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Posted on 05/08/2013 6:00:25 AM PDT by 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.
It is important to also understand that the protest-turned-riot at the Cairo embassy had little or nothing to do with the "Youtube video" either.
Brian Lilley: The MSM is lying about the muslim riots (video news report)
Interviews on the streets of Cairo. 'Video' had nothing to do with protests and attack.
These can be charge up to 300 times. But they hold the charge for usage up to 4 hours or so. I have used the same ones for three months and no problem.
More testimony needed. Ya think?
Washington knew about Stevens traveling to Benghazi as early as August 22!!!
And money/funding was not the issue as per today’s testimony.
Their Facebook page had terrorist posts on it.
or edging closer to the Ambassador and those investigating this operation had to be taken down to protect obama / hillary / panetta.
Congress controls C-Span (to some extent).
Ditto ... no money funding issues for security.
COULD WOODS AND DOHERTY BEEN SAVED HAD OBAMA ORDERED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FLYOVER INTO LIBYA?
Obama knew and approved. If obama did not know ... why not?
That’s the best question. Just whose agenda was being followed from start to finish? I want someone to say it out loud.
To Doug Collins, I know the answer, DENIAL is the only plan.
I’m so frustrated, got called out today and missed the majority of this. Dang it.
Exactly. I sent him a quick email and told him pretty much exactly that...only maybe not as politely as you just did. He’s really lost the plot, and it’s getting worse. He obviously had no clue what was going on with the hearings today. Worse that that, he didn’t seem to care.
“These can be charge up to 300 times”
No way mine do that.
That is why we have (apparently) just Republicans left.
Maloney (D-NY) seems to be annoyed about this, and tried earlier to get the Republicans to yield to a question...
I’m so sorry for you, too, but CSPAN will replay it and it’ll be in their Library.
Since I had to miss the majority of this today, are you telling me that question hasn’t been asked????
Looking back at President Obama’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2012 in the light of today’s hearings. While Obama claimed he said it was an act of terror in the Rose Garden the day after the attack he said this to the UN General Assembly two weeks later. Was Obama out of the loop? Rather did he intentionally deceive?
“That is what we saw play out the last two weeks, as a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world.”
Obama’s utopian view of the world at the time. Some think Obama is too wrap up in believing his own fantasies? I think not!
“And it is because of the progress I’ve witnessed that after nearly four years as President, I am hopeful about the world we live in. The war in Iraq is over, and our troops have come home. We have begun a transition in Afghanistan, and America and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. Al Qaeda has been weakened and Osama bin Laden is no more. Nations have come together to lock down nuclear materials, and America and Russia are reducing our arsenals. I’ve seen hard choices made – from Naypyidaw to Cairo to Abidjan – to put more power in the hands of citizens.”
“Stephens in Benghazi because Hillary wanted a permanent constituent post there. Edging ever closer to possible gun running to Syrian rebels.”
What I find odd about that is Hillary is trying to meet a Sept 30 budget deadline for this, BUT she ALSO withdraws security forces by 2/3rds, IIRC?
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