Difference between revisions of "2012 Benghazi attack"

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-* '''2012-10-24''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/10/24/issa-seriously-needs-to-go/ Issa Seriously Needs to Go ]: [[Darryl Issa]], in his zeal to damage the Obama administration over the Benghazi attacks, has released documents revealing the identity of Libyans working with the U.S. government and exposed them to reprisals.
+* '''2012-09-12''' (Wed) [[URL/to file::http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/libya-fast-team/|What Happened in Benghazi Was a Battle]] "It was not a simple mob that attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday, killing four Americans. Benghazi was the scene of a pitched battle, one in which unknown Libyan assailants besieged American diplomats with small-arms fire for over four hours, repelling several attempts by U.S. personnel to regain control of it. [...] much of what has been initially reported in the media on Wednesday has proven incorrect."
+* '''2012-09-13''' (Thu) [[URL/to file::http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2012/09/treating-benghazi-like-bain.html|Treating Benghazi Like Bain]]
+* '''2012-10-19'''
+** [[URL/to file::http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/19/1147347/-Report-Darrel-Issa-s-Benghazi-document-dump-reveals-identities-of-Libyans-working-with-U-S|Report: Darrell Issa's Benghazi document dump reveals identities of Libyans working with U.S.]]
+** [[URL/to file::http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/10/19/issa-compromises-libyan-allies-with-benghazi-document-dump/|GOP blows secrets and risks lives in document dump ahead of debate]]
+* '''2012-10-24''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/10/24/issa-seriously-needs-to-go/|Issa Seriously Needs to Go]]: [[Darryl Issa]], in his zeal to damage the Obama administration over the Benghazi attacks, has released documents revealing the identity of Libyans working with the U.S. government and exposed them to reprisals.
+* '''2012-12-03''' [[URL/to file::http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-cias-benghazi-role/5313834|The CIA's Benghazi Role]]
 * anti-coverup:
-** '''2012-10-25''' [http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/10/benghazi-libya-state-emails GOP's Benghazi Smoking Gun Goes Up in Smoke]
+** '''2012-10-25''' [[URL/to file::http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/10/benghazi-libya-state-emails|GOP's Benghazi Smoking Gun Goes Up in Smoke]]
-*** '''Accusation''': "[T]he president and his advisers repeatedly told us the attack was spontaneous reaction to the anti-Muslim video and that it lacked information suggesting it was a terrorist assault" ([http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/white-house-e-mails-blow-up-its-libya-cover-story/2012/10/24/713ed4e6-1d8e-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html?wprss=rss_right-turn Jennifer Rubin]); "Barack Obama was willfully and knowingly lying to the American people." ([http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/10/lies-scandal-and-politics-benghazi/ Danielle Pletka])
+*** '''Accusation''': "[T]he president and his advisers repeatedly told us the attack was spontaneous reaction to the anti-Muslim video and that it lacked information suggesting it was a terrorist assault" ([[URL/to file::http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/white-house-e-mails-blow-up-its-libya-cover-story/2012/10/24/713ed4e6-1d8e-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html|Jennifer Rubin]]); "Barack Obama was willfully and knowingly lying to the American people." ([[URL/to file::http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/10/lies-scandal-and-politics-benghazi/|Danielle Pletka]])
 *** '''Reality''': Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, the group suspected of attacking the consulate, expressed approval of the assault but never claimed responsibility for it. Of course, it could have been another group, but what's the evidence that there was ''any'' terrorist group involved? And why is it important?
+** '''2012-11-01''' [[URL/to file::http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/world/africa/cia-played-major-defensive-role-in-libya-attack.html?pagewanted=all|C.I.A. Played Major Role Fighting Militants in Libya Attack]
-** '''2013-05-08''' [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/08/1982151/witnesses-debunk-benghazi/?mobile=nc GOP Star Witnesses Debunk Right-Wing Benghazi Conspiracy Theories]
+** '''2013-05-08''' [[URL/to file::http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/08/1982151/witnesses-debunk-benghazi/?mobile=nc|GOP Star Witnesses Debunk Right-Wing Benghazi Conspiracy Theories]]
 *** '''Accusations''':
 **** 1. F-16s could have been sent to Benghazi to prevent 2nd wave of attacks.
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 *** '''Reality''':
-**** 1. Joint Chief of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-benghazi-hearing-20130508,0,136759.story said] that no air assets were in range the night of the attack.
