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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: txradioguy on October 10, 2012, 06:20:26 AM
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The size and "lethality" of the attack on the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead was "unprecedented," a senior State Department official said today.
Senior State Department officials today gave the most detailed account to-date of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other diplomats. One official said the nature of the assault was unparalleled in recent history.
"The lethality and number of armed people is unprecedented," one of the officials said. "There was no attack anywhere in Libya -- Tripoli or Benghazi -- like this, So it is unprecedented and would be very, very hard to find a precedent like that in recent diplomatic history."
Though the timeline of events outlined on the call was similar to the last official account of the incident, which was given on Sept. 12, some stark differences and new details were revealed.
The biggest difference was a clear statement that there were no protests before the attack. Also it was revealed that former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods died from a mortar attack and that officials still do not know how Stevens, who was suffering from severe smoke inhalation, made it from the compound to the hospital.
The officials gave a vivid narrative of the events of the night, painting a picture of exactly what the compound looked like.
There were four buildings in the main compound, according to the State Department's narrative: The barracks where the local guards were housed; Building C, which is the main building that contained Stevens residence; Building B, a building on the compound; and the TOC (Tactical Operations Center) that served as the main security and communications center for the compound.
The area of the compound was about the size of a football field, with a nine-foot-high wall, topped by three feet of barbed wire.
On Sept. 11, Stevens did not leave the compound because of security fears due to the 9/11 anniversary. He had arrived in Benghazi the day before with five guards in total. Two additional Diplomatic Security agents from Tripoli were with him in addition to the three agents normally detailed to the compound.
Though some administration officials had initially said that the attack grew out of protests over an anti-Muslim film, the senior State Department official told reporters today that "nothing was out of the ordinary" on the night of the attack.
At 8:30 p.m., the ambassador said goodnight to a visiting Turkish diplomat outside the compound and the streets were empty. But at 9:40 p.m., noises, gunfire and an explosion were heard by the agents located in the TOC and Building B.
The agent in the TOC looked at one of the camera feeds monitoring the perimeter and saw a large group of armed men entering the compound. Asked about the initial reports of the protests, the official said that while "others" in the administration may have said there were protests, the State Department did not.
"That was not our conclusion," the official said. "I'm not saying that we had a conclusion."
This starts a series of events during which Stevens, Information Specialist Sean Smith and the agent locked themselves in a safe area in Building C. The area is set aside from the rest of the building by a metal grille with several locks and contained a small room with water and medical supplies.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/attack-benghazi-consulate-unprecedented-state-department-official/story?id=17438780#.UHVYNVHoqf0
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There was no protest. It was a coordinated attack. obama knew from day one! And did nothing!! This is worse than Watergate. The media will do nothing because of their love for obama, and obama will continue to blame it on a video. This is all in a effort of obama to support the Muslim Brotherhood (His people). obama is a Muslim terrorist supporter, plain and simple. I hope Romney brings this up at the next debate, and I hope Romney brings him up on charges when he elected. This is down right pathetic. obama is a loser...
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"Unprecedented?" Compared to blowing up the embassy in Beirut, or the embassy attacks in Africa during Clinton's Presidency? They're only 'Unprecedented' if you woke up on a new planet today.
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Glenn Beck was saying today that obama knew about it the day it happen, was told that it was a coordinated attack, and that the ambassador was missing. What does he do? He doesn't have a briefing on what to do, he doesn't say lets figure out where the ambassador is; he went to ****in bed because he had to go to a fundraiser the next day! Talk about a cheap excuse for a man. He is a pathetic jack ass who cares about no one but himself and his terrorists friends.
Of course we all know that the next day he concocted the Anti Muslim Video story to cover his stupid ass and the Muslim Brotherhood's ass up.
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"Unprecedented?" Compared to blowing up the embassy in Beirut, or the embassy attacks in Africa during Clinton's Presidency? They're only 'Unprecedented' if you woke up on a new planet today.
Kobar Towers, USS Cole
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Didja ever notice how the term "unprecedented" is a fave buzzword of the Obamabots?
That's gotta be unprecedented. To have that term shoved down our throats as often as it's been.
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Didja ever notice how the term "unprecedented" is a fave buzzword of the Obamabots?
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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And now they're trying to claim they never cited that shitty video as a "reason" that Al-Q attacked the consulate.
I swear, we need to get some adults in charge of this country, pronto.
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"Unprecedented?"
:wtf2: :bs:
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Well one thing is unprecedented, we have never had a president this incompetent at the helm during an attack.
We have never had a president apologize to the enemy as 4 of our citizens lie there dead.
