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Exclusive: Benghazi Whistleblower Says He Was Smeared
Daily Beast ^ | 11/01/2013 | Eli Lake, Josh Rogin

Posted on 11/03/2013 5:30:52 AM PST by Rusty0604

A leaked memo appears to undermine significant details in a new book from a witness to the embassy attacks. But its alleged author tells The Daily Beast he didn't write it.

The debate over the Obama administration’s actions before and after the attack on the U.S. mission was reignited following an Oct. 27 60 Minutes report featuring an interview with Morgan Jones

Controversy over Jones’s interview and book reached a high pitch on Oct. 31 when The Washington Post published details of an incident report allegedly written by Jones that contradicts the account in his book and reveals his real name, Dylan Davies. “I am just a little man against some big people here,” Davies said. “They can do things, make up things, anything they want, I wouldn’t stand a chance.” Davies said he did not know who leaked the report to the Post but said he suspected it was the State Department, an allegation that could not be independently corroborated

Davies was angry that his real name was published by The Washington Post and was not redacted in the Blue Mountain Group incident report leaked to the media, even though the report redacted other names. “It means I won’t work in the industry again and I can be tracked down pretty quickly with that name,” he said.

Davies said he believed there was a coordinated campaign to smear him. This week, Media Matters, a progressive media watchdog, sent a public letter to CBS News asking it to retract the 60 Minutes Benghazi piece on the basis of the Washington Post article. On the Fox News Channel, reporter Adam Housley claimed on air this week that Davies asked for money in exchange for an interview. Davies denied this charge. 60 Minutes has stood by its reporting.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 20131027; 20131031; adamhousley; benghazi; bluemountaingroup; dylandavies; elilake; gsa; jones; mediamatters; morganjones; statedepartment; statedept; washpo
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To: Liz

You don’t need to go back longer than to Bill Gwatney 2008 to understand this!!!


21 posted on 11/04/2013 5:32:46 AM PST by danamco (-)
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To: Rusty0604; Fedora

I wonder if Fusion GPS was involved in this smearjob


22 posted on 08/09/2017 3:07:37 AM PDT by piasa
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To: piasa

Good question. I’m also wondering what role Media Matters played, since they seem to have figured prominently.


23 posted on 08/09/2017 3:32:55 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: piasa

Could be.


24 posted on 08/09/2017 5:12:02 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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