The REAL Benghazi Story: What the White House and Hillary Don't Want You to Know (23 page)

6
.   Esam Mohamed and Robert Burns, “Anas al-Libi, Libyan Militant, Reportedly Captured In Tripoli,” Associated Press article reprinted at the
World Post
, October 5, 2013,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/05/abu-anas-al-libilibya_n_4050844.html
.

7
.   Barbara Starr, “First on CNN: US commandos were poised for raid to capture Benghazi suspect,”
Security Clearance
(CNN blog), October 29, 2013,
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/29/first-on-cnn-us-commandos-were-poised-for-raid-to-capture-benghazi-suspect/
.

8
.   Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt, “U.S. Officials Say Libya Approved Commando Raids,”
New York Times
, October 9, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/world/africa/us-officials-say-libya-approved-commando-raids.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1389711914-LSs9DhQpRflj/2xN21X9Mg
.

9
.   Ibid.

10
. Starr, “First on CNN.”

11
. Ibid.

12
. Schmidt and Schmitt, “U.S. Officials Say Libya Approved Commando Raids.”

13
. Mark Thiessen, “Kidnapped Libyan prime minister pays the price for an Obama leak,”
Washington Post
, October 10, 2013,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-the-consequences-of-an-obama-administration-leak/2013/10/10/cfd5b43c-31ad-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html
.

14
. Adam Goldman and Sari Horwitz, “U.S. efforts stall in capturing suspects in 2012 Benghazi attacks, officials say,”
Washington Post
, December 6, 2013,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-efforts-stall-in-capturing-suspects-in-2012-benghazi-attacks-officials-say/2013/12/05/4847afe4-5dd0-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html
.

15
. Ibid.

1
.   “Hillary Clinton at Benghazi Hearing: ‘What Difference, Does It Make… ,” YouTube video, 1:08, posted by Joe Bunting,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka0_nz53CcM
; accessed March 17, 2014.

2
.   U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, with Additional Views
, September 11–12, 2012 January 15, 2014,
http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/benghazi2014/benghazi.pdf
, “Additional Views of Vice Chairman Chambliss and Senators Burr, Risch, Coats, Rubio, and Coburn,” 11.

3
.   U.S. State Department, “Benghazi: Where Is the State Department Accountability?” Majority Staff Report – House Foreign Affairs Committee, accessed March 17, 2014,
http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/sites/republicans.foreignaffairs.house.gov/files/HFAC%20Majority%20Staff%20Report%20on%20Benghazi.pdf
, 7.

4
.   Ibid., 12.

5
.   US Department of State, “Unclassified” ARB Report, accessed February 26, 2014,
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/202446.pdf
(hereinafter “ARB report”), 30.

6
.   U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Additional Views of Vice Chairman Chambliss and Senators Burr, Risch, Coats, Rubio, and Coburn
, 10.

7
.   Ibid.

8
.   ARB report, 4, 29.

9
.   U.S. State Department, “Benghazi: Where Is the State Department Accountability?” 10.

10
. Brian Knowlton, “U.S. Diplomats, Relieved after Libyan Attack, Are Reinstated,”
New York Times
, August 20, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/world/africa/us-diplomats-relieved-after-libyan-attack-are-reinstated.html?_r=0
.

11
. Maxwell admitted this during a May 7, 2013, interview with the House Foreign Affairs Committee as referenced on page 10 of the Committee’s Majority Staff Report, “Benghazi: Where Is the State Department Accountability?” (See note 3.)

12
. Ibid., 13.

13
. U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Additional Views of Vice Chairman Chambliss and Senators Burr, Risch, Coats, Rubio, and Coburn
, 9.

14
. U.S. State Department, “Benghazi: Where Is the State Department Accountability?” 13.

15
. Stephen F. Hayes, “Lawmakers: CIA #2 Lied to Us about Benghazi,”
Weekly Standard
, March 3, 2014,
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/lawmakerscia-2-lied-us-about-benghazi_782724.html
.