We have never had a president go before the UN and apologize that we have a first amendment.
We have never had a president lie day after day about the cause of the "bump in the road".
So yes this is unprecedented.
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He doesn't have a briefing on what to do, he doesn't say lets figure out where the ambassador is; he went to ****in bed because he had to go to a fundraiser the next day!
He probably told Clinton to "take care of it...".
BTW: That ambassador Kennedy did quite a tap dance in the hearing today.
But, as Republicans on the Oversight Committee pointed out, that appears to contradict Kennedy’s comments from a September 12 unclassified briefing, when he reportedly called it a terrorist attack.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/10/10/state-dept-meltdown-at-benghazi-hearing/
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And now they're trying to claim they never cited that shitty video as a "reason" that Al-Q attacked the consulate.
I swear, we need to get some adults in charge of this country, pronto.
They have the video footage proving that they did. Hannity showed it on his show tonight... The obama admin is pathetic....
One thing I do like is that Rep. Issa is pissed. I hope he rips this admin apart. They are so inept and stupid.
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I'm beginning to think that the Mohammed video was just a card up the Obama administrations sleeve. They were hoping it was an Ace, but it turned out to be a deuce.
That video had been around for months and months with nothing about it coming from the Muslim hordes. But, I'll bet Obama's team knew about it. With the way they track everything else on the internet, does anyone think they didn't know about it?
September 11 rolls around and 4 Americans are murdered in a country that Obama has been supportive of the rebels. Well, we can't have that, and everyone knows that al Qaeda doesn't figure into the equation because Obama killed bin Laden.
What's the excuse for what was obviously a well planned, timed and coordinated attack on our embassy? Why lookie here, we'll play the Mohammed Video card and that will calm things down.
Wrong, that excuse actually gave the video more exposure and set off some legitimate protests against it in several countries.
Am I being :tinfoil2: or does this plausible?
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I'm beginning to think that the Mohammed video was just a card up the Obama administrations sleeve. They were hoping it was an Ace, but it turned out to be a deuce.
That video had been around for months and months with nothing about it coming from the Muslim hordes. But, I'll bet Obama's team knew about it. With the way they track everything else on the internet, does anyone think they didn't know about it?
September 11 rolls around and 4 Americans are murdered in a country that Obama has been supportive of the rebels. Well, we can't have that, and everyone knows that al Qaeda doesn't figure into the equation because Obama killed bin Laden.
What's the excuse for what was obviously a well planned, timed and coordinated attack on our embassy? Why lookie here, we'll play the Mohammed Video card and that will calm things down.
Wrong, that excuse actually gave the video more exposure and set off some legitimate protests against it in several countries.
Am I being :tinfoil2: or does this plausible?
Sounds plausible.
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After what happened with Fast & Furious, I wonder if there wasn't more behind the guy who supposedly made the video to begin with.
I trust nothing that Washington or the media puts out anymore.
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"Unprecedented?" Compared to blowing up the embassy in Beirut, or the embassy attacks in Africa during Clinton's Presidency? They're only 'Unprecedented' if you woke up on a new planet today.
No shit! Didn't lose 240 Marines in that one?
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After what happened with Fast & Furious, I wonder if there wasn't more behind the guy who supposedly made the video to begin with.
I trust nothing that Washington or the media puts out anymore.
From what I understand the guy who made the video is a "Coptic Christian", the Christians being slaughtered in Egypt (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/coptic-christians-slaughtered-in-egypt-as-the-world-looks-away/story-e6frg6zo-1226056354274) by Muslims.
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From what I understand the guy who made the video is a "Coptic Christian", the Christians being slaughtered in Egypt (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/coptic-christians-slaughtered-in-egypt-as-the-world-looks-away/story-e6frg6zo-1226056354274) by Muslims.
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The last I saw of that guy, he was being arrested, and never heard more about it.
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The last I saw of that guy, he was being arrested, and never heard more about it.
They let him go. I believe they were using some trumped-up charge of probation violation to haul him in for questioning (he isn't supposed to have access to a computer but someone managed to upload to video to the internet).
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No shit! Didn't lose 240 Marines in that one?
That was actually a whole different Beirut bombing. They blew up the embassy as well as the Marine barracks, but not at the same time.
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That was actually a whole different Beirut bombing. They blew up the embassy as well as the Marine barracks, but not at the same time.
Losin' 240 Marines sticks in my hide! What really pissed me off was it was Regan! He did a fine job, but that really pissed me off when we didn't do anything about it!
What O'bummer was worse! They asked for security and Hitlery turned 'em down!
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