Republican House Intel committee exhonerates Obama, Hillary, Rice

[mercury14]

Apologies will be accepted.

House intel panel debunks many Benghazi theories

By KEN DILANIAN

AP Intelligence WriterNovember 21, 2014 Updated 2 hours ago
Benghazi Investigation

WASHINGTON — A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies, the investigation of the politically charged incident determined that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, intelligence about who carried it out and why was contradictory, the report found. That led Susan Rice, then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to inaccurately assert that the attack had evolved from a protest, when in fact there had been no protest. But it was intelligence analysts, not political appointees, who made the wrong call, the committee found. The report did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people.

The House Intelligence Committee report was released with little fanfare on the Friday before Thanksgiving week. Many of its findings echo those of six previous investigations by various congressional committees and a State Department panel. The eighth Benghazi investigation is being carried out by a House Select Committee appointed in May.

The attacks in Benghazi killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, foreign service officer Sean Smith, and two CIA contractors, Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty. A Libyan extremist, Ahmed Abu Khatalla, is facing trial on murder charges after he was captured in Libya and taken to the U.S.

In the aftermath of the attacks, Republicans criticized the Obama administration and its then-secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is expected to run for president in 2016. People in and out of government have alleged that a CIA response team was ordered to "stand down" after the State Department compound came under attack, that a military rescue was nixed, that officials intentionally downplayed the role of al-Qaida figures in the attack, and that Stevens and the CIA were involved in a secret operation to spirit weapons out of Libya and into the hands of Syrian rebels. None of that is true, according to the House Intelligence Committee report.

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The other six House reports did the same thing.
http://www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7265187/house-benghazi-report

 

[mercury14]

Notice how it was released late Friday afternoon right before a Holiday week.

Republicans are trying to hide it.

 

[Adre]

But, but, but...Lerner!!!

 

[mercury14]

The True Believers (tm) are saying the report is fake because... Republicans are just trying to protect Hillary. It's getting real weird.

 

[cowslinger64]

But, but, but...Lerner!!!

Don't forget OBAMA = BAD!



I'm sure another half dozen investigations will reveal something really good.. vette said this next one to come out will have alllll new stuff!!!!

 

[mercury14]

Eighth time's a charm.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

Eighth time's a charm.

damn, I thought you got a real job .... guess not. welcome back

 

[mercury14]

How's your little med tech job treating you?

 

[akatrex]

House intel panel debunks Benghazi YouTube Video theory?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

"The report did find, however, that the State Department facility where Stevens and Smith were killed was not well-protected, and that State Department security agents knew they could not defend it from a well-armed attack. Previous reports have found that requests for security improvements were not acted upon in Washington."

"Rice's comments were based on faulty intelligence from multiple agencies, according to the report. Analysts received 21 reports that a protest occurred in Benghazi, the report said —14 from the Open Source Center, which reviews news reports; one from the CIA; two from the Defense Department; and four from the National Security Agency."

So explain it to me again, how are Obama and Hillary not responsible for what happens at the Pentagon or the State Department.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I don't believe anybody thought the attack was the result o a spontaneous demonstration. Especially after CIA and DOD sources described the military precision and the heavy weapons in use. I can believe there was a demonstration and organized terrorists co-opted it and turned it into a deadly attack.

 

[mercury14]

Box, the report said that Rice said what she said because that's what the intelligence community's position was at the time. She did nothing wrong. If Romney or McCain were pres they'd be operating under the same intelligence.

 

[mercury14]

"The report did find, however, that the State Department facility where Stevens and Smith were killed was not well-protected, and that State Department security agents knew they could not defend it from a well-armed attack. Previous reports have found that requests for security improvements were not acted upon in Washington."

"Rice's comments were based on faulty intelligence from multiple agencies, according to the report. Analysts received 21 reports that a protest occurred in Benghazi, the report said —14 from the Open Source Center, which reviews news reports; one from the CIA; two from the Defense Department; and four from the National Security Agency."

So explain it to me again, how are Obama and Hillary not responsible for what happens at the Pentagon or the State Department.

Yes it was not well-enough protected. But Hillary doesn't make staffing micro-decisions at the thousands of US facilities around the globe, therefore the report said she did nothing wrong.

