Benghazi CIA Compound Attack

Explained- Behind the Lies to Start

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By Douglas J. Hagmann
2 December 2012: Authors note: This is a special supplement of a multi-part
interview with a government insider intimately familiar with the events that took place
in Benghazi. It is important to note that the information contained in this series was
developed from interviews that spanned over 100 hours. My source requested that the
following information be written separately due to its importance.
DH: You told me that you wanted to talk about the lies behind Benghazi, said
it is critical for everyone to understand the reason for the lies. and asked that
we do this separately. Go ahead.
II: Its about the lie, and once you understand it, it becomes extremely revealing. Its
about what the public has been told from the very beginning. Do you realize that a lot
of people, especially Obamas associates and supporters do not believe that theyve
been lied to? Do you understand that much of the public does not believe that they
were lied to? Like a lot of us, youre in this thing so deep that we forget not everyone
even believes theyve been lied to. Theyre certainly not going to hear about it in the
media. To understand how deep this goes, how important it is, and why it is so
important, weve got to go back to the very beginning.
Think back to when we were first told that Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen
Dougherty, Tyrone Woods were killed in Benghazi. The media reported that Stevens
and the others were killed in an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. Every
major media outlet identified the location of the attack as an American consulate, much
like this Reuters report and this from The Washington Times. But there was no U.S.
consulate in Benghazi, so where did this information originate?
DH: Didnt the administration call it a consulate?
II: Exactly. Our embassies and consulate offices are directly under the control of the
U.S. State Department. They are areas of sovereign territory. Consulate offices are like
satellite offices to each embassy, and they are located in convenient geographic
locations in other countries to assist people with routine or minor matters, saving them
a trip to the actual embassy. Consulates are easily identifiable and all have U.S. flags
flying prominently for easy identification. A listing of U.S. embassies and consulate
offices in other countries can be found on the State Department web site. Just about

everyone working at State knows the locations of the embassies and consulates, as do
most of our leaders in the executive branch.
So from the outset, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama certainly knew, without any
doubt, that there was no consulate or diplomatic mission in Benghazi. None. In fact, on
August 27, 2012, just 15 days before the attack in Benghazi, Ambassador Chris Stevens
ceremoniously opened the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli with the U.S. State Department
issuing press releases and official statements. Tripoli was the only diplomatic mission in
Libya period. And it was just established.
So one of the very first lies was to deliberate misidentify or improperly characterize the
compound in Benghazi as a consulate. Was there an American flag flying outside of this
compound? No. Was any diplomatic legitimate business being conducted at this
compound? No. But they called it a consulate to draw attention away from the fact this
was a CIA base of operations.
It was located in a relatively rural area, and it consisted of a residence and a separate
annex located about 1800 feet away. By car, the annex was just over a mile away. It
was difficult to find, too. People coming from Tripoli to this compound often got turned
around, even with the help of a GPS.
So the very first thing everyone must understand is that the administration, including
Barack Obama and others in the executive branch, and the State Department, including
Hillary Clinton (her official statement identified the compound as a mission,
suggesting a diplomatic mission) knew that this compound served no legitimate
diplomatic purpose. Thats the first lie.
DH: We now know that it was a CIA compound located in a somewhat rural
area and not identifiable as U.S. owned or operated.
II: Correct. So think about this. The compound was unmarked, operationally discreet,
located in a rural area and difficult to find. How did a few hundred protesters suddenly
gather at this location on the evening of 9/11? How did they know where to go, if this
was not an embassy or consulate? More to the point, how is it possible that anyone in
any official capacity in this administration could realistically describe the attack in terms
of a protest gone bad, even at the first reports of trouble? They could not. This was a
deliberate lie to the American people.
So how is it that U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice, five days after the attack and
after much of the initial dust settled, appeared on five national news shows and still
attributed the murders of Americans as a result of protests? Who told her to do that?
And, she continued to blame the murders on an obscure internet video. Why?
DH: They have since publicly reclassified the description of the location.
II: They had to because they could not continue to call the CIA operations center an
embassy or consulate. But they have yet to offer any reasonable explanation for what
happened there. Barack Obama has yet to look the family members of Tyrone Woods,
Sean Smith, or Glen Dougherty in the eyes and tell the truth. He has yet to tell

