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Benghazi penalties are bogus
New York Post, by Josh Margolin

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Posted By:KarenJ1, 12/26/2012 8:41:06 AM

The four officials supposedly out of jobs because of their blunders in the run-up to the deadly Benghazi terror attack remain on the State Department payroll — and will all be back to work soon, The Post has learned. The highest-ranking official caught up in the scandal, Assistant Secretary of State Eric Boswell, has not “resigned” from government service, as officials said last week. He is just switching desks. And the other three are simply on administrative leave and are expected back. The four were made out to be sacrificial lambs in the wake of

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How surprising. s/o I´ve never seen more lies and corruption coming from one administration. It´s just sickening.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Pearson365, 12/26/2012 8:51:57 AM     (No. 9083916)

If they fired these 4 dolts, they would immediately threaten law suits to be regain jobs. Such suits would lead to "discovery" proceedings to gather evidence. Discovery would require sworn testimony & full disclosure. The last thing Obama wants on any of his multiple failures is discovery proceedings since liars can be charged with perjury.


Reply 2 - Posted by: ynaught, 12/26/2012 8:56:04 AM     (No. 9083925)

But the deaths of the four are not bogus!


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Linder, 12/26/2012 8:58:46 AM     (No. 9083932)

I recall a mother and a father of two of the murdered Americans speaking out....and then they disappeared from the news. Wonder why.


Reply 4 - Posted by: Nimby, 12/26/2012 9:00:29 AM     (No. 9083934)

Time to hold the line and not confirm Kerry till Hillary testifies.


Reply 5 - Posted by: wilko, 12/26/2012 9:37:43 AM     (No. 9083978)

Where are all the folks that were evacuated from the compound? Curiouser and curiouser...


Reply 6 - Posted by: secondtimelucky, 12/26/2012 9:37:44 AM     (No. 9083979)

parents have disappeared from public view and survivors never made it to the public. I shouldn´t be surprised, but part of me actually thought someone (even low level someones) would be punished. I can see now that my cynicism over this administration has not been wasted...


Reply 7 - Posted by: Blue-Z-Anna, 12/26/2012 9:53:25 AM     (No. 9084007)

This regime is losing patience with keeping up the whole charade of democracy and governance by consent of the governed.

What they do and how they do it is clearly none of our damnbidness.

Our founding fathers would revile the loss of our precious inheritance of liberty.

And the watering of the tree of liberty would commence.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: earlybird, 12/26/2012 10:02:32 AM     (No. 9084021)

They just misspelled "resigned" - meant "reassigned". The tip was when they waffled in one piece about how some had "left" and others "were on leave" or some such euphemism. And they were deliberately unspecific about who was doing what. In the first report, Boswell´s was the only name given.

In the Obama administration it´s "Watch my hands."


Reply 9 - Posted by: RU4us, 12/26/2012 10:19:50 AM     (No. 9084048)

The Ambassador warned of growing al qaeda presence in Libya. Now it´s been reported that training camps, established by elements loyal to Ayman al Zawahiri provided support for the Benghazi attacks.
1st: what was being reported by the nest of spooks operating out of the Annex.
2nd: At first reports of the assault on our people at the consulate, why didn´t we bomb those suspected camps, at least out of retribution? It´s not like this Administration is against retribution. (Think taxes and regulations on the rich.)


Reply 10 - Posted by: jimK1, 12/26/2012 10:21:41 AM     (No. 9084051)

I would be interested in seeing a list of "high crimes and misdemeanors" that this administration has committed. Then again I usually limit my reading to 5-7 minute articles.


Reply 11 - Posted by: JAN, 12/26/2012 10:23:08 AM     (No. 9084056)

Knew it knew it knew it.

The did their job.


Reply 12 - Posted by: Me?Opinionated?Nah!, 12/26/2012 10:28:39 AM     (No. 9084067)

Has the official explanation advanced significantly or is it still in “mistakes were made” mode? Isn’t “mistakes were made” some kind of twisted, perverted, pluperfect subjunctive, actually-says-nothing-meaningful tense or the like? Isn’t it about time we find out who issued the voting present, noncommittal type of order to “Stand Down!”?

The ball’s in your court, Mr. Obama. Or should we say it’s teed up and the fairway awaits?


