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Live Thread: Benghazi Whistleblowers Hearing 11:30 A.M. EDT 5/08/13
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ^ | Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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To: MWestMom; Old Sarge

Sarge is one of the good guys. He is just as frustrated as I am (or more) at the msm trying to change the focus to something, while very tragic, not as important to national interest as this trial is.


621 posted on 05/08/2013 9:31:19 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: onyx

I’ve been watching hearings for years. I have never heard it so silent in the room with all those people. The gravity of this is dripping down the walls.

God Bless The United States of America and all that protect her!


622 posted on 05/08/2013 9:31:56 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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To: Viennacon
We still don’t know whether he was sodomized.

Really? Are you kidding me?
623 posted on 05/08/2013 9:31:59 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Be the Enemy Within the Enemy Within...)
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To: caww

Stunning testimony..


624 posted on 05/08/2013 9:31:59 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: penelopesire

Well, Cummings was definitely wrong in his assessment of the military not being able to respond in time. No surprise. Cummings is braindead oaf.


625 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:01 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Hillary on phone with them at 2am Lybia time.


626 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:01 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Old Sarge

That’ll work.


Me too!


627 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:06 AM PDT by MWestMom ( "I will not sit quietly and let [the president] shed the constitution." Senator Rand Paul)
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
Hicks is making it VERY CLEAR that 'Ansar Al Sharia' is a terrorist group and is immediately known to be responsible for the attack from the get go.

This is very very damaging to hillary and HUSSEIN. Hicks is very emotional at certain points, he's reliving the whole thing all over again.

628 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:17 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: onyx

Hillary didn’t call until 8PM DC time (2 AM in Benghazi) Why the hell did it take her so long to speak with him?


629 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:29 AM PDT by kabar
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

They can’t explain it.

“Let me be clear... uh....”


630 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:34 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Admin Moderator
bravo
631 posted on 05/08/2013 9:32:46 AM PDT by tomkat ( tyrannis delenda est .. and damned pronto, yo !)
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To: sauropod

I deal on my own, not on your agenda.


632 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:03 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

WOW!


633 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:09 AM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: onyx

I just quick peeked at CNN, Wolfie said they will “monitor” the hearing because they could go on for hours....MSNBC has a panel of assholes discussing it, didn’t see any coverage..couldn’t stay on either channel for more than a split second, first time I’ve ever put either of them on my tv.


634 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:14 AM PDT by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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To: onyx

Anyone not able to watch this thusfar — do whatever you can to do so at once ... this is not to be missed.


635 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:25 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: onyx

You know, that’s a point i missed, and needs to be repeated.

When they claim they didnt have time to get there, how long did they KNOW it was going to last?

When it started, as far as they knew, it could have been an all-out attack or nothing- they had no way of knowing if it was going to be a 5 minute protest ar the beginning of a month-long seige... so, how would they know how long they had to respond?

You just RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in the hopes of getting your people out safe.

But they didnt respond, at all.

Were they just lucky that it ended in 7 hours?


636 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:25 AM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: onyx

Just noticed that. The blonde lady on his left seems so sad.


637 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:31 AM PDT by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: isthisnickcool

You’re so right.

Amen.

Gripping testimony.

Truth will out.

Praise God and this brave man.


638 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:31 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: RummyChick

The question is What military assets were being deployed to assist of course after the fact you can claim well such and such would not have made it but during the attack how come every asset FEST, Carrier Aircraft, Aviano Acft, Acrft and response teams from Landstuhl....

Obama gave the order not to involve the military in this that is the story here.... He and Hillary are derelict in their duty to do everything in their power to assist and protect our embassy and the personnel....

Special Prosecutor get everyone under oath there has to be an Obama staffer that heard the conversation about sacrificing the people to avoid a political catastrophe just before the election...


639 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:32 AM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Expose Obama's radical agenda at every opportunity, or be enslaved by it.)
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To: isthisnickcool

It needs to drip down the walls...heavily...as we know.


640 posted on 05/08/2013 9:33:40 AM PDT by caww
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