Did Obama call the September 11 attack on the US Consulate In Libya a terrorist act or not?
The answer is “NOT,” since this is the speech he claims he did:
Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya
Rose Garden
10:43 A.M. EDT
For Immediate Release September 12, 2012THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Every day, all across the world, American diplomats and civilians work tirelessly to advance the interests and values of our nation. Often, they are away from their families. Sometimes, they brave great danger.
Yesterday, four of these extraordinary Americans were killed in an attack [Me: what KIND of attack? A coordinated terrorist attack or a spontaneous unplanned attack by an angry mob as the Obama administration kept claiming for DAYS after the attack?] on our diplomatic post in Benghazi. Among those killed was our Ambassador, Chris Stevens, as well as Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith. We are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. And today, the American people stand united in holding the families of the four Americans in our thoughts and in our prayers.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. We’re working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I’ve also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. And make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.
Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts.
Already, many Libyans have joined us in doing so, and this attack will not break the bonds between the United States and Libya. Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens’s body to the hospital, where we tragically learned that he had died.
It’s especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. At the height of the Libyan revolution, Chris led our diplomatic post in Benghazi. With characteristic skill, courage, and resolve, he built partnerships with Libyan revolutionaries, and helped them as they planned to build a new Libya. When the Qaddafi regime came to an end, Chris was there to serve as our ambassador to the new Libya, and he worked tirelessly to support this young democracy, and I think both Secretary Clinton and I relied deeply on his knowledge of the situation on the ground there. He was a role model to all who worked with him and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his footsteps.
Along with his colleagues, Chris died in a country that is still striving to emerge from the recent experience of war. Today, the loss of these four Americans is fresh, but our memories of them linger on. I have no doubt that their legacy will live on through the work that they did far from our shores and in the hearts of those who love them back home.
Of course, yesterday was already a painful day for our nation as we marked the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks [Me: ah, yes, the 9/11 attack which even Barack Hussein Obama would agree would be “an act of terror.”]. We mourned with the families who were lost on that day. I visited the graves of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of Arlington Cemetery, and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed. And then last night, we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi.
As Americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because there are people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. Our country is only as strong as the character of our people and the service of those both civilian and military who represent us around the globe.
No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation [Me: is Obama claiming that the Libya attack he mentioned nine paragraphs earlier was the “act of terror,” or was he referring to the 9/11 attack that he had just referred to 2 paragraphs previously], alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done.
But we also know that the lives these Americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers. These four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. They should give every American great pride in the country that they served, and the hope that our flag represents to people around the globe who also yearn to live in freedom and with dignity.
We grieve with their families, but let us carry on their memory, and let us continue their work of seeking a stronger America and a better world for all of our children.
Thank you. May God bless the memory of those we lost and may God bless the United States of America.
So you can see that there is NO logical reason to believe Obama was calling the attack on the US Consulate in Libya a “terrorist attack.” He had just been talking about the 9/11 attack which even OBAMA thinks is a terrorist attack. And in what universe is referring to “acts of terror” the same as calling something “a terrorist attack”? Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that Barack Obama, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and most particularly US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice were correct, and the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi WAS a “spontaneous act” by a protest mob enraged by a stupid Youtube video: would that NOT be “an act of terror”??? What else would you call it if a bunch of religious fanatics who hated you and broadcasted that hatred because of their warped religion had gone nuts and murdered your whole family? “An act of happiness”?
And keep in mind, for more than two weeks after what intelligence was calling “a terrorist attack” within hours, this is the VERY STRONGEST STATEMENT Obama can now point to to claim he promptly damned as at least “terror” (but not “terrorist”).
Here’s the other thing: let’s say for the sake of argument that Barack Obama was actually calling what everyone now knows (no thanks to Obama or his administration) was a terrorist attack a terrorist attack. Then WHY did Obama order his army of cockroach demon minions to repeatedly lie and say the exact opposite thing:
See the problem? Obama now says that he officially declared that the attack on the US Consulate was in fact a terrorist attack, but then he sent out high-ranking administration official after high-ranking administration official to lie for the next two weeks.
And what about Obama himself lying after his own incredibly brief moment of “truth-telling” when he supposedly said that the attack on the US Consulate in Libya was in fact a terrorist attack.
On September 20 – more than a week after Obama now says he referred to the attack as a terrorist attack – Obama said this to Univision:
OBAMA: “What we’ve seen over the last week, week and a half, is something that actually we’ve seen in the past, where there is an offensive video or cartoon directed at the prophet Muhammad. And this is obviously something that then is used as an excuse by some to carry out inexcusable violent acts directed at Westerners or Americans. “And my number-one priority is always to keep our diplomats safe and to keep our embassies safe. And so when the initial events happened in Cairo and all across the region, we worked with Secretary Clinton to redouble our security and to send a message to the leaders of these countries, essentially saying, although we had nothing to do with the video, we find it offensive, it’s not representative of America’s views, how we treat each other with respect when it comes to their religious beliefs, but we will not tolerate violence.”
QUESTION: “We have reports that the White House said today that the attacks in Libya were a terrorist attack. Do you have information indicating that it was Iran, or al-Qaeda was behind organizing the protests?” OBAMA: “Well, we’re still doing an investigation, and there are going to be different circumstances in different countries. And so I don’t want to speak to something until we have all the information. What we do know is that the natural protests that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm U.S. interests.”
— President Obama, Univision Town Hall, Sept. 20
On September 25 – and this is now two weeks after the attack that Obama now says he called a terrorist attack in that Rose Garden speech – Obama responded to a direct question with the following answer:
QUESTION: “I heard Hillary Clinton say it was an act of terrorism. Is it? What do you say?”
