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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:17 PM Nov 2014

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah - House intel debunks everything about Benghazi

less than two weeks after the elections


https://news.yahoo.com/house-intel-panel-debunks-many-benghazi-theories-213031463--politics.html
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A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies, the investigation of the politically charged incident determined that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, intelligence about who carried it out and why was contradictory, the report found. That led Susan Rice, then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to inaccurately assert that the attack had evolved from a protest, when in fact there had been no protest. But it was intelligence analysts, not political appointees, who made the wrong call, the committee found. The report did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people.

The House Intelligence Committee report was released with little fanfare on the Friday before Thanksgiving week. Many of its findings echo those of six previous investigations by various congressional committees and a State Department panel. The eighth Benghazi investigation is being carried out by a House Select Committee appointed in May.

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All fucking lies all the fucking time - time for the word treason to be used for these goons

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Bwaaaaaaaaaaah - House intel debunks everything about Benghazi (Original Post) malaise Nov 2014 OP
Wrong answer. Martin Eden Nov 2014 #1
Hannity doesn't care gwheezie Nov 2014 #2
The timing for the release of the report is amazing malaise Nov 2014 #3
A whole minute? Not likely Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2014 #14
They are about to resurrect the IRS zombie BumRushDaShow Nov 2014 #4
More bullshit malaise Nov 2014 #5
Hopefully once Issa's chairmanship concludes at the end of this session. nt BumRushDaShow Nov 2014 #6
That would be great malaise Nov 2014 #7
I think this is why Mr.Bill Nov 2014 #17
No kidding? He's going? Except... Probably be replaced by a Tealiban maniac... freshwest Nov 2014 #23
I believe that Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) BumRushDaShow Nov 2014 #26
Humm. Huntsman is supposed to be moderate. But GOP lockstep will make him act nutso. Sigh... freshwest Nov 2014 #29
Hey, Darrell! Warpy Nov 2014 #8
+1,000 malaise Nov 2014 #10
Geeze.. you'd think the gop oxymoronic house intel would be able to cook something up Cha Nov 2014 #9
They did malaise Nov 2014 #11
Election is over... kentuck Nov 2014 #12
Thread winner malaise Nov 2014 #24
Yes, but Steve Doocy said Benghazi was bad by Obama! Kingofalldems Nov 2014 #13
R#8 & K n/t UTUSN Nov 2014 #15
Hillary is probably enjoying a glass of champagne. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #16
it won't matter .... voters only have a memory span of 2 1/2 months groundloop Nov 2014 #18
It'll surface again when Hillary runs. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #19
So how much money was wasted on this? Stryst Nov 2014 #20
and how much congressional time that could've been used 'productively'. Shoulda gone after W. n/t JudyM Nov 2014 #21
Instead, the Justice Department Stryst Nov 2014 #22
Demand a refund from the RNC for the taxpayer money they spent on this. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #25
cheer up repubs. it served its purpose mnmoderatedem Nov 2014 #27
Issa should be made... 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #28

malaise

(269,157 posts)
3. The timing for the release of the report is amazing
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:40 PM
Nov 2014

This is a Friday news dump on steroids.
ReTHUGs and their hacks spew fugging lies all the fucking time.

Mr.Bill

(24,317 posts)
17. I think this is why
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:40 PM
Nov 2014

Issa is losing his chairmanship. It's pretty bad when John Boehner thinks you're a failure.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
23. No kidding? He's going? Except... Probably be replaced by a Tealiban maniac...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 01:16 AM
Nov 2014
I can just picture what the Senate investigations committee will be after next year... And it'll be just as crazy...

BumRushDaShow

(129,395 posts)
26. I believe that Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 08:15 AM
Nov 2014

is taking over the Oversight Committee...



OMG - I just looked at his bio. His father was Jewish, his mother was Christian Scientist and he eventually converted to Mormonism. His whole family were Democrats and his father had previously been married to Michael Dukakis' current wife (and John Dukakis is is half-brother). He was a co-chariman for Dukakis' campaign in Utah in '88. But after being possessed by zombie Raygun a few years later, he became a rethug and worked for Huntsman... and I suppose the rest is history.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
29. Humm. Huntsman is supposed to be moderate. But GOP lockstep will make him act nutso. Sigh...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 04:30 PM
Nov 2014
Thanks for the heads up on what we can expect for the next 2 years... A theocrat pushing against all secular institutions. There's enough of that on the local level in many states now...

Warpy

(111,332 posts)
8. Hey, Darrell!
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:51 PM
Nov 2014

When you can't get even fellow eejits in the Clown Congress to go along with your scam, it's time to shut up. That's right, Darrell, just SHUT UP.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
10. +1,000
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 10:25 PM
Nov 2014

Meanwhile the LYING ReTHUG politicians and the hacks all head home for the holidays and this fades into distant memory. People are so gullible.

Cha

(297,574 posts)
9. Geeze.. you'd think the gop oxymoronic house intel would be able to cook something up
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 10:07 PM
Nov 2014

about Benghazi?

No? Nothing.. after how much time and American Taxpayers $$$$$$ Wasted?!

mahalo malaise

Stryst

(714 posts)
20. So how much money was wasted on this?
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:19 AM
Nov 2014

Meanwhile my SSID and VA checks together barely cover my bills.

JudyM

(29,270 posts)
21. and how much congressional time that could've been used 'productively'. Shoulda gone after W. n/t
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:41 AM
Nov 2014

Stryst

(714 posts)
22. Instead, the Justice Department
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:46 AM
Nov 2014

spent their time and money raiding medical marijuana dispensaries.

True Blue Door

(2,969 posts)
25. Demand a refund from the RNC for the taxpayer money they spent on this.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 06:28 AM
Nov 2014

While we're at it, get back the $90 million of our money they spent going after President Clinton.

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)
27. cheer up repubs. it served its purpose
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:47 AM
Nov 2014

smear Obama. smear democrats. sway voters.

now I suppose I'll just sit back and wait for republicans to investigate any of the dozen embassy and consulate attacks that occurred under W.


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