To all the Benghazi conspiracy theorists: After all the - TopicsExpress

To all the Benghazi conspiracy theorists: After all the overheated rhetoric and baseless charges made by wild eyed right wingers, the GOP wanted as few people as possible to know the facts. Here they are, as presented by Republican Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger in a statement: Intelligence agencies were warned about an increased threat environment, but did not have specific tactical warning of an attack before it happened. A mixed group of individuals, including those associated with al Qaeda, (Moammar) Khadafy loyalists and other Libyan militias, participated in the attack. There was no stand-down order given to American personnel attempting to offer assistance that evening, no illegal activity or illegal arms transfers occurring by U.S. personnel in Benghazi, and no American was left behind. The administrations process for developing talking points was flawed, but the talking points reflected the conflicting intelligence assessments in the days immediately following the crisis. Rep. Mike Thompson, second-ranking Democrat on the committee, said the panels findings confirms that no one was deliberately misled, no military assets were withheld and no stand-down order (to U.S. forces) was given. Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - entry GOP bury House Benghazi report