The Fox-induced hysteria over Benghazi collapses

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  1. Margot

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    This is an excerpt from a longer article and worth the read. Should raise some interesting questions about the purpose of media... an its responsibilities. If lies work on you.. they succeed.


    Oh, they were in fine, fine form, braying like so many hounds certain they have finally treed the fox.

    President Obama, we were told, had AC-130 gunships within an hour of Benghazi but refused to use them to try to intervene on behalf of his ambassador. We had Special Forces units ready to go just two hours away, at Sigonella Air Base in Sicily, but a cowardly Obama again barred a rescue operation, fearful that it might endanger his re-election if it went astray.

    And twice — TWICE!!! — former SEALs at a nearby CIA compound had requested permission to intervene in the assault on the U.S. consulate, but twice they had been ordered to stand down and do nothing. Finally, the ex-SEALS defied orders from Washington, made their way to the consulate and rescued some of their fellow Americans. Obama, in contrast, was ready to just let them all die.

    Fox News also reported that upon returning to the CIA annex, those same ex-SEALs had “lasered” a mortar targeting their position in hopes that an AC-130 would arrive to take it out, but again no help came. That same mortar later killed two of those ex-SEALs.

    But as predicted here, none of that turned out to be true. None. From beginning to end, and in all its details, that story has proved to be false.

    – There were no orders from the CIA or anyone else to stand down. According to a CIA timeline released last week, once those at the CIA annex learned that the nearby consulate was under attack, an ad hoc rescue mission was quickly put together and launched within 25 minutes.

    – As Pentagon spokesman George Little described it Friday, “there was no AC-130 within a continent’s range of Benghazi” that night. The closest gunship was in Afghanistan, some 2,500 miles away. The two surveillance drones that eventually reached the scene in Benghazi also had to be reassigned from elsewhere; neither was armed.

    – Contrary to the Fox report, there were no Special Forces units available for insertion into the situation. Soon after word of the attack reached Washington, a special ops team was scrambled from a training facility somewhere in Central Europe — some sources have reported Croatia — and transported to Sigonella.

    In addition, a second special ops unit was immediately alerted and transported from a military base here in the United States to Sigonella, as an option should a hostage situation develop. In other words, major preparations were underway to provide a military option should the opportunity arise to use it.

    But as Little put it last week, the units “did not arrive until after the entire sequence of events was complete. … They were in Sigonella many hours after the attacks.” Two platoons of specially trained Marines had also been hustled to Sigonella, but again too late for intervention.

    – Finally, there had been no “lasering” of the mortar position used to attack the CIA annex in the second phase of the assault. (That second phase occurred more than seven hours after the attack on the consulate had ended). There was no reason to use a laser in that fashion — the SEALs knew they had no air cover to intervene — and more importantly, no opportunity to do so.

    According to the CIA, its personnel at the annex were not even aware that the mortars existed until mortar shells began falling on their position; from beginning to end, the deadly mortar attack lasted all of 11 minutes.

    In conclusion, last week’s entire controversy was spectacularly, embarrassingly wrong-headed. No facts exist to justify the overheated rhetoric and allegations directed at Obama and top officials in his administration, but no apologies will follow either. Quite the contrary, I’m sure.



    http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/11/05/the-fox-induced-hysteria-over-benghazi-collapses/
     
  2. Radio Refugee

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    Obama LIED!
    Rice LIED!
    The Carny LIED!
    Biden LIED!
    Clinton LIED!


    And you're able to ignore an impeachable offense? You disgust me.
     
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    Why did obama go in front of the UN two weeks after the attack and say that it was retaliation for an obscure video?

    Was he lying or was he kept out of the loop.

    Either one severely disqualifies him to hold that office.
     
  4. misterveritis

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    LOL. One more day.

    We have the opportunity to end Obama's Reign of Error. Tomorrow night let's get back together and raise our glasses to the winner.
     
  5. CIn505

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    This is just asinine. The president referenced the video TWO full weeks after the attacks. There is NO plausible way he didn't know that was a lie.
     
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    That sounds delightful!
     
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    The administration has been lying from the start about Benghazi. That's a fact!
    All we have here are pro forma denials from his CIA and the president has been ducking the issue and has no intention of getting to the bottom of this all.
    While Obama claims to be investigating the issue Senators Graham and Chambliss have simply contacted the Tunisian government themselves to talk with suspected leader of the attack, Ali Ani al Harzi. How hard are the Obama-bots investigating? Not very hard at all.
     
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    I have comfort knowing even if a miracle happens and Obama is reelected, hes just going to get thrown out in disgrace a few months from now anyways, so no big deal for me either way.
     
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    Jeezus Christ Margot. How many threads do you need that trumpet your undying loyalty to that stooge Obama ?

    There is a "collapse" coming tomorrow. Your ego will be on that trashpile heap. Good (*)(*)(*)(*)ing riddance !
     
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    I think it is so funny how Republicans are SO CONVINCED that Romney will win by a landslide!

    Talk about arrogance!
     
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    Its called confidence. And wisdom. I will have your plate of crow here Wednesday.

    Might make you smarter to eat it.
     
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    If the winner is Obama, I'm not raising my glass to him..:twisted:
     
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    You know that, I know that, people w/common sense and can smell a cover up a mile away knows that......

    The libs live in Obama La La Land.........
     
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    Any explanation for the lack of F-16 air support in that article???
     
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    Any explanation for the lack of F-16 air support in that article???
     
  16. misterveritis

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    I do believe the margin of victory will be large. I do not believe it will be a Reaganesque landslide. There are too many Takers.

    But we will win and we will begin to undo the damage. We must have large enough margins that the democrats cannot steal this election.
     
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    Don't worry. Vote early tomorrow. Then make sure your relatives and your friends vote for Romney. Remember how important it is to win with large enough margins the democrats cannot steal the election. You know they will try. They always do.
     
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    Up first will be the "race card". If that doesnt work, then the libs will blame Sarah Palin, If that doesnt work, the libs will claim voter fraud from the tea party, after that, blah, blah, blah.....endlessly
     
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    Well, yeah - it is a worry. DC is knee-deep in corruption.....
     
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    What impeachable offense?
     
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    Lets see if y'all are still beating this tired drum after tomorrow. I'm guessing "voter fraud" will be the next faux-outrage.
     
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    Its obvious that Obama f'ed up this one big time. You know how I know? The lamestream media is absolutely silent on it. They are not even bothering to try to defend Obamas actions, much less asking ANY questions whatsoever. Not even MSNBC is willing to go out on a limb to defend this buffon.
     
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    You claim a BLOG is proof of anything? Can anyone actually be that stupid?

    Fox has the documents, Senators have the documents, Congressmen have the documents. obama is a proven LIAR,,,,,,,,,,,,AGAIN, and AGAIN.

    This is a cover up well beyond the level of Watergate. That was a pothole compared to the Benghazi fiasco. Benghazi is IMPEACHMENT material if b.o. wins. And possibly prosecution material if he loses. 4 personal wrongful death suits are almost assured,

    obama is such an accomplished con man and liberals are so desperately gullible that you deny OBVIOUS reality. obama screwed up and allowed 4 Americans to be murdered for his own political desires. Even before this, b.o. was the worst president in history. His position was locked in, now even more so.
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    You are hanging to such a deep delusion!

    The reason the media (the reasonable media, that is, not Fox News who CREATED this ridiculous conspiracy theory!) just doesn't talk about it because there is nothing more to talk about.

    The people who WERE THERE and KNEW have spoken, and it is the end of it.

    Now. . .go play tag with a taxi, will you?
     

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