Posted on 09/18/2013 4:02:23 AM PDT by don-o
In the year since the Benghazi terrorist attack took the lives of four Americans, House Republicans have continually pressed the Obama administration for answers regarding events preceding the attack, the administration’s response, and what has been done to protect the lives of Americans going forward. Those efforts will continue with three House committee hearings this week. Here’s more:
The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing Wednesday, September 18th at 10 am ET titled: “Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability?” The committee notes that four employees placed on administration leave following the attack have recently been re-assigned within the department. This hearing “will examine why no one inside the State Department has yet been held accountable for the failures and deficiencies identified” in the Benghazi Accountability Review Board’s report. [TUNE IN HERE ] The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee holds a hearing Thursday, September 19th at 9:30 am ET with Benghazi Accountability Review Board co-chairs Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN (Ret.), members of the Department’s security panel that conducted a review, and family members of those killed in the attack. The hearing will focus on the review board’s investigation and questions that still remain regarding the attack and the administration’s response. [TUNE IN HERE] The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing Thursday, September 19th at 3:30 pm ET on lessons from Benghazi and the Defense Department’s ability to respond to similar attacks today. [TUNE IN HERE]
Earlier this year, House Republicans released an interim report on Benghazi outlining the findings of five committees of jurisdiction investigating the attacks, and laying out next steps – including additional hearings and an ongoing effort to obtain access to witnesses and information being withheld by the Obama administration. “It is disgraceful that one year later, even though a number of the terrorists who participated in this attack have been identified, not a single one has been brought to justice, Speaker Boehner said last week, pledging that Republicans “will press forward with our investigation until we have answers, full accountability, and justice.”
You notice they always say there were no US military assets available, no one asks if they had NATO assets available because they did have them in Italy but it would have required the President to request them.
Some Dem talking about amounts cut from FY budgets from requests.
exit82 says—this is a false statement. Requests are for the moon and are always reviewed. NONE of the requests for more security for Libya.
Kennedy says we are making all efforts to find the killers of the AMericans. No stone unturned in effort to bring the killers to justice.
exit82 engages in projectile vomiting.
No stand down order was issued.
Add one: What was 0 doing during the attack? (First response was he was asleep — in a substance abuse home that’s code for passed out)
Dana Rohrbacher up.
Says hopes this hearing is a breakdown of the wall of deceit about Benghazi, and the American people deserves answers.
Doubts Kennedy’s “full court press” statement.
Reiterates that funding was NOT an issue here, to counter Co nnally’s false narrative.
Asks if an autopsy conducted on Stevens? Kennedy says yes, was conducted at Dover Air Force Base.
“They are all protecting Hillary.”
They’re protecting both traitors — Obama and Hillary. Obama in order to assure that he keeps his place as leader for now, and Hillary who is waiting on deck to step into the White Hut in 2016. If Obama takes major hits for Benghazi now then it’ll be tougher for them to cheat in ‘16. They’ll still cheat, and they’ll still win, but it will be a challenge.
Rohrabacher asks about access to Stevens’ autopsy. FBI has possession. Kennedy will inquire.
/deadend
Rohrbacher again makes the point that no one knew how long this situation would last.
PK claims to not be aware that the Seals were ordered not to go.
R asks who created the fake video narrative?
DR says you cannot know if aid would arrive in time had no idea whether it would be a one hour battle, or two day battle.
Asks whether there were other gov’t personnel in Benghazi to help?
Kennedy says he doesn;t know if SEALS were told not to go to aid.
Who made the choice to use the false nbarrative of the video rather than this was a terrorist attack? Who created the narrative?
Kennedy can’t say.Time up.
Now, Cicciline from Rhode Island up.
Thanks
I am for accountability regardless of who is hurt.
There are no “good guys” in Syria. Only bad guys and even worse bad guys.
Obozo is acting in the interest of his real masters in Saudi Arabia.
Yes, Kabuki theatre.
"We need to do all we can to ensure this never happens again.."
ALL F'ING RIGHT ALREADY, WE GET IT. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN BENGHAZI. PERIOD!!!
Get Susan Rice there under oath and ask her "Did you lie for Obama in exchange for a promotion?" "Did Obama promise you a promotion in exchange for lying for him about the Youtube video?".. and the crowd goes "Ooooohhhhhhhhh"
Whatever it takes.
Laz, you know as well as I that until some apparatchinks
start paying a price, job loss, jail time, this will
go nowhere cause there is no reason to talk and every
reason to shut up.
I keep praying that one of them will crack and once that
happens....
Also, I don't think Obama even asked the gov't of Libya for permission to enter their airspace.
Oh, gotta go.. Alan Grayson is speaking!! "Benghazi, the scandal that never was".. LOL
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