On Today’s Ben Barrack show… Whether Rep. Trey Gowdy – chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi – will be able to overcome attempts to compromise him remains to be seen. However, his appointment of Philip Kiko as his committee’s Executive Director inherently compromises the investigation itself, as Shoebat.com has reported. As such, Gowdy […]
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Trey Gowdy MUST Call out Mike Rogers on Benghazi
“Good investigators talk to everybody, not just folks whose testimony may buttress your position.” – Rep. Trey Gowdy, House Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman, 12/30/13 Members of Congress should never be trusted, even the ones who seem to be the most trustworthy. As much as the American people may be inclined to trust House Select […]
Rep. Mike Rogers Caught Honoring Ground Zero Mosque Imam And Another Who Worked With A State Sponsoring Islamic Terrorism
By Ben Barrack **SHOEBAT EXCLUSIVE** Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the soon-to-be talk radio Congressman is putting another highly disturbing notch in his belt. He is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an event that will have Ground Zero mosque imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan as guests of honor. When viewed […]
Muslim Brotherhood and Benghazi Truths being hidden by Talk Radio Congressman
By Ben Barrack House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) knows something big about Benghazi and he’s not telling. One thing he’s not conceding is that the attackers reside firmly under the Muslim Brotherhood umbrella. He likely knows quite a bit about Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of our government as well. Those two things alone are […]
Socialist, Congressional Black Caucus member Partners with Obama’s Texas Cult
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a member of both the racist Congressional Black Caucus and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Caucus expressed solidarity with an extremist cult last year. The delegation Lee welcomed into her office represented an organization founded by the cult’s leader, Yisrayl Hawkins. Lee also offered her support to the group […]
Petraeus Investigation still open to Keep him Quiet about Benghazi?
In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder was pressed about why the case against ex-CIA Director David Petraeus is still under investigation. Indications are that members of Congress are concerned that the case is still hanging in limbo to prevent Petraeus from revealing what he knows about the Benghazi attacks. If, […]
Is Obama Intentionally endangering the USA with weak Foreign Policy?
When pundits and politicians are asked to explain Barack Obama’s inaction on matters such as the aggression of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, their frustration is visible as they point to an impossible level of fecklessness. What none of them fail to consider is that it’s all intentional. Their refusal to consider that option may be causing […]
Desperate Lois Lerner Requires Drastic House Measures
By Ben Barrack **SHOEBAT EXCLUSIVE** Will Lois Lerner be held in contempt of Congress? If so, will she go to jail? After she pleaded the fifth for the second time yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) seemed to indicate that he would be willing to support Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa if the latter chose […]
Either way, if Lois Lerner Testifies today, call these Three Congressmen
If former IRS official Lois Lerner shows up and if there is a hearing today, Chairman Issa, Rep. Gowdy, and Rep. Jordan have an opportunity to expose the biggest scandal in the history of the United States. It involves the signature of an IRS official (Lois Lerner) at the bottom of a 501(c)(3) approval letter […]
What the House Oversight Committee should ask Lois Lerner’s Empty Chair
By Ben Barrack **SHOEBAT EXCLUSIVE** The Department of (IN)Justice under Barack Obama and Eric Holder is not going to prosecute former IRS Exempt Organizations Director, Lois Lerner. Period. In an interview exchange between Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who sits on the House Oversight Committee, Gowdy’s frustration with this reality […]
Lois Lerner demands Immunity; Time for Congress to go on Offense
Well, that didn’t take long. One day after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent former IRS Tax Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner a letter requiring her appearance before the Committee on March 5th, her attorneys say she won’t testify without being granted immunity. Once again, Republicans are given the perfect opportunity to introduce […]
Malik Obama Genie out of the Bottle in the Arab World
Tens of millions of Arabs are now familiar with the Malik Obama case and it is long past time for the U.S. Congress to investigate what is clearly now top-of-mind news in the Middle East. If Congressmen are wondering what would make Gen. Abdel Fatah el-Sisi abandon the U.S. for Russia and Vladimir Putin, they […]
Report: Congressional Delegations to Egypt about Obama’s support for Terrorism
Last December, Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Steve King (R-IA) visited Egypt. The Washington Post referred to the details of the visit as “hush-hush”. Last month, a delegation led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) which included Rep. Steve Stockman and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) paid Gen. el-Sisi a visit. This week, Rep. […]
Two Malik Obama Missiles Fired at Congressional Wall of Silence
The Forum For Middle East Understanding (FFMU) has partnered with Dr. Sadek Raouf Ebeid in sending – via certified mail – correspondence to several members of Congress, requesting that an investigation be opened relative to the alleged terror connections of Malik Obama (links to each letter are at the bottom of this post). A political […]
Sources: House Intel Chair looking into Malik Obama case while in Egypt
Before reports surfaced that House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) was in Egypt, our sources informed us that he was personally looking into the case against Malik Obama. We cannot reveal anymore of what we may or may not know but those claims appear to have been given additional credence based on Egyptian […]
House Subcommittee takes up Christian Persecution; Outrage still lacking
On February 11th, Fox News reported on stories about Christian persecution. Congress held a hearing on the issue. This is certainly a good thing but sadly, it is all just theatrics and as much as they speak, we see little action; we need policies that will put the right amount of pressure on countries to […]