Posted on 04/24/2013 12:20:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Answer to Hillary Clinton as to why it matters: You and the president lied.
From Eli Lake:
The story begins on Friday, September 14, when then-CIA director David Petraeus briefed the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the Benghazi attack three days earlier. The CIA's notes for that briefing included information about five previous attacks on foreign interests in Benghazi since April 2012; potential links to the al Qaeda connected Libyan militia, Ansar al-Sharia; previous CIA assessments of groups linked to al Qaeda in eastern Libya; and information suggesting Islamic extremists participated in the attack, according to the report.
But then the editing process began later that day on September 14, "[w]hen draft talking points were sent to officials throughout the Executive Branch, [and] senior State Department officials requested the talking points be changed to avoid criticism for ignoring the threat environment in Benghazi," the report charges. The report quotes one email saying there was concern that members of Congress would attack the State Department for "not paying attention to Agency warnings" regarding the mounting threat in Benghazi.
A meeting convened by the White House on Saturday suggested further edits to the talking points, according to the report. While a senior CIA official eventually changed the talking points, the report says those changes were made at the behest of the White House and the State Department. "Those edits struck any and all suggestions that the State Department had been previously warned of threats in the region, that there had been previous attacks in Benghazi by al-Qaeda-linked groups in Benghazi and eastern Libya, and that extremists linked to al-Qaeda may have participated in the attack on the Benghazi Mission," according to the report.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Read the entire story here:
Democrats are dismissing the “partisan report” and the White House claims that they were forthcoming in trying to satisfy Republican investigators.
But the inescapable conclusion is that the talking points were altered for political reasons and that the White House sought to protect Hillary Clinton who refused to beef up security at the diplomatic mission in Beghazi despite numerous warnings.
were the liars under oath?? If so, do not hesitate, call a grand jury, immediately if not sooner.
Nahhh.... They couldn’t be sullied with any foreign policy disasters right before the election. Soo they did what lying liars always do.... LIE!
Every American should be pissed off to the max at these inept, stupid creeps.
First, pull her passport.
All I remember is Hillary and Obama coming out and saying it was the video (that no one saw).
if the hildabeast couldn’t handle her job as Secretary of State, how in the hell could she ever hope to handle the presidency? She would just be more of the same as the fraud that currently sits in WH so if this country has any hope of recovering, it can not take more of this inept type of leadership. Put this bitch in jail before she strikes again.
Yes, hillary and her boss lied and the media supported them in their lies.
I can’t believe that after four years the Obastard administration still hadn’t figured out that you should get your lies straight *before* briefing the House?
Indeed. Eventually she’s going to have to pull the “above my pay grade” defense to get out of this trouble, and that will disqualify her from getting elected in 2016. Even the dopey Dems can’t get around that.
The last time a Clinton in high public office lied (Little Willy) the libs all claimed there was no harm since no one died, despite the fact he could have been blackmailed by foreign or domestic groups.
What’s the libs excuses this time?
KSFO reported this morning that the poor guy accused of making that video is still in jail. Apparently he is a political prisoner in his own country. This government is really sucking and if it survives in its current tyrannical state it will be at the expense of what's left of Liberty and Freedom. Just as the obozo hussein promised, he's fundamentally changing the USA.
They were sent to jail for perjury.
"Scooter" Libby should sue too. He was convicted for obstruction of Justice.
If winning an election means LYING.. WE LIE!
BUMP, BUMP for the truth.
Most transparent administration ever - - - - - NOT.
Nothing can or will stop this communists empire. They have so much power now that they just wipe crap in our face and we have no real champion.
they wanted to sanitize Hillary’s record
so, in addition to all the lies (a standard of Bill and Hillary before and with or without Obama)
we have for the great accomplishments of Hillary in international relations, as follows:
North Korea is no longer developing nuclear weapons
Iran has ended their nuclear programs
the Palestinians have put Peace ahead of the destruction of Israel
the “reset” with Russia means they are now our partners and no longer trying to exceed us in nuclear weapons capabilities
China is no longer bullying fellow Asian nations to give up disputed territorial claims or else
etc., etc., etc.
its record that is worthy of Hillary
and her proof?
hundreds upon hundreds of documented photo ops with foreign dignitaries and hundreds of documented times at podiums where she told everyone how smart and far sighted she was
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