+**** 1. Joint Chief of Staff Gen Martin Dempsey [[URL/to file::http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-benghazi-hearing-20130508,0,136759.story|said]] that no air assets were in range the night of the attack.
-**** 2. All three witnesses [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/26/1205051/-Conspiracy-riddled-House-Republican-Benghazi-report-suffers-fatal-very-stupid-flaw agreed] that the name of the Secretary of State (who was at that time Hillary Clinton) is placed at the bottom of all outgoing cables and telegrams from Foggy Bottom, whether the Secretary has viewed them or not.
+**** 2. All three witnesses [[URL/to file::http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/26/1205051/-Conspiracy-riddled-House-Republican-Benghazi-report-suffers-fatal-very-stupid-flaw|agreed]] that the name of the Secretary of State (who was at that time Hillary Clinton) is placed at the bottom of all outgoing cables and telegrams from Foggy Bottom, whether the Secretary has viewed them or not.
 **** 3. The team was ready to be deployed to secure the airport, not to join the fighting at the CIA annex. Another team had already been deployed to Benghazi earlier.
-** '''2013-05-09''' [http://www.politicususa.com/republican-propagandists-pr-push-prove-benghazi-hearings-politically-motivated.html Republican PR Push Proves Benghazi Hearings Are Politically Motivated]
+** '''2013-05-09''' [[URL/to file::http://www.politicususa.com/republican-propagandists-pr-push-prove-benghazi-hearings-politically-motivated.html|Republican PR Push Proves Benghazi Hearings Are Politically Motivated]]
-** '''2013-05-10''' [http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/11/18184149-a-look-at-the-republican-benghazi-talking-points-as-theyve-been-laid-out-so-far A look at the Republican Benghazi talking points as they've been laid out so far] (video: [[Rachel Maddow]])
+** '''2013-05-10''' [[URL/to file::http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/11/18184149-a-look-at-the-republican-benghazi-talking-points-as-theyve-been-laid-out-so-far|A look at the Republican Benghazi talking points as they've been laid out so far]] (video: [[Rachel Maddow]])
 *** [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/vp/51849144#51849144 full show] in which Benghazi is put in context of relentless and generally pointless GOP attacks on Obama
 * pro-coverup:
+** '''2012-10-17''' [[URL/to file::http://frontpagemag.com/2012/matthew-vadum/candy-crowleys-benghazi-lifeline-to-obama/|]]: not really clear what the accusation is.
 *** Note that this is an unashamedly partisan site: their tagline is "Inside Every Liberal Is A Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out"
-** '''2013-05-12''' [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323716304578479312876899572.html Benghazi Disinformation Points] "Friday's revelation that the Obama Administration's talking points on Benghazi were revised a dozen times adds another reason not to trust the official story line. It also gives Congress new cause to keep digging."
+** '''2013-05-12''' [[URL/to file::http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323716304578479312876899572.html|Benghazi Disinformation Points]] "Friday's revelation that the Obama Administration's talking points on Benghazi were revised a dozen times adds another reason not to trust the official story line. It also gives Congress new cause to keep digging."
-** '''2013-05-12'''(?) [http://m.weeklystandard.com/articles/benghazi-scandal-grows_722032.html The Benghazi Scandal Grows]:
+** '''2013-05-12'''(?) [[URL/to file::http://m.weeklystandard.com/articles/benghazi-scandal-grows_722032.html|The Benghazi Scandal Grows]]:
 *** '''Accusation''': talking points emailed on 2012-09-14 described the incident as "a terrorist attack conducted by a large group of Islamic extremists, including some with ties to al Qaeda." A revised draft on 2012-09-15 mentioned only "extremists" who might have participated in "violent demonstrations." Article claims there is reason to believe the first version is correct.
 *** '''Reality''':
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 *** Article is datestamped 2013-05-20, but it was posted on or before 2013-05-12.
 * security funding:
+** '''2012-10-10''' [[URL/to file::http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/10/985191/chaffetz-absolutely-funding-embassy-security/?mobile=nc|]]: "Rep. [[Jason Chaffetz]] (R-UT) said today that he voted to cut funding for U.S. embassy security amid political attacks from Republicans that the Obama administration did not do enough to secure the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya that was attacked last month."

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