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Exclusive: The Arming of Benghazi
Fox Business News ^ | 6-27-15 | Catherine Herridge & Pamela Browne

Posted on 06/28/2015 6:27:15 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

The United States supported the secret supply of weapons to Libyan rebels while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State according to federal court documents obtained by Fox News.

In a sworn declaration to the District Court of Arizona May 5th 2015, a career CIA officer David Manners said, "It was then, and remains now, my opinion that the United States did participate, directly or indirectly, in the supply of weapons to the Libyan Transitional National Council." The timing matters because in the Spring of 2011 the Libyan opposition was not formally recognized, and the direct supply of arms was not authorized. At that time, the CIA Director was David Petraeus. (DAVID MANNERS DOCUMENT HERE)

Manners testified before a grand jury investigating American defense contractor Marc Turi who faces trial this September on two counts that he allegedly violated the arms control export act by making false statements.

Turi and his company Turi Defense Group are at the center of an ongoing federal investigation over the source and user of weapons defined in court documents as "end user" or "end use" flowing into Libya as Moammar Qaddafi's regime was collapsing in 2011.

"It was then, and remains now, my opinion that the United States did participate, directly or indirectly, in the supply of weapons to the Libyan Transitional National Council."

- Sworn Federal Court Declaration by CIA Veteran David Manners

In "United States of America v. Marc Turi and Turi Defense Group," Manners identifies himself as having 18 years experience as an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA, with foreign postings as Chief of Station in Prague, Czechoslovakia and in Amman, Jordan. Manners also stated he was “the executive assistant to the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency."

Manners’ declaration supports statements made exclusively to FOX News...

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicoverup; chrisstevens; cia; hdr22atclintonemail; hillaryclinton; weapons
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To: Ann Archy

Freepers knew as well that Mr. Soetoro (or whomever he actually is) was not eligible to serve as chief executive back in 2007. So it figures that an illegal executive can commit illegal acts and if there is “no controlling legal authority” but for the will of the infantile american voter - (as John Roberts says) . . . well . . .


21 posted on 06/28/2015 8:01:57 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

A brilliant light shone down on Hillary Clinton.

She fell to her knees.

“I’ve been so wrong!” she cried. “The United States must now overthrow foreign governments! How could I have been so wrong my whole life!”

Yeah.....sure......all of a sudden.....Hillary wants to be a savior of the Libyan and Syrian people......sure......you betcha.


22 posted on 06/28/2015 8:08:03 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

There are going to be some Republicans who were lazy and didn’t pay proper attention to this.

They should be fired.

There are some Democrats who behaved in a criminal manner on this.

They should be arrested.


23 posted on 06/28/2015 8:14:27 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Ann Archy

AND name them. Funny because those on Intel committees said they were never told of any deals.


24 posted on 06/28/2015 8:18:33 AM PDT by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Anybody wanna bet this goes back to Fast & Furious?

Obama and co. provided high quality weapons to the drug cartels and the drug cartels provided untraceable and/or lower quality weapons in exchange, probably 3 or 4 to 1.


25 posted on 06/28/2015 8:34:34 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The Black Hole of Dopelomacy Obammy-Style with Hillary assisting..

You think Contra Arms was a big deal.

The medea has moved on.. the multi-talking headed monster could care less.. A D is in the WH.


26 posted on 06/28/2015 8:46:43 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Catherine Herridge, thank you. We all knew it, but you found the documents. You and Saryl Atkisson are the most dogged, intelligent, professional, and courageous reporters out there.


27 posted on 06/28/2015 11:37:27 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by government regulation.)
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To: Enlightened1
Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). They are typically guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters.

Now look up the NextGen flight path control systems being implemented domestically by the FAA. They are forcing the American airline industry to approach major airports in narrow corridors at low altitude, like ducks in a shooting gallery. With a spotter in an airport, they'll even be able to designate individual targets.

Yes, I have told every committee in Congress about NextGen and MANPADS, in writing.

28 posted on 06/28/2015 11:43:14 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by government regulation.)
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To: Liz

See above.


29 posted on 06/28/2015 11:45:05 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by government regulation.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
So we can, we saw, he died, really should be.

We sent them weapons, they launched terrorist attacks, we bombed by air, they sent Gaddafi on the run, we came, we saw them capture Gaddafi, we saw them anally torture Gaddafi, then he died.

At least this time we got images of a hired Clinton assassin actually doing the deed. So I guess that is an improvement.

30 posted on 06/28/2015 11:48:29 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: justa-hairyape

Should read, ...we came, we saw, he died... Stupid autocorrect...


31 posted on 06/28/2015 11:49:48 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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