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		<title>By: mahilena</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mahilena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 01:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[gop actually is fundraising off their deaths @TGowdySC  DO NOT BELIEVE IT? 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gop actually is fundraising off their deaths @TGowdySC  DO NOT BELIEVE IT?<br />
<a href="http://pic.twitter.com/hZxSDEh83I" rel="nofollow">http://pic.twitter.com/hZxSDEh83I</a></p>
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		<title>By: DontMessWithAmerica</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DontMessWithAmerica]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find several benevolent billionaires with a strong sense of justice to put up several million for an independent investigation in Libya and in Egypt to pay whistle blowers handsomely and you&#039;ll get all the data and proof to impeach Obama and indict Hillary.  There was a Muslim Brotherhood connection in this attack and the present Egyptian administration could in all likelihood help - they would be most willing to help because their chief enemy as America&#039;s chief enemy sits in our White House.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Find several benevolent billionaires with a strong sense of justice to put up several million for an independent investigation in Libya and in Egypt to pay whistle blowers handsomely and you&#8217;ll get all the data and proof to impeach Obama and indict Hillary.  There was a Muslim Brotherhood connection in this attack and the present Egyptian administration could in all likelihood help &#8211; they would be most willing to help because their chief enemy as America&#8217;s chief enemy sits in our White House.</p>
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		<title>By: SadPuppy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SadPuppy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So there you have it, power can be usurped at the Executive level and the US can be turned into a tyranny. Can&#039;t live under the delusion of freedom anymore, checks and balances have been subverted by criminals. All that&#039;s needed now is a dollar collapse and the USA can officially enter the third world, while the criminal bastards that caused it all escape with he wealth. Ironic isn&#039;t it?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So there you have it, power can be usurped at the Executive level and the US can be turned into a tyranny. Can&#8217;t live under the delusion of freedom anymore, checks and balances have been subverted by criminals. All that&#8217;s needed now is a dollar collapse and the USA can officially enter the third world, while the criminal bastards that caused it all escape with he wealth. Ironic isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: TomM</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TomM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, all those actual instances of voter fraud convictions supports your claim....oh, wait a minute....never mind....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, all those actual instances of voter fraud convictions supports your claim&#8230;.oh, wait a minute&#8230;.never mind&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: defcon 4</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[defcon 4]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voter fraud, the ace in the hole for the corrupt democraptic party.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Voter fraud, the ace in the hole for the corrupt democraptic party.</p>
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		<title>By: TomM</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TomM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is nothing but more fodder from the anti Obama/Hillary loons who cannot accept that Obama was elected not once but twice and who will do anything to smear Hillary before her (soon to be victorious) presidential bid.  As noted by Jim Ward, the bipartisan ARB has already reviewed all of this and presented their findings to Congress so this &quot;letter&quot; is just more silly nonsense. Also, Obama and Hillary are not my &quot;heroes&quot;. While I did vote for Obama twice, I do not agree with everything he&#039;s done but, considering the alternative, he was clearly the best choice. Like I said, Obama is not my hero, he&#039;s just my president (and yours also whether you admit and/or agree with that). So what are you going to do once Hillary&#039;s president for the next 8 years after Obama?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is nothing but more fodder from the anti Obama/Hillary loons who cannot accept that Obama was elected not once but twice and who will do anything to smear Hillary before her (soon to be victorious) presidential bid.  As noted by Jim Ward, the bipartisan ARB has already reviewed all of this and presented their findings to Congress so this &#8220;letter&#8221; is just more silly nonsense. Also, Obama and Hillary are not my &#8220;heroes&#8221;. While I did vote for Obama twice, I do not agree with everything he&#8217;s done but, considering the alternative, he was clearly the best choice. Like I said, Obama is not my hero, he&#8217;s just my president (and yours also whether you admit and/or agree with that). So what are you going to do once Hillary&#8217;s president for the next 8 years after Obama?</p>
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		<title>By: defcon 4</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[defcon 4]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I looked, my rep. signed it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I looked, my rep. signed it.</p>
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		<title>By: defcon 4</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/frontpagemag-com/benghazi-victims-families-demand-real-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-5344278</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[defcon 4]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not quite yet. People haven&#039;t been disappearing yet, at least as far as we know.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not quite yet. People haven&#8217;t been disappearing yet, at least as far as we know.</p>
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		<title>By: defcon 4</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[defcon 4]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The names will be taken down for later use by the NSA and the other alphabet soup of federal law enforcement agencies, while the petition will be round-filed.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The names will be taken down for later use by the NSA and the other alphabet soup of federal law enforcement agencies, while the petition will be round-filed.</p>
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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/frontpagemag-com/benghazi-victims-families-demand-real-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-5344262</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NAHALKIDES]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeding the trolls is never as productive as shining a disinfecting light on the Progressive project.  You may not think it&#039;s so funny when the truth finally does come out - your heroes Barry Soetoro and Hillary Clinton are not going to come out smelling like roses, and we already know how deceitful they are.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Feeding the trolls is never as productive as shining a disinfecting light on the Progressive project.  You may not think it&#8217;s so funny when the truth finally does come out &#8211; your heroes Barry Soetoro and Hillary Clinton are not going to come out smelling like roses, and we already know how deceitful they are.</p>
