From BuzzFeed:
Deputy chief of mission for the U.S. in Libya Gregory Hicks testified Wednesday that he was told not to meet with a congressman sent to investigate the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. Hicks said a State Department lawyer accompanied the delegation and attempted to be in every single meeting he was involved in.
Amazing testimony but — guess what? Whilst these vitally important hearings occurred on Wednesday, would it shock you to know that CNN was conspicuously absent? Instead, CNN was camped out on a minor crime scene in Cleveland.
Mr Hicks further testified regarding US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and her talking points post-Benghazi:
Furthermore, Mr Hicks goes on to say the Benghazi scene was unsecured for 18 days:
If not bad enough, clear evidence indicated a poorly-produced video had nothing to do with the events of Benghazi:
Further damning, from the Washington Examiner:
Email: Senior State Dept. officials knew terrorists had attacked Benghazi before Rice interviews
From the UKDailyMailOnline:
Secret email reveals top official told Libya’s U.S. Ambassador that terrorists were behind Benghazi attack – four days BEFORE U.S. Ambassador to UN said it was a spontaneous attack
- Sept. 11: Terrorists attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya
- Sept. 12: State Dept. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs tells Libya’s President that Ansar al-Sharia was responsible
- Sept. 13: CIA writes candid talking points for members of Congress
- Sept. 15: White House deputies edit the talking points, removing all references to Islamic terrorism
- Sept. 16: UN Ambassador Susan Rice, in five television interviews, blames the attack on a spontaneous mob angered by an anti-Islam YouTube video
And here’s another tidbit: there had been 230 attacks against US and allied installments in Libya and 48 of those in Benghazi in the year prior to the 9/11/12 attack. CIA developed intelligence which indicated there was a massive likelihood that a major terror event would be staged on 9/11/12.
The motivation for all the Benghazi lies is this base and venal: a presidential election hinged on and was based upon a fraud perpetrated by those who purposely lied about the events of Benghazi in order to keep Demorat presidential power in DC. No more, no less. The fragile election could brook no scandal. And the American Media Maggots, complicit, did and are doing their level best to quash Benghazi wholesale. Witness CNN.
The AMM could not have Mr Obama countered, as he had recently sworn to the American public that he had alQaeda “on the run.” And Hillary? As the Next Ordained One, she absolutely cannot have her star tarnished by such a rudimentary and stupid thing as a few petty Americans getting wiped out in some piss-ant country full of sand that would offend her ankles. Pah!
What does it say about our Secretary and State and our Secretary of Defense, who do not get back on the line to talk to the Number One remaining administrator in Benghazi following the attack? Were they otherwise occupied? Were there other murders occurring in consulates around the world which would divert their attention? Was American Idol on TV? Did they need to clean their office fish tanks? Buff their nails?
Let me make this abundantly clear for the possible PC amongst us: I couldn’t care less, not one molecule, about some women held captive in Ohio or some female convicted of killing her husband. The Benghazi Murders are infinitely more important in terms of the position of our country and our regime in DC. CNN has made its bed and made its continuous and current fellating of DC Demorats more than abundantly clear. Satisfying blow jobs that, obviously, shall not stop until an opposite regime is installed.
There are crimes here, ladies and gentlemen. Intimidating witnesses. Obstruction. Perhaps even the suborning of perjury.
Are you listening?
BZ
I watched on Cspan3. Truly sickened by the ‘questions’ from the left side. The only politicizing being done was by the dems. I felt outraged the more they spoke. A more phony, sanctimonious group of people I can’t imagine. All of the fake sympathy for the families sounded so scripted to me. I hope lightening strikes that Elijah person. They weren’t interested in truth seeking, just sticking with the established mantras and slinging mud at the other side. Looking at the quality of the demorats on display today I can only say they certainly lowered the IQ of the room.
Too bad Nixon didn’t have the same control of the msm that obamvi does. World might be a better place.
It tasks you, does it not, Leticia?
BZ
This focus on air support from Aviano AFB which is in northern Italy up near Austria…Well what about NAS Sigonella? It is called the ‘hub of naval ops in the med”. It has NATO and US aircraft. It is closer to Libya. It is in Sicily. Why overlook the possibility of using assets from Sig?
Abigail
I was at work all day yesterday and, upon arriving home, had to deal with a despicable spammer at my blog site and with preparing dinner. When I finally got to sit down and check the news, I immediately noticed just which “media outlets” were NOT covering what happened on Capitol Hill yesterday.
I know that I am sounding like a broken record as I type in the following: It’s an Orwellian world.
Newspeak is controlling the narrative. Damn.
I listened to some of it and this stood out in my mind. People being told that there were no tankers in the air so, a rescue/strike couldn’t be launched.
Some of us old farts will remember in the old days of the cold war, there were always B-52’s flying with nuclear weapons at the ready. 24/7
I may be wrong but I was under the impression that tankers also flew 24/7 so as to be prepared for any event that may unfold, even more so when it was mentioned that there were training missions being done.
Maybe I’m nitpicking but, that seems an important issue. It would seem that there would always be a tankers flying in the middle east…….
Oh yeah, I want to find out who Lt. Col. Gibson is.
In the Cold War days, that was correct. At Mather AFB where I used to work, during those times, one crew continuously occupied the cockpit of a B-52, ready to light up and roll west down the Zulu ramp.
These days that doesn’t occur; not necessary and too expensive.
BZ
I remember those days. Totally agree. As volatile as that region is and knowing how muslim rage can spread like a forest fire, I can’t believe there were no contingency plans apparent for embassies suddenly in danger.
If it weren’t for FOX News, C-SPAN and bloggers, Benghazi wouldn’t be an issue at all… I don’t know what happened at Benghazi but it was something Obama and Clinton want hidden..
Correct!
BZ
This is sick and this is serious. The end result of having a totally deceptive administration, a complicit media, and a dumbed down population cannot be either positive or pretty.
BZ, what would happen if 4 of your fellow officers were killed in an attack and your chief refused to send in other officers to help you, then covers it up with a bunch of lies? Obama & Clinton deserve the same.
You couldn’t keep the cops out of the Sheriff’s office. It wouldn’t be pretty and we’d damn sure it’d be plastered all over the news.
BZ
Blatant “cover-up.
The Democrats must truly think all of the USA populace is stupid.
Amazing!
“What difference does it make”???
Yes Shrillary, it makes a difference!
Oh,,, and why did you KILL Vince Foster???
“The Democrats must truly think all of the USA populace is stupid.”
Voting history would indicate this is generally accurate.
BZ
Once upon a time, there was an eligibility issue. They called us “birthers.”
So many were apparently hurt by this, along with the same obstructionist tactics, that it went away.
We failed through lack of trying. We abandoned this embassy long before the Obama administration. The only difference is that we didn’t have specific knowledge of the consequences of our actions.
Reckless Endangerment