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| Topic Started: Nov 12 2012, 10:07 PM (676 Views) | |
| Zechariah | Nov 12 2012, 10:07 PM Post #1 |
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Neither Hillary Clinton Nor David Petraeus Will Testify At Benghazi Hearings Today, Congress embarks upon a week of hearings and in order to determine what actually occurred in the September 11 attacks on Benghazi. However, it appears that two of the most important and knowledgeable sources will not be testifying. Former CIA director David Petraeus, who resigned on Friday when an FBI investigation uncovered evidence of his extramarital affair, will no longer appear before lawmakers. His interim replacement, Mike Morrel, will testify on the CIA's behalf. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has come under serious flak for allegedly ignoring requests to beef up security at the Benghazi consulate prior to its attack, will not testify as well. "She was asked to appear at House Foreign Affairs next week, and we have written back to the Chairman to say that she’ll be on travel next week," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters on Friday. Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy and Assistant Secretary Eric Boswell, two top ranking officials at State, will appear at the hearings in her stead. Clinton will be in Australia to attend the annual Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations. Rumors have circulated — which both sides have rebuffed — that the United States is concerned with possible budget cuts to the Australian military. The U.S. sees Australia as a strong counterweight to the growing military powers in the Pacific, including China. Both Petraeus and Clinton would have testified in closed sessions. While the replacements chosen to appear before congress are very high-level experts, some lawmakers and observers are not pleased that neither Clinton nor Petraeus will show in what some have deemed an extensive cover up by the Obama administration. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Clinton it was "disappointing that we have yet to receive any response from your Department and that we are receiving more information from the press than from the Administration," in a letter last week. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/clinton-to-miss-benghazi-hearings-2012-11#ixzz2C43PfCEa |
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| Whozthatgurl | Nov 12 2012, 10:46 PM Post #2 |
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I love the Obama administration... They play hardball and that's how it should be. If the shoe was on the other foot and believe me it has been the RETHUGLICANS would be doing the same thing. |
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| Zechariah | Nov 12 2012, 10:54 PM Post #3 |
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Oh, that's quite true. When it comes to this, they must all take the same approach. |
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| Whozthatgurl | Nov 12 2012, 11:04 PM Post #4 |
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Benghazi was a tragedy but I truely believe there isn't really anything to it that will hurt the Obama administration and this is why the Obama adminstration is playing hardball. They are doing it not to cover up anything, but to allow the republicans to make it out of a political issue until the republicans end up hanging themselves. |
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| Zechariah | Nov 12 2012, 11:11 PM Post #5 |
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Everything isn't out on that yet. I'm gonna reserve my speculations until I see more. |
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| Zechariah | Nov 12 2012, 11:22 PM Post #6 |
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There is a lot being said about the Bengazi consulate's true purpose, as a CIA post. Stevens was THE MAN responsible for repurchasing confiscated Libyan weapons and sending them to Syria. Petraeus' role as CIA director would neccessitate his testifying before committee. Some feel that his resignation was a ruse to avoid testifying. More will come out later and we'll see, if they're not able to cover it all up. |
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| Whozthatgurl | Nov 12 2012, 11:27 PM Post #7 |
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Yeah!! The Republican right see it as that... |
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| Zechariah | Nov 12 2012, 11:30 PM Post #8 |
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Well sister, I'm not parroting republicans. I am purely apolitical and don't care for or about either. My only interest is truth, and I will consider all possibilities in arriving at the truth. |
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| The SOLE Controller | Nov 12 2012, 11:36 PM Post #9 |
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...A thread of ancient/old news, as usual... http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/1112/David-Petraeus-affair-Congress-still-wants-him-to-testify-as-questions-grow http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/11/12/petraeus-congress-obama/1700223/ http://www.examiner.com/article/rep-trey-gowdy-general-petraeus-will-testify-voluntarily-or-be-subpoenaed uh-kee-kee Edited by The SOLE Controller, Nov 12 2012, 11:37 PM.
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| Whozthatgurl | Nov 12 2012, 11:43 PM Post #10 |
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There are some on the left who believe this was politically motivated from those on the right. Some believe this FBI agent who this woman told she was receiving threatning e-mails wanted the scandal to come out before the election to hurt Obama and this is why it ended up getting to the FBI. Edited by Whozthatgurl, Nov 12 2012, 11:43 PM.
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