M2RB: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Madman drummers bummers,
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
the calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,
that's where they expect it least"
But mama, that's where the fun is
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,
that's where they expect it least"
According
to the Washington Guardian:
"U.S.
intelligence told President Barack Obama and senior administration officials
within 72 hours of the Benghazi tragedy that the attack was likely carried out
by local militia and other armed extremists sympathetic to al-Qaida in the
region, officials directly familiar with the information told the Washington
Guardian on Friday.
Based
on electronic intercepts and human intelligence on the ground, the early
briefings after the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya
identified possible organizers and participants. Most were believed to be from
a local Libyan militia group called Ansar al-Sharia that is sympathetic to
al-Qaida, the official said, while a handful of others were linked to
a direct al-Qaida affiliate in North Africa known as AQIM.
Those
briefings also raised the possibility that the attackers may have been inspired both by spontaneous protests across the globe on
the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks [Emphasis
added] and by a desire to seek vengeance for the U.S. killing
last summer of a Libyan-born leader of al-Qaida named Abu Yaya al-Libi, the
officials said, speaking only on condition of anonymity because they were
discussing intelligence matters.
The
details from the CIA and Pentagon assessments of the killing of Ambassador
Chris Stephens were far more specific, more detailed and more current than the
unclassified talking points that UN Ambassador Susan Rice and other officials
used five days after the attack to suggest to Americans that an unruly mob
angry over an anti-Islamic video was to blame, officials said."
OF COURSE OBAMA KNEW...
But, these protests were NOT
SPONTANEOUS, NOT ABOUT THE VIDEO and WERE NOT GLOBAL UNTIL THE AFTER CAIRO AND
BENGHAZI. The administration and MSM have been pulling a sleight
of hand on the American people. Further, Benghazi was not a copycat
"in response to the spontaneous protests across the globe" or
"at 22 embassies around the world where outrage at "The Innocence
of Muslims" poured into the streets," as some media outlets have
claimed.
1. The protest in Cairo was not "spontaneous." It was planned and the reason for it had nothing to do with the video:
* On the 29th of JUNE
2012, the newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi pledged to
free Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Blind Sheikh, who he described as a political
prisoner.
* On the 2nd of AUGUST 2012, Egypt formally requested that the United States release Abdel-Rahman.
* On the 2nd of AUGUST 2012, Egypt formally requested that the United States release Abdel-Rahman.
*
On the 30th of AUGUST 2012, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya called for a
protest at the U.S. embassy in Cairo on 11 September 2012 to demand the release
of Abdel-Rahman, the Blind Sheikh. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 4th of SEPTEMBER 2012, Egyptian deputy Interior Minister, General Sami Sidhom, received a letter warning that Sinai- and Gaza-based Global Jihad cells were planning attacks on the American and Israel embassies in Cairo. Copies of the letter were sent to all Egyptian security sector. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 4th of SEPTEMBER 2012, Egyptian deputy Interior Minister, General Sami Sidhom, received a letter warning that Sinai- and Gaza-based Global Jihad cells were planning attacks on the American and Israel embassies in Cairo. Copies of the letter were sent to all Egyptian security sector. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 8th of SEPTEMBER 2012, the Egyptian website, El Fagr, posted a statement by Jihadi groups in Egypt, including Islamic Jihad, the Sunni Group, and Al Gamaa Al Islamiyya wherein they threatened to burn the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to the ground. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 8th of SEPTEMBER 2012, the Egyptian TV network al-Nas, which had periodically been suspended under the Mubarak regime for “promoting religious or sectarian hatred," aired a short montage of a clip of clip from the trailer of "The Innocence of Muslims" in which a man playing Muhammad calls a donkey "the first Muslim animal." The show, Masr El-Gadeeda, was hosted by Muslim Salafist hardliner, Sheikh Khalid Abdallah. Abdallah has been described as "part of a school of particularly shrill religious demagogues who turn every possible event into an attack on Islam" by the New York Times and Abdullah's channel "traffics in demagoguery and hatemongering. Abdallah is its star. In previous broadcasts, he has called the revolutionaries of the Arab Spring 'worthless kids' and condemned newspapers that don’t support his views," according to Time.
