No WONDER they didn't want to call it a TERRORIST attack....

[AZGrizFan]

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U.S. diplomats in Libya repeatedly asked the Obama administration for more security in Benghazi in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate but were "denied these resources," two congressional lawmakers said.

House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, pressed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for more information on those requests and other concerns in a letter Tuesday.

They detailed a string of attacks and other security incidents in Benghazi starting in April, and asked the State Department what measures it took to address the threat. They claimed officials have told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee of "repeated requests" for additional security.

"Based on information provided to the committee by individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya, the attack that claimed the ambassador's life was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in Libya in the months leading up to September 11, 2012," they wrote. "In addition, multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the committee that, prior to the September 11 attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these resources by officials in Washington."

A State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday that Clinton plans to respond to the lawmakers' questions.

The House committee plans to hold an Oct. 10 hearing on security in the region leading up to the attack. The letter to Clinton alleges 12 incidents that showed the deteriorating security situation on the ground.
The reported incidents include an account that members of the Libyan security force were urged by their family members to quit over rumors "of an impending attack."
The letter also said threats on Facebook prompted Ambassador Chris Stevens to stop taking morning runs around Tripoli, though he reportedly later resumed those runs. The letter included other incidents, which have been well documented, including the June attack on a convoy carrying the British ambassador. Plus it said "assailants" put an explosive device at the gate of the U.S. Consulate in early June, blowing a hole in the security perimeter.

"Put together, these events indicated a clear pattern of security threats that could only be reasonably interpreted to justify increased security for U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi," the lawmakers wrote.

Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11.

Fox News reported on Friday that the physical security was so substandard at the Benghazi consulate that it required a waiver, signed off in Washington by the secretary of state, the head of diplomatic security, or the heads of foreign building operations. A State Department spokeswoman said there would be no comment on the issue until their internal investigation is complete.

The department, meanwhile, has stood by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice in the face of criticism and calls for her resignation. Rice came under fire for claiming repeatedly the Sunday after the attack that it was a "spontaneous" reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film. The administration now acknowledges the assault was a coordinated terror attack.


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Rice should be in the unemployment line along with Holder.

[Ivytalk]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10 ... lawmakers/

U.S. diplomats in Libya repeatedly asked the Obama administration for more security in Benghazi in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate but were "denied these resources," two congressional lawmakers said.

House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, pressed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for more information on those requests and other concerns in a letter Tuesday.

They detailed a string of attacks and other security incidents in Benghazi starting in April, and asked the State Department what measures it took to address the threat. They claimed officials have told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee of "repeated requests" for additional security.

"Based on information provided to the committee by individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya, the attack that claimed the ambassador's life was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in Libya in the months leading up to September 11, 2012," they wrote. "In addition, multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the committee that, prior to the September 11 attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these resources by officials in Washington."

A State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday that Clinton plans to respond to the lawmakers' questions.

The House committee plans to hold an Oct. 10 hearing on security in the region leading up to the attack. The letter to Clinton alleges 12 incidents that showed the deteriorating security situation on the ground.
The reported incidents include an account that members of the Libyan security force were urged by their family members to quit over rumors "of an impending attack."
The letter also said threats on Facebook prompted Ambassador Chris Stevens to stop taking morning runs around Tripoli, though he reportedly later resumed those runs. The letter included other incidents, which have been well documented, including the June attack on a convoy carrying the British ambassador. Plus it said "assailants" put an explosive device at the gate of the U.S. Consulate in early June, blowing a hole in the security perimeter.

"Put together, these events indicated a clear pattern of security threats that could only be reasonably interpreted to justify increased security for U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi," the lawmakers wrote.

Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11.

Fox News reported on Friday that the physical security was so substandard at the Benghazi consulate that it required a waiver, signed off in Washington by the secretary of state, the head of diplomatic security, or the heads of foreign building operations. A State Department spokeswoman said there would be no comment on the issue until their internal investigation is complete.

The department, meanwhile, has stood by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice in the face of criticism and calls for her resignation. Rice came under fire for claiming repeatedly the Sunday after the attack that it was a "spontaneous" reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film. The administration now acknowledges the assault was a coordinated terror attack.


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Rice should be in the unemployment line along with Holder.

They can always get jobs with ACORN.

[Chizzang]

Yeah it's unprecedented that an administration would ignore threat security warnings...


