“We are not recommending any policy other than one exception. That is, if the United States decides to arm the Syrian rebels with lethal weapons, not just defensive weaponry, that those rebels and those weapons be very carefully vetted. We had a very bad experience with Libya where shoulder-fired missiles went disappeared very quickly and showed up in our backyard. We don’t want that to happen again in Syria.”

APRIL 27th 2013 –  It was revealed for the first time today that the body of murdered Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was recovered by a secret two man Special “Ops” team that was not affiliated with any of the other security entities involved in the Benghazi attack..

This team, acting under their own initiative and armed with their own weapons, undertook this mission despite very little intelligence available for this exceedingly hostile and volatile environment. The information came to light this morning on WVOX’s Vernuccio/Allison radio show.

The previously undisclosed information was provided by former Army Ranger Jack Murphy who is the co-author along with Brandon Webb of Benghazi: The Definitive Report. (more…)

WASHINGTON DC – Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Saturday promised that “explosive” congressional hearings over the Benghazi, Libya attacks are on the way.

“There are more Benghazi hearings coming, I think they’re going to be explosive,” Gowdy said on Fox News.

Gowdy, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said the hearings are going to be “coming quickly” and seemed to hint that the public might for the first time hear from witnesses to the September assault that left four Americans dead. (more…)

Former CIA operative, and current CIA analyst/CNN contributor Robert “Bob” Baer has been providing excellent commentary on the Tsarnaev brothers and the Boston Bombing.

Generally Baer is a smidge left of center – but on this case he really has been providing “common sense” amid all the reckless speculation from multiple media outlets.

In essence his hypothesis is what I would affirm as “most likely”.

Bob’s approach is from the human element which most analysts seem to overlook completely.   It appears the older brother, Tamerlan, met a person of Islamic Influence, perhaps the “Misha” character who is described as charismatic and a devote muslim. (more…)

I’m putting together some more “in depth” information using prior and current research about Syria.   But I just want to throw out a note of caution on the Chemical Weapons issues.

Obama set the red line as WMD use.   I said at the time that was stupid and still believe it.

Forget the damned “red lines”.   Why?

We don’t know who would use the WMD.  Just because it’s used doesn’t mean Assad is using it.  Think about who benefits?

The Assad regime probably would never use chemical weapons period.   The guy is a facist marxist just like Quackdaffy – but he’s also a realist and more westernized than the media will openly tell you.

The “rebels” or resistance in Syria fighting Assad is not just some random collection of democracy loving freedom individualists.  That crew was kicked out about 20 months ago.  It is now 100% al-Qaeda radicals – Al-nursa front. (more…)

Oh, something is definately afoot with this one.   One would surmise, based on historical precendent, that something was about to be revealed the *administration* views as a risk to Progressive Advancement.  [more after article]

BOSTON, MA –  Regular viewers of Fox News are used to seeing popular host Megyn Kelly on their televisions every afternoon, but on Thursday morning Kelly made a special appearance during the morning to break some surprising information: according to her sources, the FBI was “shocked” to see a magistrate “waltz into” the hospital room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and read him his Miranda rights.

So why were they shocked? According to Kelly, the FBI was under the understanding that they would get much more time with Tsarnaev under the “public safety exemption” before he was read his rights. Adding to the shock: the sources told Kelly agents were getting crucial information after only 16 hours of questioning and were making valuable progress. […] (more…)

It’s not a question of whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lied, she did.   But, again we knew that at the time – the latest information from the Congressional Hearing report only confirms it.

The bigger question is what are they going to do about it?

WASHINGTON DC – House Republicans released their report on the investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack, having concluded that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was not telling the truth when she told Congress that she wasn’t aware that officials at the U.S. mission in Benghazi had requested extra security.

“The specific security requests pertaining to Benghazi, you know were handled by the security professionals in the department,” Clinton told Congress in January. “I didn’t see those requests, they didn’t come to me, I didn’t approve them, I didn’t deny them.”

The House report suggests that Clinton received a request for more security from Gene Cretz, who preceded Christopher Stevens as ambassador to Libya. (more…)

This story, today’s headline, and how the Treepers review it, is what makes the Treehouse different – As pointed out by Treeper Woohoowee the House Report is an example of presenting information “as if” the desire of the GOP is to reveal the Truth – It is NOT.   The GOP report completely skips the issues of 9/11, 9/12, 9/13 and 9/14 2012 and instead focuses on the “why did the administration change the narrative” beginning 9/15/12.

The congressional report completely skips the heart of the matter in a politically motivated attempt to rebut a series of known lies, misleading statements, and false claims.  In doing so, the report, and those who wrote it, do a horrid injustice to the quest for TRUTH.

However, we hold no predisposition of avoidance.

A Typical Media Report of the Congressional finding looks like this:  House Republicans have concluded that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was responsible for cutting security at the consulate in Benghazi ahead of last year’s attack there, and that the administration lied about why it downplayed terrorism as the cause of the assault. (more…)

It is perhaps serendipity the name Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi surfaced during the investigation of the Boston Bombing, “perhaps“.   A name the administration would just as soon be forgotten.

Indeed if you rely on the water-carrying media to follow the story it’s probably the last time anyone will ever discuss the Saudi national, college student, and his powerful family connections.    But some within the new media, in addition to Glenn Beck, are staying on the story.

Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi was injured and hospitalized during the bombing.   Subsequently two high level meetings with his family’s interested representatives were conducted by both Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama himself.    Michelle Obama even went to the hospital where Ali Al Harbi was being cared for and paid him a personal visit.

But why does he matter? (more…)

Daddy is a diplomat – CLICK HERE

Napolitano questioned about Saudi student being “deported, due to national security concerns“…. watch:

On Monday night 4/15/13 (the day of the Boston Bombing) new media reports from the Boston area discussed that an apartment belonging to a Saudi National,  Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, in Revere Mass,  was searched by FBI and Law enforcement.  Abdul was in the U.S. on a student visa.

Federal search warrant is now being executed at 5th floor apt 364 Ocean Ave in Revere, MA – alot of activity, different agencies on scene.

— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL (@th3j35t3r) April 16, 2013

Immediately following this report I checked this site and found Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi lived in Revere, Mass (Boston suburb) at an apartment on the 5th floor.  #503  – That listing is now scrubbed, gone, disappeared…. down the rabbit hole. (more…)