Americans the truth about the events of 9/11, and the reason for the lies, which
continue through today. No one has stepped up to tell the truth. We have only seen
denials reinforced by distractions., They continue to lie to this day. Who are they lying
to and what is the logical reason for the lies?
They are only lying to the American people. All other governments know whats going
on. And most importantly, the reason they are continuing to lie is to cover up their
plans as they are moving forward with their agenda. Everyone must understand
how important this is. The Obama plan continues. No one is stopping them or this
agenda. And in case you have any questions about what this agenda is, let me explain
it clearly and concisely.
Obama, Clinton, their foreign policy advisors and the people involved in this
agenda intend to start a war that will make Afghanistan and Iraq look like a
small police action by comparison. They are going to start a war that will likely
grow from a regional war to a global war, or WW III. Afghanistan imploded when
attacked, as did Iraq. Syria will not, it will explode. Do the American people
understand this?
Until now, everyone has been focused on the little lies. The security, the
misidentification of the CIA compound, the timeline, and on and on. They want us to
focus on the little lies so they can pull off the BIG LIE. The big lie being told is that the
U.S. is merely providing minimal support, including humanitarian aid to the Syrians so
they can defend themselves from Assad. Thats the big lie that covers up what they are
really doing in the region.
The CIA compound in Benghazi was a logistics hub for weapons, but not only weapons
from Libya. Weapons ordered by and destined for other countries, like Saudi Arabia, the
UAE and other countries, knowing the plan, were allowing the weapons to be diverted,
with Libya acting as the central shipping hub. When Assad falls and U.S. troops are
called in for ground support, who will they be fighting? The Syrian army? No, they will
be fighting the Iranian army, the Russian army and the Chinese army. Why? Because
Iran, Russia and China all have a stake in the region. Putin called Syria his red line in
the sand, and stated that WW III will start in Syria, not Iran.
Benghazi is a moving target of little lies that serve as cover for the big lie. Are
Americans onboard?
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Statement by Secretary Clinton on the Attack in Benghazi

Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Washington, DC
September 11, 2012

I condemn in the strongest terms the attack on our mission in Benghazi today. As we
work to secure our personnel and facilities, we have confirmed that one of our State
Department officers was killed. We are heartbroken by this terrible loss. Our thoughts
and prayers are with his family and those who have suffered in this attack.
This evening, I called Libyan President Magariaf to coordinate additional support to
protect Americans in Libya. President Magariaf expressed his condemnation and
condolences and pledged his governments full cooperation.
Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory
material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to
denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes
back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any
justification for violent acts of this kind.
In light of the events of today, the United States government is working with partner
countries around the world to protect our personnel, our missions, and American
citizens worldwide.

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Libyans burn U.S. Consulate in Benghazi; U.S. official

killed

Egyptian protesters climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy during a protest in Cairo on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP
Photo/Nasser Nasser)

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Washington Times

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

A U.S. official was killed and others injured when an armed mob attacked the U.S. Consulate in Libyas
eastern port city of Benghazi on Tuesday.
The building has burned down, according to multiple sources in Libya.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned in the strongest terms the attack.
Mrs. Clinton confirmed that one State Department officer had been killed.
We are heartbroken by this terrible loss, she said.
Mrs. Clinton spoke on the phone with Libyan National Assembly President Mohamed Yousef Al-Megariaf
to coordinate protection of Americans in his country.
The mob in Benghazi was angry over a video reportedly produced in the U.S., which they said was
insulting to Islams prophet, Muhammad.
Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the
Internet, Mrs. Clinton said.
The U.S. deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But let me be clear:
There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind, she added.
Earlier, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland blamed a group of militants for the attack.
We are working with the Libyans now to secure the compound, she said in a statement on Tuesday
night.
We condemn in strongest terms this attack on our diplomatic mission, she added.
In Egypts capital, Cairo, protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy and tore down the flag.
This is the second time the U.S. mission in Benghazi has been attacked.
In June, a bomb exploded outside the U.S. diplomatic mission soon after the U.S. confirmed the death of
Abu Yahya al-Libi, a Libyan-born cleric and al Qaeda operative, in a drone attack in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda leader confirmed al-Libis death in a message delivered on Tuesday to mark the 11th
anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
The revolution against Moammar Gadhafis regime first started in Benghazi in February of 2011. The
uprising quickly spread across Libya and toppled the 42-year-old dictatorship of Gadhafi, who was killed
in the custody of rebels in his hometown of Sirte on Oct. 20 last year.

