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#BENGHAZI: Hillary Pulls A Bill
Hillary Clinton finally made her way to Congress and testified on the Benghazi attacks this week. She managed to not wipe out again, God bless her. We were treated to quite a spectacle — and a double feature one at that, as Clinton testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
She lied, obfuscated, possibly committed perjury and enjoyed having her ass kissed by every single Democrat prior to their asking her questions the equivalent of, ‘so, how’s the weather?’. It was less of a hearing and more of a groupie love fest. Clinton took responsibility yet only for what she wanted to. Nothing of any consequence was her fault. Clinton is Secretary of State, yet claimed to know nothing very useful. Instead, we should all look forward to how we can stop this from happening in the future. She referred back to ARB on nearly every question. It was pathetic and infuriating, but typical and expected testimony.
Only a few managed to ask her with any questions of any depth. None of them were Democrats. What a shocker, right? Rep. Rand Paul, Sen. John McCain, Rep. Jeff Duncan and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher were the only ones to land any real punches.
As Bryan Preston at the PJ Tatler notes:
As a result, they never laid a glove on her.
As a result, the Benghazi cover-up remains covered up.
As a result, accountability is dead in Washington. At least, for Democrats. It’s still open season on Republicans.
There was so much wrong with her testimony, it is hard to know where to start. Let’s hit the high notes. First, let’s review:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/uFf0dUH3OtU]The YouTube Video being the reason for the Benghazi attack was a lie told by every major mouthpiece of this administration. Got all that? Good. Now, read on.
“What difference does it make?!”
Image Via Weasel Zippers
The most remembered part of her entire testimony, and one that will come back to haunt her should she decide to run in 2016, was when she blew up at Sen. Ron Johnson when he dared question her why this administration lied for almost a month about the cause of the attack:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/JFZytEUCXu4]When she came out with this all I could see were flashbacks to Bill and his ring-around-the rosy semantics games, lying and denials of having ‘sexual relations with that woman’. Same tactic, just with some judo-chop action to the table and a few crocodile tears.
It makes a big difference to one person I can think of right off the top of my head. Claiming you never saw or heard about the cables from Ambassador Stevens that detailed specific threats and were begging for more security is at best comparable to saying the dog ate your homework. You’re Secretary of State. One of your primary job descriptors is to keep our embassies, consulates and personnel overseas secure and safe. You failed. Bang your fists on whatever desks you want, your kabuki theater is insulting.
Madam Secretary, that you seem to think that perpetrating as monstrous a lie as this administration did, blaming a YouTube trailer when you knew damn well that wasn’t the case, somehow doesn’t matter at this point is beyond astounding. It matters — it was lie willingly and knowingly told by this administration and by you too, madam. It was a lie told in desperation to cover up something bigger or to just cover your own ass for gross negligence of duty and failed leadership. I think it might be both and that’s horrific. (Related: Hillary Clinton still refuses to say Benghazi wasn’t caused by the Muhammad video » The Right Scoop )
It’s the funding
It wasn’t overly long before an attempt to blame the lack of security on funding cuts, by Republicans of course. Rep. George Meeks pushed the funding lie back into view after he wiped the drool from his chin. Rep. Engel was eager to pile on. Just ignore the wasted millions Clinton spent on a consulate that will never open. Nothing to see there. (Read: It’s True. Hillary Clinton State Department Blew $80 Million on Mazar-e Sharif Consulate That Will Never Open | The Gateway Pundit)
The lack of funding issue had already been debunked in the initial hearings by Charlene Lamb, but why trouble ourselves with facts. You can read Lamb’s testimony here. (Related: State Dep’t rep: “We had the correct number of [security] assets in Benghazi” « Hot Air) Pretty soon, it wasn’t just funding cuts, somehow Bush and WMD’s were to blame, courtesy of the Congressional Village Idiot, Dick Durbin.
Two thing stick out to me in her testimony overall. One – Clinton contradicted known statements about watching the siege live. Two – Throughout the two sessions, Clinton denied seeing or knowing about cables from Ambassador Stevens, yet multiple times she refers to all of the critical information she has readily available to her from a variety of sources. Clinton even went as far as to detail several past and current threats. Either she’s lying or she’s more incompetent than talk show puppet Susan Rice. My money is on lying; there is no way she could have not been aware of the threats posed there given number of them and the history. Colleague and LL1885 Blog author, Liberty Speaks, has sent me a .pdf of the declassified cables dealing with concerns over security in Benghazi which are located on Scribd. I would encourage reading them. Of interest: Pgs. 38, 42-45, 52.
In summary: Dog and Pony Show.
Sharyl Attkisson has her work cut out for her. Still.
