the White House was involved in a coverup of the Benghazi attacks. --- just as they covered up their gun running and intervention.
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:53:38 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/charles-krauthammer-on-benghazi-emails-106188.html?hp=l3_b1 > Charles Krauthammer on Benghazi emails > > Charles Krauthammer is calling a newly released email “a smoking document” > that the conservative columnist says shows the White House was involved in > a coverup of the Benghazi attacks. > > GOP lawmakers on Tuesday seized on the documents, which contained an email > from deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes discussing “goals” for > then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s appearances on the Sunday shows following > the attack. > > Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday evening, Krauthammer said the email shows > that the Obama administration fabricated its contention that the 2012 > attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were a reaction to a YouTube video because the > revelation of a terrorist attack would have been politically costly to the > president’s reelection campaign. > > “We now have the smoking document,” Krauthammer > *said*<http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/29/charles-krauthammer-says-americans-now-have-the-smoking-document-in-benghazi-scandal/>, > > “which is the White House saying, ‘We’re pushing the video because we don’t > want to blame it on the failure of our policies.’” > > Rhodes’ email was sent to several *Obama administration > officials*<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/29/benghazi-emails-suggest-white-house-aide-involved-in-prepping-rice-for-video/>, > > including White House press secretary Jay Carney, with the subject line, > “RE: PREP Call with Susan: Saturday at 4:00 pm ET.” Rhodes in the email > said two of Rice’s objectives would be, “To underscore that these protests > are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy” and > “To reinforce the President and Administration’s strength and steadiness in > dealing with difficult challenges.” > > The documents were first obtained by *Judicial > Watch*<http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-benghazi-documents-point-white-house-misleading-talking-points/>. > > According to Judicial Watch, other Obama administration officials who > received the email include David Plouffe and Dan Pfeiffer. > > Krauthammer said the documents on Benghazi would have hurt Obama, who > often said Al Qaeda was “on the run.” The Fox News contributor said the set > of documents “exposes a coverup of a coverup,” calling it a “serious > offense.” > > Senate Armed Services Committee member Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said > Rhodes’ “email is a smoking gun. It shows political operatives in the White > House working to create a political narrative at odds with the facts.” > > Graham said the White House intentionally “provided the most beneficial > political story for the president” instead of telling the truth. > > Armed Services Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and a > spokesman for House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) > also *expressed > concerns*<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/204771-gop-lawmakers-smoking-gun-e-mails-show-benghazi-story-shaped>that > the emails showed the White House was pushing a false narrative. > > An Obama administration official issued a response later on Wednesday, > saying that the email shows that the administration was provided “the best > assessment of what was happening at the time.” > > “The content reflects what the administration was saying at the time and > what we understood to be the facts at the time,” Bernadette Meehan, > National Security Council spokeswoman, said in a statement. > > “Unlike those who insist on politicizing the events in Benghazi, our focus > remains on ensuring that a tragedy like this isn’t repeated in Libya or > anywhere else in the world,” the statement continued. “In our view, these > documents only serve to reinforce what we have long been saying: that in > the days after September 11, 2012, we were concerned by unrest occurring > across the region and that we provided our best assessment of what was > happening at the time.” > > > > > __._,_.___ > > > Visit Your > Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcDA2MjR0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTg5NTc3ODg-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlODAxOHNrBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5ODk1Nzc4OA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of > Use<https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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