Yeah that would never happen under a Republican


(See original 9/11 attack and threat warnings)

[Grizalltheway]

Yeah it's unprecedented that an administration would ignore threat security warnings...


Yeah that would never happen under a Republican


(See original 9/11 attack and threat warnings)

That was all Clinton's fault, fool. Try to keep up.

[Wedgebuster]

Yeah it's unprecedented that an administration would ignore threat security warnings...


Yeah that would never happen under a Republican


(See original 9/11 attack and threat warnings)

That was all Clinton's fault, fool. Try to keep up.

Yeah, what he said..

[AZGrizFan]

Yeah it's unprecedented that an administration would ignore threat security warnings...


Yeah that would never happen under a Republican


(See original 9/11 attack and threat warnings)

I never said it was unprecedented. But the lackeys on the left didn't waste any time lambasting Bush for that, now did they? Try and keep up.

[andy7171]

Yeah it's unprecedented that an administration would ignore threat security warnings...


Yeah that would never happen under a Republican


(See original 9/11 attack and threat warnings)

The point being Bush didn't deny it was a terrorist attack for over a week.

[Wedgebuster]

But everybody knows that if the POTUS says we were terrorist attacked then folks in NYC will start sprinting down the sidewalks in their high heels squealing like pigs every time they hear a jet overhead, you will have to show up three days at the airport prior to your flights, we will be forced to elect and re-elect any conk headed repub that talks tough like Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfield, and we will be forced by the new to be seated POTUS to spend a lot of money shopping and going on vacation.

Who wants all that shit again??

[AZGrizFan]

But everybody knows that if the POTUS says we were terrorist attacked then folks in NYC will start sprinting down the sidewalks in their high heels squealing like pigs every time they hear a jet overhead, you will have to show up three days at the airport prior to your flights, we will be forced to elect and re-elect any conk headed repub that talks tough like Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfield, and we will be forced by the new to be seated POTUS to spend a lot of money shopping and going on vacation.

Who wants all that shit again??

All would have been a moot point if he'd have just said yes to the requested security details.

[Chizzang]

If Obama was smart he'd use this as an opportunity to declare war and attack Canada - or whoever...



(We know for a fact now that works)

[CAA Flagship]

If Obama was smart he'd use this as an opportunity to declare war and attack Canada

Yeah. Screw those french speaking hockey nazis with the currency that nobody wants.

[JohnStOnge]

Rice should be in the unemployment line along with Holder

It's not Rice per se. We have a congenital liar in the White House. Everything about him is false.

Yeah I know people say "all politicians are like that." But I don't think so. I think this guy is extreme.

But he's going to win so I'll just recite the Serenity Prayer. And I'll continue to recite it because he's not the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is that we now have a population that will actually elect somebody like him and that's not something that's going to go away in four years.

[Chizzang]

Rice should be in the unemployment line along with Holder

It's not Rice per se. We have a congenital liar in the White House. Everything about him is false.

Yeah I know people say "all politicians are like that." But I don't think so. I think this guy is extreme.

But he's going to win so I'll just recite the Serenity Prayer. And I'll continue to recite it because he's not the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is that we now have a population that will actually elect somebody like him and that's not something that's going to go away in four years.

After Bush Cheney how can you ever go back..?
And it could get worse before it gets better - hang on this might get bumpy

[Seahawks08]

It's not Rice per se. We have a congenital liar in the White House. Everything about him is false.

Yeah I know people say "all politicians are like that." But I don't think so. I think this guy is extreme.

But he's going to win so I'll just recite the Serenity Prayer. And I'll continue to recite it because he's not the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is that we now have a population that will actually elect somebody like him and that's not something that's going to go away in four years.

Right...and Mitt Romney is so much better.

[BDKJMU]

Embassies Facing Security Cuts Waste Money on Chevy Volts

"...... A State Department contract from March of this year details the purchase of a Chevy Volt for $47,500 for use at a U.S. embassy in Norway. The sticker price for a 2013 model year is $39,145 (before the $7,500 tax credit upon individual purchase). Obviously the government doesn't get a tax credit because it's not an individual income tax filer. But it left me wondering, why did the State Department pay $47,500 instead of $39,145? Why did they pay an extra $8,000?

