State Dep’t suspected in April that Libyan guards at Benghazi consulate had tried to attack it

Hot Air ^ | 8:01 pm on October 15, 2012 | Allahpundit

[thecodont]

Do you believe, as some here do, that this was a kidnapping scheme which got out of hand?

See what Lame Cherry has to say -- pretty scathing.

[GOPJ]

Nice work there Bon mots.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I am guessing you have not been thru the long thread from Sat night discussing Col Hunt’s interview ....see if I can find it.

[nanetteclaret]

Col. Hunt on the Newest Libyan Revelations (huge coverup!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2944272/posts

see Post #14:

“For six hours the entire military, intelligence, diplomatic and civil command structure of the United States government watched, in real time, as our consulate in Benghazi was under attack, while our ambassador and his hobbled security died.

That command structure did nothing. Afterward, they lied outright to cover-up their own culpability for political reasons. An intelligence failure, under the circumstances, was impossible.”

This thread has links to Benghazi threads for cross reference:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2944345/posts

[chris37]

Oh yes, I had heard Col. Hunt’s interview on the Carr show on Sunday I think it was.

You know I’m reallt at a loss at this point as to what to do.

If congress refuses to perform its function and impeach and convict this criminal president, then I am ready for the marines to go in and get him out of there.

This man is dangerous. I would not be surprised at all if he purposely starts wwIII on purpose in thenext couple of months.

[Marine_Uncle]

BHO took off for Vegas on the 12th. That is going to be something the WH simply cannot hide. Is Clinton going to take the full heat regarding her not supposedly informing the White House prior to his Vegas flight.
I have watched parts of the 4 hour hearing about four times since it came out. For anyone still not having the opportunity to watch it, it can be found here.

I'm quite aware of the stuff Colonel Hunt suggested is standard operational procedures, such as the WH would have people viewing the same stuff by feed, as Lamb and other's watched in real time.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What Hunt said ....multiple Situation Rooms monitoring situation has not come up in the media I have been watching....WJY NOT?

Any ideas?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nice Work!

[chris37]

As far as I know, it only came up on Rush’s show yesterday via a well informed caller.

He mentioned the interview and described exactly this.

Rush’s only theory was that such systems must not have been enabled yet since the embassy was relatively new. the man said not according to Col. Hunt.

Rush responded that if that is true, then, paraphrasing here, there is nothing good in this at all.

This is why I thought that Rudy Gulianni saying that this embassy had been attacked twice previously dispells any possibility that security system were not activated, they knew this location was a target.

Why isn’t this being openly dicucssed? Because our traitor president his having his ass covered again by the media, by our congress, by our intelligence agencies, everyone.

Ernest, I think we have a dangerous, dangerous man in the white house, and I think that it is very possible that we are going to pay a high price for this folly.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Any ideas?".
Only the possibility Col. Hunt was not totally accurate in his descriptions regarding how the various parts of gov. could simply switch to "channel 47", and all receive real time communications.
Either that or they are all still horrified at what they are going to have to start reporting. Damage control is going to be near impossible on this issue by all looks of things.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Shorter thread :

Just Who DID answer the 3:00AM Call?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks...very much.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

just came across this thread ... posted Sun ....

What Happened In Benghazi( Shot across the Bow from State)

From Powerline blog.

***********************************EXCERPT*****************************************

Posted on Sun 14 Oct 2012 06:21:27 PDT by RummyChick

The State Department has released a transcript of a briefing that two high-ranking department officials gave to a number of reporters via conference call on October 9 (Tuesday). I am not certain about this, but I believe the transcript was only made public today. You should read it in its entirety; it is the most detailed description I have seen of the events in Benghazi on September 11.

[TigersEye]

...has not come up in the media I have been watching....WJY NOT? Any ideas?

The Media will not report the truth!

Pat Caddell slams the media: They have become an “enemy of the people” (video 26:00)

Pat Caddell called it. Do you believe it yet?

[Marine_Uncle]

Hildabeast must be beyond herself at this point. The Libyan's screwed her big time. A special operation going terribly wrong.
Notice we hear nothing about the military and CIA's involvement in this. The lid so far has been keep closed as to who was doing what. We are getting a lot of peripheral little things.
This whole affair revolves around a joint operation by the CIA and the Military. A lot of things will never be brought out, due to the nature of the mess. The Senate and House hearings in closed sessions will be given perhaps a clear view as to what went down.
Books will be written in due time by some.
I don't expect to know the details on the operation that was taking place for some time. It will be years before the first book emerges from the dark room.

[TigersEye]

I find it hard to believe that the Pres., VP, Sec. State, Pentagon and CIA would not be immediately notified of an ongoing attack on an embassy or consulate. I was thinking that before I heard Col. Hunt's statements. We more than have the technology for it. Even in the days when a sat-phone was the best tech available I would expect that.

It's an international incident of the highest order. Even the administration characterizes it as the worst attack of its kind in over 30 years. That's one thing I will agree with them on.

[arrogantsob]

Thanks, The Disaster is dead meat.

[Marine_Uncle]

The CIA did not have to be informed. They where involved in the whole thing from day one.
Let no one forget, that the Ambassador was not at that annex on official State House duties.
He was involved via. State Department part in a CIA operation with of course the backing of certain US military ops in the African Command to take hold of all the missing manpads.

At best. We are seeing some fringe reporting on things peripheral to what was really going down.

[TigersEye]

The ambassador never made it to the “annex.” He died of smoke inhalation at the main consulate building FWIW. I don’t know what all his business was but he had a regular day of seeing foreign diplomats on Sept. 11th. The last one was a Turkish diplomat who left about 20-30 minutes before the shooting started.

[Bon mots]

Thx!
There's another version too...