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BBC Apologizes for Benghazi Coverage: Hillary In Trouble, 'Heads Will Roll'
Breitbart's Big Journalism ^ | May 10, 2013 | John Nolte

Posted on 05/10/2013 9:08:48 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Mark Mardell, the BBC's North American editor, issued a mea culpa of sorts today after Jonathan Karl at ABC News dropped his bombshell that proves beyond any doubt that the Obama Administration lied about its involvement in editing the CIA's talking points surrounding the September 11 attack on our consulate in Libya.

In a piece titled, "After Benghazi revelations, heads will roll," Mardell writes, "In the interests of full disclosure I have to say I have not in the past been persuaded that allegations of a cover-up were a big deal." He adds, "It seemed to me a partisan attack based on very little."

That all changed with today's revelations. Mardell now believes:

This is the first hard evidence that the state department did ask for changes to the CIA's original assessment.

Specifically, they wanted references to previous warnings deleted and this sentence removed: "We do know that Islamic extremists with ties to al-Qa'ida participated in the attack."

There's little doubt in my mind that this will haunt Hillary Clinton if she decides to run for president, unless she executes some pretty fancy footwork....

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; bbc; benghazihearings; benghzi; hillary; libya; obama; soshillary
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The BBC article itself is important because as the story spreads in both national and international media it becomes much more difficult for WH flacks to claim that this is merely some Republicans in Congress making a partisan fuss.

I do wish the BBC would not speak of “Butt-Guarding” (eewww) in the context of the Obama White House, but maybe they are trying to tell everyone something with the double-entendre:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22483768#TWEET751125


61 posted on 05/10/2013 10:09:23 AM PDT by Enchante
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To: Lancey Howard
but America’s Democrat “mainstream” newsrooms will circle the wagons. Take that to the bank.

'ell, they would use nuclear weapons on their opposition if they had them.

62 posted on 05/10/2013 10:12:05 AM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
.... The Prez will not go down without a fight. He will through as many people under the bus as it takes to protect his insipid boy king perverted self.

... Hillary will not be happy but I am sure she as well as all of the leftists will glady fall on a sword for their dear leader!!! .... Well at least that is what the Prez with a Fez thinks. Hopefully reality will prove otherwise.

63 posted on 05/10/2013 10:19:49 AM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Biden’s the only one whose fingerprints aren’t on Benghazi. And he wants to run in 2016. Watch for leaks that could only come from the inner circle. Biden’s been in DC for a long time. He most likely has established lines of commo with a select reporter or two.


64 posted on 05/10/2013 10:31:12 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: what's up

>>So is this why petreaus’ affair was exposed..to keep him from revealing that CIA talking points were changed by the white house?<<

Nice. You may go to the head of the class.


65 posted on 05/10/2013 10:31:42 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: luvbach1
A nightmare ticket but one with a strong chance to win given an electorate that has jumped the shark.

Mike Judge was off by 500 years...


66 posted on 05/10/2013 10:50:08 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

OB and Hilary the heros of Benghazi, can you hear us now?


67 posted on 05/10/2013 10:53:27 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: BluH2o

FR types need to be reminded of her Rose Law firm billing records disappearing for three years.
68 posted on 05/10/2013 10:55:51 AM PDT by itsahoot (It is not so much that history repeats, but that human nature does not change.)
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To: RummyChick; TigersEye; penelopesire; ConservativeMan55; AllAmericanGirl44; Nachum; Jet Jaguar

This strange thought has been circulating in my brain for a few days please indulge me. What if Hillary decided she was toast and become John Dean? She would assure her future, protect Chelsea, and be a star. Many in the Dem party would support her as it would cut the legs out from under all tied to the one.

OK I will go back to reality.


69 posted on 05/10/2013 11:07:12 AM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bunch of phonies.


70 posted on 05/10/2013 11:08:08 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: crosslink

Not impossible...lol. The ultimate fight..the Arkansas Mafia vs The Chicago thugs....

We are gonna need more popcorn when that gets started..lol..and a couple of margarita machines running non stop!


71 posted on 05/10/2013 11:10:02 AM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire

That is a plan that could be executed without talking points LOL


73 posted on 05/10/2013 11:14:44 AM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: catfish1957
If this does not reach proper fruition then the MSM will be historically viewed as a co-conspirator.

By whom? This is a critical test of not just government accountability, but also of media accountability. If nothing really happens to hold anyone accountable for the Benghazi lies and cover-up and ineptitute at rescuing Americans under attack, there are two parties at fault: the administration and the media. What you are saying means enough people will otherwise know and care, without the media's honest reporting of the events, and will do something about it. I don't know if that will happen. There are two embedded systems (the fed and the colluding media) self-preserving here. It's going to be an uphill struggle to hold either responsible and if this event is speedbumped by other news of the day, what plausible recourse is there?
74 posted on 05/10/2013 11:29:50 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“Why do you think Hillary and Panetta split in January?”

Plagiarist Plugs Biden is loving this. Probably behind 90% of the leaks going on right now.


75 posted on 05/10/2013 11:32:24 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: Biggirl
"The only one who is really is covering is Fox News."

What are the odds that Fox will be 'taken out' before 2016?

76 posted on 05/10/2013 11:38:09 AM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: BluH2o

She even tried to get rid of little guys like Billy Dale just so she could get control of the White House travel agency .

Dale was found innocent in just a few hours by a jury, but she had to drag him through all that. The woman is venal and corrupted by power to the absolute degree.


77 posted on 05/10/2013 11:38:17 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: AD from SpringBay
By whom?

If you read my post I stated that the time frame will be viewed historically. Will that 1, 5, 100, 1000 years? Who knows. In any case, any future analysis of any value will show the MSM complicit in this. Sadly my FRiend the overall damage by the perps may not scrutinized in our lifetimes.

78 posted on 05/10/2013 12:02:28 PM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: crosslink

Your scenario sounds workable but I don’t think Hillary’s ego would let her do it. She is not a narcissist on the level Jugears is but she’s still a narcissist.


79 posted on 05/10/2013 12:26:09 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: I am Richard Brandon

Why do you ask?


80 posted on 05/10/2013 2:04:43 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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