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spanone

(135,830 posts)
Mon Dec 30, 2013, 10:18 AM Dec 2013

darrell issa stands by his lies...

Issa stands by claims of al Qaeda-affiliation in Benghazi attacks

Rep. Darrell Issa on Sunday stood by claims that a group affiliated with the terrorist organization al Qaeda was involved in the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi.

"It was accurate," Issa said on NBC's Meet the Press. "There was a group that was involved that claims an affiliation with al Qaeda."

The comments by Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and one of the most outspoken critics of the White House's handling of the attack, came after an investigative New York Times report concluded that the raid was conducted by local militants rather than by Al Qaeda or by another international terrorist group.

The report by journalist David Kirkpatrick further asserts that a major cause of the attack was outrage over an American-made video offensive to Muslims.

http://presspass.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/29/22096545-issa-stands-by-claims-of-al-qaeda-affiliation-in-benghazi-attacks?lite

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darrell issa stands by his lies... (Original Post) spanone Dec 2013 OP
If he stands by them, he should fall by them. BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #1
Issa is a joke. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #2

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
1. If he stands by them, he should fall by them.
Mon Dec 30, 2013, 11:52 AM
Dec 2013

Democrats should make this an issue and support the Democratic candidate who will run against him. Otherwise, he can lie, cheat, spend unnecessary taxpayer dollars, grandstand, and besmirch this president and the Democratic Party with impunity.

Issa needs to be defeated.

mstinamotorcity2

(1,451 posts)
2. Issa is a joke.
Mon Dec 30, 2013, 12:00 PM
Dec 2013

The richest man in Congress playing with the people's time and money. His day is coming. I just want to be around to see it.

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