Three separate emails sent from someone at the State Department to multiple recipients at State, Department of National Intelligence (DNI), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been released by CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson and others. What these e-mails unequivocally show is that very specific details of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi were known in real time.
The attack began at approximately 3:40pm EST / 9:40pm EET (Libya Time). The first of the three emails that were released is time stamped 4:05pm EST, which was during the actual attack.
Here is what the first email said:
(SBU) The Regional Security Officer reports the diplomatic mission is under attack. Embassy Tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well. Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four COM personnel are in the compound save haven. The 17th of February militia is providing security support.
The Operations Center will provide updates as available.
The second email, at 4:54pm EST / 10:54pm EET reads:
(SBU) Embassy Tripoli reports the firing at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi has stopped and the compound has been cleared. A response team is on site attempting to locate COM personnel.
The third email blows a hole through the Obama administration narrative that it pushed for at least two weeks after the attack. That narrative was that an anti-Muhammad video – Innocence of Muslims – was responsible. This email, sent slightly more than two hours after the first one above (6:07pm EST / 12:07am EET), contains a smoking RPG in the subject line:
Update 2: Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack (SBU)
The body of the email contains one sentence, which reads:
(SBU) Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli.
Yet, despite these real time emails, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were featured in a PSA intended for air in Pakistan that was based on the lie that the video was the cause of the attack. That PSA was produced one week after the attack at the expense of $70,000. If we want to talk about disgusting, reprehensible, and despicable videos, perhaps we should start with this one:
During an interview with Sarah Palin on 10/23, as news of these emails was breaking, Greta continued to come back to one question:
Why was the Obama administration so intent on blaming the video?
Pay attention to what Greta says, beginning at the 5:40 mark (via Sarahnet):
It’s not only long past time to find out why the administration blamed the video. It’s also long past time to find out who / what was really behind its production.
Ben Barrack is a talk show host and author of the book, Unsung Davids