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Guard at consulate in Libya says attack was coordinated
Star Telegram ^ | 9/13/2012 | Nancy A. Youssef and Suliman Ali Zway

Posted on 09/14/2012 5:10:46 AM PDT by Palmetto Patriot

A Libyan security guard who said he was outside the U.S. Consulate when it was attacked Tuesday night has provided new evidence that the assault that left four Americans dead, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was a planned attack by armed Islamists and not the result of anger over an online video that mocks Islam and its founder, Muhammad.

The guard was interviewed Thursday in the hospital where he is being treated for five shrapnel wounds in one leg and two bullet wounds in the other.

He said that the consulate area was quiet -- "there wasn't a single ant outside" -- until about 9:35 p.m., when up to 125 armed men descended on the compound from all directions.

The men lobbed grenades into the compound, wounding the guard and knocking him to the ground, then stormed through the main gate, shouting "God is great" and moving to one of the many villas that make up the complex.

He said they struck without warning.

"Wouldn't you expect if there were protesters outside that the Americans would leave?" the guard said.

(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911ii; libya

1 posted on 09/14/2012 5:10:51 AM PDT by Palmetto Patriot
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Huma and Hillary KNEW In Advance.

They would not let Marines and others have
weapons.

They did not even allow about-to-be-raped-and-murdererd
Americans use a panic room.


2 posted on 09/14/2012 5:14:52 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Vi veri veniversum vivus vici)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

It sounds from this guard’s testimony that the attackers after lobbing grenades over the wall rushed through the gate and directly into the buildings encountering no resistance.

If that’s the case then the story about Stevens dying from smoke inhalation is incorrect. The pictures of him don’t seem to indicate that and the whole storyline didn’t make a whole lot of sense. He was taken alive, tortured and then paraded around through the crowd.

Madame Secretary’s story about what happened is pure fiction.


3 posted on 09/14/2012 5:31:27 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: bereanway
Madame Secretary’s story about what happened is pure fiction.

If we had a Republican president there would be demands for congressional hearings into this, and those demands would be coming from both parties.

But we have a Democrat affirmative-action president, so that's not going to happen.

4 posted on 09/14/2012 5:40:11 AM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: Diogenesis

I’m wondering how the marines/guard survived. I’d think they’d be the first taken out, especially since they were disarmed.


5 posted on 09/14/2012 5:42:09 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working fors)
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To: Diogenesis
Nobody but Hillary's State Dept. knew Stevens was going to be there on that day.

In order to time the attack with the protest in Egypt, Hillary had to send Steven's there on that day.

Yea I’d say Hillary knew.

Now can we get a picture of Bush holding up a newspaper with the headline HILLARY KNEW!

6 posted on 09/14/2012 5:46:27 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Debka has the whole story.

Our Big Media won’t touch it because it makes their god Hussein look bad.


7 posted on 09/14/2012 5:49:19 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

But, but, but I thought it was because the nasty Americans who believe in free speech hurt the feelings of the kind innocent islamic killers..


8 posted on 09/14/2012 5:49:57 AM PDT by GOPJ (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T. Jefferson)
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To: Diogenesis
Huma and Hillary KNEW In Advance. They would not let Marines and others have weapons. They did not even allow about-to-be-raped-and-murdererd Americans use a panic room.

On the lighter brighter side, the American press will continue to push the idea that a Christian made an insulting movie... that was the problem ... or some minister in Florida... or Romney ... but never their kiss butt President...or knee-pad Clinton's wife...

9 posted on 09/14/2012 5:54:28 AM PDT by GOPJ (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T. Jefferson)
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the American press will continue to push the idea that a Christian made an insulting movie... that was the problem ... or some minister in Florida... or Romney ...

Gee, it's starting to sound an awful lot like "Fast and Furious" (deliberately cause a crisis and then don't let it go to waste)

10 posted on 09/14/2012 5:59:06 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: MrB
I’m wondering how the marines ... survived.

Other reports state that the Marines were dispatched to the nearby safe house to help evacuate the consulate staff who managed to escape from the consulate, and were killed at a second battle there. One report stated that the deaths at the safe house resulted from a mortar barrage, other reports say there was an RPG and gun battle.

There may not have been any Marines at the consulate itself.

11 posted on 09/14/2012 6:01:25 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: MrB

There were zero marines at the Libyan consulate from what I understand. Some American forces died in attempts to get the remaining Americans out in a rescue mission.

Here it is Friday and the media has been more concerned about if Mitt misspoke.


12 posted on 09/14/2012 6:04:44 AM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: Diogenesis

“They did not even allow about-to-be-raped-and-murdererd
Americans use a panic room.”

Gaddafi was raped with a knife. I still remember that picture. The look on his face. I bet our Ambassador and the others were also raped with a knife. These Islamists are animals.
Don’t got to the link, if you have a weak stomack.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/111024/gaddafi-sodomized-video-gaddafi-sodomy

I wonder if there is going to be an American autopsy. I heard the Ambassador is going to be cremated. Autopsies should be automatic for these men.


13 posted on 09/14/2012 6:15:20 AM PDT by FR_addict
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To: listenhillary
“There were zero marines at the Libyan consulate from what I understand. Some American forces died in attempts to get the remaining Americans out in a rescue mission.

Here it is Friday and the media has been more concerned about if Mitt misspoke.”

I've never been as disgusted with the media as I am now. We had American citizens murdered and on the whole these so called journalists just don't care.

Even Greta had a segment on the actions of the media getting together to ask Romney the same question over and over again. The consensus was that it was no big deal.

She purposely missed the point that the press didn't want to cover what happened to these Americans. There were plenty of questions they could have asked Romney, but they were afraid that it might make him look presidential. I am not a fan of Romney's but it was one of the best statements he has given so far on anything.

14 posted on 09/14/2012 6:22:23 AM PDT by FR_addict
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To: bereanway

Oh, come on. Why would the “sniper-dodgeing, named after Sir Edmund Hillary, I can’t recall, stand by my man” Secy of State lie????? It would be so unlike her...wouldn’t it?


15 posted on 09/14/2012 6:31:59 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: FR_addict

The Lybian consulate that was burned had no Marine security detachment. Two mercs - former SEALS - were killed defending the place. Our embassy in Cairo has bullet-less Marines, thanks to ambassador Anne Patterson. So, the Lybian consulate had NO Marines and the Egyptian embassay had Marines with empty magazines in their rifles. It’s the new Chicago Way.


16 posted on 09/14/2012 6:35:25 AM PDT by Basil Duke
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To: Palmetto Patriot

He’s talking, he’ll be dead soon from supposed ‘complications’.


17 posted on 09/14/2012 7:00:28 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

So how is obama’s effort to “get justice” going? I suppose our warships are raining bombs onto Libya and Egypt right about now, correct? Anyone? Bueller?


18 posted on 09/14/2012 8:38:26 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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