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To: longnshort who wrote (759974)	12/28/2013 5:07:36 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1574701

Thomas Friedman, NY TIMES Retard.

To: longnshort who wrote (759974)	12/28/2013 6:49:49 PM
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House Report: Al Qaeda in Maghreb and Al Qaeda-Linked Ansar al-Sharia Did Benghazi ..................................................................................... CNS ^ \| April 23, 2013 \| Terence P. Jeffrey House Report: Al Qaeda in Maghreb and Al Qaeda-Linked Ansar al-Sharia Did Benghazi The burnt-out interior of a building at the U.S. State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hannon) (CNSNews.com) - A congressional report released Tuesday on the terrorist attack on the U.S. State Department compound in Benghazi, Libya says there is “ample evidence that the attack was planned and intentional” and that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia joined in carrying it out. The report also notes that al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia took credit for the attack while it was still unfolding, and that the State Department reported this at the time to other government agencies, including the White House. “The volatile security environment erupted on September 11, 2012, when militias composed of al Qaeda-affiliated extremists attacked U.S. interests in Benghazi,” says the report. “The U.S. government immediately had information that the attacks were conducted by al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists, yet Administration officials downplayed those connections, and focused on the idea that provocation for violence resulted from a YouTube video,” says the report that was produced by the Republican staffs of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the House Armed Services Committee. “The attackers were members of extremist groups, including the Libya-based Ansar al-Sharia (AAS) and al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)," says the report. The report includes a timeline of the attack, which began at 9:42 p.m. Benghazi time or 3:42 p.m. Washington, D.C. time. The timeline says attackers from unspecified “other groups” also joined with members of Ansar al-Sharia and Al Qaeda in the Maghreb in conducting the attack. “The attack begins at the TMF [State Department Temporary Mission Facility] in Benghazi,” the timeline starts. “Dozens of lightly armed men approached the TMF, quickly and deliberately breached the front gate, and set fire to the guard house and main diplomatic building. The attackers included members of Libya-based Ansar al-Sharia (AAS) and al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), among other groups.” The report says the State Department quickly notified the White House that the attack was taking place in Benghazi, and that within two hours of the start of the attack the department was telling the White House that al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia was claiming responsibility for it. “In an 'Ops Alert' issued shortly after the attack began, the State Department Operations Center notified senior Department officials, the White House Situation Room, and others, that the Benghazi compound was under attack and that 'approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well,’” said the report. “Two hours later, the Operations Center issued an alert that al-Qa’ida linked Ansar al-Sharia (AAS) claimed responsibility for the attack and had called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli,” said the report. “Neither alert mentioned that there had been a protest at the location of the attacks. Further, Administration documents provided to the Committees show that there was ample evidence that the attack was planned and intentional. The coordinated, complex, and deadly attack on the [CIA’s] Annex [down the road from the State Department mission]--that included sophisticated weapons--is perhaps the strongest evidence that the attacks were not spontaneous. “ “The U.S. government knew immediately that the attacks constituted an act of terror,” says the report. The report says that the Obama administration purged references to al Qaeda from the talking points that U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice used when she appeared on Sept. 16 on five Sunday talks shows to discuss the Benghazi attacks. “After the attacks, the Administration perpetuated a deliberately misleading and incomplete narrative that the violence grew out of a demonstration caused by a YouTube video,” says the report. "The Administration consciously decided not to discuss extremist involvement or previous attacks against Western interests in Benghazi." “To protect the State Department, the Administration deliberately removed references to al Qaeda-linked groups and previous attacks in Benghazi in the talking points used by Ambassador Rice, thereby perpetuating the deliberately misleading and incomplete narrative that the attacks evolved from a demonstration caused by a YouTube video,” says the report. The reports criticizes the administration for responding to the attack as a criminal event requiring an FBI investigation rather than as an act of terrorism against the United States requiring a military response. “It was only after the September 11, 2001 attacks, when the United States responded to terrorism with military force, that the government successfully brought some of the perpetrators of those attacks and the previous attacks to justice,” the report concludes. “Terrorists who successfully attack U.S. interests are not deterred by criminal investigations.” - See more at: cnsnews.com

