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Benghazi, Finally

The Benghazi scandal has finally evolved from a “neo-conservative” obsession into a full-blown fiasco … many months (and one presidential election) after the fact. But will U.S. President Barack Obama’s failure to stop the September 11, 2012 attack on our diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya – and the ensuing coverup…

The Benghazi scandal has finally evolved from a “neo-conservative” obsession into a full-blown fiasco … many months (and one presidential election) after the fact. But will U.S. President Barack Obama’s failure to stop the September 11, 2012 attack on our diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya – and the ensuing coverup surrounding the attack – do real damage to his administration?

It’s possible …

“Three decades ago, a scandal like this would have been the end of an administration,” we wrote last October. “Think about it: Four Americans (including a U.S. Ambassador) were murdered by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya as an American President watched in a secure room halfway around the world – refusing to provide help.”

Not only that, it’s painfully evident that the Obama administration undertook a deliberate effort after the fact to deceive the American people – as well as Congress – about the true nature of the attack. All of this has been widely known for months, but this scandal never “took.” Why? Because the Obama-loving press simply refused to dive into it prior to the election … or after the election, for that matter.

“For a long time, it seemed like the idea of a coverup was just a Republican obsession,” wrote The New Yorker‘s Alex Koppleman. “But now there is something to it.”

Actually there’s always been “something to it,” the press just wasn’t looking. Or they weren’t wiling to fully expose what they found.

That changed this week …

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Benghazi is now back on the radar in a big way, dominating the national discussion and putting the Obama administration squarely on the defensive. At issue? Not just the controversial ‘stand down’ order, but inaccurate information disseminated to the public in the wake of the attack. Specifically, it now appears there was an extensive, calculated effort on the part of the U.S. State Department – and possibly the White House – to trick the public into thinking the attack was the spontaneous outgrowth of protests in Libya as opposed to a premeditated terrorist attack.

On Friday, an exclusive ABC News report revealed that the White House flat out lied about the role the State Department played in editing “talking points” that were used by the administration in the aftermath of the attack.

“White House emails reviewed by ABC News suggest the edits were made with extensive input from the State Department,” the network reported. “The edits included requests from the State Department that references to the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Ansar al-Sharia be deleted as well references to CIA warnings about terrorist threats in Benghazi in the months preceding the attack.”

This directly contradicts what the White House said about the talking points last November.

“The White House and the State Department have made clear that the single adjustment that was made to those talking points by either of those two institutions were changing the word ‘consulate’ to ‘diplomatic facility’ because ‘consulate’ was inaccurate,” Carney said at the time.

Astoundingly, Carney is still standing by that statement.

Meanwhile U.S. Speaker John Boehner is demanding that the White House release its own Benghazi emails, which he claims will prove that Obama had a political motivation for altering the Benghazi talking points.

Earlier in the week, during testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform committee, three State Department officials revealed additional evidence of a coverup. One even went so far as to say he was told not to discuss the incident with U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who flew to Tripoli in the aftermath of the attack to investigate.

“So the people at State told you don’t talk to the guy who is coming to investigate?” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked one of the officials.

“Yes sir,” he replied.

Wow …

Gross dereliction of duty. Fabricated misinformation. Suppression of legitimate intelligence. Obstruction of justice … Benghazi has it all. And in each case, the scandal appears to go all the way to the top.

So why did it take so long for Benghazi to “hit?” That’s a good question … one which America’s mainstream media has yet to answer.

And speaking more broadly, amid the battle over “stand down” orders and secret emails focused on answering the eternal “who knew what, when?” question … where is the much more relevant debate over the efficacy of America’s perpetual engagement in these “regime change” situations?

After all as we’ve noted on numerous previous occasions, it’s impossible to get “killed someplace you ain’t …”

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110 comments

Fleet May 11, 2013 at 12:13 pm

If Reagan can get away with Iran-Contra, Obama has nothing to fear over this.

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Fleet May 11, 2013 at 12:13 pm

If Reagan can get away with Iran-Contra, Obama has nothing to fear over this.

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earl May 11, 2013 at 12:45 pm

I wuznt aware that Reagan sat on his thumbs while his ambassador was raped and then murdered….

