Posted on 12/30/2013 10:02:03 AM PST by Starman417
The NY Times has lost all of its credibility. All of it. Not long ago they made the decision to endorse all of Barack Obama's lies and now has gone fully into the Hillary Clinton tank. David Kirkpatrick's article "A Deadly Mix in Benghazi" could be summarized thusly:
Kirkpatrick: "Mr. al Qaeda, were you involved in the Benghazi attack?" Al Qaeda: "No we were not." Kirkpatrick: "Who attacked the consulate?" Al Qaeda: "Hooligans" Kirkpatrick: "Why?" Al Qaeda: "It was that video." Kirkpatrick: "Thank you"
That's pretty much it. It's pathetic and a painfully obvious attempt to vindicate Hillary Clinton. It has been widely slammed by both Republicans and at least one Democrat- those who had access to sources to Kirkpatrick did not and chose to ignore.
Kirkpatrick writes:
Months of investigation by The New York Times, centered on extensive interviews with Libyans in Benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault.
Then he goes on to say
One of his allies, the leader of Benghazi’s most overtly anti-Western militia, Ansar al-Shariah, boasted a few months before the attack that his fighters could “flatten” the American Mission. Surveillance of the American compound appears to have been underway at least 12 hours before the assault started.
and here's the money line:
Mr. Abu Khattala, who denies participating in the attack,
Well, that's that. He just happened to be at the scene of the attack.
Thing is, Ansar al-Shariah does have connections to Al Qaeda.
Ansar al-Sharia: No one has disputed the participation of a local Islamist militia known as Ansar al-Sharia. The Times describes Ansar al-Sharia in Libya as a group formed in 2012 to protest the support other militias had for elections but an organization separate and distinct from al Qaeda. An August 2012 report commissioned by a Pentagon terrorism research organization found that Ansar al-Sharia “has increasingly embodied al Qaeda’s presence in Libya, as indicated by its active social-media propaganda, extremist discourse, and hatred of the West, especially the United States.” Not everyone however agreed. As The Daily Beast reported last year, Ansar al-Sharia was not a priority for U.S. intelligence collection in Libya. The Times also drew a distinction between the Benghazi branch of Ansar al-Sharia and the Dernaa branch of the group that was led by a former Guantanamo detainee Sufian Ben Qhumu. Others however see Ansar al-Sharia’s activities in Libya more coordinated with al-Qaeda’s regional affiliates. In October, Tunisia’s Prime Minister told Reuters that “there is a relation between leaders of Ansar al-Sharia, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar al-Sharia in Libya.” The Times also states, “the Republican arguments appear to conflate purely local extremist organizations like Ansar al-Shariah with al Qaeda’s international terrorist network.” On Fox News Sunday Rogers stuck to his guns. “Do they have differences of opinions with al Qaeda core? Yes,” he said. “Do they have affiliations with al Qaeda core? Definitely.”
In his whitewash efforts, Kirkpatrick also dismisses previous NY Times reports:
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Watching a regime(s) implode is not for the squeamish.
Karma is a b*tch.
Dem candidates have a tough choice..
Dumb or Dumber.
There isn’t enough whitewash on the face of the earth to cover Hillarys and Obama’s faults in the Benghazi affair.
That is not to anyone who can actually think for themselves. As for the others they aren’t bothered to care.
They eat whatever manure is fed to them by the Obama liberal Hillary,propaganda arm.
Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise me or Republicanprofessor.
When they're in power, they have to put up... and because we live in a country with freedom of speech, they can't make the opposition shut up.
Because of that, their constant struggle against reality gets more and more ridiculous and obvious. They retreat into their anti-reality bubble, drawing their friends and supporters around themselves in a hive-like swarm.
Well put, I have long stated that I am a Solitary Bee, not one of those Hive Bees. I am more dependent upon my own actions for survival and cannot blame others.
Senator Clinton voted for the Iraq war, just like Senator Obama did. Funny how the libs ignore this, but hated bush Bush for doing it.
The Old Gray Whore apparently got one of the two memos:
1) She Who Must Not Be Named has been selected to run in 2016;
2) They did NOT get the memo that Odinga is trashing the 22nd Amendment and will be running for his third term...
Those New York Times writers are well-paid by the Democrats. How is bringing up Benghazi good for Hillary? Three Republican members of Congress recently went to Libya and Egypt. It wasn’t for sightseeing. The Democrats are scared s**tless. This Democrat administration has been playing loose and sloppy. Could be that they supported Al Qaeda. Now, supporting our enemy is the very definition of treason. Treason gets you hung. These jackasses in this administration may have fooled around and drawn a death sentence for themselves. The Democrats can’t change who is involved or the definition of treason. The only thing they can do is try to say that Al Qaeda really isn’t an enemy. This is serious. It’s not about protecting Hillary’s behind. It’s about keeping her from getting hung. Watch out.
NYT had no credibility.
Yep! And no amount of $$$ can undo what she has done!
So what is the personal link between the author and the Clinton’s?
Anyone? Anyone?
In NYC it’s who you lunch with...
You would think the New York Times would choose to go out with some dignity intact... but that appears to be not the case.
When are the next round of lay offs coming?
(Q.) Who holds the key to unlocking the Benghazi secrets Obama and Hillary will not divulge?
(A.) That would be Egyptian Gen Al-Sisi who drove blood-thirsty Muslims out of Egyptian politics and has vowed to rebuild the 63 churches torched by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Right now, sitting in an Egyptian jail is a man al-Sisi arrested for inciting terrorism. That man is Gehad al Hadad....once employed by the tax-exempt Clinton Foundation.
THE CLINTONS IN-HOUSE MUSLIM TERRORIST the Clintons tax-exempt foundation employed a Muslim Brotherhood activist.
Gehad el-Haddad
(The stupid Clintons did not know Gehad was Farsi for "jihad")
Gehad also knows how the Muslim Brotherhood launders money to finance terrorism, using "tax-exempt foundations."
As far as I know, Egypt does not have any limitations on obtaining information from terrorists---like prohibiting waterboarding, etc.
Rest assured---we will know everything---all in good time.
Real journalists around the world risk life and limb for the right to report honestly.
Then we have the effing New York Times and American MSM that lie without even being threatened. It's sickening.
Only if there is another black the NYT wants to push ahead of her again.
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