OBAMA: “We are still doing an investigation. There is no doubt that the kind of weapons that were used, the ongoing assault, that it wasn’t just a mob action. Now, we don’t have all the information yet so we are still gathering.”
So if you want to believe Barack Obama and that disgrace-to-journalism Candy Crowley, Obama told the American people the truth concealed in a weak statement on September 12 and then proceeded to personally repeatedly lie after that brief moment of weakly telling the truth.
And this after a parade of lies that included Obama appointee UN Ambassador Susan Rice going on all five major Sunday morning political programs and repeatedly specifically denying that it was a terrorist attack and repeatedly asserting something which we now know to have been a complete fabrication. Which was it?
Either way you want to slice it, Barack Obama is a documented liar (again!) and he is the president of an administration of liars who have been doing everything they could to cover-up a terrorist attack that occurred on sovereign United States territory which resulted in the deaths of four Americans including a United States Ambassador.
And the fact that Obama would falsely assert that he called something “terror” that not only that very speech he referenced but the following two weeks AFTER that speech rather conclusively proves he didn’t is just another of a massive series of proofs just how willing Obama is to deceive.
Tags: 9/11, acts of terror, lies, still doing an investigation, Susan Rice, terrorist attack, video
October 19, 2012 at 6:11 pm
It’s obvious to anyone with half a brain and no political agenda that Obama WAS calling it an act of terror. Nice try, but FAIL.
October 19, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Ray Meade,
Okay, I understand. I often wait EIGHT FREAKING PARAGRAPHS to actually describe something that I’d talked about.
And of course apparently people with half a brain would NEVER call the 9/11 attack an “act of terror,” such that you half-brain people can KNOW that Obama wasn’t referring to the 9/11 attack he’d cited immediately prior to using the phrase “acts of terror.”
But let’s say you’re right. I notice that your half a brain isn’t enough to deal with the other side of the coin that I raised: if Obama DID refer to the Libya attack as a terrorist act –
– Then why the hell did Obama send out Ambassador Susan Rice to lie five times and say that it WASN’T a terrorist attack??? You’ve got this powerful half brain and you didn’t explain that. Why did WH press secretary Jay Carney tell us AFTER you say Obama called it a terrorist attack that it wasn’t a terrorist attack but rather was a spontaneous mob uprising instead???
– Then why the hell did Obama go to the United Nations and give a speech on September 25 in which he mentioned SIX TIMES that a video caused all the violence and NEVER ONCE CALLED THE LIBYAN ATTACK A TERRORIST ATTACK (and see also here)????
– Then why the hell did Obama TWICE two weeks AFTER you say he called it a terrorist attack did he specifically refuse to answer the question as to whether it was in fact an terrorist attack and say “we’re still investigating” whether it was or not. Come ON, Ray; use that half damn brain you’re so proud of to explain this to me.
– Then why the hell did he go to Las Vegas to campaign the next day? Maybe you can show me where George W. Bush traipsed off to Las Vegas to fundraise the day after 9/11? You know, the OTHER terrorist attack? And given that this was THE worst terrorist attack on American soil SINCE 9/11, isn’t that kind of inexcusable?
– Then why the hell did Obama, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and Jay Carney REPEATEDLY claim that the attack was the result of a spontaneous protest gone bad when we know for a damn fact THAT THERE WAS NO PROTEST PRIOR TO THE ATTACK????
– And finally, why the hell does that excuse Obama for REFUSING TO PROVIDE AN AMBASSADOR WHO WAS ABOUT TO BE MURDERED AND WHO WE NOW KNOW WAS BEGGING FOR MORE SECURITY AND IN FACT CUTTING HIS SECURITY????
I’m pretty sure you’re lying about having half a brain – unless maybe you mean half a cockroach brain.
I submit that the above proves that both YOU and your messiah are lying rat bastards who have absolutely no regard for honesty or truth or facts whatsoever.
The more arrogant you liberal “half a brain” turds are, the more you invariably reveal what truly ignorant dumbasses you are.
Hey, found a short video that pretty much sums it up, there, half brain:
October 21, 2012 at 9:57 am
acts of terror
October 21, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Barack Obama’s speech:
Are you literally now denying that the 9/11 attack on September 11, 2001 was NOT an act of terror just so you can defend your messiah???
There’s that, and then there’s the fact that you are clearly way, WAAAAAYYYY too stupid to understand that if Obama DID call the Libya attack a terrorist attack, he sent out every key person in his administration to factually LIE and then took back his own declaration himself by repeatedly REFUSING to call it a terrorist attack when specifically asked whether it was and blabbered instead, “We’re investigating.”
Dumbass.
October 22, 2012 at 4:43 pm
obama is a liar .. he promised not to campaign on 9/11 out of respect.. but he did campaign because he was celebrating 9/11 for his muslim family.. obama and hillary knew week before the attack that one was plan for 9/11 thats why obama withdrew his promise about campaigning on 9/11 obama and hillary knew and did nothing that use to be called treason to aide and give comfort /.. not withstand an attack against America .. obama puppet hillary from the first would not allowed US Embassy to be guarded by Marines and when hillary and obama was given a headsup 48 hours before the attack took place they both again to silence their voice for the good /favor of muslim attack thereby refusing to give aid to Americans at the US Embassy .. TREASON things went down exactly as obama-muslim and trader hillary were okay with.. the muslims got a green lite a go-ahead we got your back.. IMO Chris Stevens got wind of what was about to go down and the organized muslim army and their weapons and their building up their army and obama and hillary keeping quit about it.I think Christ Stevens was about to expose the whole barrel of rotten apples and it was set an example of by raping and then draging through the streets..muslims always drag through the streets those who opposed their muslim plans and attacks