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earl May 11, 2013 at 12:45 pm

I wuznt aware that Reagan sat on his thumbs while his ambassador was raped and then murdered….

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Moman50 May 11, 2013 at 12:55 pm

And remember!Fits is NOT a Republican.But,gee one wouldnt know that from this assertion,

“But will U S President Barack Obamas FAILURE TO STOP the Sept 10 2011 attack…”

Even few Republicans have asserted that yet.Then again Fits ISNT a Republican!

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:26 pm

He isn’t a Republican, he just happens to support Republicans 99% of the time, even shitty ones like Haley gets his endorsements, but yep, NOT Republican!

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Moman50 May 11, 2013 at 12:55 pm

And remember!Fits is NOT a Republican.But,gee one wouldnt know that from this assertion,

“But will U S President Barack Obamas FAILURE TO STOP the Sept 10 2011 attack…”

Even few Republicans have asserted that yet.Then again Fits ISNT a Republican!

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:26 pm

He isn’t a Republican, he just happens to support Republicans 99% of the time, even shitty ones like Haley gets his endorsements, but yep, NOT Republican!

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loufromsc May 11, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Oh,excuse me, I must have stumbled upon the Alex Jones conspiracy page.

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loufromsc May 11, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Oh,excuse me, I must have stumbled upon the Alex Jones conspiracy page.

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earl May 11, 2013 at 2:15 pm

How many died at Watergate?

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Gary Rice May 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

How many in Iraq?

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Haliburton Dick May 11, 2013 at 6:04 pm

Yeh but the “mission”was “accomplished”

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earl May 11, 2013 at 6:36 pm

Ask bill Clinton…his negligence is responsible…

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News To Me May 12, 2013 at 4:16 pm

You mean Cheney didn’t tell folks with false info to invade Iraq?

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earl May 11, 2013 at 2:15 pm

How many died at Watergate?

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Gary Rice May 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

How many in Iraq?

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Haliburton Dick May 11, 2013 at 6:04 pm

Yeh but the “mission”was “accomplished”

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earl May 11, 2013 at 6:36 pm

Ask bill Clinton…his negligence is responsible…

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News To Me May 12, 2013 at 4:16 pm

You mean Cheney didn’t tell folks with false info to invade Iraq?

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Mr. Magoo May 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm

Where is the FITS appreciation for South Carolina’s own Lindsey Graham who has been leading this charge?

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Mr. Magoo May 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm

Where is the FITS appreciation for South Carolina’s own Lindsey Graham who has been leading this charge?

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Brandt Hardin May 11, 2013 at 2:31 pm

The shame in the Far Right’s obsession with this tragedy is the effect on the families of the victims. This entire process is being instrumented as a ruse to attempt to shame Hillary Clinton and our President. Our Republican Congressmen spend their days trying to Bamboozle Obama instead of doing what they are paid for by representing their constituents. See what kind of job they’ve done applying the blackface to the POTUS at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bamboozling-obama.html Their hands are sticking to this tar baby as the public is becoming increasing impatient with the nonsense and waste of taxpayer money.

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james cromwell May 13, 2013 at 2:28 pm

That’s crazy. Easy to see they hid the facts so he would be re-elected. I don’t see it as all that bad but I don’t think it’s nothing. We all get cheated by both sides of politics. They are all owned by someone. Bobby Brown has been let off easy. He was released Wednesday after serving nine hours for his 3rd driving under the influence charge.L.A. County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told the media that Brown was released early due to jail overcrowding and good behavior. http://zautos.com/bobby-brown-serves-nine-hours-in-jail-for-third-dui/

To me this says we don’t care if you know it. We will do what we want to do.

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 9:58 am

The left would never use a tragedy to advance a political agenda, now would they? (Aurora, Sandy Hook, Boston bombing, Sikh Temple)

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Brandt Hardin May 11, 2013 at 2:31 pm

The shame in the Far Right’s obsession with this tragedy is the effect on the families of the victims. This entire process is being instrumented as a ruse to attempt to shame Hillary Clinton and our President. Our Republican Congressmen spend their days trying to Bamboozle Obama instead of doing what they are paid for by representing their constituents. See what kind of job they’ve done applying the blackface to the POTUS at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bamboozling-obama.html Their hands are sticking to this tar baby as the public is becoming increasing impatient with the nonsense and waste of taxpayer money.

