Posted on 10/24/2012 1:06:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
The emails, obtained by Reuters from government sources not connected with U.S. spy agencies or the State Department and who requested anonymity, specifically mention that the Libyan group called Ansar al-Sharia had asserted responsibility for the attacks..............
.......The first email, timed at 4:05pm. Washington time-or 10:05pm. Benghazi time, 20-30 minutes after the attack on the US diplomatic mission allegedly began-carried the subject line "US Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack" and the notation "SBU", meaning "Sensitive But Unclassified."
The text said the State Department's regional security office had reported that the diplomatic mission in Benghazi was "under attack. Embassy in Tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well."
The message continued: "Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four...personnel are in the compound safe haven. The 17th of February militia is providing security support."
A second email, headed "Update 1: US Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi" and timed 4:54pm Washington time, said that the Embassy in Tripoli had reported that "the firing at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi had stopped and the compound had been cleared." It said a "response team" was at the site attempting to locate missing personnel.
A third email,also marked SBU and sent at 6:07pm Washington time, carried the subject line: "Update 2: Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack."
The message reported: "Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli."
While some information identifying recipients of this message was redacted from copies of the messages obtained by Reuters, a government source said that one of the addresses to which the message was sent was the White House Situation Room, the president's secure command post.
Other addressees included intelligence and military units as well as one used by the FBI command centre, the source said....
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C. Edward Wright, our very own, has a fabulous piece up, over on lucianne, for the American Thinker. I can’t post from my cell. Great read, on the race.
My fault. Wright has posted the article on FR now.
My fault. Wright has posted the article on FR now.
I love watching Hillary take Obama down. Delightful. There is no way she and Bill will let him win reelection.
He’s DISGUSTING! BUT I don’t see how this exonerates PATREAUS, HILLARY or PANETTA!! I think that any or all of them could have done something,,,,PLUS HILLARY PULLED OUT HIS 16 MN SECURITY in AUGUST!!
I have never understood why Patraeus and Panetta switched roles.
Presidents who tangle with CIA pay a price - (and I include JFK in that)
Patraeus may be going along with the story but career CIA are not going to go down without a fight.
Obama is toast.
As for why they didn’t send in military - perhaps its because of all the missing surface to air missiles.
Imagine the hell that would reign down here if military got shot down in the midst of a rescue.
They’re all guilty. But what I don’t understand is how he can make them take the fall for him. I know he and Axelrod are vicious and deceitful, but there couldn’t possibly be enough dirt on any of these other people to make them be willing to lie down and die for Obama.
Either they’re true believers, or they and their families have been threatened (with death) by some credible source.
The only exception is Hillary, who is fully controlled by Bill, and obviously Obama and Bill are working together these days.
RummyChick ~ “ Obama is toast.
As for why they didn’t send in military - perhaps its because of all the missing surface to air missiles.
Imagine the hell that would reign down here if military got shot down in the midst of a rescue.”
According to Congressional committee minutes, there are 10,ooo-20,000 Shoulder fired rockets misssing .
Elsewhere , I have heard that the real number may be 20,000 - 40,000 missing shoulder fired rockets.
Did we supply the rebel groups ?
If so , how many of what did we supply ? How many ?
And to which groups did we supply .. and expect those unfired rockets to show up ? ( Syria ?)
Now we know why Syria is essentially a “ground-pounding” war with artillary rather than air attacks where Aasad has clear air superiority .
livius ~ : “ They’re all guilty. “
Exactly true
After the Congressional committees post their final reports , ...let the trials begin..
There needs to be accountability , responsibility, and award according to merit.
In the early-mid 80’s, I spent some time at a few dicey embassies. In Djibouti, Baghdad and N’Djamena, we had absolutely no Marine Security Guards. We were on our own. But with Ronaldus Maximus at the helm, we had no doubt that should things turn ugly, a rescue mission would have been undertaken forthwith. Those guys in Benghazi were left flapping in the breeze by a CIC who is more concerned with his reparations tour than acting like a leader.
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