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Jake Tapper: Obama learned extent of Egypt violence Thursday morning
The Washington Examiner ^
| August 15, 2013
| ASHE SCHOW
Posted on 08/15/2013 11:59:44 AM PDT by don-o
CNN host Jake Tapper said President Obama's decision to speak about the violence in Egypt on Thursday came after a phone call that morning where he was informed about the severity of the situation.
Tapper said the news came from a senior White House official, who said Obama was briefed on the situation by National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Wednesday. Apparently, the woman who had blamed the September 11, 2012, attack on Benghazi on a Youtube video did not fully inform the president during his vacation about the violence taking place in Egypt.
"But this morning, the president had a phone call, a principals meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper," Tapper wrote. "It was during that briefing that the president heard about the severity of the violence in Egypt. That conversation motivated him to come out Thursday, and call for calm."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
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To: don-o
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:30:07 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: don-o
"Obama learned of the extent of the Egyptian violence on Thursday morning"
About two days after the rest of the world heard about it.
To: don-o
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:34:55 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
To: Cold Case Posse Supporter
With a little bit of fudge packing on the side.
To: libstripper
Bret Baier @BretBaier 7m Breaking: New death toll in #Egypt at 638 according to health officials Obama will find out an Saturday, maybe.
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:40:39 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
Hey what's all that violence on that TV?
Some new reality show?
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:43:55 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(I need a new party.)
To: don-o
I guess The-Queer-In-Charge wouldn’t be told for a day or two after a ‘suitcase nuke’ went off, somewhere on Main Street, USA, either.
To: Buckeye McFrog
For the good of the nation, ESPN MUST start including important breaking news headlines on their score scroll... Let's not forget that Fox Sports starts on Saturday!
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:48:28 PM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
To: ColdOne; don-o
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:54:22 PM PDT
by
maggief
To: Terry L Smith
He would be on the air in five minutes — reading what his bosses have already written for him — in the hope of just such an event.
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posted on
08/15/2013 12:56:45 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: don-o
BTW 600 mb and al qaeda killed is a great start. Hey Egyptian Military... REAL AMERICANS ARE WITH YOU and not the head choppers! GIT SUM BOYS!
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:01:20 PM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:08:07 PM PDT
by
China Clipper
( Animals? Sure I like animals. See? There's one there, right next to the potatoes!)
To: don-o
He’s really saying, “Calm down, I got to get back to my golf game. Dang, don’t I hav e soemone that’s supposed to take care of that? I have to take a nap...”
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:26:44 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(I am thankful to be God blessed & chosen! Are you!?)
To: don-o; Mrs. Don-o; netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; ...
Muslim protesters beat and murder a Christian taxi driver in Egypt because he had a cross in his taxi.
Here is a list of the churches that were torched yesterday .. Otthodox, Catholic, Baptist, Evangelical .. no one was spared.
Meanwhile ... at Martha's Vineyard ...
President Barack Obama reacts as he misses a shot while golfing on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard.
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:27:27 PM PDT
by
NYer
( "Run from places of sin as from the plague."--St John Climacus)
To: NYer
MAN he look gay in that photo
Man this is first metrosexual US President we ever had Nyer
Thursday morning
I found out they burning Coptic churches 24 hours ago on FR and BBC world news
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:33:17 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: LibLieSlayer
OH they know search user Caww thread about Egypt revolution they know
Average Egyptian hate Obama big time
37
posted on
08/15/2013 1:34:52 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: All
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:35:31 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: NYer
It’s distressing, particularly since the local stations here are barely mentioning this at all.
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posted on
08/15/2013 1:41:08 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: don-o
“CNN host Jake Tapper said President Obama’s decision to speak about the violence in Egypt on Thursday came after a phone call that morning where he was informed about the severity of the situation.”
Imagine that call. ‘Mr. President, remember when we told you it was bad yesterday? It’s REALLY bad now. I mean, CNN says more people died than usual. You think maybe we should say something? We did buy all of those weapons for them, not saying, just saying...’
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posted on
08/15/2013 2:06:29 PM PDT
by
Blackyce
(French President Jacques Chirac: "As far as I'm concerned, war alwaysmeans failure.")
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