Benghazi e mails?

[BPTactical]

I was watching Fox and the ticker on the bottom of the screen said State Department and WH e mails confirming the Benghazi attack was terrorist perpetrated started being sent the evening of the attacks.
Anybody heard the same?
If so it could make things get REALLY interesting.

October surprise for the Romney camp?

[ChunkyMonkey]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/s...,5146278.story

The last president who lied got impeached... This one probably will get another nobel award!!

White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest (Esam Al-Fetori Reuters, REUTERS / September 12, 2012)
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Mark Hosenball
Reuters
8:10 p.m. CDT, October 23, 2012


WASHINGTON (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.

The emails, obtained by Reuters from government sources not connected with U.S. spy agencies or the State Department and who requested anonymity, specifically mention that the Libyan group called Ansar al-Sharia had asserted responsibility for the attacks.

The brief emails also show how U.S. diplomats described the attack, even as it was still under way, to Washington.

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the Benghazi assault, which President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials ultimately acknowledged was a "terrorist" attack carried out by militants with suspected links to al Qaeda affiliates or sympathizers.

Administration spokesmen, including White House spokesman Jay Carney, citing an unclassified assessment prepared by the CIA, maintained for days that the attacks likely were a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim film.

While officials did mention the possible involvement of "extremists," they did not lay blame on any specific militant groups or possible links to al Qaeda or its affiliates until intelligence officials publicly alleged that on September 28.

There were indications that extremists with possible al Qaeda connections were involved, but also evidence that the attacks could have erupted spontaneously, they said, adding that government experts wanted to be cautious about pointing fingers prematurely.

U.S. intelligence officials have emphasized since shortly after the attack that early intelligence reporting about the attack was mixed.

Spokesmen for the White House and State Department had no immediate response to requests for comments on the emails.

MISSIVES FROM LIBYA

The records obtained by Reuters consist of three emails dispatched by the State Department's Operations Center to multiple government offices, including addresses at the White House, Pentagon, intelligence community and FBI, on the afternoon of September 11.

The first email, timed at 4:05 p.m. Washington time - or 10:05 p.m. Benghazi time, 20-30 minutes after the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission allegedly began - carried the subject line "U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack" and the notation "SBU", meaning "Sensitive But Unclassified."

The text said the State Department's regional security office had reported that the diplomatic mission in Benghazi was "under attack. Embassy in Tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well."

The message continued: "Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four ... personnel are in the compound safe haven. The 17th of February militia is providing security support."

A second email, headed "Update 1: U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi" and timed 4:54 p.m. Washington time, said that the Embassy in Tripoli had reported that "the firing at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi had stopped and the compound had been cleared." It said a "response team" was at the site attempting to locate missing personnel.

A third email, also marked SBU and sent at 6:07 p.m. Washington time, carried the subject line: "Update 2: Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack."

The message reported: "Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli."

While some information identifying recipients of this message was redacted from copies of the messages obtained by Reuters, a government source said that one of the addresses to which the message was sent was the White House Situation Room, the president's secure command post.

Other addressees included intelligence and military units as well as one used by the FBI command center, the source said.

It was not known what other messages were received by agencies in Washington from Libya that day about who might have been behind the attacks.

Intelligence experts caution that initial reports from the scene of any attack or disaster are often inaccurate.

By the morning of September 12, the day after the Benghazi attack, Reuters reported that there were indications that members of both Ansar al-Sharia, a militia based in the Benghazi area, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the North African affiliate of al Qaeda's faltering central command, may have been involved in organizing the attacks.

One U.S. intelligence official said that during the first classified briefing about Benghazi given to members of Congress, officials "carefully laid out the full range of sparsely available information, relying on the best analysis available at the time."

The official added, however, that the initial analysis of the attack that was presented to legislators was mixed.

"Briefers said extremists were involved in attacks that appeared spontaneous, there may have been a variety of motivating factors, and possible links to groups such as (al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar al-Sharia) were being looked at closely," the official said.

(Additional reporting by Susan Cornwell; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jim Loney)

[Fmedges]

People have to know about it for it to be a big deal. I don't see that happening. People are too concerned with stupid shit.

[BPTactical]

Well isn't that unusual.
Will it prove damaging now? Maybe that is why O had a "Gee, I'm about to crap my pants" look while he was mean mugging Mittens last night.
What about the poor sap who made the film that has been blamed for the ruckus? He's been in jail since just a few days after it all went down.

[ChunkyMonkey]

People have to know about it for it to be a big deal. I don't see that happening. People are too concerned with stupid shit.

While it's true for the far end spectrum of both sides, every election has been decided by the few precentage middle.

[Fmedges]

People are too concerned with what Obama or Romney will do for THEM. Most people don't understand that the success of this country is more important than just THEMSELVES. I was watching that fool General Wesley Clark talk about the happenings in Libya and he just makes me sick. He said that bad things just happen sometimes and that you can't blame the president for things that just happen. While I don't disagree that things just do happen I do disagree with the though that this specific event just happened. He also said that this was "no big deal". As a former military member I am absolutely confused how another former military member could feel this way. Everybody that I deployed with joined the military to make sure stuff like this didn't happen. Every American life abroad is important. From the Ambassador on down. The fact that he states that this is no big deal is sickening. This man has no honor. He also says is the last thing we need is more "boots on the ground" in Libya. Let me clue you all in. As a member of the Marines, that's what we do. We fight battles. That's what we get paid for. I guarantee that 10 out 10 Marines would jump at the opportunity to kill these fucks who did this. The whole "we're sick of fighting" attitude is fucking stupid. If you aren't the ones doing the fighting then shut the fuck up. They don't know anything.

[BPTactical]

Rome burns whilst Nero fiddles................

[Fmedges]

While it's true for the far end spectrum of both sides, every election has been decided by the few precentage middle.

Another reason why I think that the electoral college should be eliminated. Why should members of a few states decide the election?

[bogie]

Obama will get a pass by the media, but I'm not so sure about the independents. This comes at a bad time for him on top of the lackluster series of debate performances.

[Great-Kazoo]

I was watching Fox and the ticker on the bottom of the screen said State Department and WH e mails confirming the Benghazi attack was terrorist perpetrated started being sent the evening of the attacks.
Anybody heard the same?
If so it could make things get REALLY interesting.

October surprise for the Romney camp?

Heard, read, talked to folks in a higher pay grade than I. It is not only known, but covered up by guess who??? The MSM. They are sweating like a bull in a trailer outside Bruces in Severance. They know IF R gets in ,the crapper will finally over flow, with the shit they have been jamming down it. Hoping all they "ignored for O" would disappear and never be seen or heard from again.

4 American citizens were Killed on American Soil and all we heard was How some fuckin "movie" incited them to attack the embassy.
ARAB Spring How about ARAB GLOW