No one has been fired. Clinton is responsible but won’t answer any questions; according to her testimony, we just have to make sure this doesn’t happen again and stop trying to get to the bottom of it.
No one has been named as responsible for cutting the security.
No answer on why no help was sent, just excuses.
No answer on why this administration chose to push an obvious lie (the video) on the American people and the world, resulting in the jailing of an American citizen.
Key Exchanges:
Clinton on Benghazi story confusion: ‘What difference at this point does it make!?’ [VIDEO] – The Daily Caller
Rand Paul to Hillary: Let’s face it, you should have been fired over Benghazi – Hot Air
Video: Rep. Duncan to Hillary: “I’ll tell you what difference it makes…” – Nice Deb
GOP Congressman To Clinton: “The Only Person That’s In Jail Right Now Is The [Mohammed] Filmmaker”… – Weasel Zippers
Rep. Duncan to Hillary: You let the consulate in Benghazi become a death trap – The Right Scoop
Rand Paul slams Hillary: If I had been president I would have fired you – The Right Scoop
It’s worth noting that there will likely be an all out assault coming forthwith on Rand Paul by the media and the rest of the institutional Left.
The Groupies:
Barbara Boxer tries to launch Hillary’s 2016 campaign at Benghazi hearing – Michelle Malkin
GOP Congressman: ‘I Just Wish You Had Won the Democratic Primary in 2008’ – The Weekly Standard
Related Must Reads:
JW Special Report: “The Benghazi Attack of September 11, 2012: Analysis and Further Questions” – Judicial Watch
Rush: No ‘coincidence’ Hillary debt was paid the week of Benghazi hearings – The Daily Caller
“What Difference Does it Make?” Plenty – Commentary Magazine
3 Incredibly Outrageous Evasions by Hillary Clinton About Benghazi – Hit & Run : Reason.com
6 Things You Need to Know About Clinton’s Benghazi Testimony – Washington Free Beacon
Why it matters whether Benghazi was terrorism or not. – Moe Lane
State Dept Does Nothing About Benghazi Attackers, But Algeria Does – Maggie’s Notebook
Sept. 11 Benghazi attackers found among terrorists attacking Algerian gas complex – The Right Scoop
LL1885’s posts on Benghazi and Benghazi-gate Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Acts of Violence, Foreign Affairs, Scandals
Tagged Benghazi, Hillary Clinton
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#BENGHAZI: Libya’s Connection to Algerian Hostage Crisis
A random act of journalism from CNN. Hat tip to Bare Naked Islam for this clip:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/QYiXRNBcF6s]“One thing is clear…there IS a Libya connection.”
The report goes right out and states up front: terror camps are all over Libya with direct ties to Al Qaeda. So much for Al Qaeda being dead, Mr. President. You haven’t dismantled anything, you’re “smart diplomacy” has actually revived terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere.
“Libya is a lesson in what the international community can achieve and is a recipe for the future.”
Yeah, a lesson in how to get the weapons you need to carry out your plots, courtesy of this administration. All you’ll get is harsh condemnations from Panetta, and possibly a drone strike or ten, while this administration sends more weapons, financial “aid” and other goodies to arm more terrorists rebels in the region. Threats mean little when it was that easy to take out a U.S. consulate and kill 4 Americans in Libya. Drone strikes aren’t deterring, they’re ticking off these groups. Benghazi was clear proof of that. Al Qaeda isn’t backing down, they are energized.
Hillary Clinton is set to testify this week, assuming she doesn’t wipe out again. I’m sure her testimony will be less than enlightening and full of more buck passing.
“I was not personally aware of any request,” Obama said Friday, adding that there is an “infrastructure” in place to “manage requests.” – Source: Fox News
Hillary Clinton seems incapable of throwing Obama under his own bus. Perhaps I am underestimating her — after all, she is married to the Teflon President. Maybe she’ll actually give some useful information. Some questions Clinton should be asked, which may be redundant with other hearings to date, but are valid since no one has sufficiently answered them:
Where are the survivors? Why has the committee not been given access to them?
Why, after multiple requests, did you not reinforce the Benghazi consulate? We know Clinton requested it and Obama denied it. Hillary and Bill put together a legal team, so clearly some big piece in this picture is Hillary’s to play show and tell with.
Why was no additional support sent when the fighting broke out? Panetta’s statements on it are full of so much crap one could fertilize half of this country’s farms with it. Panetta claimed unclear early Info slowed Benghazi response. Panetta then said they ‘could not put forces at risk’. Panetta went further and stated that they had ‘no real time intel’. Yet, within the very hour hostilities began, a CIA team from Tripoli headed to Benghazi and those back in the White House Situation Room were watching events unravel live via drone. Sources say even the President was in attendance.
