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Recent Benghazi documents only show the continuing harm GOP House Speaker Boehner causes this country by refusing to allow a vote to empanel a House Select Committee with subpoena power to examine documents and Benghazi witnesses so far withheld. Issa is a joke:
5/1/14, "Issa: 'Disturbing and Perhaps Criminal' That WH Withheld Key Benghazi Documents," CNS News, Susan Jones
"Documents relating to the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attack in Benghazi --
released by the White House just days ago under a Freedom of
Information Act Request -- should have been turned over to Congress a
year and a half ago, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told a hearing of the
House Oversight Committee on Thursday...."In pushing the false narrative that a YouTube video was responsible
for the deaths of four brave Americans, it is disturbing and perhaps
criminal that these documents -- that documents like these -- were
hidden by the Obama administration from Congress and the public alike.""...
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4/30/14, "Jay Carney Lies About the Benghazi Email," John Hinderaker, Powerline blog
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Boehner refuses to allow a Select Committee to demand documents and testimony from Benghazi witnesses that have to date been withheld:
1/6/2014, "Exclusive--Benghazi Victims' Families, Conservative Leaders to Boehner: Install Select Committee Now," Breitbart, Matthew Boyle
"The letter's signers are demanding Boehner install a select committee
to investigate what happened....
“To date, five (5) different committees of the House have conducted
separate hearings, uncovering information in a piecemeal fashion lacking
professional investigators,” the coalition wrote to Boehner. “The five
committees’ efforts are disjointed and uncoordinated. The Obama
administration has benefited from that dysfunctional process to hide the
truth."
"Hardly any Obama administration witnesses have testified – publicly
or privately," they continued.
"You have resisted repeated calls for the
creation of a select investigative committee with subpoena authority.
It appears that you are satisfied to allow that state of investigative
incoherence and ambiguity to continue. The last public hearing by any of
the five committees was held in September – four (4) months ago."
"The families of the dead who fought valiantly to protect the mission
and their families, the survivors, and the American people deserve
better from you and your Members of Congress," the letter explained.
"They deserve the absolute truth from their government. Your failure to
get the truth and hold public officials accountable increases the
possibility of other repeat attacks and additional failures to defend
Americans abroad.”
The coalition argues that Boehner’s idling through the investigative process has led to things like a recent New York Times story which claimed that al Qaeda terrorists were not involved in the attack but that the attack was sparked by the YouTube video.
“On Sunday, December 29, 2013, the New York Times published a story
concerning the Benghazi attacks that directly contradicts the sworn
testimony of witnesses who appeared before various committees,” they
wrote. “Besides the obvious New York Times editorial and political
objectives of inoculating Hillary Clinton and her 2016 presidential
campaign from further criticism of her failures as Secretary of State,
the story contradicts objective truth and established facts in a way
that confuses the public."
"Your inaction and failure to lead on the Benghazi investigation
directly contributes to the repetition of lies; a lack of accountability
from responsible government officials; and the political advancement of
persons who seek to continue to ‘fundamentally transform’ the
Constitution and our country," they accused. "The New York Times recent
publication proves the Benghazi story is not ‘going away.’”
The group further argues that while Ahmed Abu Khattala, “a ringleader
of the attack,” has “granted long interviews to reporters in Benghazi
cafes,” the Obama administration’s federal law enforcement agencies have
“done nothing.” Because of Boehner’s lack of willingness to
aggressively investigate the terrorist attack, the coalition argues that
no one has been held accountable. “Nearly 16 months after the terrorist
attack, the American public has no accountability and no plan of action
from House leadership,” they wrote. “The public is subjected to
undisputed disinformation from a White House who calls the terror attack
a ‘phony scandal.’"
"While the White House repeats false and misleading information, you
continue to ignore claims, documented by Rep. Frank Wolf, of
intelligence officers being intimidated with multiple, punitive
polygraph examinations and harassing non-disclosure agreement demands,"
they claimed. "If Benghazi is ‘phony’ why are intelligence officers
being threatened not to speak and subjected to polygraph exams? Why do
you stand by passively?”
The coalition also questioned whether Boehner is holding up the
investigation because he may be culpable for knowing certain pieces of
information about the scandal. As Speaker of the House, Boehner is a
member of what is called the “Super 8” in Congress.
Other members include House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA);
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV); Senate Minority Leader
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); House Intelligence Committee Chairman and
ranking member Reps. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),
respectively; and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA) and ranking member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). Because of
their seniority in Congress, the “Super 8” gets briefed on intelligence
matters in a much more intensive manner than other members.
The coalition questions whether Boehner has “guilty knowledge” on
Benghazi because of that, and wonders whether a complete investigation
into Benghazi would jeopardize Boehner’s political future as Speaker of
the House.
“Some analysts believe your inaction and passivity towards getting to
the truth concerning Benghazi is because you were briefed on the
intelligence and special operations activities in Libya as a member of
the ‘Super 8,’” they wrote. “You may possess ‘guilty knowledge.’ We
recall how then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi developed a form of ‘amnesia’
concerning a documented briefing she received on so-called ‘enhanced
interrogation techniques’ – later termed ‘torture’ for political
purposes."
