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 Dave Ross

The Benghazi "Conspiracy"

October 24, 2012 @ 2:46 pm (Updated: 11:58 am - 10/25/12 )

What do those "exclusive" State Department e-mails actually say?

The e-mails say the consulate is being attacked, the Ambassador is in the safe haven, the local authorities have come to the defense, the shooting has stopped, a radical group has claimed credit on Facebook.

Later, by the way, that same radical group held a news conference to deny responsibility (which is in the Fox report, but dismissed).

So the initial "proof" that the anti-Muslim film story was just a cover-up was... a Facebook post.

Yet Reuters (and the NY Times) quoted militants on the scene that day saying they showed up because of a film that insulted the prophet:

Abu Khattala denied sanctioning or leading the attack, but said he understood the anger which fueled it... [he said] "The film which insulted the Prophet was a direct attack on our values and if America wants good relations with the Muslim world it needs to do so with respect... If they want to do it with force, they will be met with force."

Here's what I think is REALLY propelling this story: a conspiracy theory, which first sprouted on a web site called "theconservativetreehouse.com."

It goes like this:

President Obama was deliberately arranging for a shadowy group to kidnap Ambassador Stevens and swap him for a terrorist.

Yes, really.

President Morsi of Egypt wants the Blind Shiek (Omar Abdel-Rahman), convicted of plotting a series of terror attacks, and considered the inspiration for the 1993 WTC bombing, released. And there was a story (in the NY Post implying, without evidence, that the administration was considering it. That would, of course, be political suicide and the administration has denied considering any such thing.

But the conspiracy theory assumes this is true -- on the grounds that Obama is a closeted radical Muslim. And since he can't just up and release Sheik Omar, he had to arrange for a kidnapping so he could heroically negotiate the release of the Ambassador in exchange for Sheik Omar. He used the YouTube anti-Muslim video as a cover story.

But the plot went awry, and the Ambassador, instead of getting kidnapped, was killed.

There you have it.

Maybe you've already noticed the tiny flaw in this clever scenario: the assumption that an ambassador being held hostage by terrorists would somehow HELP Obama get re-elected. Just ask Jimmy Carter how well that worked out. If you're too young to remember: Iran Hostage Crisis.

And I'll bet you've already noted the irony: that the one person with the motivation to set up such a conspiracy wouldn't be Barack Obama, it would be Mitt Romney.

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  • cdbtx wrote...
    Dave you're sounding like Chris Matthews now
    October 24, 2012 2:12 pm
    No longer worthy of more than 20 words..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8pKXSFxCmw

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  • logical open mind wrote...
    you Dave Ross have got to be kidding!! You throw in a nutty dismissed conspiracy so you can cover up the covering up and misleading done by the white house
    October 24, 2012 2:23 pm
    I thought you were a mature, more logical minded person. Your blog here is childish and beneath you. Quit loving any politician. It will set you free!
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    Dave, you and your hero can play games and samantics all you want.
    October 24, 2012 2:34 pm
    I really don't care WHAT word or words Mr. Obama used immediately after Benghazi.

    The FACT is that Stevens and 3 others were killed. ...And for 2 (TWO) weeks, the Great & Wonderful Oz and his flying monkeys were telling everyone from Sunday talk shows to The View to the UN that it all resulted from reaction to a stupid video. ...... If Mr. Obama said terrorism immediately, did he then change his mind ???????

    Me thinks the answer is ego. That al-Qaeda did NOT die with bin Laden does not fir with the world view in the land of Oz. ... Pure and simple. Avoid blame at ALL costs. ... Ironically even when blame would not be a disaster. Even if the American people might well have rallied behind the flag.

    But ego is a funny thing. And throughout history, egos have been the downfall of so many. So many who would have been just fine had they just not had to be right. ...

    Oh, well. That's show business.

