Posted on 05/08/2013 6:00:25 AM PDT by kristinn
Hearing details:
WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today announced three witnesses who will appear at a full committee hearing, “Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage,” on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 AM in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
“I applaud these individuals for answering our call to testify in front of the Committee. They have critical information about what occurred before, during, and after the Benghazi terrorist attacks that differs on key points from what Administration officials – including those on the Accountability Review Board – have portrayed,” said Issa. “Our committee has been contacted by numerous other individuals who have direct knowledge of the Benghazi terrorist attack, but are not yet prepared to testify. In many cases their principal reticence of appearing in public is their concern of retaliation at the hands of their respective employers. While we may yet add additional witnesses, this panel will certainly answer some questions and leave us with many new ones.”
Witnesses: Mr. Mark Thompson
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism
US Department of State
Mr. Gregory Hicks
Foreign Service Officer and former Deputy Chief of Mission/Chargé d’Affairs in Libya
US Department of State
Mr. Eric Nordstrom
Diplomatic Security Officer and former Regional Security Officer in Libya
US Department of State
In October 2012, the Oversight Committee held the first hearing on the Benghazi attacks, which exposed denials of security requests and forced the Administration to acknowledge that the attacks were not sparked by a protest of a YouTube video, contrary to claims made by Obama Administration officials.
*** NOTE: Press seating will be reserved, but limited. Please arrive early (hearing room will open to press at 10:30 AM) to guarantee a seat. An overflow area will be available. ***
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
“Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage”
Full Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa, (R-CA) 11:30 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building and streaming live at oversight.house.gov.
The hearing is also scheduled to be shown live on C-SPAN 3 and Fox News.
Live stream at C-SPAN.
Also check Fox News live stream.
OMG!!! Is that a bribe!!!
You’re right.
Shameful and shameless publication.
That sounded like a implied threat or bribe...very strange.
Isn’t the Lib narrative with Newtown “if it only saves one more life, then we must take people’s guns”?
Meanwhile back at the Benghazi Ranch saving ANY lives wasn’t a justification for sending forces to keep Americans from being murdered? So 4 lives are consciously sacrificed.
By the Liberal President.
Can’t trust these sweet talkin’ Dems.
Speier: “We’re thinking of sending you to Antarctica for your next assignment.”
At work and trying to keep up on phone. If you’re able can you give quick highlights? Somewhere I heard that there were rescuers AT THE SITE and they were told to leave.
“Your belong to us”
McHenry - R- NC including Asheville !?
Stevens went to Benghazi on September 10, spent the night, met the Turkish diplomat the next day Sept 11.
Here we go!
Going for the facts!
Going back to Gowdy’s line of questioning!
But understand that a foreign embassy must not disclose secrets.
Example: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. US had broken the Japanese diplomatic code, and had a heads up, but did not know the target (Pearl Harbor). Conventional wisdom before December 7, 1941 was that the Japanese would attack the Philippines before Pearl Harbor...
So there are a couple of tough issues with embassies/consuls in Injun country (hostile places). One is that information is not leaked. But also that the place will not be overrun.
In the case of Pearl Harbor attack, we decoded the ciphered communication before the Japanese Embassy in DC did.
This allowed the Secretary of State to delay receiving the Japanese ambassador until the attack had been confirmed (reports were coming in to DC before the Japanese ambassador was officially received. The Japanese ambassador was late due to the decoding problems).
this thing is so screwed up. More time should have been given to Gowdy and less to others.
Amen!!! Now the “protest” lie.....
Certainly as best a STUPID comment unworthy of the hearing into American DEATHS. At worst, what you said.
It could be she was just trying to seem sympathetic and show Democrats aren’t after the whistleblowers
Love the comment from Issa....I’m surprised it wasn’t Connolly offering that request to one of his constituents (re: where do you want to be stationed)?
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