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		<title>By: TomM</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TomM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you have time to &quot;go to work&quot; on this but you don&#039;t have to respond to all of Jim Ward&#039;s errors? That&#039;s funny.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you have time to &#8220;go to work&#8221; on this but you don&#8217;t have to respond to all of Jim Ward&#8217;s errors? That&#8217;s funny.</p>
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		<title>By: Leland64</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leland64]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve read Boehner has refused to create a select committee to investigate Benghazi.  My question is why?  Does the administration have knowledge of something unsavory regarding the Speaker? Blackmail?  I wonder.  I also wonder why the administration has not pursued the Benghazi perpetrators.  I wonder if the trail leads to the Muslim Brotherhood, former Egyptian president Morsi, MB operations in Syria, and/or schemes to gain the release of the Blind Sheik?  any thing is possible and these issues have been publicly rumored for some time.  Why not create a select committee to find the truth?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve read Boehner has refused to create a select committee to investigate Benghazi.  My question is why?  Does the administration have knowledge of something unsavory regarding the Speaker? Blackmail?  I wonder.  I also wonder why the administration has not pursued the Benghazi perpetrators.  I wonder if the trail leads to the Muslim Brotherhood, former Egyptian president Morsi, MB operations in Syria, and/or schemes to gain the release of the Blind Sheik?  any thing is possible and these issues have been publicly rumored for some time.  Why not create a select committee to find the truth?</p>
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		<title>By: Nhóm Đào Tạo</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/frontpagemag-com/benghazi-victims-families-demand-real-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-5344232</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nhóm Đào Tạo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[how the relevant agencies and the executive branch responded to it and 
whether appropriate congressional notifications were made;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-malaysia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ve may bay di Malaysia&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-singapore&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ve may bay di Singapore&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-my&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ve máy bay di My&lt;/a&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how the relevant agencies and the executive branch responded to it and<br />
whether appropriate congressional notifications were made;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-malaysia" rel="nofollow">ve may bay di Malaysia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-singapore" rel="nofollow">ve may bay di Singapore</a><br />
<a href="http://www.abay.vn/Ve-quoc-te/ve-may-bay-di-my" rel="nofollow">ve máy bay di My</a></p>
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		<title>By: tatave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tatave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They can demand what they want,nothing will happen.Quite interesting to notice the silence of the &quot;great defenders&quot; those so prompt to jump to the recue of Ted Kennedy,Clinton etc etc,Where are tose low lives?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They can demand what they want,nothing will happen.Quite interesting to notice the silence of the &#8220;great defenders&#8221; those so prompt to jump to the recue of Ted Kennedy,Clinton etc etc,Where are tose low lives?</p>
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		<title>By: tatave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tatave]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worst than the Gestapo or KGB.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worst than the Gestapo or KGB.</p>
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		<title>By: toc7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[toc7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Totally agree!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Totally agree!</p>
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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NAHALKIDES]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You parrot the Left&#039;s talking points very well - I&#039;d say you earned your pay this week.  Of course, almost everything you state is wrong - I haven&#039;t the time to go into all your errors, but your post is pure propaganda.  Perhaps you should apply for a job with the NYT - but here, we&#039;ve no use for you.  A cover-up have already been proven - now we want to know exactly what has been covered up, and since you won&#039;t be any help, just stand aside and let us go to work.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You parrot the Left&#8217;s talking points very well &#8211; I&#8217;d say you earned your pay this week.  Of course, almost everything you state is wrong &#8211; I haven&#8217;t the time to go into all your errors, but your post is pure propaganda.  Perhaps you should apply for a job with the NYT &#8211; but here, we&#8217;ve no use for you.  A cover-up have already been proven &#8211; now we want to know exactly what has been covered up, and since you won&#8217;t be any help, just stand aside and let us go to work.</p>
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		<title>By: Dallas25305</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dallas25305]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Benghazi where the four murdered men where white, Obama 
doesn&#039;t care.  As his old hag, Hillary said &quot;what difference does it 
make&quot; or in other words who cares. They care about themselves and 
pushing his Marxist ideology.  However, with a lying, racist 
like Barak Hussein in power you can&#039;t expect any better.  Honor is a 
word that he doesn&#039;t even know exists.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Benghazi where the four murdered men where white, Obama<br />
doesn&#8217;t care.  As his old hag, Hillary said &#8220;what difference does it<br />
make&#8221; or in other words who cares. They care about themselves and<br />
pushing his Marxist ideology.  However, with a lying, racist<br />
like Barak Hussein in power you can&#8217;t expect any better.  Honor is a<br />
word that he doesn&#8217;t even know exists.</p>
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		<title>By: Jim Ward</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Ward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her remarks the very day after the attack on the Benghazi outpost, Secretary Clinton told the American people that, &quot;Heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings.&quot;

