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Exclusive: Secret tapes undermine Hillary Clinton on Libyan war
The Washington Times ^ | January 28, 2015 | Jeffrey Scott Shapiro and Kelly Riddell

Posted on 01/30/2015 3:45:40 AM PST by Timber Rattler

Top Pentagon officials and a senior Democrat in Congress so distrusted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2011 march to war in Libya that they opened their own diplomatic channels with the Gadhafi regime in an effort to halt the escalating crisis, according to secret audio recordings recovered from Tripoli.

The tapes, reviewed by The Washington Times and authenticated by the participants, chronicle U.S. officials’ unfiltered conversations with Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s son and a top Libyan leader, including criticisms that Mrs. Clinton had developed tunnel vision and led the U.S. into an unnecessary war without adequately weighing the intelligence community’s concerns.

“You should see these internal State Department reports that are produced in the State Department that go out to the Congress. They’re just full of stupid, stupid facts,” an American intermediary specifically dispatched by the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Gadhafi regime in July 2011, saying the State Department was controlling what intelligence would be reported to U.S. officials.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: 2016election; arab; benghazi; clinton; election2016; hillary; hillarylibya; libya; libyawar
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1 posted on 01/30/2015 3:45:40 AM PST by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

Hillary is a rat, therefore, “what difference does it make” to her politically? Absolutely none.47-48% of all voters will vote for her automatically, no matter what she did or does.


2 posted on 01/30/2015 3:51:02 AM PST by Graybeard58 ( For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.)
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To: Timber Rattler
Betcha this is why her campaign has been ‘delayed’.
3 posted on 01/30/2015 3:55:38 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Timber Rattler

When liberals see the world they see how things “obviously” should work if “people would only” (fill-in-blank.) They are blinded to alternative views and will not listen if they’re offered. They know that if they can just enact their policies that everybody will suddenly see their brilliance and jump on board. For example, I’m fairly certain that although Hillary had access to countless Russian speakers that she kept her Reset button idea close to her chest as she couldn’t bear to have it shut down by an underling who couldn’t see her brilliance. While the Reset button might have resonated with people who knew about (Staples?) campaign using the button, the Russians had no Staples store and therefore had likely never heard of it. I saw her Russian counterpart’s reaction and he looked really annoyed, probably because it confirmed he was dealing with an amateur.


4 posted on 01/30/2015 3:56:34 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Timber Rattler

She was one of many in DC who had clearly determined that Gadhafi had to go for their own reasons that are still largely unclear to the rest of us.

He may have been a bastard but he had been tamed.


5 posted on 01/30/2015 4:02:49 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Timber Rattler

has obama purged all these people with good sense?


6 posted on 01/30/2015 4:07:39 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016 (for 16 years of conservative bliss))
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To: Gen.Blather

Nail, meet hammer.


7 posted on 01/30/2015 4:10:50 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Graybeard58

This woman should never, never be placed in power. But look who we have as President now?


8 posted on 01/30/2015 4:16:47 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: cripplecreek

And even worse, he was working for us and hunting down Al Qaeda terrorists on our behalf. After stabbing both him and Mubarak in the back for political purposes, no one overseas, and certainly in the Middle East, will ever trust America again.


9 posted on 01/30/2015 4:24:15 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Timber Rattler

This would seem to fit as a matter of interest for Gowdy’s committee.


10 posted on 01/30/2015 4:25:10 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Timber Rattler
"We came. We saw. He died...

cackle...cackle...cackle"

11 posted on 01/30/2015 4:38:38 AM PST by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Timber Rattler

12 posted on 01/30/2015 4:39:02 AM PST by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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It sounded a bit crazy when Glenn Beck said he believed the world was being divvied up between the globalists and the caliphate but its sure starting to look that way.

You could just about predict who will be next to fall by watching who the international crisis group says the world needs to take action against. (The ICG contains multiple former US Secretaries of state, former UN general secretaries, George Soros, NATO commanders, various islamists, and various liberal Israeli bigwigs)

http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/about/board.aspx


13 posted on 01/30/2015 4:42:10 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Graybeard58
47-48% of all voters will vote for her automatically, no matter what she did or does.

Because they are demonicrats down into their soul.

14 posted on 01/30/2015 4:42:57 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: liberalh8ter

I, like Rush, still believe she is recovering from having major work done and is in a dry out tank for the healing


15 posted on 01/30/2015 4:45:11 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Timber Rattler

they shouldn’t trust America


16 posted on 01/30/2015 4:47:29 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: don-o

What skills does the heinous Hillary bring to the world stage?

Is she brilliant?

Is she beautiful?

Is she ruthless?

Is she kind?

Is she wicked?

Is she capable?

Is she leadership material?

Is she healthy?

Is she covetous of power?

No, hell no, yes, no, yes, and no, no, and finally no, then hell yes!


17 posted on 01/30/2015 4:48:33 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: cripplecreek

“Gadhafi had to go for their own reasons that are still largely unclear to the rest of us.”

Gadhafi sealed his own fate when he ordered the military to open fire on the Libyan people. Seventy-five percent deserted and returned home to their provinces, taking their armaments with them.

Gadhafi then ordered his mercenary southern army into action. One of this army’s first actions was to open fire on students at a university. After that, the country boiled over into rage.

The deserters joined with the provincial militias and took care of necessary business. It was all very nasty, including mass executions of mercenaries and hanging elitists from lampposts. Hillary and the state department completely freaked out after seeing their elitist buddies hanged from lampposts.


18 posted on 01/30/2015 4:52:04 AM PST by sergeantdave
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To: sergeantdave

Thank you John McCain.

Now go return to yelling at kids crossing your lawn.


19 posted on 01/30/2015 4:53:21 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Timber Rattler

After reading the article, there doesn’t seem to be anything there.

The headline is great, but these tapes are people talking trash about Hillary. Where is the secret there?


20 posted on 01/30/2015 5:54:08 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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