Continues the Senate report: “Specific open source reports and intelligence on which analysts appear to have based their judgments include the public statements by Ansar al-Sharia that the attacks were a ‘spontaneous and popular uprising.’”
Ansar al Sharia at first took responsibility for the Benghazi attacks in social media. The organization later wrote it “didn’t participate [in the attack] as a sole entity,” claiming the assault “was a spontaneous popular uprising” to the anti-Muhammad film.
Meanwhile, Morell’s assertion that intelligence information initially concluded the attacks were in response to an anti-Islam film is contradicted by others who were on the ground.
It is further difficult to believe spontaneous protesters would know the exact location of a secret CIA annex, including the specific coordinates of the building that were likely utilized to launch precision mortar strikes.
To believe the spontaneous protesters narrative, one must further accept that such protesters were capable of mounting a fierce, hours-long gun battle with U.S. forces stationed inside the CIA annex.
Following his resignation from the CIA last year, Morell reemerged as a counselor to Beacon Global Strategies, a consulting group particularly close to Hillary Clinton. The firm is led by Philippe I. Reines, who served from 2009 to 2013 as Clinton’s deputy assistant secretary of state for strategic communications and senior communications adviser.
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To all of my loyal radio listeners –
It seems some of you may have missed my on-air announcement that last week’s Sunday night program was my final broadcast on 77 WABC. Under new management, the station is moving in a very different direction, one that doesn’t make sense for the future of my show and my national ambitions. I wish WABC much luck as it embarks on this new path. I will always be grateful to the station for launching my radio career.
I can tell you I will be back on the air in a few weeks and expect to be making an exciting announcement very soon. Please remain patient and rest assured that you will be updated shortly with the new details.