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2:30 PM, Nov 17, 2012 • By THOMAS JOSCELYNThe Washington Post reports that “the CIA and other intelligence analysts have settled on what amounts to a hybrid view” of September 11, 2012, “suggesting that the Cairo protest sparked militants in Libya, who quickly mobilized an assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi.”
Read more... Nov 26, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 11 • By STEPHEN F. HAYESAt his first press conference after being elected to a second term, President Barack Obama did everything he could to avoid directly answering the difficult questions on the growing scandal about his administration’s handling of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi. But in so doing, the president inadvertently told us quite a bit.
Read more... 8:48 AM, Nov 16, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERSteve Hayes, with Tucker Carlson, Juan Williams, and Charles Krauthammer, last night on Fox News:
Read more... 7:48 AM, Nov 16, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERDavid Petraeus is going to tell members of Congress that he "knew almost immediately after the September 11th attack, that the group Ansar al Sharia, the al Qaeda sympathizing group in Libya was responsible for the attacks," CNN reports.
In his closed door meeting on the Hill, "[Petraeus] will also say he had his own talking points separate from U.N. ambassador Susan Rice. [Hers] came from somewhere other in the administration than his direct talking points," Barbara Starr of CNN reports, referencing a source close to Petraeus.
The former CIA director will move to further himself from comments that didn't accurately characterize the terror attack that Rice made 5 days after on national television shows.
"When he looks at what Susan Rice said," CNN reports, "here is what Petraeus's take is, according to my source. Petraeus developed some talking points laying it all out. those talking points as always were approved by the intelligence community. But then he sees Susan Rice make her statements and he sees input from other areas of the administration. Petraeus -- it is believed -- will tell the committee he is not certain where Susan Rice got all of her information."
Read more... 6:16 AM, Nov 15, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERFred Barnes, with A.B. Stoddard and Charles Krauthammer, last night on Fox News:
Read more... 7:36 AM, Nov 14, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERBill Kristol, with A.B. Stoddard, Mara Liasson, and Charles Krauthammer, last night on Fox News:
Read more... 12:15 PM, Nov 13, 2012 • By TWS PODCASTTHE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with Bill Kristol, hosted by Michael Graham:
Read more... 9:30 AM, Nov 12, 2012 • By IRWIN M. STELZERWe heard throughout the campaign of President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy. That was then. This is now. About 48 hours after he was assured of reelection, the president’s Interior Department issued a plan to close to oil shale development 1.6 million acres of federal land in the West to oil.
Read more... 10:36 AM, Nov 10, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERSix U.S. senators continue to push officials in the Obama administration for information related to the 9/11 Benghazi terror attack. In a statement released just before the weekend, Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, Rob Portman, Saxby Chambliss, and Ron Johnson, all Republicans, say Defense Secretary Leon Panetta isn’t revealing why there were not sufficient forces ready to protect endangered Americans.
Read more... Lawmakers considered calling for his resignation in late October.5:40 PM, Nov 9, 2012 • By STEPHEN F. HAYESA few thoughts on the resignation of David Petraeus as CIA director: Few American leaders had a stronger reputation for integrity and honor, so the reason he cited for his departure – an extramarital affair – comes as a shock to the nation and to those who know him best.
Read more... 10:06 AM, Nov 8, 2012 • By THOMAS JOSCELYNOn October 24, Egyptian officials raided an apartment in Nasr City, a neighborhood in Cairo, suspected of housing a terrorist cell with ties to the September 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. A firefight ensued and one of the suspected terrorists was killed. An Egyptian police official explained to Agence France Presse that the man “is suspected of having connections with the group that carried out the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.”
Read more... 6:01 PM, Nov 5, 2012 • By WILLIAM KRISTOLReader email of the day! (We've removed his name for the sake of his mom's privacy.)
Dear Mr. Kristol,
Rest assured, good sir. The truth about Benghazi is seeping into the consciousness of the voting public. But how do I know this?
Read more... Did he?7:25 PM, Nov 4, 2012 • By WILLIAM KRISTOLDavid Axelrod was asked this morning on Fox News Sunday about the decision not to deploy military forces to Benghazi the evening of September 11.
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