John Bolton: Hillary Clinton Came Up With 'Diplomatic Illness' To Avoid Benghazi Testimony

HuffPo ^ | 18/12/12 | Nick Wing

[Eleutheria5]

John Bolton, former U.N. ambassador under President George W. Bush, suggested Monday night that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fabricated a "diplomatic illness" in order to dodge scheduled testimony this week on the Sept. 11 anniversary attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Speaking on Fox News, Bolton claimed "every foreign service officer in every foreign ministry in the world" is familiar with coming up with such "diplomatic illnesses" when they "don't want to go to a meeting or a conference, or an event."

"And this is a diplomatic illness to beat the band," Bolton said of recent news that Clinton had fainted and suffered a concussion over the weekend after earlier battling a stomach virus that resulted in a rare cancellation of an overseas trip. He went on to add that he hoped Clinton wasn't going through anything "serious."

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded to the report by insisting that Clinton not testify as planned on Thursday this week.

Despite Kerry's decision to call forth Clinton's deputies to testify in her place, Bolton said that he believed she'd have to testify at some point on the attack, which claimed the lives of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

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[morphing libertarian]

Do I have this right.

The incumbent who failed to provide the requested security and then lied about the attack for twelve days is still in the position?

But the person who the wh sent out with false info withdrew her name in shame?

[Admin Moderator]

So modified post.

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

You're very welcome. The story is also on NewsMax and Politico.

[McBuff]

[Theodore R.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Foster

Like, GWB, his middle name was “Walker”. He is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Hope, Arkansas.

[Iron Munro]

The old bag has got herself a bad case of Testimony-Pneumonia and the Benghazi-Flu.....

It probably came out of a bottle of bourbon.

[Theodore R.]

One state that I doubt HRC can win is AR, where they were “on to her”, but their love of “Bill” won out over common sense.

[itsahoot]

And once again the Democrats outsmart the Republicans.

When is the last time, that they did not?

[C210N]

This is how she "takes full responsibility"...

"I take responsibility," Clinton told CNN in an interview while on a visit to Peru. "I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. The president and the vice president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision."

[itsahoot]

so she can perfect the art of lying to a bunch of people without laughing halfway through it

Honest I just came in the room this morning and there the files lay, I don't know how I could have overlooked them for eight months, but there they are.

[Eleutheria5]

Since Waco, when Janet Reno “took full responsibility” for the massacre and debacle, ‘taking full responsibility’ has meant, ‘now shut up and stop asking me questions’. The buck stops here on my desk and never touches me.

[willowdean]

I think she is a witness to obama telling them what to say. If she lies, it is her political end. Leon Panetta was sitting right there in the room and he refused to lie!! She knows Leon will be called again to testify. This is much bigger than watergate. People died here!! at 4:30 on September 11 they were all watching live tv and listening to the battle on satellite link. Obama instructed them to say it was the video. !!!~ then we have Betrayus lying to congress on September 12 at the very time Leon Panetta is telling the truth with a whisper. This is big folks. She is in the biggest dilemma of her life since she destroyed the Whitewater billing records IN THE WHITEHOUSE!! She is also a colossal failure as Secretary of state. Everything she touches turns to DooDoo

[presently no screen name]

familiar with coming up with such "diplomatic illnesses" when they "don't want to go to a meeting or a conference, or an event."

It's a liberal illness. JJ, Jr claims bi-polar. Funny how 'rats illnesses are 'in the head' by their own admission.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

TERRIFIC!

[Random_User_250]

Very convenient timing, especially considering that everyone is focused on the Sandy Hook murders and gun control debate right now.

[jch10]

I bet the Dems will not require her to testify....Repubs probably wouldn’t if they were in control of the Senate. She is Hillary Clinton and does pretty much just as she pleases.

[PapaNew]

Accountability? What accountability? I DON GOTTA SHOW YOU NO ACCOUNTABILITY!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wse_hgca220

[livius]

Yeah. Right. No EMS call, no hospital, the self diagnosis of concussion (with possible amnesia?). Gimme a break.

She and everybody around her are terrified of testifying. Obama is total teflon, much more than Bill, since while Bill may have been the “first black president,” Bambi has more melanin, even though he’s not African American in the classical sense. This means that protecting him would have no cost, and that nothing would happen either to them or to him.

So what is so horrible that the entire regime is having the dog eat their homework?

[Graewoulf]

Hilly’s 2016 Campaign Benghazi Massacre File.