Days later, Ambassador Susan Rice told Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, “Whether they were al-Qaida affiliates, whether they were Libyan-based extremists or al-Qaida itself I think is one of the things we’ll have to determine.” 

It has long been established that the Benghazi outpost was neither an embassy or a consulate, but was largely a CIA operation. The light U.S. military footprint in Libya, while avoiding a repeat of the Bush quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, toppled the Qaddafi dictatorship and led to the first democratic elections -- in which the conservative Islamics were big losers -- in 40 years. Qaddafi, of course, was the tyrant linked to the terrorist deaths of hundreds of Americans and who President Reagan called the &quot;Mad Dog of the Mideast.&quot; 

Stevens, then a &quot;Special Envoy&quot; to the rebels, arrived in Libya on a Greek Cargo ship with the CIA and other personnel. During the revolution, CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) soldiers and Pentagon Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) commandos utilized indigenous fighters as &quot;force multipliers.&quot; In post-war Libya, the mission was to secure the many MANPADS that had been looted from Qaddafi&#039;s arsenals during the war. These shoulder-fired missiles posed grave dangers to civilian aviation. Despite the many security risks, this mission was too vital to just abandon as Republican partisans claim -- in hindsight -- should have happened. And all the activities in Libya, of course, were authorized with the signing of a &quot;Presidential Finding&quot; and were carried out with oversight by Republicans and Democrats alike on the Congressional Intelligence Committees.

These covert forces, by design not happenstance, provided security at the outpost, reinforced the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) force and local security. As Commanding General Ham and the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified, Stevens himself turned down multiple offers of an increased military presence at the outpost. This was likely due to the clandestine nature of the operation and the fact that a large Western invasion force would not have made the delicate mission of disarming the numerous militias and creating a central national security force any easier. 

Three CIA/JSOC response teams comprised the Benghazi rescue and evacuation operation. They were further reinforced by dozens of fighters from the February 17th Brigade, Libyan Shield, and Libyan Military Intelligence arriving in more than 50 armored vehicles. In the end, these forces killed dozens of the attacking militants, secured the bodies of our four dead, and escorted nearly 40 Americans to safety. 