Then I noticed that the State Department also paid over $108,000 for another contract, dated May of this year, for a Volt-specific charging station at our embassy in Vienna, Austria. But according to GM's Volt FAQ site ("Charging" --> "Charging station -- Preparing for your Volt"):

Every Volt comes standard with a 120V portable charge cord that can plug into most common household outlets and will fully charge a Volt in about 10 hours, depending on outdoor temperature. You can also have a 240V charging station (additional cost plus installation) professionally installed in your home that will reduce the charging time to about four hours.

Even if a consumer needs an electrical converter, the 240V dedicated charging stations cost, at most, around $2,000 (and guess what? consumers get tax credits for these, too). What did the embassy spend the extra $100K on?

And this is where it actually starts to get ridiculous. The State Department also recently threw a big party (photos of two Chevy Volts at the event here) to celebrate the "greening" of the American Embassy in Vienna. There's actually a "League of Green Embassies" website.

As it relates to Benghazi consulate security, sequestration will gut $129 million from embassy security, maintenance and construction budgets. The State Department should be devoting its sure-to-dwindle resources to security guards and/or equipment in order to prevent a repeat of the deaths of Ambassador Stevens and the others in Libya.

These Chevy Volt-related purchases are symbols of misguided Obama administration priorities. I'm sure these two embassies aren't the only places the government has spent money on environmental idealism instead of practical security measures."
http://nlpc.org/stories/2012/10/02/emba ... hevy-volts" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[89Hen]

But everybody knows that if the POTUS says we were terrorist attacked then folks in NYC will start sprinting down the sidewalks in their high heels squealing like pigs every time they hear a jet overhead, you will have to show up three days at the airport prior to your flights, we will be forced to elect and re-elect any conk headed repub that talks tough like Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfield, and we will be forced by the new to be seated POTUS to spend a lot of money shopping and going on vacation.

Who wants all that shit again??

Hyperbole alert.

[Grizalltheway]

Rice should be in the unemployment line along with Holder

It's not Rice per se. We have a congenital liar in the White House. Everything about him is false.

Yeah I know people say "all politicians are like that." But I don't think so. I think this guy is extreme.

But he's going to win so I'll just recite the Serenity Prayer. And I'll continue to recite it because he's not the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is that we now have a population that will actually elect somebody like him and that's not something that's going to go away in four years.

Look, Mr Logic himself is trying pray away his supposed problems.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

You wanted the POS Obama so you all could feel good about yourselves...........now deal with it.

[YoUDeeMan]

Right...and Mitt Romney is so much better.

Yes...Obama supporters have been reduced to this. Our guy's proven idiocy is soooooooooooooo much better than a former successful Gov. of Mass. who dares to challenge our guy and his Bushisms.



Hope and change...hope and change.

[Seahawks08]

Yes...Obama supporters have been reduced to this. Our guy's proven idiocy is soooooooooooooo much better than a former successful Gov. of Mass. who dares to challenge our guy and his Bushisms.



Hope and change...hope and change.

Have fun voting for a guy who wants to INCREASE the defense spending. Should go over real well when you bitch and moan about his foreign policies too.

[YoUDeeMan]

Yes...Obama supporters have been reduced to this. Our guy's proven idiocy is soooooooooooooo much better than a former successful Gov. of Mass. who dares to challenge our guy and his Bushisms.



Hope and change...hope and change.

Have fun voting for a guy who wants to INCREASE the defense spending. Should go over real well when you bitch and moan about his foreign policies too.

Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not voting for Romney.

I am not a lemming.

[Ivytalk]

Have fun voting for a guy who wants to INCREASE the defense spending. Should go over real well when you bitch and moan about his foreign policies too.

Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not voting for Romney.

I am not a lemming.

I am voting for Romney,and I'm no lemming either, Clucker.

[Chizzang]

Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not voting for Romney.

I am not a lemming.

I am voting for Romney,and I'm no lemming either, Clucker.

He will ascend to God Status and get his own planet if you vote for him..!!!
I might vote for him just to see that happen - It could happen you know
After all: It is written - the infallible word of God - it's all right there

[Seahawks08]

Sorry to disappoint you...I'm not voting for Romney.

Damn.










Ron Paul?

[SeattleGriz]

I am voting for Romney,and I'm no lemming either, Clucker.

He will ascend to God Status and get his own planet if you vote for him..!!!
I might vote for him just to see that happen - It could happen you know
After all: It is written - the infallible word of God - it's all right there

For someone who says they don't give a shit about religion, you know a lot about religion.

You better suck at the teat, or you won't be invited.