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  • GloScot wrote...
    So this is what we get in response to a cover up?
    October 24, 2012 3:03 pm
    Just a smart aleck response to a serious issue from an otherwise erudite commentator? The deflection from the truth by our president was just amazing. What's more amazing is that people bought the excuse about the video. This is serious business when we can't believe our leader. Biden asked repeatedly during the VP debate who do we trust? Seriously, he asked that?
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  • mnpat wrote...
    And four Americans are dead
    October 24, 2012 3:58 pm
    But evidently there are some that feel this is an excuse for satire. I'm curious if this behavior is taught like prejudice or it is a learned behavior from someone's social surroundings?
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Left wing Media types
    October 24, 2012 4:00 pm
    attempting to distort then rewrite history for the weak of mind. We American remember EXACTLY what happened and what your Dear Leader said trying to cover up the lies that he and MSNBC were telling at the time.
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  • TheSymbolForBoron wrote...
    And your candidate is a serial, compulsive liar.
    October 24, 2012 4:18 pm
    So lighten up.
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    lawn boy, this is a serious topic.
    October 24, 2012 5:11 pm
    take your meds and go back to pestering Law.

    And can you at least confine yourself to one fake name per topic?

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  • Edgar Allan Pho wrote...
    Ron. Sorry for the delay in responding.
    October 25, 2012 10:44 am
    First, I'm not Lawn. That's a right-wing, bible thumper myth.

    Second, regarding the relevance of my comment -- YOU are the one who, in his quest to daily be the first poster on the topic, chimes in with, "I don't like this topic". That's the entirety of the post! Useless and incredibly dum b.

    I actually have skipped reading most of your posts. You are a boring, humorless wind bag. Feel free to skip mine.

    Romney is your perfect candidate -- compulsively lies but goes to 'church' every Sunday. You people are a freak show. Let's build bigger prisons exclusively for rape victims - "Romney/Ryan 2012"

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  • ron prevost wrote...
    Boron/Pho/Lawn - whatever.
    October 25, 2012 11:03 am
    Of course we should 'lighten up' over dead Americans.

    How wonderfully ignorant of me. ................... How many other fake names do you post under ? .. And why???????

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  • SeattleNative wrote...
    And yet...
    October 24, 2012 4:40 pm
    we have a POTUS who came out and said undeniably that a video spurred the attack. As did his minions. As he did to the UN. For days. Weeks. Knowing full well, within two hours of the launch of the attack, and certainly by the next morning, that it was a lie. Just to buy some time for early ballots to be mailed in.

    If Obama is re-elected, expect congressional inquiries for months to come. He really should just gracefully bow out now as Nixon did.

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  • William Lawn wrote...
    Yup, national security based on a post to Facebook
    October 24, 2012 4:49 pm
    I know everything I read on Facebook is true.

    You people are just too funny.

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  • SeattleNative wrote...
    Maybe the media...
    October 24, 2012 4:46 pm
    ...should ask Lara Logan how Obama's war on terrorism is going...

    http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/political-potpourri/2012/oct/9/lara-logan-and-barack-obama-and-world-full-lies/

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  • William Lawn wrote...
    And the Washington Times?
    October 24, 2012 5:10 pm
    Thanks for the laugh
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  • irony wrote...
    luke comparing 9-11 with 9-11 is off...
    October 24, 2012 7:10 pm
    did the terrorists inform the world they were attacking the twin towers and pentagon on that day. it's a stretch to say we could have known it was a usa target and on what day. all the intel in the world said overseas and a random day. BUT, this year the terrorists said on that day they were attacking that cia safe house, and over 300 emails show that 0bama DID know. 0bama lied and Americans died. stop covering for 0bama,
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  • irony wrote...
    and another thing...
    October 24, 2012 7:16 pm
    liberals constantly calling romney a liar is lame and makes liberals look stupid. it also makes liberals look like crybabies. example; romney saying tax cuts creates jobs. oh no romney is continuously lying. what because you believe in communism that makes a certifiable fact a lie. nice try liberals. i use to be one of you until your lies were exposed.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    And your candidate is a serial, compulsive liar
    October 24, 2012 7:37 pm
    Symbol of MORON prove it!
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  • circuitfr wrote...
    the bias is clear
    October 25, 2012 9:29 am
    I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle on this, but the bias is so funny. Dave wants to come across as smart, but he resorts to writing these articles for ratings. He knows he's sold his beliefs for money and ratings. His posts elicit exactly the response he's looking for. I know its an opinion radio show, but at least market it like that, instead of marketing it as some super smart unbias personality.
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  • HLC wrote...
    Every one knows but Obozo hasn't said it yet.
    October 25, 2012 11:48 am
    It's Bushes fault.
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