Saturday, May 4, 2013
BENGHAZI: Names of ‘whistleblower’ witnesses revealed
◼ Their identities have been a well-guarded secret, known only to their high-powered lawyers and a handful of House lawmakers and staff. But now 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. - FOX
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.
◼ The Benghazi Talking Points, And how they were changed to obscure the truth - Stephen F. Hayes/Weekly Standard
◼ Benghazi Impeachment Suddenly Not So Far-Fetched - Roger L. Simon/PJM
Reading Stephen F. Hayes’ new article in The Weekly Standard — “The Benghazi Talking Points” — I am beginning to feel like Nostradamus. I’m not ready to make any predictions, but let’s put it this way…
Barack Obama is bloody lucky he’s a Democrat, because if he were a Republican, he’d be in deep trouble right now, close to the brink of extinction. Only his increasingly pathetic loyal media claque can save him. It will be interesting to see if they do so at the expense of their own reputations.
◼ The great unraveling has begun. Bonus? Hillary is history. - Lucianne
◼ State Dept: Benghazi Whistleblowers "Lying" About Requesting Clearance To Testify - Ian Schwartz/Real Clear Politics
◼ Lawyer Of Benghazi Whistleblower To State Dept: "Apologize" For Calling Me A Liar - Ian Schwartz/Real Clear Politics
◼ Whistleblower Lawyer: When ARB’s General Pickering Found Out He Might Have To Deal With Hillary, He ‘Became Physically Ill’ (Video) - Nice Deb