12pm (ET)LIVE: Security Failures of Benghazi -- 12pm C-SPAN

C-SPAN ^ | 10/10/2012

[FR_addict]

C-Span will carry the hearings on Security Failures of Benghazi live at 12pm.

[onyx]

Correction: addressed to Col. Woods, too and Issa thanked him.

[no-to-illegals]

Can You Hear Us Now ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O913AR3IA2M&feature=related

[maica]

The cspan callers are amazing. All of the independent line callers, and even most of the democrats are speaking passionately against the State dept testifiers.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

My 6 year old grandson is visiting (school break) and has been watching “Spooky Buddies” while I have been downstairs watching the hearings. Grandma is not above using a DVD as a babysitter at times. Need to take him to the park. :)

BBL!

[no-to-illegals]

Let it swell from We the People. May they hear us now!

[maggief]

Later, GF!

[thouworm]

Sandy Adams to Lamb: Was it your sole discretion to deny the request from Mr Nordstrom?

Lamb: No

Adams: Who above you had to approve that?

Lamb: Dir of Diplomatic Security and the Assistant Secretary

Adams: Names please

Lamb: Scott Bulkowitz (chk spelling) and Eric Boswell

[uncitizen]

Who are they?

[bert]

Taliban = Aghannistan

Mixed metaphor

[maggief]

I’m not following...

[bert]

The discussion is about the enemy attack in Libya, presumably by Al Qaeda.

It seems to me that the metaphor for serious danger, ie the enemy has penetrated the perimeter and is in fact within the building, would describe the enemy in Libya as Al Qaeda rather than the Afghanistan related Taliban.

[maggief]

http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/bio/89870.htm

Scott P. Bultrowicz
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and Director of the Diplomatic Security Service

Term of Appointment: 11/03/2011 to present

[maggief]

http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/bio/index.htm

Diplomatic Security Senior Leadership

Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security - Eric J. Boswell
The Assistant Secretary oversees Department of State security programs to protect U.S. Government employees and facilities under chief of mission authority overseas from terrorist, criminal, or technical attack, and ensures the integrity of classified national security information produced and stored in these facilities. [biography]

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security and Director of the Diplomatic Security Service — Scott P. Bultrowicz
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security/Director of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the most senior Diplomatic Security Service special agent and is responsible for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s international and domestic operations and training programs. [biography]

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures — Gentry O. Smith
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures formulates security policy and plans for countermeasures in the areas of physical security, technical security, and diplomatic courier operations for the Department of State’s overseas and domestic operations and facilities. [biography]

Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Programs — Charlene R. Lamb
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Programs is responsible for managing and directing all Bureau of Diplomatic Security programs and policies that protect the Department of State’s international missions and personnel from the threats of terrorism, espionage (human and technical), and crime. [biography]

(snip)

[maggief]

Hmm ... need to see it in context but I took it as inside the governement.

[thouworm]

Thanks for references.

Taliban? Taliban in building?

Was Taliban mentioned in hearing? If so, I missed who said what about Taliban in hearing and on thread.

[maggief]

Nordstrom

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2942934/posts

“His response to that was, ‘You are asking for the sun, moon and the stars.’ And my response to him – his name was Jim – ‘Jim, you know what makes most frustrating about this assignment? It is not the hardships, it is not the gunfire, it is not the threats. It is dealing and fighting against the people, programs and personnel who are supposed to be supporting me. And I added (sic) it by saying, ‘For me the Taliban is on the inside of the building.’”

[RitaOK]

Delighted to hear cspan callers get the picture and dying to know what will happen with Hillary’s legacy now. The meeting with Obama, who canceled his campaigning today for a meeting with her tells us war is on within the administration.

[Fred Nerks]

...Its because Obama never did get the proper Constitutionally required permission from Congress to wage war on Libya, and therefore did not have the proper funds for security in the aftermath...

THIS WAS THE RESULT!

[RitaOK]

Note the cspan host deflects passionate callers with innocuous questions. Brian Lamb did not do this unless callers ran long. These today barely get started to their point.

[penelopesire]

Just wow!! I got a phone call and missed that part!