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In May 2013 “John from Iowa” called in to @seanhannity's radio program. During the call, he identified himself as one of the sensor operators of a drone that flew over #Benghazi during the 9/11/12 attacks. After the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee was formed, he was one of several DoD witnesses they requested to interview. After many weeks without results, the committee had to repeat their request twice, met with a DoD lawyer and then threatened subpoenas.
On 4/28/16, Stephen Hedger, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs sent an inaccurate and misleading letter to the House Benghazi Select Committee complaining about its requests for DoD witnesses. Not surprisingly, Hedger's inaccurate letter of complaint was leaked to the press the following day and was posted on the Committee Democrat Minority’s website. Hedger’s complaint that the DoD had expended “significant resources” to identify “John from Iowa” to “no avail” was a lie. In actuality, DoD had identified “John from Iowa” within hours of his call in 2013, and had reprimanded him for calling @seanhannity's show.
When Leon Panetta's Dept. of Defense finally relented to the House Benghazi Select Committee's requests, its witnesses provided valuable information for the investigation, including a drone video feed of #Benghazi that was a useful point of interest. Due to Stephen Hedger’s lie that “significant resources” had been used to find "John from Iowa," the Committee issued a subpoena to Hedger to explain what resources had actually been used, and why the DoD was unable to respond to a Congressional request in a timely manner.
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Defeating terrorism takes all of us.
This week, President Trump took a swipe at Libya, seemingly forgetting that the LNA fought and defeated both Al-Qaeda and ISIS, while killing over 50% of the terrorists who attacked us in Benghazi.
What was particularly interesting to watch though wasn’t Trump’s response, but how Dbeibeh and Sadiq al-Gharyani, both aligned with Al-Qaeda in Libya, seized on his remarks and used them to advance their own agenda.
It’s disturbing to watch Al-Qaeda continue pushing the narrative that the United States is on its side in Libya. THE HELL WE ARE.
We still have terrorists from our 2012 Benghazi attacks being protected by Dbeibeh. That hasn’t changed, and no amount of political maneuvering or spin is going to make anyone forget it. We are coming for them, and nothing will stop us!
ليبيا.. السد المنيع والثقب الأسود الذي ابتلع الإرهاب
بعد أحداث عام 2011، تحولت ليبيا إلى ساحة استهدفتها التنظيمات الإرهابية والمتطرفة من مختلف أصقاع الأرض، حيث تدفق آلاف الإرهابيين الأجانب عبر الحدود بدعم وغضّ بصر من بعض دول الجوار التي سعت للتخلص من عناصرها المتطرفة بإلقائهم في الأراضي الليبية.
لكن بفضل الله، ثم بفضل صمود وثبات القوات المسلحة العربية الليبية بقيادة المشير خليفة حفتر، وقفت ليبيا كالسد المنيع. لقد كانت القوات المسلحة بمثابة "الثقب الأسود" الذي ابتلع هؤلاء الإرهابيين وأسقط مخططاتهم الظلامية، لتخوض معركة شرسة طالت لسنوات نيابة عن العالم بأسره.
ولم تكتفِ القوات المسلحة بتطهير أرضها وحماية شعبها فحسب، بل حمت بدمائهم وتضحياتهم دول الجوار والعالم من شرور الإرهاب وعابريه، رغم أن بعض تلك الدول كانت جزءاً من الأزمة حين تجاهلت أمن حدودها.
ستبقى التضحيات الجسام التي قدمها الجيش الليبي محفورة في التاريخ، كشاهد حي على أن ليبيا كانت وما زالت خط الدفاع الأول عن الأمن والاستقرار الإقليمي والدولي.
#الجيش_الليبي #القوات_المسلحة_العربية_الليبية #حرب_على_الإرهاب #ليبيا
Libya: An Impenetrable Barrier and a "Black Hole" That Swallowed Terrorism
Following the events of 2011, Libya became a target for terrorist and extremist organizations from all corners of the globe. Thousands of foreign terrorists poured across its borders—facilitated by the support, or at least the willful blindness, of certain neighboring states that sought to rid themselves of their own extremist elements by pushing them into Libyan territory.
Yet, by the grace of God—and thanks to the steadfastness and resilience of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, under the command of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar—Libya stood firm as an impenetrable barrier. The Armed Forces acted as a "black hole," swallowing these terrorists and dismantling their dark agendas, while waging a fierce, years-long battle on behalf of the entire world.
The Armed Forces did not merely cleanse their own land and protect their own people; through their blood and sacrifices, they shielded neighboring nations—and the world at large—from the scourge of terrorism and the threat of transnational extremists, even though some of those very neighbors had contributed to the crisis by neglecting the security of their own borders.
The immense sacrifices made by the Libyan Army will remain etched in history—a living testament to the fact that Libya was, and continues to be, the primary line of defense for regional and international security and stability.
#LibyanArmy #LibyanArabArmedForces #WarOnTerror #Libya
In a May 2014 interview with NY Times at the Deadline Club’s annual awards dinner, @CNN President Jeff Zucker said his network wouldn't be 'shamed' into covering the #Benghazi congressional hearings.
