Posted on 05/09/2013 4:01:46 PM PDT by Kaslin
Yesterday was a pretty unbelievable day. The hearing on Benghazi in the House Oversight and Reform committee was compelling and credible. If you didn't get the chance to see it, Greg Hicks' recount of what happened on the night of the attack was riveting, at times spellbinding.
Just to re-cap, here are some of the main things we learned from yesterday's hearing.
- The YouTube video was a non-event in Libya. It was never reported to anyone, even Hillary Clinton herself whom Hicks spoke to at 2am, that there was a protest involved. Perhaps the biggest question remains, who then came up with the YouTube narrative for the talking points and why?
- State Department official Beth Jones knew on September 12th the true nature of this attack, telling Libya's ambassador to Washington, The group that conducted the attacks, Ansar al-Sharia, is affiliated with Islamic terrorists.
- Multiple stand down orders were given, including one to highly trained personnel in Tripoli who were ready to board a plane and save their colleagues under siege in Benghazi. One of the biggest questions remains, who gave those stand down orders?
- Greg Hicks was basically told by the State Department not to speak to the Congressional delegation investigating Benghazi without a lawyer present. When a lawyer sent with the delegation was excluded from a meeting because he/she failed to meet the proper security clearance, Hillary Clinton's Chief of Staff, Cheryl Mills, called Hicks personally and was upset that her lawyer was not present in the meeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at hannity.com ...
You and so many people like you are why your son is at risk in Afghanistan. I pray his commanders were trained like me to think and use judgment based on the facts. If they were trained like you driven by feelings, reading the press, feeling bad for the Taliban, blaming Bush and enforcing Obamas stupid Rules Of engagement he is in great peril. I will pray for him every night and also praying for you that the corrupt goggles of liberalism will be knocked of you head.
Benghazi Drone Operator Asks Sean Hannity: Why Hasnt Congress Contacted Me? (Audio)
Hannity Benghazi Drone Caller (Benhazi Drones Not Allowed to be Armed)
First time I've ever heard that charge. Care to back it up with a link to the info?
Also, it's pretty unfair to blame 9/11 on an error committed by the 'new guy', when his predecessor had been emboldening the radical jihad for the previous eight years. How many times did our military have bin Laden in their sights, and Clinton refused to give the order to take him down?
That democrat talking point has been thoroughly and utterly debunked here and elsewhere....even in the first hearings on the matter from the State Department. Try to keep up.
Finish the job? Are you high? Tell me how and where they are finishing anything? You do know they are talking of leaving men behind come 2014, right?
You posed the question of Americans forgiving obama if more had died, and you didn’t speak to a single point I made.
Not sure what you are trying to spin here, but it clearly isn’t working. And btw, you must have missed the reality that funding was NOT the issue, confirmed by all involved. That was a typical dem attempt to point a finger, FAIL.
You have your mind made up, I’m done. Unless you desire to speak to the main point I brought up, don’t bother responding.
The entire administration is fawned over so forgiveness doesn’t seem to be an issue, heck, they are forgiving him for NOT answering the 3am call. Where was he when this unfolded?
Thanks to your son for his service.
Amen. I see a person stuck on some false idea and NO amount of reason is going to penetrate.
They truly see the world thru a pair of goggles. The problem is it affects all of us.
The drones were specifically brought over the CIA annex to give intel the ongoing attack. They are capable of infra-red imaging and can read a newspaper from five miles up.
Actually it’s 406 miles not 500. The air base on Sigonella is 468 miles.
Rush military caller says beyond shadow of doubt Obama knew about Benghazi
FR thread
Rush military caller says that Obama ordered no response to Benghazi attack
direct link to Youtube of the call
The caller is a FReeper. Devastating information.
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