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henrykrinkle May 13, 2013 at 2:28 pm

That’s crazy. Easy to see they hid the facts so he would be re-elected. I don’t see it as all that bad but I don’t think it’s nothing. We all get cheated by both sides of politics. They are all owned by someone. Bobby Brown has been let off easy. He was released Wednesday after serving nine hours for his 3rd driving under the influence charge.L.A. County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told the media that Brown was released early due to jail overcrowding and good behavior. http://zautos.com/bobby-brown-serves-nine-hours-in-jail-for-third-dui/

To me this says we don’t care if you know it. We will do what we want to do.

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 9:58 am

The left would never use a tragedy to advance a political agenda, now would they? (Aurora, Sandy Hook, Boston bombing, Sikh Temple)

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Marla May 11, 2013 at 4:02 pm

4,487 Americans killed in Iraq—32,226 Americans wounded in Iraq—1,033,000 people killed in Iraq—26 Americans killed in Newtown…….where is the outrage? Where are the hearings? They’re only hope for keeping HC out of the White House is to keep Benghazi going. They can keep pulling it out of their ass until the next election,but if she runs,she will win.The Republicans have let the Tea Party destroy them and going by the the new Cogressman from SC,they learned nothing from the last election. All of the Benghazi chest beaters should go into a VA hospital and use their time helping all of those wonderful young men and women trying to put their lives back together with no arms and legs.

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:30 pm

Tea Partiers are starting to call Fox News “left” now. I guess their spin can’t keep up with the crazy anymore.

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GrandTango May 11, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Didn’t;’t your Piece of $@!* president TARGET those groups because they were not American-Haters, like you and him…
You Filthy B@&*ard …using the government to go after Americans..
You must be a fan of Hitler, the Nazi party and USSR Communism…

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norman Rockwell May 11, 2013 at 6:00 pm

yoy ARE the KKK

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Jihard On May 12, 2013 at 2:34 pm

HR 4310 ( National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Well, well…look how Rand Paul voted! He is just as responsible for Bengahzi

https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117285/rand-paul#.UY_gKcu9KSN

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GrandTango May 12, 2013 at 6:33 pm

So now you’re trying to say Rand Paul Ignored the tortured pleas of the Ambassador Obama sent to Libya????…I guess blaming Bush, didn’t work out for ya…

You people have gone from ridiculous to PATHETIC…The country is falling apart, Obama has been in control for 5 years…yet he has responsibility for nothing…

Must be nice being a liberal, except for the ignorance, dishonesty and corruption…

Jihard On May 12, 2013 at 6:37 pm

Guess you have a hard time reading…

GrandTango May 13, 2013 at 9:53 am

No, maybe you should WRITE something of substance…instead of offering some cryptic ruse.
Liberals usually beat around the “Bush” when the facts kick them in the @$$…

Tyrone Goldnuts May 13, 2013 at 9:26 am

why don’t you crawl back under the lizard you descended from and learn some manners……we all know it’s you, Big T. Your ignorance is appalling.

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GrandTango May 11, 2013 at 5:10 pm

Funny How Obama has claimed VICTORY for himself in Iraq. It is THE ONLY Victory he has had, other than Disasters he has established (like ObamaCare and his fraud-aided re-election.)
Anyway..Congress voted to follow-up on all the threats Clinton and the UN made. And it was after 9-11.

We freed a country, so that maybe we can expect democracy to spread there.
Look at Iran, that CARTER gave us. and the US-Centric Iraq, Bush gave us.
Thousands and thousands of lives were saved.
And look at Obama’s Egypt. He gave us deaths upon deaths by implementing his Muslim Brotherhood.
Obama incubated a horrible Disease that another Responsible president will have to Deal w/ like Bush dealt w/ Iraq.

