Yesterday I was listening intently to the grieving spouse of one of the victims recounting her anxiety about not being able to get ‘survivor benefits’ because the Fort Hood shooting was not labeled a “terror attack during wartime”;  instead President Obama and his administation made the decision to call it “workplace violence”.

Stella dropped a link to a Right Scoop article which outlines an aspect of the issues:

[…]  In fact at the moment I’m filled with anger after having heard the stories of those who survived, that Hasan is still alive 3 years after his ruthless massacre – but even more so that they are currently arguing in court whether he can keep his beard!

And then on top of that I’m reminded that this administration labeled this Islamic terrorist attack as “workplace violence” which means those who survived it are ineligible for the purple heart and the families of those who were killed do not get the same benefits of those who are killed in combat. This is outrageous! (more…)

(The Hill)  United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week. The intervention has drawn criticism from a prominent conservative-leaning group combating election fraud.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a United Nations partner on democratization and human rights projects, will deploy 44 observers around the county on Election Day to monitor an array of activities, including potential disputes at polling places. (more…)

As we begin to piece the new information, new reporting and discovered research in Benghazi against the backdrop of the “Official State Department Reports”, it is prudent to go back and rewatch the actual journalistic discoveries on scene right after the attack.

This is a very well organized, informative and well presented in depth report on the Benghazi attack in Libya.

Americans Died – Obama Lied

WASHINGTON (AP) – The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.

It is unclear who, if anyone, saw the cable outside the CIA at that point and how high up in the agency the information went. The Obama administration maintained publicly for a week that the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans was a result of the mobs that staged less-deadly protests across the Muslim world around the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S. (more…)

Many people jumped on this comment snippet as soon as it was tweeted by the media. I sensed something was off with the media lead on the comment itself, so I witheld opinion until I could see and hear the context.   Having said that the term “optimal” was placed into the conversation by Jon Stewart.

However, Jon Stewart was talking about the poor presidential response, and the confusing explanations from the White House, Spokesperson(s), the larger administration per se’, and the President himself.   In essence the “confused messaging” was not optimal.

If President Obama was responding to the poor “messaging” descriptive then any outrage would have been seriously misplaced, because we all agree the confusing messaging was far from optimal. Heck, it was absurdly ridiculous.

BUT…

…. When President Obama responded to Jon Stewart Obama was not talking about the “messaging”, he was talking about the “event”.

So therefore EVERY CINTILLA OF BACKLASH for this horrifically worded response is ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATELY PLACED. (more…)

Will President Obama go on Television and denounce his own movie? If not, why not? The Obama administration gave film producer, Harvey Weinstein, the inside intel, support, and confidential access for the production of the movie.  Hmmmm?

[…]  The movie was produced by Harvey Weinstein, a  major Obama supporter. In August, the Hollywood heavyweight hosted a lavish  $35,800-a-person fundraiser for the president at his oceanfront Connecticut  compound.

Weinstein was joined by actress Anna  Hathaway, director Aaron Sorkin and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the  event which was attended by about 50 wealthy donors.

(The Daily Mail)  The National Geographic Channel’s Washington, DC headquarters has increased security after being inundated with terror threats over the upcoming release of the film Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, according to a source. (more…)

We noticed this Update over at TheUlstermanReport from WH Insider.   I think he has the name misspelled, but the right guy the Obama Admin is targeting.   We have outlined before and are familiar with a Benghazi terrorist named “Ahmed Boukhatala“.   First their tip:

(Via Update from White House Insider)  Have a heads up for you.  This comes directly from the Old Man.  Military intelligence may have tracked location of a guy called “Khattalah” who apparently organized the Benghazi attack.  Check media reports for name.  Obama to order drone strikes or possible all out bombing operation.  Says it appears imminent.  Obama will then make claim “perpetrators brought to justice” to squash Benghazi questions and play part of hero.  “Bin Laden Version 2 “  If accurate, this scenario would fit with the earlier rescue operation scenario you had sent me earlier.  That went to sh-t so now they are recalibrating the same general idea with an updated version of it.

I have not heard anything resembling something this specific.  Doing double time trying to confirm.  Nobody in Romney camp aware of this.  Or if they are, not tipping their hand. (more…)

Terrorist Hezbollah firing rockets at al-Qaeda in Syria to support Assad Regime…..  We’re going Down the Rabbit Hole Alice…  

…….  Imagine last year if the Muslim Brotherhood was shooting the “rebels” in Benghazi, Libya so they could support Gaddafi…..   Yeah, this is THAT weird.

(Via UK Telegraph)  Hizbollah has been accused of intervening directly in Syria’s civil war by launching rocket attacks over the border from Lebanon in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

In a worrying sign that Lebanon is getting drawn further into the Syrianconflict, the Iran-backed Shia militant group is accused of using its military bases in the Bekaa valley to shell rebel positions in Syria.

“They are concentrating on hitting the villages where the Free Syrian Army are, to weaken them before launching a ground attack,” said Abu Obeida, a Lebanese resident of the border town of al-Qaa. “I have seen the rockets firing; they pass over your head.”

Driving across the Hermel plains of the northern Bekaa, 10 miles from the frontier with Syria, The Daily Telegraph could hear the sound of rocket fire. The salvoes came in waves – the dull thuds of the launchers shattering the stillness of the night air as they released their loads. Half an hour later, the tempo quickened to a near constant onslaught, filling the valley with the sounds of warfare until the early hours of the morning. (more…)

For some unknown reason President Obama continues to say one thing to the face of the public, and quite another privately, or behind closed doors.   Makes you wonder what the character of a person is when they are unwilling, or constitutionally unable, to tell you openly what answers are to serious issues that affect our nation.    This lack of honesty and integrity in public behavior infers ulterior “intention”….   (Flashback-Medvedev)

For the record, I am not comfortable with this ideological skillset in a United States President….. and yes, I am able to see through this “media transparency” from the Washington Post, and I know exactly what their deflective intentions are:

(Washington Post) Kerry Ladka stood before President Obama at last night’s town hall-style debate and asked the question that would touch off an onstage verbal brawl and, later, an intense national discussion.  […]

President Obama, though, wasn’t done with Kerry Ladka. “After the debate, the president came over to me and spent about two minutes with me privately,” says the 61-year-old Ladka, who works at Global Telecom Supply in Mineola, N.Y. According to Ladka, Obama gave him ”more information about why he delayed calling the attack a terorist attack.” (more…)