Democrat calls on Boehner to retract Libya report

[hue]

Source: Boston Herald (AP)

WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat wants Republicans to retract a report blaming former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for security deficiencies before the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.

Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland is asking House Speaker John Boehner to retract the report. Cummings sent a letter to Boehner Thursday saying the report misrepresents an important document and suggests Clinton lied to Congress.

The GOP report said an April 2012 cable bearing Clinton's signature acknowledged a request for more security at the mission in Benghazi, yet allowed further reductions.

Cummings says his staff reviewed the cable, and it does not bear Clinton's signature. He says it includes Clinton's typed name at the bottom of the page, just as thousands of other State Department cables do.

Read more: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2013/04/democrat_calls_on_boehner_to_retract_libya_report

[Thinkingabout]

1. If the GOP had shown 1% interest in the invasion of Iraq as they have in Benghazi,

Bush and Cheney would have been tried as war criminals. With eleven attacks on American facilities during Bush years and 53 dead they are trying to blow nothing into something.

[DallasNE]

2. What, No Mention That Republicans Cut Funding

For security at foreign embassies and consulate offices. She allowed these cuts over her objections because Republicans made sure they were the law of the land. That is like blaming the messenger for the message.

[kardonb]

3. !

just shows they are scared sh-less of her in 2016 !

[quadrature]

4. are there other diplomatic posts that have Benghazi type security? .nt

nt

[okaawhatever]

6. Typically only diplomatic missions that have classified information held within have internal

security. Diplomatic embassies/missions are protected by their host country per the Vienna convention.

[quadrature]

7. the February 17 Martyrs' Brigade supplied security

and supposedly, there was some kind of payment
dispute and the Martyrs refused to supply
security for vehicle movement.

does anyone know any more details?

[Hosnon]

5. /s/? That's extremely common which indicates intentional misrepresentation. nt.