WILL OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TELL BENGHAZI TRUTH?

What the hearings mean

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/05/what_the_hearings_mean.html

American Thinker – Jonathon Moseley – 5/10/2013

"Obama never tried, U.S. diplomats died." Shocking lies by the Obama Administration over Benghazi were unmasked on May 8. Testimony about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Libya were heard by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA).

First, Gregory Hicks is the only person so far to speak in public about these events who was actually in Libya at the time.

However, we still have not heard from anyone who was in Benghazi during these events. The 30-40 survivors are still in mysterious seclusion.

Second, Hicks dropped a bombshell: The USA never asked Libya for permission to fly through Libyan airspace to defend the consulate in Benghazi.

Third, Hicks asked the U.S. military to help immediately at the start of the 7-hour siege of the Benghazi consulate. F-16 fighter jets could have reached Benghazi in 2 to 3 hours from the 31st Fighter Wing in Aviano, Italy, Hicks testified.

The failure of Obama's presidential leadership: Obama should have been on the phone to the leaders of Greece, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, asking -- "What do ya got nearby?"

Lt. Col. Oliver North asked on Fox News why weren't assets pre-positioned on the anniversary of 9/11?

Fourth, there was indeed a "stand down" order preventing U.S. special forces from defending the Consulate, Hicks confirmed.

Fifth, a "FEST" response was denied by Hillary Clinton and the U.S. State Department. A "Foreign Emergency Support Team" is the U.S. Government's solution for this type of crisis. We learned that a FEST contains members of many agencies and departments, so that the FEST can access the full range of U.S. Government resources.

Mark Thompson immediately requested deployment of a Foreign Emergency Support Team to Libya. The U.S. State Department refused. It was "not the right time" to deploy a FEST, Hillary Clinton's leadership decided.

A FEST is uniquely qualified to assess the situation on the ground, evaluate everything, and coordinate appropriate action from across the U.S. Government. A FEST is a command center on-site, specially equipped and trained. So, a FEST on-site is the appropriate means to evaluate the circumstances.

Sixth, Libya knew the video had nothing to do with it. So Libya's government was shocked and puzzled. Libya stopped cooperating for about 2 weeks.

Hillary Clinton set the standard with her "It's 3 AM and a phone is ringing in the White House" campaign ad from 2008 against Barack Obama.

We will have to see if Republicans have any guts and Democrats have any integrity.

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