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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBenghazi Biopsy: A Comprehensive Guide to One of America’s Worst Political Outrages
Moussa Koussa.
That is the name of the classified source in an old email from Hillary Clinton released last week by Republicans purportedly investigating the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Under the instructions of the Benghazi committees chairman, Republican Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, Koussas name was blacked-out on the publicly issued email, as Republicans proclaimed revealing his identity would compromise national security. The media ran with it, saying Clinton had sent classified information through her personal email account.
But the CIA never said the name was secret. Nor did the Defense Intelligence Agency or the FBI. No, Koussas role as an intelligence source is about as classified as this column. He is the former intelligence chief and foreign minister of Libya. In 2011, he fled that country for Great Britain, where he provided boodles of information to MI6 and the CIA. Documents released long ago show Koussas cooperation. Government officials have openly discussed it. His name appears in newspapers with casual discussions about his assistance. Sanctions by the British and the Americans against Koussa were lifted because of his help, and he moved to Qatar. All of that is publicly known.
But, as they have time and again, the Republicans on the Benghazi committee released deceitful information for what was undoubtedly part of a campaignas Kevin McCarthy of the House Republican leadership has admittedto drive down Clintons poll numbers. Republicans have impliedand some journalists have flatly statedthat Clinton was reckless and may have broken the law by sending an email that included thirdhand hearsay mentioning Koussas name. The reality is that the Republicans continue to be reckless with the truth.
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Benghazi Biopsy: A Comprehensive Guide to One of America’s Worst Political Outrages (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
Oct 2015
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I think this the most damning piece on the Repulican action in this situation I have read
ismnotwasm
Oct 2015
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Agschmid
(28,749 posts)1. Kick.
ismnotwasm
(41,980 posts)2. I think this the most damning piece on the Repulican action in this situation I have read
The consequences, however, are worse than the manipulation of the electoral process. By using Benghazi for political advantage, the Republicans have communicated to global militants that, through even limited attacks involving relatively few casualties, they can potentially influence the direction of American elections.
Wow, talk about truth with no sugar..
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)3. How I wish they were writing a post-mortem; rather than, a biopsy n/t
Triana
(22,666 posts)4. . . .