Why the lie about a YouTube Video being to blame? Who decided that was the official cover story? The average citizen watching this unfold could tell you this was not about a stupid YouTube trailer — especially not one that only had a hundred or so hits on the day protests broke out. The President, thirteen days later, continued to push this lie but not just on the American people — he did it in front of the U.N. in a globally televised speech. Let us not forget useful stooge, Susan Rice, in this lying either. Haven’t heard a peep about her since she sent her sob letter to the President. Come to think of it, Obama’s debate defender, Candy Crowley, has been silent as well.
Just a reminder of the lies and the liars headed into this week’s testimony:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/uFf0dUH3OtU]Read more from LL1885 on Benghazi here and here. Continue reading
LL1885’s Year In Review: September
In September, our debt hit 16,015,769,788,215.80 . The budget deficit topped $1 trillion for the third time. We saw record breaking numbers like 88,921,000 Americans ‘Not in Labor Force’ and 25,792,000 Unemployed And Underemployed. Manufacturing declined again. The number of Americans on food stamps hit 46.7 million. The number of people enrolling for food stamps was nearly double the number of jobs added. Going by the real unemployment figures – the rate was really 11.7%. Meanwhile at the Democratic National Convention, Obama touts creating 4.5 Million jobs — which may be true but when you factor in how many HE LOST, the net gain is pathetic, as was the declining participation rates.
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LL1885’s 2012 Year In Review
Another year has gone by in a flash in some ways and moved like a snail in others. Being an election year, we saw the media magnify some topics while selecting others to black out. I would say that overall, the media has been the pervasive story this year. The “main stream media” has been an active participant in the Obama administration and a guardian on a rather large soapbox for the institutional Left. The level of media bias in this country has reached a tipping point; it truly is functioning like the state-run media we see in communist nations, both past and present. Continue reading
#Benghazi: Looking Like A Middle East Fast and Furious
For months we’ve heard nothing but lies about lies from this administration since four Americans were murdered by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya. One of the big questions that has plagued those following the story is why this administration chose to lie for weeks on end about the cause of the attack being an obscure YouTube video. We might finally be seeing a reason for that lie. From the NY Times, committing a random act of journalism:
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.
No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.
The experience in Libya has taken on new urgency as the administration considers whether to play a direct role in arming rebels in Syria, where weapons are flowing in from Qatar and other countries.
The Obama administration did not initially raise objections when Qatar began shipping arms to opposition groups in Syria, even if it did not offer encouragement, according to current and former administration officials. But they said the United States has growing concerns that, just as in Libya, the Qataris are equipping some of the wrong militants.
The over the top, schoolyard like outrage feigned by this President over the criticism of Susan Rice now looks even more pathetic, as does this administration’s childish games of playing hot potato with who altered the now famous talking points.
This is looking like a Middle East version of Fast and Furious – or perhaps a terrorist version of a cartel turf war – if you read the Times piece to the end. There are several paragraphs dedicated to one Marc Turi, an arms merchant.
In March 2011, just as the Libyan civil war was intensifying, Mr. Turi realized that Libya could be a lucrative new market, and applied to the State Department for a license to provide weapons to the rebels there, according to e-mails and other documents he has provided. (American citizens are required to obtain United States approval for any international arms sales.)
He also e-mailed J. Christopher Stevens, then the special representative to the Libyan rebel alliance. The diplomat said he would “share” Mr. Turi’s proposal with colleagues in Washington, according to e-mails provided by Mr. Turi. Mr. Stevens, who became the United States ambassador to Libya, was one of the four Americans killed in the Benghazi attack on Sept. 11.
Mr. Turi’s application for a license was rejected in late March 2011. Undeterred, he applied again, this time stating only that he planned to ship arms worth more than $200 million to Qatar. In May 2011, his application was approved. Mr. Turi, in an interview, said that his intent was to get weapons to Qatar and that what “the U.S. government and Qatar allowed from there was between them.”
Two months later, though, his home near Phoenix was raided by agents from the Department of Homeland Security. Administration officials say he remains under investigation in connection with his arms dealings. The Justice Department would not comment.
Mr. Turi said he believed that United States officials had shut down his proposed arms pipeline because he was getting in the way of the Obama administration’s dealings with Qatar. The Qataris, he complained, imposed no controls on who got the weapons. “They just handed them out like candy,” he said.
Wherein this administration was possibly attempting to curtail US gun ownership via the orchestrated and botched gun running done during Fast and Furious, the Obama administration seemed to want to arm Arabs to the teeth.