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:30 am

Bush, Cheney, and Halliburton raped America in the Iraq War. Unnecessary war, no WMD, lies, and hundreds of billions of dollars in profits for Dick Cheney’s former employer on a no bid contract. Connect the dots.

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GrandTango May 13, 2013 at 10:45 am

Hey: Bush left town FIVE years ago…Cheney too…you missed your chance…
And Guess what: It’s YOUR turn now…and you Actually DID it…not just stupid and baseless accusations…

Obama has an Enemies list, and he was using it to go after political opponents. Way past Nixonian…WOW!!!!

Go to Drudge: it’s getting GOOD….

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 7:25 pm

You are the one discussing the Iraq War. I simply pointed out the facts. America was screwed by Bush, Cheney and Halliburton, and that will be the Iraq War legacy.

earl May 11, 2013 at 5:15 pm

Yep…I share your outrage…billy boy Clinton was too busy chasing interns and selling our ballistic missile secrets to the chicoms to protect Americans from al qaeda…9/11 was completely preventable…I blame clinton
who blew opportunities to nab Laden…if Clinton had done is job…there would not have been a 9/11…and no Iraq war…

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Facts Balksachz May 12, 2013 at 10:08 am

Don’t fucking forget: IRAQ didn’t have shit to do with 911!!! Idiot!

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earl May 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm

Really…dum dum? So we would have gone to war with Saddam had 9/11 never occurred? Please cite your sources.

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Jihard On May 12, 2013 at 5:28 pm

Saddam didn’t attack us and there was no WMDs.

Dum Dum!

Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:24 am

9/11 happened on Bush’s watch. If anyone is to blame its Bush.

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:27 am

The Iraq War was going to happen the day Bush was elected. Haliburton and Cheney had this planned from day one. Hundreds of billions of dollars in War profits for Dick Cheney’s employer.

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york May 11, 2013 at 7:15 pm

The 1 million Iraqi death number is George soros propaganda…no one really knows the exact number of deaths but the 1 million figure has been widely discredited…pure propaganda…

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Rush Limbaughs "Dealer"" May 11, 2013 at 8:26 pm

Well you Republicans are “outraged” by four deaths at Benghazi.So tell us bo,how many have to die in Iraq to make you feel similar “outrage?”(NOTE:Not that I believe you Republicans are “outraged” at all about Bengazi.As you say” pure propaganda.”)

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hmmm May 12, 2013 at 11:29 am

Are you aware of any documented instance where the Bush Administration knowingly allowed an ambassador to be tortured and die…while refusing to save him?

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ed May 12, 2013 at 4:57 pm

Please cite references for your numbers regarding Iraqi deaths. Thanks.

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Marla May 11, 2013 at 4:02 pm

4,487 Americans killed in Iraq—32,226 Americans wounded in Iraq—1,033,000 people killed in Iraq—26 Americans killed in Newtown…….where is the outrage? Where are the hearings? They’re only hope for keeping HC out of the White House is to keep Benghazi going. They can keep pulling it out of their ass until the next election,but if she runs,she will win.The Republicans have let the Tea Party destroy them and going by the the new Cogressman from SC,they learned nothing from the last election. All of the Benghazi chest beaters should go into a VA hospital and use their time helping all of those wonderful young men and women trying to put their lives back together with no arms and legs.

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:30 pm

Tea Partiers are starting to call Fox News “left” now. I guess their spin can’t keep up with the crazy anymore.

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earl May 11, 2013 at 5:15 pm

Yep…I share your outrage…billy boy Clinton was too busy chasing interns and selling our ballistic missile secrets to the chicoms to protect Americans from al qaeda…9/11 was completely preventable…I blame clinton
who blew opportunities to nab Laden…if Clinton had done is job…there would not have been a 9/11…and no Iraq war…

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Facts Balksachz May 12, 2013 at 10:08 am

Don’t fucking forget: IRAQ didn’t have shit to do with 911!!! Idiot!

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earl May 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm

Really…dum dum? So we would have gone to war with Saddam had 9/11 never occurred? Please cite your sources.

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Jihard On May 12, 2013 at 5:28 pm

Saddam didn’t attack us and there was no WMDs.

