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LYONS: Benghazi cover-up continues, nearly six months later (Retired SEAL Admiral)
Washington Times ^ | March 7th, 2013 | Admiral James Lyons (SEAL, retired)

Posted on 03/08/2013 5:20:30 AM PST by Travis McGee

One of the hopeful outcomes of the Senate confirmation hearings for John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Chuck Hagel to be the secretary of Defense was to gain some concrete answers to the Benghazi tragedy. So far, though, no additional useful information has been released. Further, the testimony of former Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey on Feb. 7 before the Senate Armed Services Committee only raised more questions. The cloud of a cover-up continues. In that sense, much of the focus by the various congressional committees has been on “who made the changes to the talking points” used by our UN Ambassador Susan Rice on her marathon Sunday interviews in September. Though important, this question diverts attention away from the key issues. For example, what activity was actually being conducted at our Benghazi Special Mission Compound (SMC)? Was it involved in transferring arms to Syrian rebels and al Qaeda-affiliated militias fighting Russia’s key ally in the Middle East, Bashar al-Assad? The out-of-control security situation in Eastern Libya including Benghazi was well known.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicoverup; benghazigate; jameslyons; navyseals; obamaspeople; terrorism; threatmatrix
Please read the entire article at the link.
1 posted on 03/08/2013 5:20:30 AM PST by Travis McGee
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...
From the article:
"The Accountability Review Board appointed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provided few answers. It was like having the mafia investigate a crime scene."

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2 posted on 03/08/2013 5:27:15 AM PST by MestaMachine (Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
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To: Nachum; MestaMachine; Liz
Please read the article at the Wash Times link by retired Navy SEAL Admiral James Lyons.


3 posted on 03/08/2013 5:30:03 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

I think we need a filibuster demanding copies of the FBI interviews of the survivors be given to the appropriate committees in the house and senate. These reports must be toxic. Can you imagine the outrage if Bush had kept these documents from the house. These documents have the smoking gun. Soon they will be lost or misplaced or under seal.


4 posted on 03/08/2013 5:33:48 AM PST by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: Travis McGee

5 posted on 03/08/2013 5:36:46 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: Travis McGee

BTTT


6 posted on 03/08/2013 5:45:44 AM PST by OwenKellogg
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To: Travis McGee

Great article and interesting comments at the thread. HOORAY Admiral James Lyons!

Questions asked, answers not forthcoming. Questions not asked, answers not forthcoming.

TREASON - continuous, pre-meditated, agenda-driven, agency-abetted, representative-enabled, judicially-precedented, media-manipulated, talking-points-obfuscated, covertly-covered-up, unquestioned, unchecked, ongoing...

9-11 inside job...covered up?...bungled?...went according to plan?...classified?

R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods


7 posted on 03/08/2013 6:12:46 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Travis McGee

What have we been doing in Libya? The Democrats wet themselves every day for years over the Contras. Yet, we use American military personnel and equipment in Libya, and they don’t say a word? Why? What was our pressing national security interest there? Why can’t they tell us? How are we, the American people, supposed to vote in an informed manner if one party won’t keep us informed? Maybe that’s by design.


8 posted on 03/08/2013 6:13:45 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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The list, Ping

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9 posted on 03/08/2013 8:28:07 AM PST by Nachum (The Obama "List" at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Travis McGee
Congress must find the courage to appoint a Special Prosecutor with appropriate staff and subpoena authority to call in all personnel involved, including those rescued, and make them testify under oath. Nothing less is acceptable.

What are the chances?

It's hard to identify the members in Congress who would take the lead in this.

10 posted on 03/08/2013 8:51:29 AM PST by Balata
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To: Travis McGee
...what activity was actually being conducted at our Benghazi Special Mission Compound (SMC)? Was it involved in transferring arms to Syrian rebels and al Qaeda-affiliated militias fighting Russia’s key ally in the Middle East, Bashar al-Assad?

I still feel Obama and Hillary came up with different stories for different groups.

The American people were fed the lie about the movie.

Romney was fed a lie that was so amazing he didn't use Benghazi in the debates - where it belonged. It must have been a whopper - about 'national security' is my guess...

Generals were fed stories - maybe 'scare stories' to keep them quiet. Pensions - 'classified' bullsh*t stuff... And the press was made to 'feel part of the team'. Of course the stories were lies... What makes this interesting is each group thinks they're the 'insiders' with a truth worth protecting.

11 posted on 03/08/2013 2:08:33 PM PST by GOPJ (DHS HAS secured: 1.6 BILLION bullets - 2.700 tanks and 35,000 drones ...to use on American soil...)
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