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| New Email: Tripoli Embassy Warned D.C. to '€˜Not Conflate' Video with Benghazi Attacks |
| 2015-11-01 |
| [PJmedia] Here, via the Select Committee on Benghazi, is the full email with appropriate redactions: "Colleagues, I mentioned to [redacted] this morning, and want to share with all of you, our view at Embassy Tripoli that we must be cautious in our local messaging with regard to the inflammatory film trailer, adapting it to Libyan conditions. Our monitoring of the Libyan media and conversations with Libyans suggest that the films not as explosive of an issue here as it appears to be in other countries in the region. The overwhelming majority of the FB comments and tweets we've received from Libyans since the Ambassador's death have expressed deep sympathy, sorrow, and regret. They have expressed anger at the attackers, and emphasized that this attack does not represent Libyans or Islam. Relatively few have even mentioned the inflammatory video. So if we post messaging about the video specifically, we may draw unwanted attention to it. And it is becoming increasingly clear that the series of events in Benghazi was much more terrorist attack than a protest which escalated into violence. It is our opinion that in our messaging, we want to distinguish, not conflate, the events in other countries with this well-planned attack by militant extremists. I have discussed this with [redacted] and he shares PAS's view." Select committee spokesman Matt Wolking said the email was referenced in the hearing last week and was released publicly for the first time on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 So the left is satisfied with a liar for a candidate and possible president? As long as she makes the trains run on time... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-01 17:14 |
| #3 So the left is satisfied with a liar for a candidate and possible president? They have a willingness to accept being lied to? Inveterate lying seems to be de rigueur for the office with the Donks. Of course, they tend to be naive and are willing to accept such tripe as the global warming, a schlocky video causing Benghazi, and other such nonsense. Nothing so easy as fleecing the sheep when they don't know they are being fleece or don't care about being fleeced. What was that saying about "a fool and his money/ [liberty] are soon parted?" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-11-01 13:28 |
| #2 Come on. The Left lies to itself. It has to. It would otherwise have to confront its constant and repeat failures from following its cherished fantasies rather then reality. (And yet these hip, modern, urbanists, look down their nose at people who believe in a divine entity. No real self awareness when one becomes one's own god.) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-01 08:02 |
| #1 If not written by the chargé d'affaires in Tripoli, released by the chargé or the Regional Security Offier (RSO), neither of which we've heard much from. "They have expressed anger at the attackers, and emphasized that this attack does not represent Libyans or Islam." Not Libyans or Islam? The events could very easily represent Iranian or Russian interests, but perhaps we should not go there with the upcoming election, DoS and Dmitri Medvedev diplo-reset, etc. Someone, please hurry. Come up with a plausible offset, a diversion. Have Susan Rice call me asap. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-01 05:17 |