Dum Dum!

Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:24 am

9/11 happened on Bush’s watch. If anyone is to blame its Bush.

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:27 am

The Iraq War was going to happen the day Bush was elected. Haliburton and Cheney had this planned from day one. Hundreds of billions of dollars in War profits for Dick Cheney’s employer.

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york May 11, 2013 at 7:15 pm

The 1 million Iraqi death number is George soros propaganda…no one really knows the exact number of deaths but the 1 million figure has been widely discredited…pure propaganda…

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Rush Limbaughs "Dealer"" May 11, 2013 at 8:26 pm

Well you Republicans are “outraged” by four deaths at Benghazi.So tell us bo,how many have to die in Iraq to make you feel similar “outrage?”(NOTE:Not that I believe you Republicans are “outraged” at all about Bengazi.As you say” pure propaganda.”)

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hmmm May 12, 2013 at 11:29 am

Are you aware of any documented instance where the Bush Administration knowingly allowed an ambassador to be tortured and die…while refusing to save him?

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ed May 12, 2013 at 4:57 pm

Please cite references for your numbers regarding Iraqi deaths. Thanks.

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Halfvast Conspirator May 11, 2013 at 4:42 pm

“Think about it: Four Americans (including a U.S. Ambassador) were
murdered by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya as an American President
watched in a secure room halfway around the world – refusing to provide
help.”

Barry’s whereabouts for 6 hours are unknown, and no one knows where he was or what he was doing. That is a BIG question that needs to be answered.

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Tyrone Butternuts May 13, 2013 at 9:30 am

maybe he was pooping, showering, and getting his hair done like the rest of us for those 6 hours ??? !!! can’t a man takes care of his personal needs???

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Mike Hunt May 13, 2013 at 4:11 pm

He was doing a 3way with Hillary and the First Bitch.

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 10:00 am

Maybe he was visiting a bath house?

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Halfvast Conspirator May 11, 2013 at 4:42 pm

“Think about it: Four Americans (including a U.S. Ambassador) were
murdered by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya as an American President
watched in a secure room halfway around the world – refusing to provide
help.”

Barry’s whereabouts for 6 hours are unknown, and no one knows where he was or what he was doing. That is a BIG question that needs to be answered.

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Tyrone Butternuts May 13, 2013 at 9:30 am

maybe he was pooping, showering, and getting his hair done like the rest of us for those 6 hours ??? !!! can’t a man takes care of his personal needs???

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Mike Hunt May 13, 2013 at 4:11 pm

He was doing a 3way with Hillary and the First Bitch.

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 10:00 am

Maybe he was visiting a bath house?

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GrandTango May 11, 2013 at 5:05 pm

REALLY, FITS…LMAO…

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tomstickler May 11, 2013 at 9:47 pm

This is gonna end up like one of those times when all you get from all that humping is a lot of chafing and no Benghazm.

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earl May 12, 2013 at 8:55 am

No worries…just some bumps in the road…right?

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tomstickler May 11, 2013 at 9:47 pm

This is gonna end up like one of those times when all you get from all that humping is a lot of chafing and no Benghazm.

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earl May 12, 2013 at 8:55 am

No worries…just some bumps in the road…right?

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Cleveland Steamer May 11, 2013 at 10:30 pm

Never too early to throw mud aimed at the dem frontrunner in 2016

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theo May 12, 2013 at 2:05 pm

Too bad Nixon didn’t use the rejoinder …”what does it matter…?what difference does it make?”..when asked about the wire tapping…

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lou May 12, 2013 at 7:31 pm

Billiary has blood on her hands!

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Cleveland Steamer May 11, 2013 at 10:30 pm

Never too early to throw mud aimed at the dem frontrunner in 2016

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theo May 12, 2013 at 2:05 pm

Too bad Nixon didn’t use the rejoinder …”what does it matter…?what difference does it make?”..when asked about the wire tapping…

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lou May 12, 2013 at 7:31 pm

Billiary has blood on her hands!

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RonnieRaygun May 12, 2013 at 5:16 pm

Maybe Obama should refit and send a battleship to Libya. That laughable show seemed to satisfy the conservatives when Ronnie Reagan let a couple hundred sleeping Marines get blown up in Lebanon.

