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Media discover Benghazi, notice Obama stonewalling
Washington Post ^ | 11/02/12 | Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 11/03/2012 4:53:58 PM PDT by Libloather

Media discover Benghazi, notice Obama stonewalling By Jennifer Rubin
The Washington Post
Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 11/02/2012 Nov 02, 2012 01:30 PM EDT

Well, it finally happened. The mainstream media have figured out that Benghazi is a big story and potentially a serious national security scandal. After weeks of silence, a plethora of mainstream media news stories have popped.

As he has from the get-go, Eli Lake makes news, writing: “On the night of the 9/11 anniversary assault at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, the Americans defending the compound and a nearby CIA annex were severely outmanned. Nonetheless, the State Department never requested military backup that evening, two senior U.S. officials familiar with the details of military planning tell The Daily Beast.” Lake observes that although assets likely would not have arrived in time to save Ambassador Chris Stevens, “military backup may have made a difference at around five the following morning, when a second wave of attackers assaulted the CIA annex where embassy personnel had taken refuge. It was during this second wave of attacks that two ex-SEALs working for the CIA’s security teams — Glenn Doherty and Tyrone Woods — were killed in a mortar strike.”

However, Lake is no longer the only reporter hammering away at the case.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazigate; coverup; kenyanbornmuzzie; libya; libyagate; media; obama; stonewall; waronterror
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1 posted on 11/03/2012 4:54:04 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I’m sure that the Sunday talk shows will discuss Libya in depth. sarc


2 posted on 11/03/2012 4:58:39 PM PDT by Kahuna
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To: Libloather

Get your stories ready for Wednesdays papers, people!


3 posted on 11/03/2012 5:00:35 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Libloather; Travis McGee

I notice they waited until the last minute, the MSM scum.


4 posted on 11/03/2012 5:01:54 PM PDT by Czar (NRA Life Member)
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To: Libloather

… the minute I found out what was happening, I gave three very clear directives. Number one, make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to. … I guarantee you that everyone in the state department, our military, the CIA, you name it, had number-one priority making sure that people were safe.

This is the blatant lie that condemns the liar. The president says here that immediately, “the minute I found out what was happening,” he gave the order to the military, the CIA, to everyone, to secure our personnel in Benghazi and do “whatever we need to.”

Exerpt from excellent analysis here: http://www.realitybatslast.com/2012/11/02/about-that-investigation/
“About that Investigation...”


5 posted on 11/03/2012 5:03:49 PM PDT by Alex Baker (Still hopeful)
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To: Libloather
After weeks of silence, a plethora of mainstream media news stories have popped.

Where is the evidence of that?

6 posted on 11/03/2012 5:05:36 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Libloather
Say it LOUD, Say it Strong, HUMA ABEDIN...HUMA ABEDIN...HUMA ABEDIN...the arab woman at a HIGH POSITION at STATE DEPT...what was HUMA ABEDIN'S ROLE ? She has been the RADICAL ARAB VOICE...
7 posted on 11/03/2012 5:08:03 PM PDT by Understand the stimulus
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To: Libloather

Media ‘notice’ too late to affect the election. No sale.


8 posted on 11/03/2012 5:10:23 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Libloather
[The mainstream media have figured out that Benghazi is a big story and potentially a serious national security scandal. After weeks of silence, a plethora of mainstream media news stories have popped.]

Those individuals in the military and intelligence communities who have been leaking to Fox News have likely also been leaking to the big newspapers and networks. While Fox went ahead with its stories the mainstream have sat on what they know so as not to derail Obama’s campaign. This is evidenced by the fact that when reporters from ABC and CBS saw their stories cut from broadcasts they put what they knew on their networks websites.

9 posted on 11/03/2012 5:12:43 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Libloather

Where is the autopsy of the Ambassador ?

Where is HIS DIARY ?

This is about national security...and OBAMA is HIDING behind revenge


10 posted on 11/03/2012 5:13:04 PM PDT by Understand the stimulus
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To: Alex Baker

I have re-read Obama’s statement several times....Still can not figure out how that statement defines three directives.....


11 posted on 11/03/2012 5:13:26 PM PDT by Fully Awake DAV (Navy Vet when homosexuality was not tolerated)
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To: Understand the stimulus

Huma was whispering in Obama’s ear? I suspect the White House Whisperer was Valerie Jarrett.


12 posted on 11/03/2012 5:16:24 PM PDT by abclily
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To: Libloather

There is a plan in the works that addresses this travesty.. Lets get the White House in place, and I’ll let you in on the start my dear FRiend, it’s pay back time.. Carlo


13 posted on 11/03/2012 5:17:49 PM PDT by carlo3b (Less Government, more Fiber..)
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To: Libloather

However, i do not think that the major scandal is benghazi, although it plays a major role.

the biggest scandal is supporting the muslim brotherhood to take over the middle eastern countries and allow the radicals to rule.

reminds me of the peanut farmer ousting the shah of iran and look where that led.

better to have a dictator ruling their countries with an iron fist then to have the islam clerics doing it.

the muslim president has has destroyed American diplomacy for at least 20 years.

blessings, bobo


14 posted on 11/03/2012 5:21:33 PM PDT by bobo1
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To: Brad from Tennessee
From what I've seen the consulate looked as though it had been stormed and set ablaze. We know no one was killed by gunfire or explosions, as the two killed appeared to have died from smoke inhalation.

If the "dozens" of attackers, who we know had AK47s, RPGs and light artillery, had simply intended to kill the ambassador I'm pretty sure the entire unguarded staff at the consulate would be dead and there'd be evidence of gunfire and high explosives.

We do know the terrorists attacked the CIA annex with gunfire and artillery.

What were the attackers' objectives at the consulate?

15 posted on 11/03/2012 5:21:45 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Travis McGee
everybody please leave a comment - no registration required- and use CBA and Cross Border Authority in your comment saying ONLY 0bama has that authority!!!
16 posted on 11/03/2012 5:22:02 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Libloather

Reporters jockeying for a good seat at President Romney’s pressers.


17 posted on 11/03/2012 5:24:14 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Chode
maybe it does after all... it let me enter a comment and acted like it took it but then ask me to register so i guess i'm wrong, sorry my bad
19 posted on 11/03/2012 5:27:35 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Libloather

Special report! “What happened in Benghazi?” Tune in for the true story, Wednesday, 9:00 Eastern.


20 posted on 11/03/2012 5:27:35 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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