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Topic: The Truth Will Out: Only one agent
was left with Amb. Stevens
during Benghazi assault,
congressional testimony reveals |
The Truth Will Out: Only one agent
was left with Amb. Stevens
during Benghazi assault,
congressional testimony reveals
Washington Free Beacon, by Adam Kredo
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Posted By:Photoonist, 10/10/2012 3:34:13 PM
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| Several agents tasked with defending murdered United States Ambassador Christopher Stevens left his side to retrieve their weapons and armor as the U.S. consulate in Libya came under attack by heavily armed militants, according to testimony provided by State Department officials Wednesday during an often tense congressional hearing on the attack. As one of five diplomatic security agents attempted to secure Stevens and another official during the attack, “The other agents retrieved their M4 submachine guns and other tactical gear from” a separate building, (Snip) During an often tense back and forth between lawmakers and State Department officials, Lamb admitted
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Comments:
Why weren't these agents briefed ahead of time as to the danger they were in so that they were armed and ready at all times? This is a clear failing of the State Dept. which had information that an active and immediate threat existed. Some people in the State Dept need to roast over this and their boss is immediately in charge of it all: Hillary. And above her is where the buck stops: 0bama.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
kofcfn, 10/10/2012 3:37:04 PM (No. 8923632)
OP, look at the Cairo Emabassy, the marines weren't allowed to carry ammo. The whole State Department needs to be disbanded.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 10/10/2012 3:40:36 PM (No. 8923644)
My wife watched the hearing on TV today.
She said the administration looks really bad.
Good. They let our people die... alone. Our country failed them because our "leaders" failed them.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Smaj, 10/10/2012 4:09:03 PM (No. 8923712)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, sounds like a senior GS or some kind of SES position. This Charlene Lamb is completely inarticulate and appears to be not very bright. This is who we have overseeing security of our embassies? Wow. Oh, looks like she'll be the scapegoat for this catastrophe.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bluehouse, 10/10/2012 4:25:11 PM (No. 8923752)
Flabbergasting the "correct number" of security means four dead.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Mai Bad, 10/10/2012 4:54:20 PM (No. 8923831)
Yo..yo...It's 9/11. Dudes don't have their M4's slung around their necks????? WHAAAT??? Who the heck is training these schmucks??? Did they have any bullets??? Or did they have to telex Foggy Bottom to get permission to load their weapons??? Whose Rules of Engagement were they following??? JIMMA CARTER???
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Mai Bad, 10/10/2012 4:55:36 PM (No. 8923836)
Yo..yo...BO has got to GO!!!!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Judith, 10/10/2012 4:59:38 PM (No. 8923847)
So our state dept. puts a detailed picture up of how the building was configured, where the safe room was and EXACTLY what the security measures were. Not too helpful to the enemy. The administration claims it will not talk about this until the examination is final, then two days later sends rice out to state, unequivocally, what happened. Today, almost a month later, with the investigation STILL not over, they can testify to some stuff and not other stuff, but now say it was not the video. Which the superior libyan intel knew on 9/12/2012. And some unknown federal agency has the VIDEO and SOUND RECORDINGS and is conducting an investigation, so no one else can see or hear them. Right!
What is that word for all of the above?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
msjena, 10/10/2012 5:17:49 PM (No. 8923893)
This was a debacle from start to finish. Hillary should resign. And if people re-elect Obama, they are crazy.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
JAN, 10/10/2012 5:27:28 PM (No. 8923923)
PIAPS made it clear.
No Marines, No bullets.
These evil people can never be forgiven.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
harper, 10/10/2012 6:17:32 PM (No. 8924003)
Americans died [in defense of American interests] and the President Lied [to protect his sorry ass.]
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 10/10/2012 10:11:09 PM (No. 8924443)
obama and company have blood on their hands. No amount of soap and water will ever wash THAT away. How can anyone excuse this dunce
It is obama's fault as well as his side kick Bill's Hill
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
dittohead, 10/10/2012 10:18:54 PM (No. 8924456)
Just a question - why didn't Stevens and these others get on a plane and leave this hell hole when they knew something was going to happen - days ahead of 9/11? Who cares what Hill and PBO says if your life is on the line and they refuse to provide protection.
I have read a conspiracy theory that Obama had arranged for Stevens to be kidnapped so he could swoop in and rescue him and save the world here at election time - supposedly that's why Obama went to bed and slept like nothing was going on - then woke up the next morning to Stevens' death.
Who knows, but it makes for interesting reading!
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