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ed May 12, 2013 at 7:27 pm

Please cite evidence that President Reagan knew that the marines were about to be bombed,that President Reagan was able to prevent the bombing, but that Ronnie instead chose to go to sleep and repeatedly ignored pleas for assistance whilst the Amercans perished over a protracted period of time…Thanks..

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:21 am

How much evidence do you need. You put 200 marines into the middle of a war zone, where people have been using car and truck bombs for years and fail to provide adequate security against car and truck bombs. Seems like negligence to me.

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RonnieRaygun May 12, 2013 at 5:16 pm

Maybe Obama should refit and send a battleship to Libya. That laughable show seemed to satisfy the conservatives when Ronnie Reagan let a couple hundred sleeping Marines get blown up in Lebanon.

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ed May 12, 2013 at 7:27 pm

Please cite evidence that President Reagan knew that the marines were about to be bombed,that President Reagan was able to prevent the bombing, but that Ronnie instead chose to go to sleep and repeatedly ignored pleas for assistance whilst the Amercans perished over a protracted period of time…Thanks..

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Jan May 13, 2013 at 10:21 am

How much evidence do you need. You put 200 marines into the middle of a war zone, where people have been using car and truck bombs for years and fail to provide adequate security against car and truck bombs. Seems like negligence to me.

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9" May 12, 2013 at 7:24 pm

‘Finally’,because you’re a partisan ‘republican. who wants to blame this on Obama/Hillary,by treating it as a ‘scandal’.Embassy attacks are fairly common:

Note: This is not a comprehensive list.Date Location Details Deaths 27 January 1958 Ankara, Turkey Bombing in embassy compound none 26 September 1971 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Attack on embassy softball game 1 1972 Manila, Philippines Attack by communist group, Marine guard wounded none 19 August 1974 Nicosia, Cyprus Riot outside Embassy; Ambassador and assistant shot by sniper 24 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japanese Red Army gunmen raid Embassy noneNovember 21 1979 Islamabad, Pakistan Islamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad)22 December 1979 Tripoli, Libya Islamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya)none 18 April 1983 Beirut, Lebanon Islamic Jihad car bomb destroys Embassy (see April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing)63 12 December 1983 Kuwait City, Kuwaital-Dawa truck bomb outside Embassy 6 20 September 1984 Beirut, Lebanon Hezbollah truck bomb outside Embassy 2 4 November 1984 Bogota, Colombia Car bomb outside Embassy planted by drug cartel 1 February 1986 Lisbon, Portugal Popular Forces 25 April car bomb outside Embassy none 14 May 1986 Jakarta, Indonesia Japanese Red Army mortar barrage none 9 June 1987 Rome, Italy Japanese Red Army mortar barrage none 17 September 1989 Bogota, Colombia RPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailant none 27 July 1993 Lima, Peru Car bomb outside Embassy planted by Shining Path none 13 September 1995 Moscow, Russia RPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailant none 21 June 1998 Beirut, Lebanon RPG fired on Embassy by Hezbollah none 7 August 1998 Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania al-Qaeda simultaneously attacks both Embassies with truck bombs 224 24 April 1999 Yekaterinburg, Russia Car bomb outside Consulate planted by unknown assailant none 22 January 2002 Calcutta, India Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami gunmen attack Consulate 5 14 June 2002 Karachi, Pakistan al-Qaeda truck bomb detonates outside Consulate 12 12 October 2002 Denpasar, Indonesia Consular Office bombed by Jemaah Islamiyah as part of the Bali bombings none 28 February 2003 Islamabad, Pakistan Unknown gunmen attack Embassy 2 30 June 2004 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan suicide bomber attacks Embassy 26 December 2004 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia al-Qaeda gunmen raid diplomatic compound 9 2 March 2006 Karachi, Pakistan Car bomb explodes outside Consulate 2 12 September 2006 Damascus, Syria Gunmen raid US Embassy 4 12 January 2007 Athens, Greece RPG Fired at Embassy by Revolutionary Struggle none 18 March 2008 Sana’a, Yemen Mortar attack against US Embassy 2 9 July 2008 Istanbul, Turkey Armed attack against Consulate 6 17 September 2008 Sana’a, Yemen Two car bombs outside US embassy in Yemeni capital 16 5 April 2010 Peshawar, Pakistan An attack near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills two consulate security guards and at least six others 8 11 September 2012 Cairo, Egypt, Benghazi, Libya, Sana’a A group of terrorists storm the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya — killing the U.S. Ambassador and three staff members 4 1 February 2013 Ankara, Turkey A suicide bomber attacked the American Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Friday, detonating himself inside a security entrance to the compound. 1