"Are you in the same position as your predecessor?" they asked. "Are
you dodging a legitimate, thorough, coordinated investigation of
Benghazi because it will damage your political position as Speaker?”
The coalition noted because no select committee with subpoena power
has been installed, some members of the House GOP conference have taken
to submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to attempt to
get information about Benghazi out of the administration. “You should be
embarrassed that members of Congress, and your own party, are forced to
file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with Obama
administration agencies to get basic information about the Benghazi
issue,” the coalition wrote to Boehner.
“What a sad and pathetic statement about the operations of House
standing committees looking into this tragedy that FOIA has become the
last resort of even Republican Members seeking the truth!" the letter
stated. "Are you concerned that the scattershot and untimely efforts of
the various committees may actually be doing more harm than good at
documenting facts? These are all examples of Republican leadership
failures. How are you accountable?”
The coalition continued by criticizing the efforts of Rogers, the
chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and one of Boehner’s
right-hand men: “Rep. Mike Rogers and the Intelligence Committee seem to
act as defense counsel for the Obama administration,” the coalition
wrote. “A recent Intelligence Committee weekly update note stated as
fact that no arms shipments were being run from Libya, and that no
intelligence officers were being coerced not to speak. There is
substantial evidence to the contrary on both counts."
"Why does Rep. Rogers parrot the discredited falsehoods of the
so-called ‘Accountability Review Board’ (ARB)?" they accused.
"Conflicting accounts, testimony and evidence need to be investigated –
not dismissed or ignored. Don’t those contradictions and questions
compel you, on behalf of the American people, to take any action to
resolve the matter and get to the truth?”
The group asked Boehner why there “was thundering silence” from his office when Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) sent him a letter on Nov. 6
outlining outstanding unanswered questions about the scandal. “You have
an opportunity to show strong leadership and resolve a national
disgrace perpetrated by specific public officials,” they wrote. “You are
failing.”
“Your reluctance to lead and resistance to create a Select Committee
on Benghazi must end,” they wrote. “More than 75% of all House
Republicans – with the conspicuous absence of those in leadership or
committee chairmen – have cosponsored Rep. Wolf’s Select Committee
bill. Few bills in this Congress demonstrate such overwhelming support
from Republicans."
"Additionally, the bill enjoys the support of national security
advocacy groups, and the Wall Street Journal editorial board, among many
others," they noted. "We urge you to bring the bill to the floor for a
vote immediately to start effective oversight on this critical national
security matter immediately. We have waited long enough. Your approach
is not working.”
Specifically, the coalition demands that the select committee must
complete its investigation before the end of the 113th Congress, which
concludes at the end of 2014.
“Mr. Speaker, we call upon you to act now and create a Select
Committee on Benghazi to investigate all aspects of the United States
involvement in Libya, to include, but not be limited to the attacks of
September 11, 2012,” they wrote. “It must now also include the
protracted cover-up the American people, the families of the fallen and
those with loved ones serving overseas have endured."
"The new committee must have subpoena power, capable staff and
Members from both parties who are committed to finding the truth, not
playing politics," the letter continued. "The Committee must be staffed
with new, professional, qualified and experienced investigators. It must
have resources to conduct a thorough, comprehensive investigation and
issue an exhaustive report before this Congress adjourns.”
The full list of coalition letter signers includes: Adm. Jerome L.
Johnson, USN Ret., former Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Lt. Gen. E.G.
“Buck” Shuler, Jr., USAF, (Ret); Lt. Gen. Richard D. Lawrence, USA
(Ret); LTG William G. Boykin, USA (Ret); Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, USA
Ret, Chairman, Stand Up America; Maj. Gen. Carroll D. Childers, USA
(Ret), Ranger; Maj. Gen. Thomas F. Cole, USA (Ret); Maj. Gen. Richard M.
Cooke, USMC (Ret); Amb. Henry F. Cooper, Former Director, Strategic
Defense Initiative; LTC Allen B. West (US Army, Ret) former Congressman,
FL; Capt Joseph R. John, USNA ‘62, USN (Ret), Chairman, Combat Veterans
For Congress PAC; Debra Burlingame, Co-founder, 9/11 Families for a
Safe and Strong America; Elaine Donnelly, President, Center for Military
Readiness; Dick Brauer, Col, USAF (Ret), Special Operation Speaks; Tom
Fitton, President, Judicial Watch; Allen Roth, Secure America Now; Joel
A. Arends, Veterans for a Strong America; Ginni Thomas, President,
Liberty Consulting; Catherine Engelbrecht, President, True the Vote;
Anita MonCrief, Black Voters Alliance; David Wallace, Restore America's
Mission; Dr. James Pollock, Maj., USAF (Ret), OIF VETx2, SOCOM, Wounded
Warrior Congressional Advocate; John J. Molloy, Chairman, National
Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition; James C. Harding, Col USAF
(Ret) National Spokesman for Veteran Defenders of America; Diane M.
