The REAL Benghazi Story: What the White House and Hillary Don't Want You to Know (27 page)

Pelofsky, Eric,
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Peschmann, Marinka,
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Petraeus, David H.,
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Pickens, Amber,
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Pickering, Thomas,
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Pusztai, Wolfgang,
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Qaddafi, Muammar.
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Gaddafi, Muammar

Qatar,
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QRF Brigade,
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Quick Reaction Force,
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Qumu, Abu Sufian bin,
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Rabin-Havt, Ari,
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Rahman, Abdallah Abdel,
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Rahman, Omar Abdel-,
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Rahman Brigades (aka the Omar Abdurrahman group),
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Reines, Philippe I.,
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Responsibility to Protect doctrine,
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Reuters,
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Rice, Susan,
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Roberson, Darryl,
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Robertson, Nic,
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Rogers, Mike,
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Safawi, U.S.-run training base for the Syrian rebels in,
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Salabi, Ismail,
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Saudi Arabia,
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Security Support Team (SST),
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17th February Brigade.
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February 17 Martyrs Brigade

Shapiro, Andrew J.,
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Sharia law,
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Sharif, Mahmoud Ibrahim,
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SITE Monitoring group,
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60 Minutes
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Soros, George,
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special forces

pulled from Benghazi,
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why none were sent to Benghazi,
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Smith, Sean,
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“spontaneous protest” claim,
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SST (US military’s Security Support Team),
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State Department,
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Accountability Review Board report on the 9/11/12 attacks.
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ARB report

conflicting reports from Benghazi witnesses and the,
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hiding of evacuation in Tripoli by the,
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GOP charges that Obama officials lied to protect the,
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pulled aircraft and special forces from Benghazi,
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Stavridis, James (Adm.),
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Stevens, Christopher,
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kidnapping question,
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sent into a doomed mission,
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unlikelihood of official account concerning,
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US’ assumption of kidnapping,
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Strickland, Scott,
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Sullivan, Jake,
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Supporters of Islamic Law.
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Ansar al-Sharia

Syria,
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Taliban-style Islamic law,
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talking points on Benghazi,
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taxpayer funds used in Benghazi cover-up,
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Tayyar.org,
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Thiessen, Mark,
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Toner, Mark,
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Transitional National Council (Libya).
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TNC

Tripoli, Libya,
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Turkey,
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Ubben, David,
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United Arab Emirates (UAE),
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Rice, Susan

Univision,
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UN Security Council’s Group of Experts,
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US Department of Defense,
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US Department of Justice.
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US Department of State.
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“Unclassified” ARB Report from the.
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ARB report

U.S. embassy

in Cairo, Egypt,
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in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
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in Nairobi, Kenya,
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in Tripoli, Libya,
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U.S. House reports on Benghazi.
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House reports on Benghazi

U.S. Marines,
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U.S. special mission,
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e-mail from Pelofsky to Rice after the initial assault on,
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enemies inside the,
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not a “consulate,”
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not a permanent facility,
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not set up for protection,
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the security situation at the,
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start time of the initial attack on,
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“unlike any other in recent history,”
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U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, “Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi.”
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Senate report(s) on Benghazi

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video blamed for 9/11/12 attacks,
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WABC Radio,
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Westerners fighting in Syria,
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Westmoreland, Lynn,
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“What difference at this point does it make?!” (Clinton on Benghazi),
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Wood, Andrew,
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World Trade Center bombing of 1993,
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Yemen,
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Youngblood, Jennifer,
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Zagreb, Croatia,
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Zawahiri, Ayman al-.
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al-Zawahiri, Ayman

Zeid, Ziad Abu,
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Zeidan, Ali,
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