Libya Consulate Attack: Is the US media sitting on information

[TheGreatGatsby]

Why is it that a British publication is reporting about our government having intel of major security threats 48 hours before the Libya attacks. Why isn't our own media telling us what the government knew and when?

 

[Annie]

Why is it that a British publication is reporting about our government having intel of major security threats 48 hours before the Libya attacks. Why isn't our own media telling us what the government knew and when?

Are you referring to this?

Revealed: inside story of US envoy's assassination - World Politics - World - The Independent

Revealed: inside story of US envoy's assassination

Exclusive: America 'was warned of embassy attack but did nothing'


...The US administration is now facing a crisis in Libya. Sensitive documents have gone missing from the consulate in Benghazi and the supposedly secret location of the "safe house" in the city, where the staff had retreated, came under sustained mortar attack. Other such refuges across the country are no longer deemed "safe".

Some of the missing papers from the consulate are said to list names of Libyans who are working with Americans, putting them potentially at risk from extremist groups, while some of the other documents are said to relate to oil contracts.

According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi, and the embassy in Cairo, that American missions may be targeted, but no warnings were given for diplomats to go on high alert and "lockdown", under which movement is severely restricted.

Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya....

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Yup __ That. Are the media that concerned with making Mitt look bad that they are not at all bothering to their job of watch dogging the government?

 

[midcan5]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article you'd understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

 

[CrusaderFrank]

AP: American Pravda

They're trying to sweep under the rug the fact that Obama got 4 more Americans killed.

That's why I haven't watched TV news or read a newspaper since I found Drudge and other internet news

 

[CrusaderFrank]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

Who was guarding our Consulate at Benghazi?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article instead of salivating you'd understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

The Mother Jones article which supposedly quoted a USMC Liaison said no Marines were present guarding the Consulate at Benghazi

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article you'd understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

The Mother Jones article which supposedly quoted a USMC Liaison said no Marines were present guarding the Consulate at Benghazi

That'd be interesting. Initially, two marines were reported killed. I believe one was really a former marine that was now a security expert of some sort. I don't know about the other.

Then again, I saw another report that said eight Americans were injured defending the place. I don't remember if the term, Marines was used or not.

I don't know why the info is so sketchy at this point. Can the media please do their jobs?

 

[Katzndogz]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article you'd understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

Who was guarding our Consulate at Benghazi?

Isn't what happened obvious. Ambassador Stevens returned from a trip to the Embassy at Tripoli. He was told that an attack on the consulate in Benghazi was going to occur so he went there to get the consulate staff out safely. He was wrong because this regime did not provide any security whatsoever.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

No one needs to make Mitt look bad, he does that all on his own. If you read the article you'd understand the complicated nature of what happened.

"Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya."

Who was guarding our Consulate at Benghazi?

Isn't what happened obvious. Ambassador Stevens returned from a trip to the Embassy at Tripoli. He was told that an attack on the consulate in Benghazi was going to occur so he went there to get the consulate staff out safely. He was wrong because this regime did not provide any security whatsoever.

If the report is true that we knew about the threat for 48 hours; one has to wonder why they were still in Benghazi.

 

[Katzndogz]

It's obvious. It was answered by obama himself. He would give no orders, the ambassador, himself and alone, was to take whatever steps he felt necessary. He went to get his people out alone without even a military escort.

It was more than 48 hours. Egyptian intelligence warned the State Department that this was PLANNED as early as September 4.

Jerusalem Post - Breaking News

It is becoming more and more obvious that these attacks had absolutely nothing to do with a film. The film excuse seems to be coming from the State Department. I've seen rioters holding up pictures of various terrorists killed, even of Bin Laden, but nothing among the rioters that they even saw or knew of this film.

 

[depotoo]

it was 2 former Navy Seals that were also killed -
Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

it was 2 former Navy Seals that were also killed -
Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty

We don't even know how well armed they were either. Meanwhile we know that 400 f'ing terrorists, many armed with ak-47's and rpg's stormed the place.

Where's the media with the details?

 

[Intense]

it was 2 former Navy Seals that were also killed -
Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty

We don't even know how well armed they were either. Meanwhile we know that 400 f'ing terrorists, many armed with ak-47's and rpg's stormed the place.

Where's the media with the details?

Attacking Romney...... Silly.