It is noteworthy that the NY Times has already tried to insert itself into the administration’s narrative that this was about a YouTube video. (read: NY Times Inserts Itself Into Benghazi-gate)
The bigger questions surrounding the attack in Benghazi still remained unanswered. Hillary Clinton has yet to testify. At hearings last month, Clinton was unavailable. Mrs. Clinton made sweeping statements of responsibility then took off for Australia with Leon Panetta on “official business”. You’d think she’d know better after what she and Obama made sure Nakoula was jailed for making that video those pesky probation violations. (Related: Benghazi-Gate: Falling On Her Sword Edition – UPDATES also, LL1885’s Nakoula posts here.)
Why was only one small CIA team dispatched to Benghazi when the attack began? Panetta would have us believe the Benghazi consulate didn’t request any assistance. Anywhere from 50 to 100 armed terrorists were assaulting our consulate with heavy arms and mortar, yet Panetta said no one called for help. Pardon me, but bullshit, Sir. What a sad and insulting attempt to distract from the reports there were indeed calls for help and attempts to aid the consulate were met with ‘stand down’ orders. (Related: Inside Benghazi: “No practical training”)
Why is there no evidence suggesting this President was involved in any of the decision-making the night of the attack? He’s been less than modest to date with his drone conquests and football spiking over Bin Laden’s death. (Related: Where’s the #Benghazi Situation Room Photo Op?)
Why was security for this consulate and Ambassador Stevens scaled back when all evidence for over 6 months leading up to the attack on 9/11 pointed to the need for more security? Who denied him additional protection? Stevens himself wrote several cables requesting more security; he knew he was an assassination target. There was a violent history in the region and an attempt on the British Ambassador’s life. It’s pretty clear that this administration seems capable of defending only one Ambassador – their useful idiot, Susan Rice. (Related: Colonel: Hillary Made Decision Not to Post Marines at Benghazi)
LL1885’s Benghazi Related Posts:
#Benghazi: Obama’s Lack of Concern On Rice’s Lies (Updated)
#Benghazi: That Lie Was A Lie, But Shut Up Already.
#Benghazi: Another Lie Is Told (Updated)
#Benghazi: The Altered CIA Talking Points
#Benghazi: Lies, Lies and More Damned Lies
#Benghazi: Petraeus reported to testify despite resignation
#Benghazi, Petraeus: Who Knew and When
#Benghazi: Leaks, Resignations and More Questions
NPR’s Patronizing #Benghazi Report
Benghazi-Gate: Debate Lies
Media Desperate To Alter WH Benghazi Statement Timeline
Benghazi Twist – Video a patsy?
Benghazi-Gate: Get Under The Bus Edition
Biden Bungled Benghazi (Updated)
Benghazi Hearing Turns Into Blamefest; Rep. Cummings Forgets Amb. Stevens Name
Petraeus Testimony: Obama knew; talking points altered. Continue reading
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#Benghazi: That Lie Was A Lie, But Shut Up Already.
Last week we were told by CBS news via a ‘source’ that Susan Rice’s talking points were edited by them. That was a lie and we all knew it.
Breitbart, emphasis added:
Last week, former CIA Chief Davis Petraeus testified that within a day he knew the assault on our consulate in Benghazi was a premeditated terrorist attack committed by a Libyan militia with ties to al-Qaeda. As a result, Petraeus authorized the release of this information to the public in talking points to be given to the White House and to lawmakers. CBS News reports that references to al-Qaeda were later removed by Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) — an agency run by James Clapper, an Obama appointee. The FBI also made substantial edits.
But here’s where the plot thickens.
DNI spokesman Shawn Turner told CBS News, “The intelligence community assessed from the very beginning that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack.” He added that this classified information was shared with the White House. CBS News then quite correctly concludes that, as a member of Obama’s cabinet, Susan Rice would would’ve known this. All cabinet members are given classified briefings.
The bottom line, then, is that during her Sunday show appearances, Rice knew the information she was spreading was false.
The rest of the article echoes what I said last week — this proclamation that the talking points were edited for Rice by the DNI is just another lie. I contend this administration is intentionally muddying the waters. The Oversight committee cannot allow this to drag on as they did with Fast and Furious. An independent counsel must be assigned.
The claims of racism and sexism with regard to questioning Susan Rice’s competency are the standard Democrat response to any controversy they are questioned on, however the loudness and pervasiveness of their claims this time show their level of desperation. Just what else does this woman have to hide besides purposefully lying to the American people? The Democrats, and now their lap dog media, want Benghazi to go away and they want us all to shut up already. (Related: WaPo Plays The Race Card)
Related Reading: Doug Ross – CIA talking points edited by White House Continue reading
#Benghazi: Lies, Lies and More Damned Lies
The lies over Libya and Benghazi are emulating Tribbles. The media is now in full spin mode looking for any moving target they can to cover their beloved Obama’s backside. The Petraeus affair has reached movie of the week proportions, … Continue reading