Once again, the root -- when pulled -- returns to the Blind Sheikh and the outrage at the youtube clip was manufactured by the Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda. Sheikh Khalid Abdallah and his network had been demanding the release of the Blind Sheikh for months. The airing of the video clip on the Saturday before the Cairo protest was not accidental. It was a strategic and planned move by leaders like Nader Bakar of the Salafist Nour Party and Mohammed al-Zawahiri, brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s longtime deputy and now head of al-Qaeda.
* On the 9th of SEPTEMBER 2012, the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt Independent) reported that it had received a copy of the "top secret" letter, which stated that Egypt’s General Intelligence Service had notified the ministry’s national security body that a jihadi group was planning to launch terrorist attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Cairo. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 9th of SEPTEMBER 2012, the US State Department had credible information that American missions may be targeted in Cairo and Benghazi; yet, no warnings were given for diplomats to go on high alert and ‘lockdown,’ under which movement are to be severely restricted. No mention was made of a film.
* On the 10th of SEPTEMBER 2012, Raymond Ibrahim at PJMedia.com (I read this the day BEFORE the attacks) reported the threat and linked to the site. He also translated the post from El Fagr:
“The
group, which consists of many members from al-Qaeda, called
[especially] for the quick release of the jihadi [mujahid] sheikh, Omar
Abdul Rahman [the "Blind Sheikh"], whom they described as a
scholar and jihadi who sacrificed his life for the Egyptian Umma, who was
ignored by the Mubarak regime, and [President] Morsi is refusing to intervene
on his behalf and release him, despite promising that he would. The
Islamic Group has threatened to burn the U.S. Embassy in Cairo with those in
it, and taking hostage those who remain [alive], unless the Blind Sheikh is
immediately released.”
No mention was made of a
film.
* On the MORNING OF THE 11th of SEPTEMBER 2012, The Jerusalem Post reported that Egypt’s General Intelligence Service had warned that a jihadi group was planning to launch terrorist attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Cairo. No mention was made of a film.
* On the MORNING OF THE 11th of SEPTEMBER 2012, The Jerusalem Post reported that Egypt’s General Intelligence Service had warned that a jihadi group was planning to launch terrorist attacks against the US and Israeli embassies in Cairo. No mention was made of a film.
2. The attack on Benghazi was not a
“spontaneous protest” and the administration knew about both the substandard
security as well as the credible and actionable intelligence:
* The State Department had to issue a
waiver for the consulate in Benghazi because security failed to meet its own
basic security standards and those set forth in Federal law.
* The Benghazi consulate had been bombed
twice in the FIVE MONTHS LEADING UP TO 09.11.12.
* Specific threats had been made against
the ambassador, the consulate, and other assets in Benghazi.
* Increasing threats to and attacks on
the Libyan nationals hired to provide security at the U.S. missions in Tripoli
and Benghazi had been made during the SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ATTACK.
* On the 10th of JUNE 2012, an assassination
attempt had been made on the British ambassador, which led to the entire
mission being abandoned.
* Diplomatic cables warned of security
concerns in Benghazi and flatly said the consulate could not withstand a
coordinated attack.
* The Red Cross had been attacked in May
and al Qaeda had left threats there on the day of the attack mentioning the
American consulate.
* On the 22nd of JUNE 2012, Ambassador Stevens
warned State that extremist groups were carrying out terrorists attacks, making
threats against Western targets, and he believed that he was a target.
* On the 9th of JULY 2012, Stevens requested at
least 13 more security personnel.
* On the 21st of JULY 2012, the private security
contractor, Nordstrom, warned State to be on high alert for terrorist activity.
State refused to renew Nordstrom’s contract on 5 Aug and replaced it with a
Welsh group, Blue Mountain, which had little knowledge of the conditions in
Libya and hired inexperienced locals for $4 an hour.
* On the 2nd of AUGUST 2012, Stevens sent an
urgent cable to Clinton requesting a “protective detail bodyguard.”
* On the 16th of AUGUST 2012, the consulate
security team leaves while sending a message directly to Clinton of the dire
security situation.
* On the 8th of SEPTEMBER 2012, Libyan officials
in Benghazi warned both Ambassador Stevens and Secretary Clinton of a pending
attack on the consulate.
* 4 HOURS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED, Stevens
cabled Washington. He told Hillary’s office that there were at least 10 al
Qaeda groups openly training in Benghazi and he/and the consulate were
operating under extremis conditions.
* It was the 11th anniversary of the
original 9/11.
