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Five myths about Benghazi
The Washington Post ^
| May 16, 2013
| Michael Hirsh
Posted on 05/16/2013 2:17:08 PM PDT by don-o
1.U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice gave a deliberately false account of the attack.
2. A faster military response would have saved at least some of the four Americans.
3.Obama and Clinton should not be blamed.
4. The Benghazi attack could not have been predicted.
5. Benghazi is a pseudo-scandal manufactured by the GOP.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; fivemyths; petraeus
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To: Irenic
President Barack Obama issued an executive order in January 2009 stripping the CIA of its authority to take prisoners. …But was the 'consulate' in Benghazi run by the CIA or the State Department's cia ?
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posted on
05/24/2013 8:30:42 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: UCANSEE2
I would like to know. It seems certain that they don’t want us to know.
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posted on
05/24/2013 8:38:48 AM PDT
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: Irenic; don-o; .45 Long Colt; kabar
Here's something for you...
Clapper: Pentagon drones were in Libya before Benghazi attack
" Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) pressed the witnesses on the drone missions in Libya on Wednesday, suggesting those operations could have spurred the deadly consulate attack.
Brennan, though, declined to provide further details on whether U.S. drone operations in Libya before the Benghazi attack included airstrikes. "
US drones fly over Benghazi;cause airport to shut
"Ali al-Shaikhi, spokesman for the Army Chief of Staff said Western allied forces, who helped Libyan rebels to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year, continued to fly planes and drones over Libyan airspace to help Libya keep its skies safe."
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posted on
05/24/2013 9:10:29 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Irenic; don-o; .45 Long Colt; kabar
P.S. Some questions for those with military or weapons experience.
Is the above PREDATOR DRONE (the same model that was in use over Benghazi) EQUIPPED with MISSILES ?
Is the DRONE in the picture ARMED ?
Are the MISSILES on the DRONE ARMED ?
The DRONE OPERATOR who called in to Hannity said... "we were not allowed to be 'armed'.... that night."
Any fighter pilots out there that know what ARMING the missiles means ?
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posted on
05/24/2013 9:16:06 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/24/2013 3:12:55 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: UCANSEE2
If it is ever discovered that the drones were armed, then it would be time to start impeachment proceedings.
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posted on
05/24/2013 3:22:35 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 4:48:13 AM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 2:05:31 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 2:35:30 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
A faster military response would have saved at least some of the four Americans. Ok have a hard time understanding why they would label this as a myth.
There is no doubt that if say, the 108th Airborn had dropped down a few minutes after the attack had started then it is very unlikely any of the four would have been killed.
A faster military response would have saved at least some if not all of the four Americans. There is no doubt this is true.
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posted on
05/25/2013 2:40:38 PM PDT
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Harmless Teddy Bear
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
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posted on
05/25/2013 4:42:28 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 6:06:14 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 6:18:37 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 7:23:28 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/25/2013 7:36:26 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
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posted on
05/28/2013 1:50:15 PM PDT
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don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...
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posted on
05/28/2013 8:41:31 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: don-o
Please do not post from or link to Hagmann on FR. Thanks.
To: All
Interesting mix. Let's see what FReepers can do with this, besides drive by one liners. What ever happened to posting BARF ALERT? Thought the piece was going to take a different (truthful) direction...
Just sayin'...
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posted on
05/29/2013 12:49:47 PM PDT
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Prov1322
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