Warning Cable from Libyan Ambassador Discounted

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 3 Nov 2012 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

The emergence of an August 15th cable from Libyan Ambassador Chris Stephens to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warning that the Consulate was vulnerable to attack was brushed aside by the Secretary.

“The date of that cable was less than four weeks before the September 11th attack,” Clinton pointed out. “That's far short of the normal turnaround time for State Department action. We still haven't fully evaluated the June attack on a British envoy in Libya. So, I hope everyone can appreciate why we were taken by surprise on September 11th.”

Clinton also cited “the stupefying ambiguity of Ambassador Stephens cable. What does 'vulnerable to a coordinated attack' mean? How might that be different from an uncoordinated attack? And how do you define 'vulnerable?' The Ambassador provided no projection of estimated casualties or even whether there would be any at all. His message was maddeningly vague and incomplete.”

The Secretary offered up the September 11th communications from the Consulate as further proof of the dilemma she and President Obama faced on that day. “Yes, the e-mail said the Consulate was under attack,” Clinton agreed. “But there were no head counts of the number of attackers, no description of the kinds and numbers of weapons being used. I mean, even now, almost two months later, there is no consensus within the Administration on what the appropriate response should've been.”

Clinton counseled against “using the tragic events of September 11th as a rationale for changing administrations. Why discard those who know the most about the situation? A Romney Administration would be essentially starting from scratch. Wouldn't it make more sense to preserve the institutional knowledge we already have by returning the current Administration for another four years?”

if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/121940-2012-11-02-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-november-4-2012.htm

[higgmeister]

Methinks you might recall the true purpose of satire.

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1. 1. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
   2. The branch of literature constituting such works.
2. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity.

   (Cite: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
   Attribution: Not Theo Nion!

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This is a great way to redicule and reveal the abhorrent and duplicitous mindset of the Socialist Progressive in the Executive Branch. Plus, I get a hoot reading the responses of those drawn within the ambiguities of the art.
(hint: subscribe to John and you will get pinged for a clear awareness that it is semi-news and then just sit back and watch for the fun.)

[higgmeister]

Welcome every time!

[Hanna548]

We have enough horrible, REAL stuff to deal with, right now we don’t need to be head faked with satire. We are all in a serious and maybe even suspicious mood right now, feeling vulnerable, afraid of the future, there seems to be threats to our way of life at every turn...thats all;/

[Slings and Arrows]

We have enough horrible, REAL stuff to deal with, right now we don’t need to be head faked with satire. We are all in a serious and maybe even suspicious mood right now, feeling vulnerable, afraid of the future, there seems to be threats to our way of life at every turn...thats all;/

I think somebody got a tap from the Grumpy Stick this morning. ;^)

[Larousse2]

Judge Jeanine Pirro Nov. 3, 2012 with Retired Army Colonel David Hunt and Former CIA operative Mike Baker

[fatnotlazy]

Thanks for the ping. I’d like to think this matter will be thoroughly investigated and the guilty parties punished, but I doubt that will happen. If Romney wins on Tuesday, however, at least we will be rid of this corrupt president in January.

[fatnotlazy]

Thanks for the ping. I’d like to think this matter will be thoroughly investigated and the guilty parties punished, but I doubt that will happen. If Romney wins on Tuesday, however, at least we will be rid of this corrupt president in January.

[fatnotlazy]

Thanks for the ping. I’d like to think this matter will be thoroughly investigated and the guilty parties punished, but I doubt that will happen. If Romney wins on Tuesday, however, at least we will be rid of this corrupt president in January.

[Marguerite]

Obama gift-wrapped Libya to al-Qaida

Documents obtained by former Muslim Brotherhood member Walid Shoebat reportedly demonstrate the Obama administration is to blame for the deaths of Americans in the Benghazi consulate attack because it effectively empowered the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaida to take over governance of Libya.

Shoebat reports a group of anti-al-Qaida Libyans in exile have come into possession of some highly classified documents that, in their view, “will bring the Obama Administration down.”

“Obama gift-wrapped Libya, handed it over to al-Qaida,” the group asserts, “and we can prove it.”

The group has already provided the copy of a letter that, as WND reported, suggests the Obama administration approved assigning a member of al-Qaida to handle security at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/obama-gift-wrapped-libya-to-al-qaida/?cat_orig=us