About the Author

Ashish Kumar Sen

Ashish Kumar Sen is a reporter covering foreign policy and international developments for The Washington Times.

Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Sen worked for publications in Asia and the Middle East. His work has appeared in a number
of publications and online news sites including the British Broadcasting Corp., Asia Times Online and Outlook magazine.

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1 of 22. A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to
have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori (

By Matt Spetalnick and Hadeel Al Shalchi

WASHINGTON/BENGHAZI, Libya | Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:49pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama branded the killing of the U.S.

ambassador to Libya and three other Americans an "outrageous
attack" on Wednesday and vowed to track down the perpetrators,
while ordering a tightening of diplomatic security worldwide.
The ambassador, Christopher Stevens, and the other Americans were killed after Islamist gunmen
attacked the U.S. consulate and a safe house refuge in Benghazi on Tuesday night. The attackers
were part of a mob blaming America for a film they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad.
The violence in the eastern city, a cradle of Libya's U.S.-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi
last year, came on the anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on September 11,
2001. Another assault was mounted on the U.S. embassy in Cairo in which protesters, who included
Islamists and teenage soccer fans, tore down and burned a U.S. flag.
U.S. government officials said the Benghazi attack may have been planned in advance and there
were indications that members of a militant faction calling itself Ansar al Sharia - which translates as
Supporters of Islamic Law - may have been involved.
They also said some reporting from the region suggested that members of Al-Qaeda's north Africabased affiliate, known as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, may have been involved.
"It bears the hallmarks of an organized attack," one U.S. official said. However, some U.S. officials
cautioned against assuming that the attacks were deliberately organized to coincide with the
September 11 anniversary.
The violence in Benghazi and Cairo threatened to spread to other Muslim countries on Wednesday.
A U.S. official said Washington had ordered the evacuation of all U.S. personnel from Benghazi to
Tripoli and was reducing staffing in the capital to emergency levels.

Police fired teargas at angry demonstrators outside the U.S. embassy in Tunisia and several
hundred people gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Sudan. In Morocco, a few dozen protesters
burned American flags and chanted slogans near the U.S. consulate in Casablanca.
Obama vowed on Wednesday to bring the Benghazi killers to justice. He called the attack
"outrageous and shocking" but insisted it would not threaten relations with Libya's new elected
government.
U.S. SECURITY STEPPED UP WORLDWIDE
The president said he had ordered an increase in security at U.S. diplomatic posts around the globe.
A U.S. official said a Marine anti-terrorist security team was being sent to Libya to boost security
there.
The attacks could alter U.S. attitudes towards the wave of revolutions across the Arab world, which
toppled secularist authoritarian leaders in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, bringing Islamists to power.
The violence could also have an impact on the closely-fought U.S. presidential election campaign.
Mitt Romney, Obama's rival in the November vote, criticized the president's response to the crisis.
He said the timing of a statement from the U.S. embassy in Cairo denouncing "efforts by misguided
individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims" made Obama look weak as protesters were
attacking U.S. missions.
He said it was "disgraceful" to be seen to be apologizing for American values of free speech.
Obama's campaign accused Romney of scoring political points at a time of national tragedy.
Images of ambassador Stevens purportedly taken after he died circulated on the Internet. One
image showed him being carried, with a white shirt pulled up and a cut on his forehead.
Libya's Deputy Interior Minister Wanis Al-Sharif said U.S. staff were rushed to a Benghazi safe
house after the initial attack on the consulate and an evacuation plane with U.S. commando units
then arrived from Tripoli to evacuate them from the safe house.
"It was supposed to be a secret place and we were surprised the armed groups knew about it. There
was shooting," Sharif said. Two U.S. personnel were killed there, he said. Two other people were
killed at the main consular building and between 12 and 17 wounded.
The attack raised questions about the future U.S. diplomatic presence in Libya, relations between
Washington and Tripoli, and the unstable security situation after Gaddafi's overthrow.
Witnesses said the mob included tribesmen, militia and other gunmen. Hamam, a 17-year-old who
took part in the attack, said Ansar al-Sharia cars arrived at the start of the protest but left once
fighting started.
"The protesters were running around the compound just looking for Americans, they just wanted to
find an American so they could catch one," he said.
"WE STARTED SHOOTING AT THEM"
"We started shooting at them, and then some other people also threw hand-made bombs over the
fences and started the fires in the buildings," he said.
"There was some Libyan security for the embassy outside but when the hand-made bombs went off
they ran off and left." Hamam said he saw an American die in front of him in the mayhem that
ensued. He said the body was covered in ash.
The "Innocence of Muslims," the film blamed for provoking the violence, was the work of a Californiabased Israeli filmmaker Sam Bacile, according to a report by the Associated Press.