16
. “TRANSCRIPTS Hillary Clinton Senate Hearing: Questions from Senators Flake, Coons, and McCain,” CNN.com, January 23, 2013,
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1301/23/cnr.04.html
.

17
. U.S. House of Representatives, “Interim Progress Report for the Members of the House Republican Conference on the Events Surrounding the September 11, 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya,” April 23, 2013,
https://goodlatte.house.gov/system/uploads/229/original/Libya-Progress-Report.pdf
, 6.

18
. U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Additional Views of Vice Chairman Chambliss and Senators Burr, Risch, Coats, Rubio, and Coburn
, 11.

19
. Catherine Herridge, “Exclusive: Classified cable warned consulate couldn’t withstand ‘coordinated attack,’” Fox News Politics, October 31, 2012,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/31/exclusive-us-memo-warned-libya-consulate-couldnt-withstand-coordinated-attack/
.

20
. Terence P. Jeffrey, “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, May 9, 2013,
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/testimony-stevens-went-benghazi-mission-91112-so-clinton-could-announce-upcoming-libyan
.

21
. Ibid.

22
. Ibid.

23
. Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler, “Backstage Glimpses of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose,”
New York Times
, February 2, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/us/politics/in-behind-scene-blows-and-triumphs-sense-of-clinton-future.html?action=click&module=Search®ion=searchResults%230&version=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%23%2FBackstage%2BGlimpses%2Bof%2BClinton%2Bas%2BDogged%2BDiplomat%2C%2BWin%2Bor%2BLose%2F
.

24
. C. J. Chivers and Eric Schmitt, “Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, with Aid from C.I.A.,”
New York Times
, March 24, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-rebels-expands-with-cia-aid.html?_r=0
.

25
. Catherine Herridge, “Letter questions whether Boehner was briefed on Benghazi ops,” Fox News Politics, January 8, 2014,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/08/letter-questions-whether-boehner-was-briefed-on-benghazi-ops/
.

1
.   See “Ambassador Rice spends Sunday reinforcing White House position that Middle East violence was ‘spontaneous’” Fox News Politics, September 16, 2012,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/16/us-ambassador-rice-backs-administration-violence-sparked-by-anti-muslim-video/
.

2
.   Amie Parnes, “Obama: Extremists used film ‘as an excuse’ to harm US interests,”
The Hill
, September 20, 2012,
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/250813-obama-extremists-used-film-as-an-excuse-to-harm-us-interests
.

3
.   U.S. House of Representatives, “Interim Progress Report for the Members of the House Republican Conference on the Events Surrounding the September 11, 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya,” April 23, 2013,
http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Libya-Progress-Report-Final-1.pdf
, 3. Hereinafter, House, Interim Progress Report.

4
.   See page 2, bullet point 2 under the heading “4:42 p.m.” of the image at
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Benghazi%20Talking%20Points%20Timeline.pdf
.

5
.   Lindsey Boerma, “Official: We knew Benghazi was a terrorist attack ‘from the get-go,’” CBS News, May 5, 2013,
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/official-we-knew-benghazi-was-a-terrorist-attack-from-the-get-go/
.

6
.   Robin Banerji, “Did Ansar al-Sharia carry out Libya attack?” BBC Africa, September 12, 2012,
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-19575753
.

7
.   Leila Fadel, “Consulate Attack Preplanned, Libya’s President Says,” NPR, September 16, 2012,
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/161228170/consulate-attack-preplanned-libya-s-president-says
.

8
.   Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball, “Shifting account of CIA’s Libya talking points fuels Rice controversy,” Reuters, November 28, 2012,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/29/us-usa-benghazi-rice-cia-idUSBRE8AS03F20121129
.

9
.   “Statement from Senators Graham, McCain, and Ayotte,” Press Room (Senator Graham’s official press release website), November 27, 2012,
http://www.lgraham.senate.gov//files/10/34/91/f103491/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=44354784-f8c9-664b-6178-c23a24d5c1ee&IsPrint=true
.

