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.
Are we really supposed to believe that we didn’t have an ability to respond to an incident that took place for seven hours?
Seven hours?
And we have absolutely no capability to respond?
Common sense dictates otherwise.
Obviously, he thinks it more 'unfair' than being left to die. /s
This is one big white wash of government lies..
Where are the GD witnesses?
I wasn’t under the impression that Cummings was going to be the entire hearing....I thought the whistleblowers were going to speak. Oh, there’s that word “conspiracy”-—wow.
Exactly! This is a typical leftist tactic....to tie up and dominate the conversation and take up most of the time, run out the clock and obfuscate with endless blather.
Cunnings (sp inten) has had enough spew time. STFU now.
TOO LATE.
He’s scared to hear the truth!
Not me!!!
You might have a point...
He’s repeating the same talking points from February...
Thank God he’s off the mic now.
Thompson up. Looks PO’d after Cummings’ attacks on him and the others.
“Amanda is NOT going to be making a statement at this time....” WTH?! GO TO BENGHAZI HEARINGS!!
Issa in response to all of Eli’s blather “Thank you. Fortunately, I’m not the witness.”
Poor Elijah Cummings is going to eat every word.
Why is he glaring at the whistleblowers?
Thompson looks lieke he wants to spit nails, or tear someone a new assh**e
He’s a liar and scared to hear the truth, because he knows they failed:
TREASON.
Bump to that!
There was infinite time to get there, until everyone was finally safe. And that didn't happen. More people died because nobody bothered to try to put assets above them.
WHY? MANPADS.
The 0bama Administration was putting anti-aircraft missiles into the hands of Libyan and Syrian Al Qaeda. If we had put aircraft over the site, they would have been shot down, and the TREASON of supplying Al Qaeda exposed.
Who was on the C-130 when they were kicked off?
Since the survivors went to Aviano, was Patch via EUCOM or SOCEUR involved, or just aircraft out of Tripoli? If so, there’s hell to pay.
I spent quite a few TDYs on Sigonella and have friends at Aviano as well.
It’s not good.
Cummings is crapping his pants
He’s freaked out.
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