Exclusive: Classified cable warned consulate couldn't withstand 'coordinated attack'.........Exclusive? When the MSM is not covering the story, how hard is it to get an exclusive?! LOL!

[ChoomCzar]

Exclusive: Classified cable warned consulate couldn't withstand 'coordinated attack'

By Catherine Herridge
Published October 31, 2012
FoxNews.com

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The U.S. Mission in Benghazi convened an “emergency meeting” less than a month before the assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, because Al Qaeda had training camps in Benghazi and the consulate could not defend against a “coordinated attack,” according to a classified cable reviewed by Fox News.
Summarizing an Aug. 15 emergency meeting convened by the U.S. Mission in Benghazi, the Aug. 16 cable marked “SECRET” said that the State Department’s senior security officer, also known as the RSO, did not believe the consulate could be protected.
“RSO (Regional Security Officer) expressed concerns with the ability to defend Post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound,” the cable said.
According to a review of the cable addressed to the Office of the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Emergency Action Committee was also briefed "on the location of approximately ten Islamist militias and AQ training camps within Benghazi … these groups ran the spectrum from Islamist militias, such as the QRF Brigade and Ansar al-Sharia, to ‘Takfirist thugs.’” Each U.S. mission has a so-called Emergency Action Committee that is responsible for security measures and emergency planning.
The details in the cable seemed to foreshadow the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. compound, which was a coordinated, commando-style assault using direct and indirect fire. Al Qaeda in North Africa and Ansar al-Sharia, both mentioned in the cable, have since been implicated in the consulate attack.
In addition to describing the security situation in Benghazi as “trending negatively,” the cable said explicitly that the mission would ask for more help. “In light of the uncertain security environment, US Mission Benghazi will submit specific requests to US Embassy Tripoli for additional physical security upgrades and staffing needs by separate cover.”
As for specific threats against the U.S., the cable warned the intelligence was not clear on the issue, cautioning that the militias in Benghazi were not concerned with any significant retaliation from the Libyan government, which had apparently lost control in Benghazi. A briefer explained that they “did not have information suggesting that these entities were targeting Americans but did caveat that (there was not) a complete picture of their intentions yet. RSO (Regional Security Officer) noted that the Benghazi militias have become more brazen in their actions and have little fear of reprisal from the (government of Libya.)”
While the administration’s public statements have suggested that the attack came without warning, the Aug. 16 cable seems to undercut those claims. It was a direct warning to the State Department that the Benghazi consulate was vulnerable to attack, that it could not be defended and that the presence of anti-U.S. militias and Al Qaeda was well-known to the U.S. intelligence community.
In a three-page cable on Sept 11, the day Stevens and the three other Americans were killed, Stevens wrote about “growing problems with security” in Benghazi and “growing frustration” with the security forces and Libyan police. The ambassador saw both as “too weak to keep the country secure.”
Fox News asked the State Department to respond to a series of questions about the Aug. 16 cable, including who was specifically charged with reviewing it and whether action was taken by Washington or Tripoli. Fox News also asked, given the specific warnings and the detailed intelligence laid out in the cable, whether the State Department considered extra measures for the consulate in light of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks – and if no action was taken, who made that call.
The State Department press office declined to answer specific questions, citing the classified nature of the cable.
"An independent board is conducting a thorough review of the assault on our post in Benghazi," Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said in written statement. "Once we have the board's comprehensive account of what happened, findings and recommendations, we can fully address these matters."





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[markroxny]

I was looking for it to be covered by this guy Marshall!

https://twitter.com/keithkoffler

[Randy4Candy]

Choomley, you ignorant slut (to coin a phrase), NO country's embassy could withstand a "coordinated" attack by a small group of well armed, wel led and wel trained terrorists.

You find the darnedest, weakest, most useless horse-pucky to repost.

[ChoomCzar]

Originally Posted by Randy4Candy

Choomley, you ignorant slut (to coin a phrase), NO country's embassy could withstand a "coordinated" attack by a small group of well armed, wel led and wel trained terrorists.

You find the darnedest, weakest, most useless horse-pucky to repost.

COMRADE CANDY, IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, THEN IT IS DERELICTION OF DUTY BY BATH HOUSE BARRY FOR NOT PULLING HIS EMBASSY PEOPLE OUT LIKE THE BRITISH AND RED CROSS DID.....HE HAD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ABOUT IT AN ATTACK COMING......

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by ChoomCzar

COMRADE CANDY, IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, THEN IT IS DERELICTION OF DUTY BY BATH HOUSE BARRY FOR NOT PULLING HIS EMBASSY PEOPLE OUT LIKE THE BRITISH AND RED CROSS DID.....HE HAD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ABOUT IT AN ATTACK COMING......

good one

[CJ7]

Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

good one

U.S. intelligence officials warned President Bush weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American planes, but White House officials stressed the threat was not specific.
A White House official acknowledged to ABCNEWS that the information prompted administration officials to issue a private warning to transportation department and national security agencies weeks before the attacks. But, the official said the threat of a hijacking by bin Laden's al Qaeda organization was general in nature, did not mention a specific time or place and was similar to the variety of different terrorist threats U.S. intelligence monitors frequently.


good one.

