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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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 […]
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 […]
What did Hillary Clinton do wrong?
[quote]“At the end of the day, I am sorry that this has been confusing to people.”[/quote] That’s how Hillary Clinton summed up her email controversy in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on September 4. Indeed, those who haven’t closely followed developments may be confused as to what, exactly, Clinton did—and what, if anything, she […]
New Hillary Clinton Emails Show Violation of Freedom of Information Law
The newly-released batch of Hillary Clinton emails provides further proof that Freedom of Information (FOI) law has been blatantly violated. The documents include material directly responsive to a FOI request I made back in 2012 after the Benghazi terrorist attacks on the U.S. compounds. However, the material was not produced at the time, as required by law. […]