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: Chiritwo, 12/26/2012 10:40:51 AM     (No. 9084092)

It´s a very sad time in American history that "we the people" can´t seem to get the truth from anyone in the gov´t or press about Libya. I don´t see the republicans pushing for any truth telling about Libya. The dems I expect to hear nothing from. I wish that Bill O´Reilly would push for the truth with the same effort he made for the soldier imprisoned in Mexico. He was very successful.


Reply 14 - Posted by: melanie, 12/26/2012 11:14:36 AM     (No. 9084178)

No surprise. With the Obamunauts, if you´re in, you´re in forever. If you´re out (like most of us), you´re out forever. I hope I live long enough for the truth to come out about this disgraceful affair.


Reply 15 - Posted by: Gartrell bibberts, 12/26/2012 11:20:26 AM     (No. 9084193)

Our Government is composed of "ONE"´s.

Otherwise Not Employables.

Liars AND damned liars.


Reply 16 - Posted by: zazu, 12/26/2012 12:35:15 PM     (No. 9084358)

"In a time of universal deceipt, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

Geroge Orwell

L,T,H


Reply 17 - Posted by: EnsignO´Toole, 12/26/2012 1:12:05 PM     (No. 9084443)

Pretty soon, the holes in the dike will be too numerous to plug. When that happens, and I firmly believe it will, just get out of the way and enjoy the sight. Personally I hope to see this whole administration drown in its own man-caused disaster.


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: Udanja99, 12/26/2012 1:22:37 PM     (No. 9084460)

Not holding my breath, #17. I thought that would happen with the Clintons and look where they are now. Plus, half the country doesn´t care or want the truth as long as they have their free phones.


Reply 19 - Posted by: The Advocate, 12/26/2012 2:08:03 PM     (No. 9084522)

Where is Hilary? rehab?
What did Amb. Stevens know that Obama and Hilary set him up to be sodomized and murdered by AG?
Treason.


Reply 20 - Posted by: OdinsAcolyte, 12/26/2012 2:23:05 PM     (No. 9084547)

It looks as though all G-Anything and all politicians are trash. Perhaps not, but it sure appears that way. I do not and never have passed judgement on anyone for the simple sin of being a human being. Believe me when I say I have made my share of bad judgements. I just detest a hypocrite and I detest a bully. I accept no masters in my life other than my own weak soul. It is always best when one has only yourself to blame. So how about it? We, the American citizens who give a darn, we are to blame. Isn´t it high time we fix this corruption and deceit of, this outright distortion of our Constitution? If not, we need to leave of shut-up. We can never leave it to somebody else...


Reply 21 - Posted by: beca, 12/26/2012 3:49:48 PM     (No. 9084668)

17....i am waiting........it will happen......someday...no one gets away with this kind of lies and fraud forever


Reply 22 - Posted by: Dems R Dumm, 12/26/2012 4:48:50 PM     (No. 9084738)

Just like the 4 guys running the ATF office here in Arizona who were blamed for coming up with the gun running operation (unbeknownst to Obama & Holder) were later reassigned to Washington D.C. and given raises and promotions for their punishments. /sarcasm


   

 



 
Reply 23 - Posted by: noddy, 12/26/2012 5:19:05 PM     (No. 9084766)

I have no desire to go after the four lowly sacrificial lambs. I want the big piece of mutton, that appears to be in hiding, put on a slow turning barbeque spit and roasted until it spills the beans.


Reply 24 - Posted by: saucy, 12/26/2012 8:30:34 PM     (No. 9084964)

Maybe HilLIARy is at a "fat farm" getting ready for her run.

....or maybe getting a face lift.


Reply 25 - Posted by: Adam, 12/27/2012 4:07:30 PM     (No. 9086353)

Ho hum! Obama runs guns to mexican drug dealers, innocent mexicans get killed, a U.S. Border agent is killed. Big whoop! Obama bypasses the constitution and joins a war against libya without any approval, runs weapons to al qaeda in libya who use them to kill our Ambassador and three others. Oh, so what! The "people of color" (thousands of them) in the Red Hook housing project in brooklyn still have no power. Oh Big Deal. Heaven help us. He´s an appalling President. Destructive. But the people elected him again. It´s over folks. It´s over.



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