One month after the terrorist attack on the US installment in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama White House is still re-writing the narrative. At first the entire team, fronted by Jay Carney, maintained an obscure video, that had been in the public domain for 6 months prior, ignited an organic, violent mob to attack the US Embassy. Never mind that the exact date of the attack and murders of 4 Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, was the 11th anniversary of 9/11. Never mind that the RSO had been requesting additional assets for months. Never mind that there had been 230 prior attacks of increasing violence in Libya, 48 targeting Benghazi.
Then videos appeared that clearly showed no demonstrations outside the embassy at the time of the attack–just a silent night interrupted by jihadis armed with RPG’s and mortars. The average Libyan does not have RPG’s and mortars in the shed: these are military grade weapons.
Also, according to an Intel source, the watch officer on duty had 3 minutes to get a message concerning the attack to the Comm Center, and the Comm Center had 30 minutes to send the message to the White House.
So we can conclude that officials at the White House and State knew of an attack within 1/2 hour, NOT days. What we do not know, yet, is who made the decision to go with the implausible video story. We do know that Ambassador Rice, Jay Carney and President Obama reiterated the false story through 7 days after the attack.
We also know, as described in this WaPo graph:
The two U.S. compounds where Stevens and three other Americans were killed in a sustained, brutal attack the night of Sept. 11, proved to be strikingly vulnerable targets in an era of barricaded embassies and multibillion-dollar security contracts for U.S. diplomatic facilities in conflict zones, according to interviews with U.S. and Libyan officials and eyewitnesses in recent days.
Indeed, as Mark Steyn described on air with Hugh Hewitt,
“…that lousy Benghazi compound, that pathetic little nothing building! When you go to a US Embassy in any peaceful Scandinavian, western European country it’s like a fortress! All the natives hate it! The locals hate living anywhere near an US embassy in a western European capital because they’re like armed fortresses!”
On air with Uma Pemmaraju this morning, Ed Klein asserted,“Bill Clinton believes, this based on my reporting, that given the stakes in this election, the Obama White House and especially the Obama campaign team is likely to try and throw Hillary under the bus rather than have Obama take responsibility for what happened in Benghazi.” Klein added,“Bill’s whole effort this year has not been to concentrate on 2012 and the re-election of Barack Obama, but to set the stage for a run by his wife, Hillary, in 2016.”
Apparently the Clintons are lawyering up and arming their legal team in the event Secretary Clinton is subpoenaed. Any American who has paid the modicum of attention for the last 20 years knows the Clintons are a tough, ruthless, and razor-sharp team who will not allow their marriage of power to be threatened. Obama may be smart, and perhaps took Hillary by surprise in ’08, but Bill and Hillary have had 4 years to mull over that loss and undoubtedly will not be bested a second time.
Americans must demand the truth about Benghazi–we have 11,500 US citizens serving in embassies and posts around the globe who deserve to know their country will protect them. Additionally, the families of the fallen–Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, and Sean Smith–deserve to know the truth. Every American and every real journalist in this country should be outraged at the Benghazi attack and cover-up: this horrific event far surpasses Watergate, which involved burglaries and wiretaps of Dem operatives. The Benghazi planned, strategic and avoidable terrorist attack resulted in the brutal murder of 4 brave Americans. Here’s hoping State and the White House are grilled until everyone knows the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
I am enjoying the news from the Tribble perspective.
Thank-you, Tim! I am hearing daily from new readers and find it very encouraging. The objective is for TN to be a top-shelf site for substantiated and timely stories from a Conservative perspective. I truly appreciate everyone who reads the articles and takes time to comment!
Thank you Tami for this article! We must, not just as Republicans, not just as conservatives, but as patriotic Americans not rest until this sad scandal and cover up is answered. I am hoping Hillary won’t just take the fall for this corrupt president, but being originally from MO, I will have to be shown. I saw too many times in the Clinton administration where there were opportunities to not take falls for Bill Clinton, but they all did. I am starting to see the same pattern here. Why isn’t Clinton talking, or Leon Panetta or I am sad to say even David Petraeus? We must keep the heat on.
I could not agree more, Michael. I’m hoping Hilary and Bill fight for all they’re worth and don’t cave to the Obama defensive line! This is a huge and serious matter and every patriot should be furious over the attack and cover-up!
It was heart-breaking to watch the interview of Sean Smith’s mother by Anderson Cooper. These families are suffering and deserve answers. As Mark Steyn said, these are real people who do not deserve to be dismissed with comments that “we are studying the situation.” Thank you so much for this article, Tami. Good job!
Its time to clean house. Well reports Tami-makes my blood boil. Here is hoping Congressman Issa can get to the bottom, though the perps won’t be in power by then.
Thanks for reading and commenting! Yep. I really have great respect for Rep. Issa and many of the others who are on the Oversight Committee…at least the Republicans on the committee! This is a far worse event and cover-up than Watergate, they better get to the bottom of it!
There’s nothing I’d rather see than a dogfight between the Clintons and the Obamas, but I think that Hillary is already tied to the tracks and won’t be able to wiggle out.
Obama has nothing to lose by throwing her under the bus, as she’s leaving the administration anyway.
I agree, however, I do know Hilary will not go down without a dogfight. And we know that Jay Carney lied on behalf of the president. So either Obama was aware of the true situation and lied and promoted lies, or he was somehow ignorant (too many missed security briefings?) and is an idiot 100% inept. Either way he’s culpable.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Bob!
I don’t think Hillary has any intention of taking the fall for anyone in any of this. With the Obama spokesworms hitting the Sunday shows again this week it seems she will have little say in the matter though unless she gets out and pre-emptively defends herself because Gibbs, Axelrod and Cutter are going to lie her all the way under the bus.
On a side note, Axelrod was on with Chris Wallace AGAIN today. Can anyone even name the 3 people in the Romney campaign in equivalent positions to Axelrod, Gibbs & Cutter? No? Didn’t think so.
I think Obama is throwing Hillary down the stairs for three reasons: 1) the obvious reason, he’s trying to cover himself because it’s all about him anyway, 2) he hates her anyway and what better way to finish off the Clintons, and 3) with Clinton out of the way, it’s that much easier for Biden to run in 2016.
Oh I’m quite sure Obama wants to derail Hilary…but I don’t think he knows how tough she is. I don’t think he’s seen Hil and Bill on the full court press yet. Thanks for reading, talk!