[CuteOldGuy]

Why do you keep bringing up Bush, CBJ7? Does the Obamatron not have any more relevant responses?

You've convinced me to not vote for Bush, for the same reasons I'm not voting for Obama.

[CJ7]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Why do you keep bringing up Bush, CBJ7? Does the Obamatron not have any more relevant responses?

You've convinced me to not vote for Bush, for the same reasons I'm not voting for Obama.

Ive proven sarcastic banter is way over your head, now I can add hypocritical comments to my list ..

[timpage]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Why do you keep bringing up Bush, CBJ7? Does the Obamatron not have any more relevant responses?

You've convinced me to not vote for Bush, for the same reasons I'm not voting for Obama.

Yeah, the disconnect that idiots like you refuse to acknowledge is that Romney comes from the same party, with the same policies and the same lame-brained idiots that supported both, and we're supposed to give them another chance. Ever think of that dimwit? Didn't occur to you?

You're saddled with Bush whether you like it or not. Same day, same policies, same mindset, fuck off if you don't recognize it. Some of us remember.

[CuteOldGuy]

I'm not supporting Romney. But Obama has continued more Bush policies than Romney intends to start. If you want more George W Bush, vote for Obama.

[CJ7]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

I'm not supporting Romney. But Obama has continued more Bush policies than Romney intends to start. If you want more George W Bush, vote for Obama.

Id say horseshit but willard wont say what he plans to do or how hell do it .. I suppose your soothsayer powers let you in on his intentions ... but if you judge willard by him picking ryan, and ryan voting for every pos bush handed him I really dont see how anyone can say Obie would be more Bush than willard ..

unless of course it you doing the saying ..

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHA

(JUST FOR YOU AND YOUR NEW FLUFFER, ENJOY)

[Yssup Rider]

why do you keep pushing Romney, Unawhiner?

You're sucking his dick like you were getting a hundred bucks!

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by CJ7

U.S. intelligence officials warned President Bush weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American planes, but White House officials stressed the threat was not specific.
A White House official acknowledged to ABCNEWS that the information prompted administration officials to issue a private warning to transportation department and national security agencies weeks before the attacks. But, the official said the threat of a hijacking by bin Laden's al Qaeda organization was general in nature, did not mention a specific time or place and was similar to the variety of different terrorist threats U.S. intelligence monitors frequently.


good one.

LINK?

sounds like bull shit to me

[I B Hankering]

Originally Posted by CJ7

U.S. intelligence officials warned President Bush weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American planes, but White House officials stressed the threat was not specific.
A White House official acknowledged to ABCNEWS that the information prompted administration officials to issue a private warning to transportation department and national security agencies weeks before the attacks. But, the official said the threat of a hijacking by bin Laden's al Qaeda organization was general in nature, did not mention a specific time or place and was similar to the variety of different terrorist threats U.S. intelligence monitors frequently.


good one.

When are you going to get it through your screwy, pea-brained head, CBJ7? There were two -- TWO -- bomb attacks against Stevens and his people in the the four to five months preceding the September 11th, 2012, attack. That fucking TRUMPs any kind of "verbal" warning Bush received in 2001!!! Furthermore, when taken in conjunction with the multiple "verbal" and "written" warnings from Stevens and others in Libya, ignoring those two -- TWO -- bomb attacks quite simply spells gross negligence in the Odumbo administration. Finally, the Bush administration scrambled jets to intercept and deal with the attackers. Odumbo didn't do jack-shit!!!!

[joe bloe]

Originally Posted by CJ7

U.S. intelligence officials warned President Bush weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American planes, but White House officials stressed the threat was not specific.
A White House official acknowledged to ABCNEWS that the information prompted administration officials to issue a private warning to transportation department and national security agencies weeks before the attacks. But, the official said the threat of a hijacking by bin Laden's al Qaeda organization was general in nature, did not mention a specific time or place and was similar to the variety of different terrorist threats U.S. intelligence monitors frequently.


good one.

Our intelligence had a long list of things the terrorists might have done. Hijacking airplanes may have been on the list. It's impossible to protect from every conceivable form of terrorism.

The analogy you're trying to make won't work. Failing to provide adequate security for the Benghazi consulate, is in no way similar to the World Trade Center bombing. Common sense precautions could have prevented the Benghazi tragedy.

No one expects any president to be perfect; they're human beings and they make mistakes just like the rest of us. I think Obama's biggest screwup in the Benghazi tragedy, is not the failure to prove adequate security. By far, the greater transgression, was to lie about the true nature of the incident. Pretending that it wasn't terrorism for two weeks, and telling outright lies about a rioting mob driven mad by a video tape is unforgivable.