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.
Obama administration officials are finally letting the attorney for a Benghazi whistle-blower get a security clearance — but the clearance is at such a low level that it will probably slow the congressional probe of how the administration handled last year’s terrorist attack on the embassy in Benghazi, Libya.
Victoria Toensing represents an unnamed government official who can help explain the reaction of top government officials to the jihadi attack on the U.S diplomatic site in Benghazi and killed four Americans last Sept. 11.
The official may also be able to explain if officials rewrote intelligence reports and took other actions to minimize media coverage of the administration’s errors and the perceived role of Al Qaeda jihadis.
Argh, Cummings.
Ugggg...BIG Hand Cummings up!!
He is sad that he was called out by Issa for being a hack....ROTFLOL!!
Do we know anything about Thompson’s military background, other than he was a Marine.
Very cool!
That’s our prayer!
Cummings is irked....LOL.
I’m missing this! Mullins and Pickering refused what?
The people testifying are so very brave. The Dem controlled media machine will be on full attack/smear mode
They all made it. Good. G-d watch over them and theirs.
Both Issa and Cummings keep saying “whistleblowers” ... very telling ...
To show their faces.
I am embarrassed that he represents Maryland.
Iisa did good intro with little blociating. Elijah Cummings is bloviating
He’ll probably tell us.
Elijah Cummings is an A-HOLE. He stands in defense of an administration that holds the survivors hostage and even goes so far as changing the name of one of them while in the hospital receiving care so the media couldn’t locate and speak to them?
Cummings giving the professional deception address, pre-absolving the treachery of democrips.
Cummings pulling a Hillary indignant act...how long before he throws the race card?
Cummings: I am glad the whistleblowers are here and I will do everything in my power to protect the whistleblowers!
Haha!! That’s what I’m doing! Wouldn’t miss this!
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