State Department emails from day of Libya attack show Al Qaeda-tied group on radar

OldRegular · Oct 23, 2012

I would suggest that all who read this email all those on your emali address list! I believe the Obama response to this incident rises to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors; and there are others. Why was aid not sent from Tripoli to Benghazi?

State Department emails from day of Libya attack show Al Qaeda-tied group on radar

By Chad Pergram
Published October 23, 2012
FoxNews.com

A series of internal State Department emails obtained by Fox News shows some some of the initial assessments of last month's deadly consulate attack in Libya, including one email within hours of the attack that noted that the group Ansar al Sharia had claimed responsibility.

Ansar al Sharia has been declared by the State Department to be a an Al Qaeda-affiliated group. A member of the group suspected of participating in the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi has been arrested and is being held in Tunisia.

The emails obtained by Fox News were sent by the State Department to a variety of national security platforms, whose addresses have been redacted, including the White House Situation Room, the Pentagon, the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence.

Fox News was told that an estimated 300 to 400 national security figures received these emails in real time almost as the raid was playing out and concluding. People who received these emails work directly under the nation’s top national security, military and diplomatic officials, Fox News was told.

The timestamps on the emails are all Eastern Time and often include the subheading SBU…which is shorthand for “Sensitive But Unclassified.”

The first email indicates that U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and other personnel were “in the compound safe haven.” Officials later discovered that Stevens and three other Americans had died in the attack.
The first email was sent at 4:05 p.m. ET with the subject line “U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack (SBU).”

“The Regional Security Officer reports the diplomatic mission is under attack," the email reads. "Embassy Tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well. Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four COM personnel are in the compound safe haven. The 17th of February militia is providing security support.
"The operations Center will provide updates as available.”

The second email came at 4:54 p.m. ET, with a subject line “Update 1: U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi (SBU)"

“Embassy Tripoli reports the firing at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi has stopped and the compound has been cleared. A response team is on site attempting to locate COM personnel.”

The third email came at 6:07 p.m. ET and was sent to a different email list but still includes the White House Situation Room address and a subject line of “Update 2: Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack (SBU).”

“Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli," the email reads.
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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...w-al-qaeda-tied-group-on-radar/#ixzz2AB7S9etb

Revmitchell · Oct 24, 2012

WASHINGTON — Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49528284/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.UId-hcXA_jI

LadyEagle · Oct 24, 2012

Libya: Obama LIED to the American People & The World

(Reuters) - Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-usa-benghazi-emails-idUSBRE89N02C20121024

When Nixon lied, he was impeached. What Nixon did pales in comparison to this. It has been reported that the WH Situation Room watched the whole thing (attack was about 7 hours in length) in REAL TIME and sat back and did nothing to intervene and save our Americans there. They could have sent in troops (stationed in Italy, could have been there within 1-2 hours), they had drones flying as they watched and didn't send in armed drones. They let our brave Americans be murdered and DID NOTHING! Then Obama flew off to a fund raiser in Las Vegas after watching our consulate be burned and knowing our Americans were being murdered.

Team Obama insists it was led astray by the CIA and that the White House was deaf and blind about the coordinated terrorist strike in Libya on Sept. 11, believing intelligence assessments that the attack was merely a protest that got out of hand.

But the claim is looking shakier than ever: Turns out the administration had eyes and ears in Benghazi the entire time.

Their eyes? During the attack, an unarmed Predator drone was flying over the city, watching the events in real time.

Their ears? According to reporter Eli Lake, “The State Department, monitoring the phone calls from the consulate’s operations center, knew virtually from the first minutes . . . that the attack on the consulate was no protest gone astray.”

Though administration officials would spend days blaming the strike on an obscure filmmaker, basic facts were already clear to the White House at that early hour.
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/benghazi_bam_booted_it_d8XOWM9sVkC7r6pdYR0GMI

As suggested in another post, obama will no doubt use this tragedy and his purposeful incompetence and callousness to turn it to his political advantage - like Axelrod says "never let a good crisis go to waste."

OldRegular · Oct 24, 2012

Revmitchell said: ↑

WASHINGTON — Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49528284/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.UId-hcXA_jI
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Hard to believe that MSNBC would even acknowledge the existence of these emails!

Andy T. · Oct 24, 2012

This is huge. The mainstream media is even covering it. Romney may win in a landslide now. Obama misled the American people with the whole YouTube storyline.

I wish Donald Trump would just keep quiet today - whatever dirt he reveals today won't "trump" the importance of this cover up by Obama.

targus · Oct 24, 2012

Andy T. said: ↑

This is huge. The mainstream media is even covering it. Romney may win in a landslide now. Obama misled the American people with the whole YouTube storyline.

I wish Donald Trump would just keep quiet today - whatever dirt he reveals today won't "trump" the importance of this cover up by Obama.
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The Obamaphone koolaid drinkers won't care.

Andy T. · Oct 24, 2012

targus said: ↑

The Obamaphone koolaid drinkers won't care.
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Well, there will always be about 40% who will vote for him no matter what. By landslide, I mean something like 55% - 45%.

OldRegular · Oct 24, 2012

Andy T. said: ↑

Well, there will always be about 40% who will vote for him no matter what. By landslide, I mean something like 55% - 45%.
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Obama will use the drones to lob a few missiles at someone as an October surprise.

This person, Obama, needs to be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.

SolaSaint · Oct 24, 2012

O Lord, On November 6th, Please remove the child playing President of our great country and replace him and his cabinet with responsible adults (Romney and friends). Amen

raying:

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