In regards to the #Benghazi congressional hearings, Zucker said “We’re not going to be shamed into it by others who have political beliefs that want to try to have temper tantrums to shame other news organizations into covering something.”
After equating hearings on how Americans were killed in #Benghazi to "political temper tantrums." Zucker then defended CNN's nonstop coverage of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet: "I believed early on, right from the start, that it was an enormously important story."
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Some added context: the interview of Hedger showed Gowdy’s vindictive side…it occurred after the report was finished. Hedger wrote a partisan letter to Gowdy and Gowdy retaliated. I wish more effort had actually gone into investigating why the military failed to respond.
Despite repeated efforts by Stephen Hedger, an Obama Defense Dept. political appointee, to block identification, location and access to several active duty and retired DoD witnesses, the @HouseBenghazi Select Committe was eventually able to interview them.
Once the committee overcame stonewalling from Hedger, the DoD witnesses were cooperative and provided significant new material to the committee.
Of the 24 witnesses from the Defense Department that were interviewed by the committee, 17 of them had never been interviewed previously by Congress regarding the attacks in #Benghazi. This erodes the argument constantly made by Obama Administration apologists that the House Benghazi Select Committee was unnecessary simply because there were previous #Benghazi investigations by other Congressional committees.
Bryan Pagliano was a State Dept employee with an unusually high 6 figure salary for an IT specialist. He was also being paid in cash on the side by the Clintons to build the personal server @HillaryClinton would use for work emails, violating her own State Dept policy. Pagliano built Hillary's homebrew server in a room once used as an office for her presidential campaign on Washington DC's K Street. He used remnants of a computer from Hillary's failed 2008 campaign to build the server.
Pagliano could have provided the House Benghazi Select Committee with valuable answers as to why Hillary didn't provide a full production of her emails related to the #Benghazi attacks, but he invoked the 5th Amendment to protect from self-incrimination. Had Pagliano testified, he could have explained why Hillary's server was reportedly down during 2 key time periods: August 2011 (during the US invasion of Libya) and October 2012 (the weeks following the #Benghazi terrorist attacks.)
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Flashback to when Obama went on Letterman a week after the Benghazi attack to lie to the American people.
Obama blamed the Benghazi attack on a video even though he had known for days that the video had nothing to do with the attack. It was terrorism.
The election was coming up and Obama wanted to make sure the Benghazi didn't hurt him, so he went on Letterman and lied.
Obama lying on TV before an election. Some things never change.
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I’ll never forget “what difference did it make?” My son was in the USAF and asked the state dept if his group could help the guys asking for assistance in Benghazi. He recd NO ANS. He called several times. No one bothered to return his call. His group may have been able to save
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FRANCE | CIVIL UNREST AND TRAVEL SAFETY
France has deployed approximately 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide amid another weekend of demonstrations. Major tourist attractions, including the Louvre, have closed, businesses have boarded up, and transportation services have been disrupted following last weekend's violence.
If you're an American traveling in France, my biggest recommendation is to stay away from areas where demonstrations are taking place. You don't need to be participating in a protest to find yourself caught in violence, trapped by road closures, or affected by someone looking to exploit the unrest to carry out a crime or attack.
The best way to stay safe is to avoid these environments altogether. Don't go out of curiosity, don't stop to film, and don't assume that a large police presence means an area is safe.
Here are a few tools worth knowing about if you're traveling in France:
(1) U.S. Embassy Paris and STEP
step.state.gov/
Enroll in the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security alerts and important updates from the U.S. Embassy.
(2) FR-Alert
fr-alert.gouv.fr/
France's official emergency alert system provides warnings and safety instructions to mobile phones in affected areas.
(3) Alerts.live
alerts.live/
An interactive map displaying reported demonstrations, security incidents, and other disruptions. Treat reports as preliminary until verified.
(4) Sytadin
sytadin.fr/
Real-time traffic information around Paris to help identify road disruptions and plan alternate routes.
(5) RATP Traffic Updates
bonjour-ratp.fr/en/info-traf…
Check Paris public transportation disruptions, including metro, train, and bus services, before traveling.
One important reminder: Not all these tools provide real-time information, and unofficial incident reporting can be incomplete or inaccurate. Use multiple sources and prioritize official emergency instructions.
Situational awareness isn't just about recognizing danger when you're in it. It's about knowing enough beforehand to avoid putting yourself in that situation in the first place!
At the 10/22/15 @HouseBenghazi Select Committee hearing, Rep. @MarthaRobyAL questioned @HillaryClinton regarding her actions and decisions while her ambassador had gone missing during the #Benghazi attacks on 9/11/12.
During this exchange, Hillary confirmed that she left her State Dept office and went home while the #Benghazi attacks were ongoing and that she spent time at her Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) there.
When Rep. Roby asked if Hillary was alone at home that whole night, Hillary mockingly burst out in laughter and explained this was a good time for "a little note of levity" during the hearing regarding deaths of Americans for whom she was responsible. youtube.com/watch?v=BQ7qfnaY…
On 10/22/15, Hillary Clinton testified at a @HouseBenghazi Select Committee hearing without the benefit of the committee receiving all of her documents and emails pertaining to the #Benghazi attacks. A request was made by the Select Committee for a separate hearing to discuss why she chose to use a personal server for her State Dept business emails and why she deleted a large number of the emails, but Hillary rejected it.
