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Unanswered Benghazi Questions: 7th in a Series (Sharyl Attkisson)
ShjarylAttkisson.com ^ | January 14, 2015 | By Sharyl Attkisson

Posted on 01/18/2015 11:51:18 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee

7. Why did Gen. David Petraeus, as head of the CIA, allow his deputy, Mike Morell, to call the shots on development of the Benghazi talking points, removing references to prior warnings and terrorism that Petraeus had wanted included?

One of the unravelled mysteries surrounding the aftermath of Benghazi is why, as documents reveal, CIA Director Gen. Petraeus begrudgingly allowed his subordinate, Mike Morell, to overrule him on content of the Benghazi talking points.

Morell first denied to members of Congress that he played a key role. But later, after documents revealed it, Morell admitted he removed language that his own agency had included in the talking points disclosing that the C.I.A. had provided “warnings” in advance of the attacks. Morell differed with his boss, Petraeus, who wanted the warning language included.

“I reacted very strongly to inclusion of the warning language,” Morell testified to Congress last year in explaining the changes he made. He was asked to appear before Congress to clarify discrepancies in his accounts of the talking points. “I thought it was an effort on the C.I.A.’s part to make it look like we had warned and shift any blame to the State Department…I made a decision at that moment I got the talking points I was going to take the… language out.”

It was left unexplained as to why Morell was put in the driver’s seat. . .

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


TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: attkisson; benghazi; benghazicoverup

1 posted on 01/18/2015 11:51:18 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

BLACKMAIL???


2 posted on 01/18/2015 12:00:47 PM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

bttt


3 posted on 01/18/2015 12:03:08 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I’ve got a question. Why isn’t Hillary in the stocks having feces thrown at her by gorillas? Will nobody be punished for getting these people killed?


4 posted on 01/18/2015 12:06:04 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: Ann Archy

Yep.


5 posted on 01/18/2015 12:15:24 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Our enemies caught Hillary and Obama stealing Qadaffi’s fortune. They told them to return the fortune. They wouldn’t. Our enemies then hit BENGHAZI. The Ambassador and the CIA employees became bargaining chips.
Where do you think that $6,000,000,000 “missing” from the State Department went? Why did Obama ship armored vehicles, weapons and night vision equipment to Libya where it was “stolen”?
Everybody in the world knows about the gun running operation in BENGHAZI. Why are the CIA employees still forbidden to speak?
Hillary and Obama would rather be thought of as incompetents and cowards than proven to be thieves and traitors.


6 posted on 01/18/2015 12:16:32 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Brad from Tennessee; AllAmericanGirl44; Batman11; Dr. Ursus; Fractal Trader; jackal7163; ...
The other questions are covered in the original article.

Sharyl
Attkisson
Ping!

Want on or off this ping list? Just drop me a FReep mail.

Amazon link to Sharyl's latest book.

7 posted on 01/18/2015 12:39:20 PM PST by upchuck (Entrenched incumbency is the disease. Fresh blood is the cure.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Why did Gen. David Petraeus, as head of the CIA, allow his deputy, Mike Morell, to call the shots on development of the Benghazi talking points, removing references to prior warnings and terrorism that Petraeus had wanted included?

EASY!!

Because Petraeus refused to take dictation from the Whitehouse!
Patraeus was for all purposes removed at that moment.
Morell may, or may not have, processed the White House narrative


8 posted on 01/18/2015 12:55:02 PM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: blueunicorn6

Why are the CIA employees still forbidden to speak?

You presume a CIA grunt knew what was going on.
CIA grunt may have been given forged orders, and instructed to follow forged orders.

Once you post a fake Birth certificate to the WH website, and create fake SSN and Selective Service application, everything that follows is not a surprise.


9 posted on 01/18/2015 12:59:30 PM PST by Steven Tyler
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10 posted on 01/18/2015 1:11:58 PM PST by RedMDer (I don't listen to Liars but when I do I know it's Barack Obama.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Sharyl better watch out or Team Odumbo will commandeer her personal computer again to find out who she’s talking to.. Something criminal happened and they are STILL hell bent to stop it from coming out.


11 posted on 01/18/2015 1:14:40 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Steven Tyler

CIA grunts may know that they were goners and were ransomed.


12 posted on 01/18/2015 1:53:25 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Later


13 posted on 01/18/2015 2:17:49 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Brad from Tennessee

bkmk


14 posted on 01/18/2015 2:35:15 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...

Benghazi ping.

Let Republicanprofessor know if you want on or off this ping list.


15 posted on 01/20/2015 11:04:59 AM PST by Republicanprofessor
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To: blueunicorn6

Are you suggesting “Follow the money”???


16 posted on 01/20/2015 12:05:26 PM PST by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xysmgV9ZAOQ&feature=youtu.be

My radio take on Benghazi from last January. Pretty interesting video.


17 posted on 01/20/2015 12:51:19 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks for link. I’ll let you know after I listen to it.


18 posted on 01/20/2015 1:03:20 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: hoosiermama

Yep.


19 posted on 01/20/2015 2:27:10 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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