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.
Hicks is ready for it..he is actually letting Cummings “come to him”...them will smack him down..
He’s been an outrage all day.
Made a complete fool of himself.
Hicks: I'm only giving you my perspective of being on the ground
He is trying to distract the audience and try to make the audience go away.
Label Cummings as a Great American Traitor from Tax-U-Land (my recent name for Maryland)...
I agree.
Gowdy is there.
“Passed away” - ????
“Feel your pain” - ????
“We HAVE to listen to you all” - ???
Cummings is following his notes. Bad idea. He is going to question what these people did. Very bad idea. This is NOT political for these folks. It is life or death. Cummings is a piece of garbage. If he cross-examines these people he best be very careful.
Bachmann was demanding answers from the start...
remember how she was maligned ???
GO Michele !!!
Cummings trying to discredit Hicks
Speaking with what was going on on the ground and the Defense Attache said 2-3 hours. American AIRPOWER had been decisive in LIBYAN victory. Libyans would not interfere if American Airpower wanted to GET IN!!!
Now he is quoting Lietta
There is nothing on Obama's schedule from 10:00 am to 2:25 pm.
Good question.
It takes a long time to load one of those babies on a flatbed.
Cummings just uttered we need to learn from Benghazi "so this will never ever happen again"absolute confirmed chatting point from the first week of the event!! Also the standard dem crap about how we feel you pain,just so pathetic.
Cummings trying to spin that it would take forever to get there an absolute lie.
Yep.
Dumb statement.
He can experience it, soon, as far as I’m concerned.
Cummings deserves to have a tanker land on him!
Cummings is explaining in detail the dereliction of duty in failing to have sufficient redundant military assets in the Mediterranean on the 9/11 anniversary.
Weak beer from Eli. Not questioning the witness on the witness’s testimony. Simply trying to prop up the regime’s cover up.
FAIL!
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