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Rand Paul Makes It Clear: ‘I Really Think’ Obama May Have Had a ‘Gun-Running Operation’ in Libya
The Blaze ^ | Tiffany Gabbay

Posted on 02/07/2013 12:13:08 PM PST by JohnPDuncan

Few Democratic or Republican leaders have been as outspoken in their views on the Benghazi debacle and the administration’s role in a potential gun-running scheme than Sen. Rand Paul. In fact, the Kentucky Republican excoriated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent testimony on the matter, saying that if he had been president at the time, he would have “relieved” her of her post.

Since then, the senator has been consistently pressing the administration for answers on whether it had been running guns through Libya, thereby catalyzing the death of Ambassador Stevens.

A partial transcript of the senator’s Thursday appearance on Fox News featuring his key points on the issue is featured below:

I really think part of the cause may have been there was a gun running operation going on in Benghazi, leaving Libya and going to Turkey and distributing arms to the rebels… They’ve interviewed the captain of the ship. A ship from Libya sailed for Turkey a week before the ambassador was killed. It was full of arms and they interviewed the captain and he actually specifically talks about the distribution of the arms to Syrian rebels… And I think the administration needs to answer, ‘are they running guns through Turkey to Syria?’

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazigate; benghazigunrunning; fastandfurious; gunrunning; impeachnow; irs; kentucky; libya; randpaul
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To: JohnPDuncan

Senator Rand Paul is correct.


21 posted on 02/07/2013 2:09:11 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Yosemitest

Thanks very, very much.
Excellent.


22 posted on 02/07/2013 2:10:28 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: onyx; MurrietaMadman

My pleasure. Enjoy.


23 posted on 02/07/2013 3:07:27 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

bttt


24 posted on 02/07/2013 3:22:10 PM PST by Guenevere (....)
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To: JohnPDuncan

I bet Mitt Romney is feeling a little low these days for not having gone after Obama harder on Benghazi. All he had to address is what was that facility being used for since it clearly was not an embassy, and why would militants attack it and leave 30+ people alive to (not) tell about it.


25 posted on 02/07/2013 3:29:25 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great natiorn is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: Yosemitest

bm


26 posted on 02/07/2013 3:42:30 PM PST by Para-Ord.45
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To: Yosemitest

Well done, Yosemitest!
A wealth of information here. Thanks!


27 posted on 02/07/2013 4:19:15 PM PST by Faith
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To: Yosemitest

Trevor Loudon’s material is most excellent...many may remember him from the documentary ‘Agenda: Grinding America Down’...


28 posted on 02/07/2013 4:27:59 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Willard accomplished his goal.


29 posted on 02/07/2013 5:13:49 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: JohnPDuncan

Duh! Rand, what was your first clue?


30 posted on 02/07/2013 5:18:50 PM PST by miserare
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To: Yosemitest

Nice summary.

Obama—first anti-American pro-Jihadist President.


31 posted on 02/07/2013 5:22:08 PM PST by miserare
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To: miserare; Faith; MurrietaMadman; onyx; Guenevere; Para-Ord.45; who knows what evil?
Thank you for noticing.
Here's some more information.

Not just for you, but for all.
Like I said before.
Military Scramble Order Overseas:
First, I've got over 26 years working in military control towers, most of them as the watch supervisor/crew chief on duty.
Scrambling aircraft to respond to urgent situations normally starts at the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The scramble order comes down through a secured phone call on a direct line.
In the attack on the U.S. embassy on Benghazi, the drone control would have been from MacDill AFB, FL, by U.S. Central Command, and would have been in direct contact, or maybe even remote control to the situation room in the White House.
Watch this 4 minute 48 second video Inside the Situation Room.
The pResident SHOULD HAVE issued to order to scramble fighters to Benghazi, to get there in minimum time.
Then he SHOULD HAVE issued a second order scrambling AC-130 gunships to respond to Benghazi, and have them stand by for more orders. This should have been controlled by the pResident, who should have monitored and responded with guidance from his Situation Room, Read

They need to IMPEACH the Arab-Kenyan Barack Hussein Obama II, (a.k.a. Barry Soetoro) for intentional negligence resulting in the deaths of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, and Sean Smith.



That would be justice!
32 posted on 02/08/2013 2:54:51 AM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: llevrok

34 posted on 02/08/2013 3:22:22 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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