3. The Administration and the MSM keep
saying that there was no actual warning made against the Libyan missions, apart
from those listed above. That is blatantly untrue.
On the 9th of SEPTEMBER 2012, al-Qaeda chief Ayman
al-Zawahri made direct threats against Americans in Libya and the American
missions in Libya to avenge the death of Abu Yahya al-Libi, a high-ranking
al-Qaeda official taken out by an American drone attack in June in Pakistan.
On the 10th of SEPTEMBER 2012, a 42-minute long version of al-Zawahiri’s
threats was posted on Jihadist forums. In the video, al-Zawahri
said al-Libi’s “blood is calling, urging and inciting you to fight and kill the
Crusaders,” leading up to “a date heralded and celebrated” (wink,
wink) by radical Islamists.
The others did not happen until AFTER the American Embassy in Cairo issued this statement on the 11th of SEPTEMBER 2012:
"The
Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by
misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn
efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are
honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to
the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American
democracy. We firmly reject the actions
by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious
beliefs of others."
And, AFTER Obama made this
statement in the Rose Garden on the 12th of SEPTEMBER 2012:
"Yesterday,
four of these extraordinary Americans were killed in an attack on our
diplomatic post in Benghazi....The United States condemns in the strongest
terms this outrageous and shocking attack...Since our founding, the United
States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the
religious beliefs of others. But there
is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence (as though
what happened in Benghazi was a drive-by in Chicago). None."
And,
AFTER other Administration officials made statements condemning the
video. Here are the dates on which the protests at American
embassies/consulates started:
Iran: 12 September
Sudan: 12 September
Iraq: 13 September
Bangladesh: 13(attempted) 21/23 September
India: 14 September
Netherlands: 14 September
Pakistan: 14 September
Sudan: 14 September
Tunisia: 14 September
UK: 14 September
Yemen: 14 September
France: 15 September
Philippines: 15 September
Belgium: 16 September
Kenya: 16 September
Indonesia: 17 September
Lebanon: 17 September
Germany: 21/22 September
Sri Lanka: 21 September
Tanzania: 21 September
Nigeria: 22 September
Greece: 23 September
Italy: 23 September
Macedonia: 23 September
Switzerland: 23 September
Hong Kong: 24 September
Mauritius: 25 September
Russia: 26 September
Thailand: 27 September
South Africa: 8 October
Seriously, if the Obama administration had wanted to tamp down youtube
video-related violence, it just should have shut up, already. The more it spoke
about the idiotic video, the more the protests and violence spread. Some
countries didn't even see their first protests until Obama went to the UN and
blamed the video 6 times.
"Why did the POTUS think lying was his best option…"
going2mars on November 17, 2012 at 12:43 PM
He WASN’T lying. You know how Obama is a better speechwriter than his speechwriters? A better policy wonk than his policy wonks? A better political strategist than his political strategists?
Well, if you promise to keep a secret, I’ll tell you what Obama was doing. I know because I have a special red shoe-phone that has a direct line to Tel Aviv. Obama also happens to be a better secret agent man and trained assassin than ANYONE evah associated with the Mossad.
So, after he was told that the consulate was under attack and the Ambassador was missing, he went to bed because he needed his rest for a really big mission the next day. In the morning, the reason that he cancelled his PDB (this was after his Rose Garden speech) was because the doctors from Walter Reed came to implant his infrared eyeballs, which can see through the skin and identify Al Qaeda blood.
Once he recovered, he jumped into Air White Suburban (sic) One and flew out to Las Vegas to look for the “real killers,” who had been invited and flown in specially. The fundraiser was just a ruse to camouflage his deep-undercover mission.
Look, blowing up the levees is chump change for morons like Shrub and Darth Vader. Killing bin Laden with your bare hands and being an Orenthal James Bond is for The Chosen.
Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Madman drummers bummers,
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
the calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground
But she was...
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,
play the song with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
Asked me if I needed a ride
But she was...
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night
But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,
that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,
watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance
The calliope crashed to the ground
But she was...
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
the calliope crashed to the ground
Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band
Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"
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3 comments:
RWM is this your blog??...g2m
Yes, it is, Scott. :-)
well thank you for using my quote today...yes i saw that...laffs...
you are working your lil bumm off over here...cheers to ya..
is there a way to just leave a comment without going thru the google site each time??
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