Regarding your last paragraph, the intelligence community is not a bunch of political appointees that change with each administration. So the House Republican report didn't hold the Obama administration for initially getting things wrong. The administration has to operate off what the intelligence community tells them.

 

[mercury14]

the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

Any questions?

 

[mercury14]

You guys got Grubered.

Are you mad?

Why not?

Why no outrage when your own people spend two years telling you bold-faced lies that you bought, no questions asked?

 

[akatrex]

Rice is the Emperors Puppet.

 

[mercury14]

Rice is the Emperors Puppet.

And the Republicans' own investigations (all seven of them) find her not guilty of wrongdoing.

I'm sure they'll come back after Thanksgiving and apologize, right?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Yes it was not well-enough protected. But Hillary doesn't make staffing micro-decisions at the thousands of US facilities around the globe, therefore the report said she did nothing wrong.

Regarding your last paragraph, the intelligence community is not a bunch of political appointees that change with each administration. So the House Republican report didn't hold the Obama administration for initially getting things wrong. The administration has to operate off what the intelligence community tells them.

Oh! The NOT MY JOB MON! Defense. Did Hillary or Obama sack anyone for getting it wrong? If the Pubs get it wrong or look the other way its not a vote of confidence by us voters.

 

[Deleted member 1655181]

Apologies will be accepted.


http://www.theolympian.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2014/11/21/3438489_house-intel-panel-debunks-many.html

The other six House reports did the same thing.
http://www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7265187/house-benghazi-report

I don't trust anything coming out of the Associated Press, nor NBC ABC CBS CNN. They're in the tank for their leader. Case in point is they have not and will not mention one word about the little elitist shit bag Gruber. They choose the new they deem important and leave the "sheep" ill informed. Fuck that. Shit bag communist Caesar obama owes us an apology (resignation) for all of his crimes, capital crimes, treasonous crimes.

 

[mercury14]

You don't understand. The Republican House said that the CIA and the military did nothing wrong either. Their assessment was initially inaccurate before they adjusted it to be accurate. That's not wrongdoing, it was just their initial assessment.

 

[mercury14]

I don't trust anything coming out of the Associated Press, nor NBC ABC CBS CNN. They have not mentioned one word about the little elitist shit bag Gruber. They chose the new they deem important and leave the "sheep" ill informed. What else should we apologize for? Fuck that. Shit bag communist Caesar Obama owes us an apology (resignation) for all of his crimes, capital crimes, treasonous crimes.

Then read it on Fox News.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/2...y-missteps-in-benghazi-attack-gop-controlled/

No stand down order or military missteps in Benghazi attack, GOP-controlled intel panel finds
Published November 21, 2014

WASHINGTON – A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

The report alleges no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies surrounding the incident, the report concludes that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.

The report blames the Obama administration's inaccurate portrayal of the attack as having evolved from a protest on fragmentary and contradictory intelligence from the CIA. It finds no intent to mislead the American public.

 

[Deleted member 1655181]

Oh! The NOT MY JOB MON! Defense. Did Hillary or Obama sack anyone for getting it wrong? If the Pubs get it wrong or look the other way its not a vote of confidence by us voters.

It wouldn't matter what the intel community had to say. Obama and his apparatchiks spin everything for political advantage no matter what it does to the country. He's a narcissistic piece of shit.

 

[phrodeau]

I don't trust anything coming out of the Associated Press, nor NBC ABC CBS CNN. They're in the tank for their leader. Case in point is they have not and will not mention one word about the little elitist shit bag Gruber. They choose the new they deem important and leave the "sheep" ill informed. Fuck that. Shit bag communist Caesar obama owes us an apology (resignation) for all of his crimes, capital crimes, treasonous crimes.

I don't trust anyone who thinks Obama is a communist.

Sorry.

 

[mercury14]

It wouldn't matter what the intel community had to say. Obama and his apparatchiks spin everything for political advantage no matter what it does to the country. He's a narcissistic piece of shit.

The Republican House says they did not do anything like that at all.

You were duped.

 

[mercury14]

You were Grubered.

Where's your outrage?