To: longnshort who wrote (759974)	12/29/2013 12:19:16 AM
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Hate Crime ? ---Ask Eric Holder ............................................................................................................................. Man, 20, 'bashed boss's wife and daughter to death with cement block because he got fired', police say In custody: Christian Haley, 20, stands accused of beating to death the wife and daughter of his former boss after being fired from his job at Sundown Gardens in Indianapolis after three months Victims: Marylyn Erb, 52 (left) and daughter Kelley Erb, 23 (right) were found dead in the basement of their home near 161st Street and Oak Park Court in Westfield, Indianapolis, after suffering blunt trauma to the head Christian Rene Haley, 20, stands accused of murdering Marylyn Erb, 52, and Kelley Erb, 23, at their home in Westfield, Indianapolis, on December 20 Haley had worked for the husband and father of the victims, Todd Erb, for three months, but was fired for 'attendence problems' Court documents say Haley bragged to a friend about 'bashing their heads in with some cement' before stealing jewellry, an iPhone and two debit cards By Daily Mail Reporter 27 December 2013 dailymail.co.uk A 20-year-old allegedly went to the Indianapolis home of his former boss during the middle of the day and murdered the man's wife and daughter after getting fired from his job, court documents claim. Christian Rene Haley was identified on Thursday as the suspect in the gruesome murder of Marylyn Erb, 52, and Kelley Erb, 23, on Friday December 20 at their house in Westfield. The two women were found dead in the basement near a pool of blood, according to a probable cause affidavit, with the time of death said to be between noon and 1pm, reported MyDesert.com. In custody: Christian Haley, 20, stands accused of beating to death the wife and daughter of his former boss after being fired from his job at Sundown Gardens in Indianapolis after three months Scene: Police close off entry to the Erb family home in Westfield, Indianapolis, on December 20 following the double murder Haley had worked for Todd Erb at the family business Sundown Gardens, a nursery and gardening facility, for about three months. However he had been fired in June for 'attendance problems'. The court documents claim Haley bragged to a friend that he 'bashed (the victims') heads in with some cement or something' and that he was angry for getting fired. Todd Erb told police he was at work on the day of the murder and returned home about 4.30pm to find the bodies of his wife and daughter. Haley is now facing charges of murder, felony murder, robbery, burglary and theft. Authorities said Haley stole white pearl earrings, an iPhone 5, a gold-colored chain and two Chase bank cards belonging to the Erbs. Suspect Christian Haley worked at Sundown Gardens, a nursey owned by Todd Erb, for three months before getting fired in June due to 'attendance problems' Haley gave the cards to a friend, who then used them at Crown Liquors and a CVS, the affidavit said. Police received an anonymous Crimestoppers call from a person saying the friend was upset about Haley killing the two women. Police used CCTV footage from the stores to track down the individual, who confessed Haley had told him about the murders. Haley was then arrested. Haley had been to the Erb home before, the affidavit said, and several months ago had talked about robbing the Erbs with a gun. dailymail.co.uk

To: longnshort who wrote (759974)	12/29/2013 12:31:14 AM
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Black male judge’s pay sparks outcry ..................................................................................................... Boston Herald ^ \| 12/28/13 \| Matt Stout A scathing discrimination complaint is pitting three appointees of Gov. Deval Patrick against his own administration, accusing it of paying a black male administrative judge more than three women who hold the same job, including former Democratic state Sen. Cheryl Jacques. The three Patrick-appointed administrative judges at the Department of Industrial Accidents say officials led by state labor boss Joanne Goldstein lavished a six-figure starting salary and prime downtown parking space on Judge Michael Williams, who, according to the complaint, has less experience. “Would you want to bite the hand that feeds you? None of us want to do that. ... But here we are,” said Judge Kalina Vendetti, who is white and, like fellow complaining Hispanic judge Cristina Poulter, was appointed by Patrick in 2010. Two years earlier, the governor appointed Jacques, who is white and was the first openly gay woman in the state Senate. “Our feeling is if judges get treated like this, what about women less well-poised to advocate for themselves? What happens to them?” Vendetti said. “This is about pay equity and we need to go the distance on this.” The complaint centers on a long-running battle with Goldstein and her deputies over Williams’ pay package. (Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...