even the chairman of the hearing, Darrel Issa, admitted that the only thing new they found was that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack
that's as dumb as something cummings would say
why, the nyt reported breaking news in the op (how can you miss the very op you're discussing?)---hicks was demoted for testifying
that hicks was directed by ms mills NOT to speak to chaffetz, that hicks was directed to be accompanied at all times by a state dept attorney---also breaking
Benghazi witness: State Department told me not to speak to members of Congress | WashingtonExaminer.com
wapo yesterday (link above):
The testimony provided new details on the Sept. 11, 2012, assaults on U.S. installations in Benghazi and their aftermath. But the new information failed to break the political logjam the attacks spawned, with Republicans and Democrats offering starkly different interpretations of what happened and who within the U.S. government is to blame.
But in expanding the narrative of the intensely politicized episode, the witnesses raised fresh questions about whether then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her deputies were sufficiently engaged in assessing the security posture of diplomatic posts last year.
also new, potential bombshell, courtesy wapo:
Clinton was planning to travel to Libya later in the year and had signaled that she wanted the United States to turn its temporary mission in Benghazi into a formal diplomatic post.
which is why, according to regional security officer (rso) eric nordstrom, ambassador stevens was in libya (which failed to meet state dept security standards) in the first place
Testimony: Stevens Went to Benghazi Mission on 9/11/12 So Clinton Could Announce on Upcoming Libyan Visit It Had Become Permanent U.S. Post | CNS News
you really need to shut up and read, else you'll always be ignorant
in addition to serious new questions of substance, yesterday's hearing also failed to answer the questions that have been at the center of this disaster since the beginning and even before, such as:
in the weeks and months before the deadly attack, when the city was subject to at least 5 serious incidents of terrorism, including an assassination attempt against the british ambassador and the blowing of a hole in the wall of the us consulate, exactly WHO at state denied so many documented requests for increased security, including those from chris stevens himself, and WHY?
why was the security team at Benghazi stripped from 16 members to only 4, after a pair were carjacked, "shortly before the attack," according to wapo above?
who made THAT call?
exactly who ordered lt col gibson to stand down and exactly why?
why was no plane sent from souba, exactly what are our response capabilities?
and if that's the best we can do, why?
why wasn't fest put into operation?
who changed the cia's original talking points, which advised the american people about the danger posed by "islamic extremists with ties to al qaeda," which called out "ansar al sharia" and "jihadists," and why were such accurate descriptors scrubbed from intel's initial explanation?
why are truth tellers being punished and intimidated, threatened and demoted, why does state insist one of its lawyers accompany whistle blowers wherever they go?
why did pickering and mullen, authors arb, refuse to testify?
with whom did they speak and with whom did they not?
where are the survivors, why are they kept secret?
where was hillary all day and all nite, exactly what was she doing?
why did her boss go to bed?
y'know, elijah cummings has NO comeback (as of now) to any of the above
yesterday, my side was able to say pretty much anything we wanted, and our opposition just sat there and took it
i can tell you personally that i know that cummings is nowhere near smart enough for what you're coming up against, you need to find someone else (but you're stuck with him)
look forward to more hearings, lots of them, the loyal opposition is just getting started
you better get your lies and alibis in a row, a very long, almost endless row
boehner's gonna go special committee, nothing's gonna be able to stop em
62% of House GOP Now Co-Sponsoring Bill for Special Committee on Benghazi | CNS News
there's a great deal more i know that you don't but you can only handle so much at a time
stay tuned