At tonight’s Colorado Senate debate held in Denver, incumbent Sen. Mark Udall was asked what he believes is the biggest non-issue that Congress keeps debating needlessly. Udall answered Benghazi. His opponent, Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, disputed that. QUESTION: Senator, what’s the biggest non-issue in your mind that Congress keeps debating needlessly? SEN. MARK UDALL: Benghazi. … Read more
The DOJ produces another brazenly politicized set of charges. By Andrew C. McCarthy NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE On September 10, 2012, al-Qaeda’s emir, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued a lengthy statement to his fellow jihadists in Libya. He called on them to avenge the American military’s killing of Abu Yahya al-Libi, the highest ranking al-Qaeda operative in that country. His … Read more
Sharyl Attkisson / @SharylAttkisson / October 15, 2014 ‘My stomach dropped’: Former Commerce Department official Sonya Gilliam shows documents to reporter Sharyl Attkisson. (Photo: The Daily Signal) To Sonya Gilliam, a recent account of improper sorting of Benghazi-related documents at the State Department brought back vivid memories of her own encounters with high-level government officials who withheld, deleted … Read more
LOU DOBBS ON FOX BUSINESS NEWS CHANNEL Andrew C. McCarthy, Chairman of the Benghazi Accountability Coalition, joined Lou Dobbs to discuss why some Republicans seem just as reluctant as Democrats to probe the Benghazi massacre, and how the Obama administration has sought to minimize the al Qaeda threat after the president repeatedly claimed during the … Read more
By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times Federal prosecutors won an 18-count indictment against accused Benghazi attacker Ahmed Abu Khatalla on Tuesday, which charges him with leading the assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and makes him eligible for the death penalty. The indictment, handed up in federal district court in Washington, also … Read more
It’s not just Democrats who don’t want a full public airing. By ANDREW C. McCARTHY | NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE | Something bothers me about the first and only hearing of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. Something I haven’t been able to shake. It was a desultory hearing. That’s not the main thing that bothers me, but … Read more
By ANDREW C. McCARTHY | National Review Online | In rolling out his new memoir in media appearances, former defense secretary Leon Panetta has explained that from the start of the Benghazi terrorist attack, he told President Obama it was, in fact, a terrorist attack. This conflicts with the president’s implausible account. Mr. Panetta, moreover, has acknowledged the obvious: namely, that … Read more
By George Russell Published October 10, 2014 FoxNews.com Sept. 11, 2012: A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames. (ReuterA new State Department unit tasked with protecting high-risk U.S. diplomatic missions suffers from “significant staffing gaps,” and many in the State Department don’t even know it exists, according to a newly released … Read more
Members of the Benghazi Accountability Coalition released an open letter to Chairman Gowdy demanding that, in light of revelations in his book, Leon Panetta be asked to testify before the House Selection Committee on Benghazi – under oath – ASAP. (Link to BAC open letter)
Originally posted at Family Security Matters.