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ed May 12, 2013 at 8:44 pm

9mm…we all know embassy attacks are common–that’s indisputable. What is unique about Benghazi is the fact that the battle raged for 7 hours and the Administration chose to abandon its own ambassador–who was reportedly sexually tortured before being murdered…I don’t blame the Administration for the cover-up…the Administration simply has other priorities than protecting its ambassadors and those who protect our embassies…

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9" May 12, 2013 at 7:24 pm

‘Finally’,because you’re a partisan ‘republican. who wants to blame this on Obama/Hillary,by treating it as a ‘scandal’.Embassy attacks are fairly common:

Note: This is not a comprehensive list.Date Location Details Deaths 27 January 1958 Ankara, Turkey Bombing in embassy compound none 26 September 1971 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Attack on embassy softball game 1 1972 Manila, Philippines Attack by communist group, Marine guard wounded none 19 August 1974 Nicosia, Cyprus Riot outside Embassy; Ambassador and assistant shot by sniper 24 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japanese Red Army gunmen raid Embassy noneNovember 21 1979 Islamabad, Pakistan Islamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad)22 December 1979 Tripoli, Libya Islamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya)none 18 April 1983 Beirut, Lebanon Islamic Jihad car bomb destroys Embassy (see April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing)63 12 December 1983 Kuwait City, Kuwaital-Dawa truck bomb outside Embassy 6 20 September 1984 Beirut, Lebanon Hezbollah truck bomb outside Embassy 2 4 November 1984 Bogota, Colombia Car bomb outside Embassy planted by drug cartel 1 February 1986 Lisbon, Portugal Popular Forces 25 April car bomb outside Embassy none 14 May 1986 Jakarta, Indonesia Japanese Red Army mortar barrage none 9 June 1987 Rome, Italy Japanese Red Army mortar barrage none 17 September 1989 Bogota, Colombia RPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailant none 27 July 1993 Lima, Peru Car bomb outside Embassy planted by Shining Path none 13 September 1995 Moscow, Russia RPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailant none 21 June 1998 Beirut, Lebanon RPG fired on Embassy by Hezbollah none 7 August 1998 Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania al-Qaeda simultaneously attacks both Embassies with truck bombs 224 24 April 1999 Yekaterinburg, Russia Car bomb outside Consulate planted by unknown assailant none 22 January 2002 Calcutta, India Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami gunmen attack Consulate 5 14 June 2002 Karachi, Pakistan al-Qaeda truck bomb detonates outside Consulate 12 12 October 2002 Denpasar, Indonesia Consular Office bombed by Jemaah Islamiyah as part of the Bali bombings none 28 February 2003 Islamabad, Pakistan Unknown gunmen attack Embassy 2 30 June 2004 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan suicide bomber attacks Embassy 26 December 2004 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia al-Qaeda gunmen raid diplomatic compound 9 2 March 2006 Karachi, Pakistan Car bomb explodes outside Consulate 2 12 September 2006 Damascus, Syria Gunmen raid US Embassy 4 12 January 2007 Athens, Greece RPG Fired at Embassy by Revolutionary Struggle none 18 March 2008 Sana’a, Yemen Mortar attack against US Embassy 2 9 July 2008 Istanbul, Turkey Armed attack against Consulate 6 17 September 2008 Sana’a, Yemen Two car bombs outside US embassy in Yemeni capital 16 5 April 2010 Peshawar, Pakistan An attack near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills two consulate security guards and at least six others 8 11 September 2012 Cairo, Egypt, Benghazi, Libya, Sana’a A group of terrorists storm the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya — killing the U.S. Ambassador and three staff members 4 1 February 2013 Ankara, Turkey A suicide bomber attacked the American Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Friday, detonating himself inside a security entrance to the compound. 1

