Live Thread: Benghazi Whistleblowers Hearing 11:30 A.M. EDT 5/08/13

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ^ | Wednesday, May 8, 2013

[kristinn]

Hearing details:

WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today announced three witnesses who will appear at a full committee hearing, “Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage,” on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 AM in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

“I applaud these individuals for answering our call to testify in front of the Committee. They have critical information about what occurred before, during, and after the Benghazi terrorist attacks that differs on key points from what Administration officials – including those on the Accountability Review Board – have portrayed,” said Issa. “Our committee has been contacted by numerous other individuals who have direct knowledge of the Benghazi terrorist attack, but are not yet prepared to testify. In many cases their principal reticence of appearing in public is their concern of retaliation at the hands of their respective employers. While we may yet add additional witnesses, this panel will certainly answer some questions and leave us with many new ones.”

Witnesses: Mr. Mark Thompson
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism
US Department of State

Mr. Gregory Hicks
Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission/Chargé d’Affairs in Libya
US Department of State

Mr. Eric Nordstrom
Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya
US Department of State

In October 2012, the Oversight Committee held the first hearing on the Benghazi attacks, which exposed denials of security requests and forced the Administration to acknowledge that the attacks were not sparked by a protest of a YouTube video, contrary to claims made by Obama Administration officials.

*** NOTE: Press seating will be reserved, but limited. Please arrive early (hearing room will open to press at 10:30 AM) to guarantee a seat. An overflow area will be available. ***

Hearing Details:
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
“Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage”
Full Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa, (R-CA) 11:30 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building and streaming live at oversight.house.gov.

The hearing is also scheduled to be shown live on C-SPAN 3 and Fox News.

Live stream at C-SPAN.

Also check Fox News live stream.

[NoGrayZone]

Yes....CSPAN3.

[Sequoyah101]

It is about honor but only to those who can recognize it and care about it if they can recognize it.

I keep saying this, we are fighting an enemy that we do not understand. We are not wired to fight things that don’t care about honor, ethics, morality and have one shred of pride or or obligation to the ideals of what once was the United States of America.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— He has been demoted because he talked to Chaffetz. ——

Obama cares about the little guy.

I want to puke.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Not sure, I have so many iPads and tvs on I could be delusional.

Ha! Ditto!

[ColdOne]

Dang I have tried a link 3 times...do you have one I could try..Please!

[onyx]

Yes, CSPAN3 has it LIVE.

[Toespi]

Stunned the administration was relying on militia security with extremist ties.

[Enchante]

Hicks DEMOTED, that was already retaliation! For asking inconvenient question about false testimony by Rice.

Someone who has been #2 officer in a US embassy would normally only go to a similar position in another US embassy, back to DC for a more senior position in the State Dept bureaucracy, or in line for a position as Ambassador somewhere.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

nORDSTROM IS GOING ALL OUT.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Jodi Arias murder trial verdict coming at 4:30pmEST

[penelopesire]

Bookmarking place!! Gotta go do my treadmill thing and work off this anger that is overtaking me right now.

That this would not make major news all over this country all day long and into tonight...is already pissing me off no end!!

Be back later!! Great thread everybody!! Keep the faith and keep the heat on!!

[no-to-illegals]

Complicate by State Department per Mr. Hicks. Attacks were ongoing and it took forever to get help, implied, on many separate attacks not only involving Benghazi.

[Roccus]

Were miltia guards tied to extremists?

"ABSOLUTELY!!!"

[NoGrayZone]

Mine is on tv....hence my whiplash!

[azishot]

I’m listening/watching.....http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN3/

[Toespi]

Government Attorney sent to participate in all chaffetz meetings. Hicks never experienced that before.

[TigersEye]

Adm. James Lyons (Ret.) on Growing Benghazi Scandal

ADMIRAL LYONS: …All those comforting words that “We don’t want to put our forces at risk.” We had people at risk—they were crying for help! In a situation, you go with the resources you have available—and, in this particular case, we did have that 130-man Marine force recon team sitting there at Sigonella. Even if I only got 50 of them over there, that would have been significant in turning the situation around. We may not have been able to save the ambassador, but we certainly could have saved those other two SEALs that were over on the annex.

ADMIRAL LYONS: In perpetuating this lie, we also had administration officials lying to Congressional committees. That’s a felony. So, “What difference does it make?” It makes all the difference in the world. You cannot flaunt the truth here, just walk away from it and, basically, tell the American public to stuff it. That’s not acceptable.

The point on the organizing the two Marine anti-terrorist teams in Rota, that was good to go ahead and stand ’em up. What I find incomprehensible: The first team, it took them 23 hours to go a few hundred miles from Rota to Tripoli. I could go around the world in 23 hours, so that makes absolutely no sense to me.

[Roccus]

Did militia guards assist attackers?

YES!!!

[Rockitz]

Hillary 2016- Going....Going....Gone.

[thouworm]

Feb 17th Martyr Brigade supplied directly by Libya Govt

Known ties to terrorism

Hicks: Elements of Feb 17th “complicit in the attacks. Attackers had to make a long approach march through multiple checkpoints manned by Feb 17th”