In the 10/22/15 hearing, Rep. @Jim_Jordan confronted Hillary with 3 separate records that unequivocably proved that she knew the #Benghazi assaults were deliberate terrorist attacks, which stood in stark contrast to the lies she told Americans in her official statements. Most significant was the transcript of a call between Hillary and the Egyptian Prime Minister within 24 hrs. of the #Benghazi attacks, where Hillary stated "We know that the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack."
Despite her attempts in the hearing to divert attention away from the #Benghazi attacks and focus on anti-video protests, Hillary could not escape her own words proving she knew the truth and chose instead to lie to Americans, including the families of the dead. youtube.com/watch?v=N2PLNngN…
The @HouseBenghazi Select Committee received 105 email exchanges from the State Dept on 6/25/15. This production is significant because it was made only after a non-government witness provided 179 additional pages of email exchanges with @HillaryClinton on 6/12/15.
59 of the emails produced by the non-government witness had never been provided by the State Dept to the committee despite the fact these emails were clearly responsive to previous requests and fully within the jurisdiction of the committee.
It is impossible to logically interpret this behavior as anything other than obstruction on the part of Hillary's State Dept. A continuation of withholding records that the Select Committee had every right to demand. This withholding of emails exposed Hillary's assurance that all public records had been returned to the State Dept as a total lie.
When the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee made a formal documents request on 11/18/14 to the State Dept for @HillaryClinton's #Benghazi emails, the State Dept did not disclose that it too didn't have them, nor the fact that it had been trying to secure them from her over the prior 7 months.
On 12/2/14, the committee wrote David E. Kendall, Hillary's attorney, requesting all of her emails related to #Benghazi from her private email account. Kendall didn't repond until 27 days later and referred the committee back to the State Dept.
This “Who’s on 1st?” routine orchestrated between Hillary's private lawyer and the State Dept, which is supposed to be an apolitical governmental diplomatic entity, is shameful.
It was not merely Congress and the people it represents who were misled and manipulated, the State Dept and Hillary's email arrangement delayed access to information on what happened to four brave Americans in #Benghazi and the Obama administration's dirty cover-up.
The manner in which Hillary concealed, self-scrutinized and self-selected taxpayer-funded records during and after her tenure makes it impossible to ever represent to the families of those killed in #Benghazi that the record is whole.
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Benghazi Cmte/Clinton email misconceptions: 1. Cmte didn’t discover her private emails. OGR staffers did. 2. Emails weren’t seen as important. Many State officials used private email. 3. 3/2/15 NYT story sparked Cmte interest. 4. Cmte consensus: Obama admin leaked to NYT.
After the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee learned that @HillaryClinton was using non-government email addresses to send State Dept business emails, it was then discovered that she was using her own personal server for the same communications.
Using her own server for both personal and State Dept communications was significant because it gave Hillary complete control over what emails were saved and what emails were deleted, including those related to the #Benghazi terrorist attacks.
In a display of arrogance, she was also knowingly violating the explicit policy of her own State Dept that requires all agency employees to archive their work emails to comply with federal record-keeping laws.
As pressure ramped up, Hillary held a 3/10/15 press conference at UN hq where she confessed to deleting more than 30,000 emails she deemed "personal" from her tenure as secretary of state — and wouldn't allow access to the private server she used to send them. Only
Hillary's most loyal disciples have the blind trust necessary to simply accept her being the arbiter of which emails from her own server she would release to investigators, and which emails she wouldn't.
After the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee learned that @HillaryClinton was using non-government email addresses to send State Dept business emails, it was then discovered that she was using her own personal server for the same communications.
Using her own server for both personal and State Dept communications was significant because it gave Hillary complete control over what emails were saved and what emails were deleted, including those related to the #Benghazi terrorist attacks.
In a display of arrogance, she was also knowingly violating the explicit policy of her own State Dept that requires all agency employees to archive their work emails to comply with federal record-keeping laws.
As pressure ramped up, Hillary held a 3/10/15 press conference at UN hq where she confessed to deleting more than 30,000 emails she deemed "personal" from her tenure as secretary of state — and wouldn't allow access to the private server she used to send them. Only
Hillary's most loyal disciples have the blind trust necessary to simply accept her being the arbiter of which emails from her own server she would release to investigators, and which emails she wouldn't.
The State Dept's first production to the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee of 15,000 pages of documents contained few emails sent to or received by the State Dept’s senior staff. In fact, the production included only 8 emails sent or received by @HillaryClinton. But these 8 emails were all from two non-government addresses: “[email protected]” and “H.”
This was the first time the State Dept. produced emails from Hillary Clinton. It was also the first time the Select Committee became aware that Hillary used a private email account to conduct State Dept business during her tenure. The Select Committee was not informed at the time, or at any time until immediately before media reporting, of the extent to which Hillary Clinton relied on private email and a private server to conduct State Dept. business.
