So, who’s right, the U.S. President who has made a career of lying his face off or the new Egyptian government, installed after Mohammed Mursi was removed by the military? As painful as it is to admit, the Egyptian government has more credibility at this point. With that as a premise, Mursi is now facing […]
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Benghazi Attacks and ‘Rogue’ CIA Employees
When the details of Operation Fast and Furious were revealed, the Obama administration wanted you to believe it was an operation hatched and run out of an ATF office in Phoenix; that was a provable lie. When the IRS scandal broke, the Obama administration blamed it on ‘rogue’ employees in Cincinnati; this was a proven […]
Today’s Barrack Show – Ansar al-Sharia Egypt
On Today’s show… Ansar al-Sharia Egypt has not gotten nearly enough attention when it comes to Benghazi. Last year, al-Qaeda was on the run. One year later, the personnel in U.S. embassies all over the Middle East are on the run. That we haven’t been told the truth about Ansar al-Sharia Egypt (and so many […]
Darrell Issa rips Obama, Werfel on ‘Phony Scandals’
During a discussion with the Republican Study Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) went on a bit of a righteous rant in response to Barack Obama’s assertion that ‘phony scandals’ have served to take ‘Washington’s eye off the ball’. Issa’s comments focused on Fast and Furious, Benghazi, and the IRS scandals. To call the first two […]
CNN’s Drew Griffin should not be trusted on CIA Story
Conservatives find it so refreshing when a liberal outlet performs what is called – in the parlance of Rush Limbaugh – a ‘random act of journalism’ that they’re often willing to overlook the history of the individual who supposedly committed it. CNN’s Drew Griffin appeared to commit a ‘random act of journalism’ when he reported […]
Gartenstein-Ross gives 2-wrd Response to our 16-Pg Rpt
It’s probably a safe bet that Daveed Gartenstein-Ross didn’t see much value in reading our June 30th report but he was asked to do so – and respond in writing – by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) at a House Joint Subcommittee hearing on July 10th. Much has transpired since that time but let’s go back […]
Frank Wolf asks his last Benghazi Question of the Day
Today, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) asked his last Benghazi Question of the day, which had to do with information presented in a CNN report yesterday from Jake Tapper. That report suggests that CIA officials who were on the ground in Benghazi are being intimidated into silence. Via Wolf’s website: Why are these heroes being told […]
Trey Gowdy talks ‘Phony’ Benghazi and IRS Scandals
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) appeared with Greta Van Susteren to talk about Obama’s reference to ‘phony scandals’ and said that the Obama administration is actually changing the names of Benghazi witnesses and scattering them across the country. The conversation starts with whether the IRS scandal is ‘phony’ and then turns to Benghazi at about the […]
Frank Wolf: Benghazi Question #11
Rep. Frank Wolf took to the House floor again today for his Benghazi Question of the Day, his eleventh such question. Wolf’s latest question, which was quite simple, had to do with who in the White House knew what was going on at the CIA Annex. Via Wolf’s site: Who in the White House knew […]
Congressional Witness tries to debunk Benghazi report
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Fails to Scratch the Surface in response to our work on Benghazi By Walid Shoebat and Ben Barrack INTRODUCTION Daveed Gartenstein-Ross testified as an expert witness at a recent House Joint Subcommittee hearing about Benghazi. A couple of weeks later, he wrote an article entitled “Rumor Busting” and attempted to discredit our reports […]
Jason Chaffetz gives hat tip to CNN on Benghazi
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is giving CNN kudos for the work of one of the network’s reporters. This entry is a continuation of this post from just a couple hours earlier. In short, CNN reporter Arwa Damon spent two hours interviewing a ‘lead suspect’ in the Benghazi attack. This morning, CNN’s John King mentioned it but […]
CNN Interviews ‘lead suspect’ in Benghazi attacks
Quite a chain of events took place today. First, CNN’s John King reported that Arwa Damon, a CNN colleague of his went to Benghazi and interviewed a ‘lead suspect’ in the attacks for two hours. During this interview, King did not name the suspect but relayed that this individual said he had not been contacted […]
Frank Wolf: Benghazi Question #10
Rep. Frank Wolf took to the House floor again today for his Benghazi Question of the Day, his tenth such question. The subject of Wolf’s latest question had to do with why there was a CIA Annex in Benghazi to begin with. Wolf also wanted to know if the annex was involved in weapons collections […]
Frank Wolf: Benghazi Question #9
Rep. Frank Wolf took to the House floor again today for his Benghazi Question of the Day, his ninth such question. The subject of Wolf’s latest question was based on a report by Sharyl Attkisson of CBS. In that report, Atkisson cited unnamed senior administration officials who admitted that “mistakes” had been made on 9/11/12 […]
Blind Sheikh and EXHIBIT Z of our Benghazi Report
The Blind Sheikh (Omar Abdel Rahman) is prominently featured in our original report, Ironclad: Egypt Involved in Benghazi Attacks. Now, we’d like to draw your attention to the name Mohammed al-Zawahiri. He is the younger brother of al-Qaeda’s number one, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Check out what Thomas Jocelyn of the Long War Journal has to say […]
Weiner Wedge: Clintons and Huma at odds?
When it comes to their affinity for Huma Abedin, Bill and Hillary Clinton went all in long ago, often referring to her as being ‘like a daughter’, which almost puts her on par with Chelsea. New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner seems to be driving a bit of a wedge between his wife and […]