10
. Sharyl Attkisson, “Who changed the Benghazi talking points?” CBS News, November 28, 2012,
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-changed-the-benghazi-talking-points/;http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57555984/who-changed-the-benghazi-talking-points/
.

11
. “Statement from Senators Graham, McCain, and Ayotte.”

12
. Zakaria and Hosenball, “Shifting account of CIA’s Libya talking points fuels Rice controversy.”

13
. Attkisson, “Who changed the Benghazi talking points?”

14
. Rachel Rose Hartman, “Deputy CIA Director Morell to retire to ‘spend more time with family’” Yahoo! News, June 12, 2013,
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/deputy-cia-director-michael-morell-retire-replaced-white-200541735.html
.

15
. Stephen F. Hayes, “Lawmakers: CIA #2 Lied to Us about Benghazi,”
Weekly Standard
, March 3, 2014,
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/lawmakerscia-2-lied-us-about-benghazi_782724.html
.

16
. Philippe I. Reines bio at Beacon Global Strategies website, accessed March 17, 2014,
http://beaconglobalstrategies.com/team/philippe-i-reines/
.

17
. Catherine Herridge, “Report sheds light on ex-CIA deputy director’s role in Benghazi talking points,” Fox News Politics, February 04, 2014,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/04/report-sheds-light-on-ex-cia-director-role-in-benghazi-talking-points/
.

18
. House, Interim Progress Report, 3.

19
. Ibid., 19, 3; emphasis added.

20
. Ibid., 3.

21
. Ibid., 20; emphasis added.

22
. Associated Press, “State Department spending $70G on Pakistan ads denouncing anti-Islam film,” Fox News Politics, September 20, 2012,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/20/state-department-spending-70g-on-pakistan-ads-denouncing-anti-islam-film/
.

23
. “‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker arrested on probation violation,”
L.A. Now
(
Los Angeles Times
blog), September 27, 2012,
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/innocence-of-muslims-filmmaker-arrested-on-probation-violation.html
.

24
. The Hicks quotations that follow are from “Transcript: Whistle-blower’s account of Sept. 11 Libya terror attack,” Fox News, May 8, 2013,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/transcript-whistle-blower-account-sept-11-libya-terror-attack/
.

25
. US Department of State, “Unclassified” ARB Report, accessed February 26, 2014,
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/202446.pdf,25
.

26
. Ibid., 25, 27.

1
.   David D. Kirkpatrick, “A Deadly Mix in Benghazi,” chap. 1,
New York Times
, December 28, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/benghazi/#/?chapt=0
.

2
.   Ibid., chap. 5,
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/benghazi/#/?chapt=4
.

3
.   Ibid., chap. 1.

4
.   Ibid.

5
.   Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, “Al-Qaida in Libya: A Profile” (Washington, D.C., August 2012),
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/aq-libya-loc.pdf
.

6
.   Michael R. Gordon, Eric Schmitt, and Michael S. Schmidt, with reporting from David D. Kirkpatrick and Suliman Ali Zway, “Libya Warnings Were Plentiful, but Unspecific,”
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/world/middleeast/no-specific-warnings-in-benghazi-attack.html?_r=1&
, 1.

7
.   Ibid.

8
.   Ibid., 3.

9
.   Kirkpatrick, “A Deadly Mix in Benghazi,” chap. 1.

10
. The quotations that follow from this article are from David D. Kirkpatrick and Steven Lee Myers, “Libya Attack Brings Challenges for U.S.,” September 12, 2012, mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/world/middleeast/us-envoy-to-libya-is-reported-killed.html.

11
. Ibid.

12
. Eli Lake, “Benghazi’s Al Qaeda Connection,”
Daily Beast
, October 7, 2013,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/07/benghazi-s-al-qaeda-connection.html
.

13
. U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, with Additional Views
, September 11–12, 2012. January 15, 2014,
http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/benghazi2014/benghazi.pdf