Sendlenski, Veteran US Air Force, Special Operations Speaks Coordinator;
John G. B. Howland, Publisher, USNA-At-Large; Katherine Cornell Gorka,
Executive Director, The Westminster Institute; Paul Caprio, Executive
Director, Family Pac Federal; William L. Walton, Chairman, Rappahannock
Ventures LLC; Sandy Rios, Director of Governmental Affairs, American
Family Association; David Horowitz, President, Freedom Center; Peter
Thomas, Chairman, The Conservative Caucus; Rear Adm. Hugh P. Scott, MC,
USN (Ret); Rear Adm. Bill McDaniel, USN (Ret); Rear Adm. John A.
Moriarty, USN, (Ret); Rear Adm. Robert B. McClinton, USN (Ret); Rear
Adm. Don G. Primeau, USN (Ret); Brig. Gen. Michael Neil, USMCR (Ret);
Brig. Gen. Francis Hughes, USA (Ret); Brig. Gen. John Zierdt, Jr., USA
(Ret); Brig. Gen. Michael T. Byrnes, USA (Ret); Brig. Gen. William A.
Bloomer, USMC (Ret); Captain Kenneth Rauch, USN (Ret); Captain Peter A.
Hewett, JAGC, U.S. Navy (Ret); Captain James Knight, USN (Ret); Captain
Roger W. Barnett, USN (Ret); Captain Gregory Streeter, USN (Ret) USNA
’58; Col. G. Huntington Banister, USA (Ret), and former Acting Director,
Selective Service System, 1994; Col. S. Badiner, USMC (Ret); Col.
Gregory G. Raths, USMC (Ret); Col. Joseph V. Potter, USAF (Ret); Col.
Rob Maness, USAF (Ret), U.S. Senate Candidate 2014, R-Louisiana; Dan
Bongino, 2012 Republican Nominee for US Senate, MD; Lt. Col. Ken
Benway, USA (Ret); Lt. Col. Dennis B. Haney, USAF (Ret); CDR Randolph J.
Horhutz, USNA '61, SC, USN (Ret); Everett Woolum, CMSGT, USAF (Ret);
Gregory J. Rose, USNA ’73; Thomas Corboy, USNA, ’61; Anthony R.
Papandrea, USNA ’61; Raymond H. Clary, Jr., USNA ’65; John W.
Slagle, U.S. Navy Aviation veteran (Ret) Special Agent U.S.B.P.
Anti-Smuggling Unit; Sarah Folger White, Former Presidential
Commissioner; Dick and Patricia Schermerhorn, Appleton, WI; Lee Boyland,
Author, former military officer, entrepreneur, nuclear engineer; Susan
Creed Percy, Advocate for Military Families; Dave Hollenbeck, retired CA
Highway Patrol; Paul F. Wirtz, Military family, OH resident; John
Lillywhite, U.S. Citizen; Gene Andrews,
U.S. Citizen; Mrs. Nancy Olbert, Supervisor Criminal Advocates, Daytona,
FL State Attorney Office; Dr. Frank Ingels, Military Defense
Consultant, MSIC/TETRA Office; Robert M. Trent, Senior Special Agent,
USINS and former Marine and Vietnam combat veteran; and Kelly Monroe
Kullberg, Christians for a Sustainable Economy; OH resident."
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'Republican' Beltway crony Darrell Issa has no problem with radical left globalists controlling half a generation in the United States:
2/10/2011, "Issa 'wouldn't feel bad' if Obama reelected due to strong economy," The Hill, by Michael O'Brien
It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for President Obama to
win reelection, one of his top Republican critics said Thursday.
Rep.
Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the tenacious chairman of the House Oversight
and Government Reform Committee, said his top goal is to work with the
administration to revive the economy. And if Obama were to win another
term as a byproduct, so be it.
"I hope we can do that together,"
Issa said of job-creation efforts. "I probably still won't vote for him,
but I certainly wouldn't feel bad if Americans were working again, and
he did get another four years."...
"My goal is to strengthen the president," Issa said Thursday....
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Commenter wonders why Speaker Boehner is necessary:
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"If Judicial Watch can acquire information through the
US Legal System, then of what useful purpose is Speaker Boehner to the
people of the United States of America?
Speaker Boehner has repeatedly refused to appoint a House Special
Investigator [or a Select Committee] for Benghazi, Fast and Furious, IRS, NSA, illegal
amendments to Federal Laws, or any other of the many, many Obama
Administration Scandals.
Speaker Boehner is a continuing disgrace to the Office of Speaker of the US House of Representatives!"...
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posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:46:57 PM
by Graewoulf"
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Comment: The Republican Establishment is thrilled the left is in charge, they even cleared a path for them
by destroying the economy and the Republican Party. Today they sit on
Fox News at Rupert Murdoch's invitation to make sure no actual
opposition party gains traction against the left.
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