It only took 3-1/2 years but the State Department has turned over new, previously undisclosed documents to the House Benghazi Committee. No word as to what’s contained in them. According to a committee spokesman, the documents come from the office of the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In a court filing, the State Department reportedly said […]
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Computer intrusions and Washington smears
The following is an opinion and analysis Why did Washington Post gossip blogger Erik Wemple appeal to Hillary Clinton confidant Philippe Reines for a “wide-ranging discussion” about me in 2013 (the year CBS News first confirmed the intrusion and exfiltration of files from my computer by uninvited, outsiders)? And why was Wemple willing to let Reines “stipulate” […]
Benghazi: Rescue Interrupted
Sunday on Full Measure, don’t miss our exclusive report on Benghazi: Rescue Interrupted. It’s the rescue that didn’t happen the night of the Islamic extremist attacks on the U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. We have new information on actions the Obama administration chose not to take. This, on the eve of […]
Petraeus and other big name witnesses to testify to Benghazi Committee
The House Benghazi Committee has announced some big names are about to testify behind closed doors, including former director of the CIA David Petraeus. As I write in “Stonewalled,” in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attacks, Petraeus first drew ire from some administration colleagues for not reading from the Carney-Obama-Clinton-Rice book of fiction: While […]
Hillary Clinton’s public vs. private Benghazi facts
Hillary Clinton presented one set of Benghazi facts to her own family; another to the family of the victims and the American public. Within hours of the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Clinton emailed her daughter, Chelsea, that Americans had died at the hands of an al-Qaeda like group. Al-Qaeda is the Islamic […]
8 major warnings before Benghazi terrorist attacks
U.S. security for diplomats in Libya was steadily drawn down in 2012 prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks, amid reports of hundreds of security incidents and despite repeated requests for better security from State Department officials in the country. Below are 8 major warning signs. 2011: Ambassador premonition: “…Things could go wrong.” In 2011, […]
Benghazi, taxpayer waste: “Full Measure” this week
4 Reasons to Watch Sunday’s “Full Measure” 1. Benghazi: What we know today that we didn’t know then (from the journalist receiving an investigative Emmy nomination for Benghazi coverage). 2. Lanny Davis provides Hillary Clinton’s viewpoint in advance of her testimony next week. 3. Former House Intel Committee Chairman Republican Pete Hoekstra on missteps in […]
Past Blast: Hillary Clinton Claimed We “Dodged Sniper Fire”
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 20 years since I traveled with then-First Lady Hillary Clinton to Bosnia. The trip in 1996 would later become grist for the political mill when presidential candidate Clinton claimed–in 2008–that we had dodged sniper fire on that trip. I not only had a different memory, but I still […]