We have had more than a year of investigations and reports. Six different Congressional committees. More than 30 hearings and staff briefings. More than 25,000 pages of documents provided to Congress. An FBI investigation -- including interviews with the surviving personnel just days after the attack, the transcripts of which have been provided to Congress. The bipartisan Accountability Review Board (ARB) investigation -- which also had full access to all surviving personnel -- and their classified and unclassified reports to Congress. 

The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified that the President authorized the immediate deployment of all forces necessary to save lives in Benghazi and that the White House was fully engaged with the military command center for the duration of the attacks. Commanding General Ham testified that he had full authority to order an air response but that it was neither indicated or timely. Former Secretary of Defense, Republican Robert Gates declared that he would have responded in the same manner and that critics have a cartoonish view of our military capabilities. 

The ARB  presented their report -- classified and unclassified versions -- to Congress. They interviewed more than 100 people and had full access to the Benghazi survivors -- just as the team of FBI investigators and lab technicians did at Ramstein Air Force Base just days after the attacks. The transcripts of these interviews were also provided to Congress. This was confirmed by the bipartisan leadership of the ARB, Ambassador Pickering, President George H.W. Bush&#039;s U.N. envoy, and Gen. Mullen, the top U.S. general under President George W. Bush. &quot;We had unfettered access to State Department personnel and documents. There were no limitations,&quot; Mullen said. &quot;We received the full cooperation of all witnesses and every State Department office. We interviewed everyone we thought it was necessary to interview. We operated independently and were given freedom to pursue the investigation as we deemed necessary.&quot;

Congress also has had direct contact with the survivors. Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell -- along with CIA officers who were at the agency&#039;s Benghazi base on the night of the attack -- testified at a classified hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence back in May. 

Even the conservative Washington Times reported last June that there was no &quot;stand down&quot; ordered in regard to Benghazi. The Republican-led House Armed Services Oversight Committee -- based on the testimony of the military and others actually involved -- made an unusual public statement after a classified hearing and confirmed there was no &quot;stand down.&quot;

