Posted on 10/24/2012 1:05:15 PM PDT by tobyhill
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed back Wednesday on the suggestion that Sept. 11 emails implicating an Al Qaeda-tied group in the Libya consulate attack were proof of terrorist involvement, saying their claims of responsibility on Facebook and Twitter were not "evidence."
Though social media was vital in driving -- and monitoring -- the so-called Arab Spring that overthrew longtime dictators in Libya and other countries, Clinton dismissed it as an unreliable source after a series of internal emails sent by Clinton's State Department staff surfaced in which officials reported within hours of the attack that militant group Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility in Internet postings.
"Posting something on Facebook is not in and of itself evidence," Clinton said. "And I think it just underscores how fluid the reporting was at the time and continued for some time to be."
She suggested those producing the emails were "cherrypicking" documentation, as the White House noted the organization reportedly had denied responsibility in other settings.
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Resign, Bitch.
I did not see any emails implicating Al Qaeda .....
Maybe Hillary really does want to run in 2016 and President Petulant Child is holding that over her head? Perhaps he will not cooperate with her THEN if she doesn’t take the blame NOW. I wouldn’t put it past such a corrupt group!
It should be the smoking gun that is placed in her mouth. That wench needs to go.
Also known as 'the Muslim Brotherhood Spring takeover'...
LOL...
Beating up on this guy is a hoot.
I did not have sex with that terrorist organization, Al Qaeda...
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