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Benghazi attack may cloud Clinton’s legacy
Washington Post ^ | October 9, 2012 | Anne Gearan

Posted on 10/09/2012 10:57:28 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The fatal attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya last month has become a test of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s leadership and a threat to her much-admired legacy as America’s top diplomat just a few months before she plans to step down.

Clinton was among the first Obama administration officials to publicly condemn the attack and mourn the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. But as the State Department has weathered Republican-led criticism that it misread warning signs before the Sept. 11 attack, Clinton has been far less visible.

Clinton will not appear at a Wednesday oversight hearing on the Libya attack, where House Republicans have said they will question the State Department’s security preparations and the administration’s account of the attack. The State Department will instead send a trusted career diplomat along with three security officials. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 09112012; benghazi; benghaziattack; clinton; hillaryclinton; impeachnow; libya; statedept; waronterror
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1 posted on 10/09/2012 10:57:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Clinton’s legacy? Are they trying to set up Clinton as a fallguy (girl) to protect Zero? Are there no bounds they won’t cross to protect their selected boy-king?


2 posted on 10/09/2012 11:07:56 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Olog-hai

What admired legacy? She has failed at everything she has done. She has covered and had people cover for her. That’s her MO. She should have been kicked out of government a long time ago. She cares nothing for the people or the US.


3 posted on 10/09/2012 11:09:53 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Olog-hai

No, it’s going to define her legacy.


4 posted on 10/09/2012 11:10:02 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Olog-hai

Hillary Benghazi Clinton’s legacy has now been written in stone.


5 posted on 10/09/2012 11:11:15 PM PDT by oldbrowser (An empty chair attracts a stadium full of empty chairs.)
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To: Olog-hai

Nobody cares about Hillary! It’s Obama’s fault! Period. End of Sentence.


6 posted on 10/09/2012 11:11:33 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Olog-hai

From ABC, via FOX Nation:

On ABC News’ World News Tonight, Jonathan Karl breaks the news that there was no protest outside prior to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

“This is significantly different than what we were being told at the time. At the time, as you recall, we were told it was a protest that went bad and became an attack. Now, we are told there was no protest going on outside that embassy. The first indication that they heard anything outside the walls of the embassy — of the consulate compound, was an explosion and gunfire. They looked through a camera to see what was going on and we are told they saw a large number of armed men coming and approaching that compound. We’re told it was a very complex attack without precedent in U.S. diplomatic history. We’ve never seen an attack like this in Libya or anywhere else, we were told by this senior State Department official,” Karl reported.


7 posted on 10/09/2012 11:17:30 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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Pakistanis didn't know about any "video" or any "insults" until 0blablah and Hillbilly broadcast this...

Obama and Hillary Apologize for Free Speech on Pakistani TV (taxpayer-funded ads) Sept. 20, 2012

Which immediately resulted in this...

Pakistan: 17 killed in anti-Islam film protests Sept. 21, 2012

0bama then went to the UN and re-inflamed the Muslim world once again over the manufactured offense "Innocence of Muslims."

U.S. President Speaks to U.N. About YouTube Video

Those apologies validated their anger.

8 posted on 10/09/2012 11:18:28 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Eva
When did ABC "break" that news? This was from Sept. 17th.

No demonstration before attack on US Consulate, source says

9 posted on 10/09/2012 11:21:11 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: TigersEye

The difference is that this isn’t coming from an unnamed source. There is a battle going on between the State Dept and National Security Agency. Didn’t Hillary tie the attack to the movie or protests on 9/12? I can’t remember exactly what she said, except that the ambassador was being carried to a hospital.

Here’s more:

The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

The revelation came as new documents suggested internal disagreement over appropriate levels of security before the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

Briefing reporters ahead of a hotly anticipated congressional hearing Wednesday, State Department officials provided their most detailed rundown of how a peaceful day in Benghazi devolved into a sustained attack that involved multiple groups of men armed with weapons such as machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars over an expanse of more than a mile.


10 posted on 10/09/2012 11:30:05 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: TigersEye

The difference is that this isn’t coming from an unnamed source. There is a battle going on between the State Dept and National Security Agency. Didn’t Hillary tie the attack to the movie or protests on 9/12? I can’t remember exactly what she said, except that the ambassador was being carried to a hospital.

Here’s more:

The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

The revelation came as new documents suggested internal disagreement over appropriate levels of security before the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

Briefing reporters ahead of a hotly anticipated congressional hearing Wednesday, State Department officials provided their most detailed rundown of how a peaceful day in Benghazi devolved into a sustained attack that involved multiple groups of men armed with weapons such as machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars over an expanse of more than a mile.


11 posted on 10/09/2012 11:30:17 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: Olog-hai
She is best known for her what she tried to do in the Nixon impeachment: read, pic of her and bill's wedding day as well/barf. Her legacy begins here

http://www.wnd.com/2008/04/60962/

12 posted on 10/09/2012 11:31:59 PM PDT by annieokie (O)
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How my heart aches for poor dear Hilly! Stevens? Just another bump along the road to HER legacy.


13 posted on 10/09/2012 11:32:22 PM PDT by TrueKnightGalahad
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To: Olog-hai

She is best known for her what she tried to do in the Nixon impeachment: read, pic of her and bill’s wedding day as well/barf. Her legacy begins here.

http://www.wnd.com/2008/04/60962/


14 posted on 10/09/2012 11:32:26 PM PDT by annieokie (O)
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To: TigersEye

Yes, here’s Hillary tieing the attack to the movie.

“Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind.”


15 posted on 10/09/2012 11:32:29 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: Eva
The difference is that this isn’t coming from an unnamed source.

So, what is the name of ABC's source?

16 posted on 10/09/2012 11:33:17 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: TigersEye

It’s an official statement from the State Dept., they say in preparation for hearings.


17 posted on 10/09/2012 11:35:01 PM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: TrueKnightGalahad

Guess they will have to wait for Chelsea to run to get her and Bubba back into the White House. Always part of their plan - two terms for Bubba, two for Hills and two for Chelsea. Darn near a tyranny.


18 posted on 10/09/2012 11:42:52 PM PDT by Semperfiwife (The poor huddled masses that came to America came for Freedom, not free stuff.)
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To: Olog-hai; doug from upland

More on ms. clinton’s legacy, courtesy of Doug from Upland 2002. My apologies to Doug for my previous post on this same issue. Never forget what the clinton’s have done, it has finally come back to bite her and I relish in what she will endure, hopefully she will get her just rewards.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/814539/posts


19 posted on 10/09/2012 11:43:36 PM PDT by annieokie (O)
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To: Eva
...we were told by this senior State Department official,” Karl reported.

How is that different than the source cited in the Fox News Sept. 17th report?

An intelligence source on the ground in Libya told Fox News...

Also...

The Libyan president also said Sunday that the strike was planned in advance.

There is a named source.

Eyewitnesses: no protest at U.S. consulate in Libya before attack began - over 125 armed men.... - Sept. 18, 2012

A 27 year old Libyan security guard, that was present when the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya broke out, who asked that his name be withheld to protect his identity, was interviewed Thursday...

Libyan Leader: Embassy Attack Unrelated to Islam Video - Sept. 26, 2012

ABC doesn't break news they manufacture narratives. The current narrative is that they broke this news.


20 posted on 10/09/2012 11:47:08 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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