Obama: "Never Mind The Video. I Lied Because I Didn't Want To Tip-Off The 'Real Killers.'"

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"

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 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 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.

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.

4.  Finally, the Administration and the MSM keep saying that Benghazi was just part of this "global, spontaneous protests against the video."  It bears repeating that there were ONLY TWO protests/attacks on American missions on the 11th anniversary of any note:   Cairo (a protest and an attack) and Benghazi (an attack, but no protest).

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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