Now we have had more of the CIA force on the ground in Benghazi testify before Congress. They confirmed that the response time was the result of the Team Leader seeking more intelligence and reinforcement from Libyan fighters. Once again it is confirmed that there was no delay or &quot;stand down&quot; resulting from any orders from superiors. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In her remarks the very day after the attack on the Benghazi outpost, Secretary Clinton told the American people that, &#8220;Heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings.&#8221;</p>
<p>Days later, Ambassador Susan Rice told Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, “Whether they were al-Qaida affiliates, whether they were Libyan-based extremists or al-Qaida itself I think is one of the things we’ll have to determine.” </p>
<p>It has long been established that the Benghazi outpost was neither an embassy or a consulate, but was largely a CIA operation. The light U.S. military footprint in Libya, while avoiding a repeat of the Bush quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, toppled the Qaddafi dictatorship and led to the first democratic elections &#8212; in which the conservative Islamics were big losers &#8212; in 40 years. Qaddafi, of course, was the tyrant linked to the terrorist deaths of hundreds of Americans and who President Reagan called the &#8220;Mad Dog of the Mideast.&#8221; </p>
<p>Stevens, then a &#8220;Special Envoy&#8221; to the rebels, arrived in Libya on a Greek Cargo ship with the CIA and other personnel. During the revolution, CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) soldiers and Pentagon Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) commandos utilized indigenous fighters as &#8220;force multipliers.&#8221; In post-war Libya, the mission was to secure the many MANPADS that had been looted from Qaddafi&#8217;s arsenals during the war. These shoulder-fired missiles posed grave dangers to civilian aviation. Despite the many security risks, this mission was too vital to just abandon as Republican partisans claim &#8212; in hindsight &#8212; should have happened. And all the activities in Libya, of course, were authorized with the signing of a &#8220;Presidential Finding&#8221; and were carried out with oversight by Republicans and Democrats alike on the Congressional Intelligence Committees.</p>
<p>These covert forces, by design not happenstance, provided security at the outpost, reinforced the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) force and local security. As Commanding General Ham and the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified, Stevens himself turned down multiple offers of an increased military presence at the outpost. This was likely due to the clandestine nature of the operation and the fact that a large Western invasion force would not have made the delicate mission of disarming the numerous militias and creating a central national security force any easier. </p>
<p>Three CIA/JSOC response teams comprised the Benghazi rescue and evacuation operation. They were further reinforced by dozens of fighters from the February 17th Brigade, Libyan Shield, and Libyan Military Intelligence arriving in more than 50 armored vehicles. In the end, these forces killed dozens of the attacking militants, secured the bodies of our four dead, and escorted nearly 40 Americans to safety. </p>
<p>We have had more than a year of investigations and reports. Six different Congressional committees. More than 30 hearings and staff briefings. More than 25,000 pages of documents provided to Congress. An FBI investigation &#8212; including interviews with the surviving personnel just days after the attack, the transcripts of which have been provided to Congress. The bipartisan Accountability Review Board (ARB) investigation &#8212; which also had full access to all surviving personnel &#8212; and their classified and unclassified reports to Congress. </p>
<p>The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified that the President authorized the immediate deployment of all forces necessary to save lives in Benghazi and that the White House was fully engaged with the military command center for the duration of the attacks. Commanding General Ham testified that he had full authority to order an air response but that it was neither indicated or timely. Former Secretary of Defense, Republican Robert Gates declared that he would have responded in the same manner and that critics have a cartoonish view of our military capabilities. </p>
<p>The ARB  presented their report &#8212; classified and unclassified versions &#8212; to Congress. They interviewed more than 100 people and had full access to the Benghazi survivors &#8212; just as the team of FBI investigators and lab technicians did at Ramstein Air Force Base just days after the attacks. The transcripts of these interviews were also provided to Congress. This was confirmed by the bipartisan leadership of the ARB, Ambassador Pickering, President George H.W. Bush&#8217;s U.N. envoy, and Gen. Mullen, the top U.S. general under President George W. Bush. &#8220;We had unfettered access to State Department personnel and documents. There were no limitations,&#8221; Mullen said. &#8220;We received the full cooperation of all witnesses and every State Department office. We interviewed everyone we thought it was necessary to interview. We operated independently and were given freedom to pursue the investigation as we deemed necessary.&#8221;</p>
<p>Congress also has had direct contact with the survivors. Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell &#8212; along with CIA officers who were at the agency&#8217;s Benghazi base on the night of the attack &#8212; testified at a classified hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence back in May. </p>
<p>Even the conservative Washington Times reported last June that there was no &#8220;stand down&#8221; ordered in regard to Benghazi. The Republican-led House Armed Services Oversight Committee &#8212; based on the testimony of the military and others actually involved &#8212; made an unusual public statement after a classified hearing and confirmed there was no &#8220;stand down.&#8221;</p>
<p>Now we have had more of the CIA force on the ground in Benghazi testify before Congress. They confirmed that the response time was the result of the Team Leader seeking more intelligence and reinforcement from Libyan fighters. Once again it is confirmed that there was no delay or &#8220;stand down&#8221; resulting from any orders from superiors. </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Especially if we, the
people, do nothing about it. 


How about mailing a copy of this letter to Mr.
Boehner with a note mentioning your outrage and adding your name to the list of
its signatories? 


How about emailing those of your representatives who are not among the 179 sponsors and demanding that they do the job for which they were elected if they want to keep a chance to be re-elected?


Sure it&#039;s a tedious process, but we loose the right to complain if we don&#039;t do anything about this scandal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Especially if we, the<br />
people, do nothing about it. </p>
<p>How about mailing a copy of this letter to Mr.<br />
Boehner with a note mentioning your outrage and adding your name to the list of<br />
its signatories? </p>
<p>How about emailing those of your representatives who are not among the 179 sponsors and demanding that they do the job for which they were elected if they want to keep a chance to be re-elected?</p>
<p>Sure it&#8217;s a tedious process, but we loose the right to complain if we don&#8217;t do anything about this scandal.</p>
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