief of staff now...(was on Sunday show this morning)....
One of Obama’s closest advisers is his Deputy National Security Adviser. The person acting the part of Deputy National Security Adviser is one Denis McDonough. While McDonough enjoys the credentials of a well-educated 41-year-old, he has sparse work experience. Working on the hill as a legislative aide before transferring to a liberal think tank (*Center for American Progress) before campaigning for Obama before becoming Deputy National Security Adviser, is good for McDonough but embarrassing to the position which he holds. [...]
McDonough has a reputation around D.C. – as a rabid mind-fixer in his mission to ‘set the record straight’ with democratic politicians and mainstream media types, who dare veer off the political reservation. It’s rather humorous in a way to see a glorified political functionary like McDonough act the part of a seasoned and experienced political heavyweight. McDonough was promoted out of ideological loyalty over convention. Try telling McDonough that and he’ll likely piss ideological vinegar all over you. But the thing with McDonough’s verbal piss, it doesn’t stain things, it can’t… it’s too inexperienced.
“There is a rumor — I want to be clear, it’s a rumor — that at least two networks have emails from the National Security Adviser’s office [Denis McDonough? or Tom Donilon?] telling a counterterrorism group to stand down,” [Newt] Gingrich said.”
Newt Gingrich was specifically talking about his knowledge of a communication known by at least one Senator, and given to two media outlets – who did not use it. It makes sense:
Did Denis McDonough tell people to “stand down” while POTUS and VPOTUS were on the phone with BiBi and unable to be interrupted ?
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*The Center for American Progress is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization under U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The institute receives approximately $25 million per year in funding from a variety of sources, including individuals, foundations, and corporations, but it declines to release any information on the sources of its funding. No funders are listed on its website or in its Annual Report. From 2003 to 2007, the Center received about $15 million in grants from 58 foundations. Major individual donors include George Soros, Peter Lewis, Steve Bing, and Herb and Marion Sandler. The Center receives undisclosed sums from corporate donors.