Article

2013-05-05 Home Front: WoT

BENGHAZI: Names of 'whistleblower' witnesses revealed

[FoxNews] Fox News has learned the names of the self-described Benghazi "whistleblowers" who are set to testify before a widely anticipated congressional hearing on Wednesday.

Appearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will be three career State Department officials: Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the time of the Benghazi terrorist attacks; Mark I. Thompson, a former Marine and now the deputy coordinator for Operations in the agency's Counterterrorism Bureau; and Eric Nordstrom, a diplomatic security officer who was the regional security officer in Libya, the top security officer in the country in the months leading up to the attacks.

Nordstrom previously testified before the oversight committee, which is chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.,

... a very busy man, what with all the hearings he's been chairing, to the immense frustration of the Administration...

in October 2012. Of the three witnesses, he is the only one who does not consider himself a whistleblower. At last fall's hearing, however, Nordstrom made headlines by detailing for politicians the series of requests that he, Ambassador Stevens, and others had made for enhanced security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in the period preceding the attacks, requests mostly rejected by State Department superiors.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-05-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 I commend Issa, but how about he finish a project he starts; like Fast and Furious for one. where is the pressure on Holder and Champ for that little excursion, especially since el prezidente made a deal about US guns being responsible for all that violence in Mexico....

Posted by USN,Ret, 2013-05-05 00:59|| 2013-05-05 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Stalled until they can get around Executive Privilege. Which is why Obama did that.

Posted by Charles 2013-05-05 09:58|| 2013-05-05 09:58|| Front Page Top

#3 I was surprised to learn the Deputy Chief of Mission [a career foreign service officer] was set to testify. If he backs up the claims of his Regional Security Officer (RSO) who is set to testify a second time, it may not be so comfortable for the Hildebeast and Champ.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-05-05 11:58|| 2013-05-05 11:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Benghazi plot thickens

Posted by tipper 2013-05-05 12:41|| 2013-05-05 12:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks Tipper.

And with that knowledge we will learn why the talking points were changed. Was the White House caught by surprise? Did the president not want an al-Qaeda incident before the election?

Purely rhetorical, the portion I have underlined.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-05-05 12:48|| 2013-05-05 12:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Did the president not want an al-Qaeda incident before the election?

Silly Question, of course not.

Remember, His Motto is Hide, Divert, cover, obscure and deny.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-05-05 13:56|| 2013-05-05 13:56|| Front Page Top

14:34 Frank G
14:28 Melancholic
14:27 NoMoreBS
14:14 swksvolFF
14:12 swksvolFF
13:54 mossomo
13:51 mossomo
13:50 NoMoreBS
13:50 Abu Uluque
13:44 Abu Uluque
13:41 NoMoreBS
13:39 Abu Uluque
13:36 mossomo
13:36 swksvolFF
13:32 mossomo
13:26 Frank G
13:12 Regular joe
13:12 mossomo
13:11 swksvolFF
13:08 Abu Uluque
13:00 swksvolFF
12:59 Regular joe
12:55 Skidmark
12:53 Skidmark