Benghazigate: The attempted cover-up by the Obama administration of the facts surrounding the recent Islamic terrorist attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Libya which left several Americans dead.
During what turned out to be
a heated second presidential debate, between President Barrack Hussein Obama,
and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, millions of American's including myself sat
down to watch what was expected to be a rather drab town hall style meeting,
with a still undecided audience asking their own pre-prepared questions, but
towards the end of the debate came a hard ball question concerning the latest
in a series of Obama administration scandals (from the funneling of billions in
tax payer dollars to corporate special interests, to the funneling of thousands
of semi-automatic, and automatic machine guns to Mexican drug lords during operation
Fast and Furious) in what is already widely being referred to in social media circles
as "Benghazigate".
The debate transcript reads as Follows:
QUESTION: It’s Kerry, Kerry Ladka.
OBAMA: Great to see you.
QUESTION: This question actually comes from a brain trust of my friends at Global Telecom Supply (ph) in Minneola yesterday.
OBAMA: Ah.
QUESTION: We were sitting around, talking about Libya, and we were reading and became aware of reports that the State Department refused extra security for our embassy in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the attacks that killed four Americans.
Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?
Obama fails to give a direct answer to the above question, but in the exchange which follows he reveals what the administration knew about the attack at the time it was taking place.
OBAMA: So as soon as we found out that the Benghazi consulate was being overrun, I was on the phone with my national security team...
Up until this time there had been a lot of speculation about who, in the Obama administration, knew what, and when, and while the mainstream media was initially more focused on who actually won tonight's debate, they seemed to miss the elephant in the room. Obama had just contradicted what his Vice President had said about what "we" new, and bold face lied to the American people about the position had taken from the start!
Obama: The day after the attack, governor, I stood in the Rose Garden and I told the American people in the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened. That this was an act of terror, and I also said that we’re going to hunt down those who committed this crime.
CROWLEY: Governor, if you want to…
ROMNEY: Yes, I — I…
CROWLEY: … quickly to this please.
ROMNEY: I — I think it's interesting the president just said something which — which is that on the day after the attack he went into the Rose Garden and said that this was an act of terror.
OBAMA: That’s what I said.
ROMNEY: You said in the Rose Garden the day after the attack, it was an act of terror.
It was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you’re saying?
OBAMA: Please proceed governor.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we get that for the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.
OBAMA: Get the transcript.
Some feel Romney missed a great opportunity to state the obvious, but what more could be said? Obama after weeks of stone-walling, now admits on national television, that he called this a terrorist attack, and treated it as such from the beginning.
At this point, in a bizarre exchange between CNN host Candy Crowley and the candidates, the host takes it upon herself to side with Obama, as applause begins to breaks out.
Crowley apparently fact checking from memory, the President's now infamous Rose Garden speech:
CROWLEY: It - it - it — he did in fact, sir. So let me — let me call it an act of terror…
OBAMA: Can you say that a little louder, Candy?
CROWLEY: He — he did call it an act of terror. It did as well take — it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. You are correct about that.
Rather than trusting the fact checkers, or a hired gun to disseminate this sensitive information for you, I challenge you to take a look for your self, at what Obama actually said in the Rose Garden the day after that fateful night in Benghazi. (transcript provided by forectv.com)
10:43 A.M.
EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.
Every day, all across the world, American diplomats and civilians work
tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. Often, they
are away from their families. Sometimes, they brave great danger.
Yesterday, four of these extraordinary
Americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi. Among those killed was our Ambassador, Chris
Stevens, as well as Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith. We are still
notifying the families of the others who were killed. And today, the
American people stand united in holding the families of the four Americans in
our thoughts and in our prayers.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and
shocking attack. We're working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I've also directed my
administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the
world. And make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to
bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.
Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We
reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But
there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence.
None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal
acts.
Already, many Libyans have joined us in
doing so, and this attack will not break the bonds between the United States and Libya. Libyan security personnel fought back against the
attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find
safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens’s body to the hospital, where we
tragically learned that he had died.
It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens
died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. At
the height of the Libyan revolution, Chris led our diplomatic post in Benghazi. With characteristic skill, courage, and resolve,
he built partnerships with Libyan revolutionaries, and helped them as they
planned to build a new Libya. When the Qaddafi regime came to an end, Chris was
there to serve as our ambassador to the new Libya, and he worked tirelessly to support this young
democracy, and I think both Secretary Clinton and I relied deeply on his
knowledge of the situation on the ground there. He was a role model to
all who worked with him and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his
footsteps.
Along with his colleagues, Chris died in a
country that is still striving to emerge from the recent experience of war.
Today, the loss of these four Americans is fresh, but our memories of them
linger on. I have no doubt that their legacy will live on through the
work that they did far from our shores and in the hearts of those who love them
back home.
Of course, yesterday was already a painful
day for our nation as we marked the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks. We
mourned with the families who were lost on that day. I visited the graves
of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of Arlington Cemetery, and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some
of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed. And then last night, we learned
the news of this attack in Benghazi.
As Americans, let us never, ever forget
that our freedom is only sustained because there are people who are willing to
fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases, lay down their lives for
it. Our country is only as strong as the character of our people and the
service of those both civilian and military who represent us around the globe.
No acts of terror will ever shake the
resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the
values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who
represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that
justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will
be done.
But we also know that the lives these
Americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers. These
four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. They should give every
American great pride in the country that they served, and the hope that our
flag represents to people around the globe who also yearn to live in freedom
and with dignity.
We grieve with their families, but let us
carry on their memory, and let us continue their work of seeking a stronger America and a better world for all of our children.
Thank you. May God bless the memory
of those we lost and may God bless the United States of America.
END
10:48 A.M. EDT
10:48 A.M. EDT
In order to gain an accurate understanding of the subject matter one must read things in context.
Obama simply says they were "killed in an attack", and again reiterates with, "outrageous and shocking attack", and "killers who attacked our people". It sounds like he could be talking about a shark attack at this point, but sharks don't normally attack on dry land.
In the forth paragraph Obama is seen sympathizing with the terrorists, or blaming the infamous video when he says,
"We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.", as if this act by Al Queda had anything to do with religious difference, or a video."
This is like saying I have a reasonable motive to kill my ex wife, if she sends me a video of her having sex with the pool boy.
This is exactly what Romney immediately, and correctly, criticized the Obama administration for. Muslim sympathies and apologies, to whomever may have been offended.
It isn't until the subject turns to 9/11 all the way down the page, where he mentions the word "terror", in a very general way. Does the Main Stream media think we're all idtios, or is it only the undecideds they hope to deceive?
Obama knew the attack in Benghazi was a terrorist attack on 9/11, yet he and his administration chose to mislead the American people, and the U.N., for 14 days after the attack.
Now that's it's on the record, hopefully the committee in charge of investigating this administrations actions, take action, by Impeaching, and/or Jailing any who is involved in this cover-up.
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