It portrays Mohammad as a fool, a philanderer and a religious fake and in one clip posted on
YouTube, he was shown in an apparent sexual act with a woman. For many Muslims it is
blasphemous even to show a depiction of the Prophet.
Bacile, who described himself to AP as an Israeli Jew, spoke to the agency from hiding on Tuesday.
He said that the film, which cost $5 million to make, was intended as a political statement and was
financed by more than 100 Jewish donors.
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, meanwhile, condemned Copts living abroad who it said had
financed "the production of a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad". About a 10th of Egypt's 83
million people are Christian.
Western countries denounced the Benghazi killings and Russia expressed deep concern, saying the
episode underscored the need for global cooperation to fight "the evil of terrorism."
Many Muslim states focused their condemnation on the film and will be concerned about preventing
a repeat of the fallout seen after publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons of the Prophet
Mohammad. This touched off riots in the Middle East, Africa and Asia in 2006 in which at least 50
people died.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the making of the movie a "devilish act" but said he was
certain those involved in its production were a very small minority.
The U.S. embassy in Kabul appealed to Afghan leaders for help in "maintaining calm" and
Afghanistan shut down the YouTube site so Afghans would not be able to see the film.
General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, took the unusual
step of telephoning a radical Florida Pastor, Terry Jones, and asking him to withdraw his support for
the film. Earlier provocative acts by Jones, like publicly burning a Koran, had sparked Muslim unrest.
In Egypt, Prime Minister Hisham Kandil called on Washington to act against the film's makers for
stirring up strife but condemned the violence saying that they had "no relation to the (U.S.)
government."
"SMALL AND SAVAGE GROUP"
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the attack was the work of a "small and savage group."
Abdel-Monem Al-Hurr, spokesman for Libya's Supreme Security Committee, said Libyan security
forces came under heavy fire and "were not prepared for the intensity of the attack."
Libya's interim government has struggled to impose its authority on a myriad of armed groups that
refused to lay down their weapons and often take the law into their own hands.
Security experts say the area around Benghazi is host to a number of Islamist militant groups who
oppose any Western presence in Muslim countries.
U.S. ambassadors in such volatile countries as Libya have tight security, usually travelling in wellprotected convoys. Diplomatic missions are normally protected by Marines or other special forces.
Tributes poured in to honor Stevens, who said in a video posted on the embassy website of his
involvement in the Libyan revolution: "I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand
their rights."
Stevens, who was 52, grew up in California, graduated from Berkeley and worked in North Africa as
a Peace Corps volunteer. He taught English in Morocco before joining the foreign service where he
worked in the Middle East and North Africa.

The worst-case scenario for Western governments is that the spate of recent unrest in Libya could
be the start of an Iraq-style insurgency by Islamist militants. That could hit oil exports as the energy
sector depends on foreign workers.
However, security analysts say an insurgency is unlikely to gain the kind of traction it had in Iraq,
mainly because Western states have no military presence in Libya.
(Additional reporting by Samia Nakhoul in Beirut, Marie-Louise Gumuchian in Tripoli, Hadeel Al
Shalchi in Tripoli, Sarah N. Lynch, Arshad Mohammed, Andrew Quinn, Matt Spetalnick, Steve
Holland and Mark Hosenball in Washington, and Reuters reporters in Cairo and Benghazi; Writing
by David Brunnstrom and Peter Millership)

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