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ed May 12, 2013 at 8:44 pm

9mm…we all know embassy attacks are common–that’s indisputable. What is unique about Benghazi is the fact that the battle raged for 7 hours and the Administration chose to abandon its own ambassador–who was reportedly sexually tortured before being murdered…I don’t blame the Administration for the cover-up…the Administration simply has other priorities than protecting its ambassadors and those who protect our embassies…

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Elfego May 12, 2013 at 8:16 pm

The problem with Benghazi is the President did not have time to mess with it. The only way they could have gotten military help was for the President to give the order. He was either asleep or preping for his Vegas Campaign Speech or was asleep and they did not want to bother him..America will never overcome this farce in the White House and the MSM is as responsible for his cover ups as any one.

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Elfego May 12, 2013 at 8:16 pm

The problem with Benghazi is the President did not have time to mess with it. The only way they could have gotten military help was for the President to give the order. He was either asleep or preping for his Vegas Campaign Speech or was asleep and they did not want to bother him..America will never overcome this farce in the White House and the MSM is as responsible for his cover ups as any one.

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Bill May 12, 2013 at 9:44 pm

Ridiculous GOP Political Grand Standing!!!!
Bush had 54 Embassy attacks, with 18 people killed.
He only had 3 Congressional inquires on these disasters: none serious.

Obama has 1 Embassy attack, with 4 people killed and the GOP wants to Impeach him.
GOP should just kiss off, shut up, and pass some GD legislation.
WHICH IS YOUR JOB!!!

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 9:59 am

They’re all a bunch lying bumbling idiots, it just so happens that these lying bumbling idiots got caught red handed.

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Bill May 12, 2013 at 9:44 pm

Ridiculous GOP Political Grand Standing!!!!
Bush had 54 Embassy attacks, with 18 people killed.
He only had 3 Congressional inquires on these disasters: none serious.

Obama has 1 Embassy attack, with 4 people killed and the GOP wants to Impeach him.
GOP should just kiss off, shut up, and pass some GD legislation.
WHICH IS YOUR JOB!!!

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Jay Ellington May 14, 2013 at 9:59 am

They’re all a bunch lying bumbling idiots, it just so happens that these lying bumbling idiots got caught red handed.

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JC May 12, 2013 at 10:34 pm

Had we minded our own damn business and not intervened in Libya to begin with, this attack would never have occurred. The very people who attacked us were the same rebels our media referred to as freedom fighters. This Benghazi saga should be an indictment of the foreign policy practiced by BOTH Republicans and Democrats. Our intervention into the internal politics of foreign nations is the very motivation for these types of attacks. Instead of focusing on changing our foreign policy and the excess militarism of the American Empire, we must listen to mind-numbingly ignorant back and forths from political establishment pundits. which completely ignore the very solution to the problem at hand.

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JC May 12, 2013 at 10:34 pm

Had we minded our own damn business and not intervened in Libya to begin with, this attack would never have occurred. The very people who attacked us were the same rebels our media referred to as freedom fighters. This Benghazi saga should be an indictment of the foreign policy practiced by BOTH Republicans and Democrats. Our intervention into the internal politics of foreign nations is the very motivation for these types of attacks. Instead of focusing on changing our foreign policy and the excess militarism of the American Empire, we must listen to mind-numbingly ignorant back and forths from political establishment pundits. which completely ignore the very solution to the problem at hand.

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Darth May 13, 2013 at 9:06 am

Vince Foster.

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Darth May 13, 2013 at 9:06 am

Vince Foster.

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South of Broad Daze May 13, 2013 at 9:23 am

This is the GOP throwing dirt at Hillary–pure T politics.

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South of Broad Daze May 13, 2013 at 9:23 am

This is the GOP throwing dirt at Hillary–pure T politics.

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