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Do people being misled by Conservatives know what the State Department Emails actually said?
11-09-2012, 01:28 PM
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Do people being misled by Conservatives know what the State Department Emails actually said?
I see a lot of false claims being made about the emails by Conservatives.

Here's the emails:

At 4:05 p.m. Eastern time, on September 11, an alert from the State Department Operations Center was issued to a number government and intelligence agencies. Included were the White House Situation Room, the office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the FBI.

"US Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack" -- "approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well. Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four COM (Chief of Mission/embassy) personnel are in the compound safe haven."

At 4:54 p.m., less than an hour later, another alert: "the firing... in Benghazi...has stopped...A response team is on site attempting to locate COM (embassy) personnel."

Then, at 6:07 p.m., State sent out another alert saying the embassy in Tripoli reported the Islamic military group "Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibilty for Benghazi Attack"... "on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57...n-sept-11/

According to the emails, the state department did not know of Ansar al-Sharia's claim of responsibility until AN HOUR AFTER the attack. It was a claim made on Twitter and Facebook.

As for Obama's response, he clearly stated 14 hours after the incident that he suspected it was preplanned, not spontaneous:

"Fourteen hours after the attack, President Obama sat down with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" for a previously scheduled interview and said he did not believe it was simply due to mob violence.

"You're right that this is not a situation that was -- exactly the same as what happened in Egypt and my suspicion is that there are folks involved in this who were looking to target Americans from the start," Mr. Obama said."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57...n-sept-11/
@Dante of Politics May Cry© - I agree, it was merely a claim made on Twitter and Facebook after the attack had been already been reported to News outlets, the claim wasn't even verified at the time. This is what Conservatives are hanging this "controversy" on, it looks pathetically desperate and tasteless on their part.
@George B - Have you been in a coma for the past 11 years? Every 9/11 anniversary is riddled with threats and heightened security beforehand.

Do you have any sources to back your claim that Obama himself did not give security requested? No? A claim without premise is null.

Looks like House Republicans blocked the bill for increasing embassy security:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-new...n-benghazi

GOP Rep: "I ‘Absolutely’ Voted To Cut Funding For Embassy Security"
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/1...?mobile=nc

House GOP cut embassy security funding $331 million in fiscal year 2012:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021508087
@BadWolf63 - Obama was talking just specifically about the video during a U.N. meeting on international response to the video, it had nothing to do with the Benghazi attack. Nice try idiot.

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Do people being misled by Conservatives know what the State Department Emails actually said? - Wake Up - 11-09-2012 01:28 PM
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