Who's the Benghazi "Deep Throat"? - The Firearms Forum

GunnyGene · 10-31-2012, 06:51 PM

Somebody in a position to have access is obviously leaking info to FoxNews. This Secret cable is evidence of that. It also shows that the new Libyan government is losing or has lost control of at least Benghazi, and likely other parts of the country as well. The killing is far from over, imho, contrary to what we've been led to believe...... Next?

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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.”

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nmckenzie · 10-31-2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GunnyGene

Somebody in a position to have access is obviously leaking info to FoxNews.

Let's not forget that DCI Petraeus tossed Obbie, Biden, Hillary, Panetta, and pretty much the whole WH intel staff under the bus recently. That said, my
bet for a Benghazi Deep Throat would be one of the thoroughly fed up boys or girls at Langley.

jack404 · 10-31-2012, 07:15 PM