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Posted on 04/25/2013 2:44:58 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House: Clinton’s 'Signature' on Benghazi Docs Doesn't Mean She Knew of Them April 25, 2013 By Fred Lucas
(CNSNews.com) – The White House dismissed the signature of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on documents ignoring security concerns in Benghazi, calling it “protocol” for government official “signatures” to appear on documents they did not sign.
“It is standard protocol that cables originating from the department in Washington go out under the authority of the current Secretary of State with their signature, i.e. their name, typed at the bottom,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday, using his fingers for quote marks when he said “signature.” He continued. “This practice has been in place throughout this administration and across prior administrations, both Democratic and Republican.”
A report by five House committees released Tuesday found that Senior State Department officials, including Clinton, approved reductions in security at the facilities in Benghazi, Libya. The report cites an April 19, 2012, cable bearing Clinton's signature acknowledging a March 28, 2012, request from then-U.S. Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz for more security, yet allowing further reductions.
On Sept. 11, 2012, terrorists killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, in Benghazi. Obama administration officials first told the public that the attack was a spontaneous response to an anti-Muslim You Tube video.
The interim report was a joint effort of the Republican controlled House Judiciary, Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees. House Democrats on these committees said they were not asked to participate.
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Many, many good comments. Yours is the most succinct and most accurate.
OK, so NAIL her sorry ASS for GROSS INCOMPETENCE!!!!
If she wasn’t aware her signature was being used without her consent, then she is incompetent...
Only 47% of them.
Is Obama’s signature on any official document proof that he knew of its contents and significance?
Blame control is always the first order of business.
“What difference does it make” bump of the day
No accountability anywhere?
-PJ
WTH was her job then, If she does not know what is going on in her agency?
Even the libs gotta start wondering when do these people EVER STOP lying...
What does Its mean when signing a legal document?
By placing your signature on a legal document you have publicly acknowledged that you have seen or received the document and that you will agree to abide or conform to, whatever the document pertains to, under the penalty of law.
UNLESS YOU ARE A LIBERAL !!!
Yes and we still need to see the stand down order that Obama signed! He needs to be nailed to the wall on this as much as she does.
Someone should analyze her handwriting.
So no one on her staff advised her that someone on her staff signed her name?
Now in Star Trek IV, Kirk and the rest of the crew were on trial for disobeying the Federation. He was reduced in rank from Admiral to Captain and given command of the newly built Starship Enterprise. It seemed that saving the Earth from destruction made them give him a lenient sentence.
>>> Is this like “you have to sign the document to see what is in it”?
Not quite, apparently even after Hillary signed it, she still knew nothing.
We really need to move on and get back to work for the American people /s
Man gotta get me an invoice, pronto.
As to the original post:
So Hillary is lying, stupid, or incompetent.
Good luck with selling that bag of crap in 2016.
Either she is responsible for the signature or else she is responsible to initiate a fraud investigation to determine who did. Legally those are her only two choices.
Like everything else about Hillary her signature is meaningless.
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