Why the Fight over Benghazi isn’t Over
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Show Summary: In the aftermath of Benghazi, there were a lot of lies and deception. It was more than Obama lying about a video. It was lies about covering their tracks. Tune in to hear one company that was ordered to stay silent. But not any more.
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Original Air Dates: Sept. 23 & 24, 2017 | Brad Owens & Scott McEwen
This Week: September 11, 2012 Benghazi was attacked and four Americans died. Who’s been held responsible for those deaths? To date, no one. But with new information coming forward maybe there will come a day when investigations finally point to those who were responsible for not having top notch security in place to protect Americans. This week we take a look at what happened on the ground at the time of the attack, the cover-up, and why justice has never been served. For all the finger pointing, could Republicans be why we’ve never managed to get the truth about Benghazi?
Benghazi’s Inexperienced and Unarmed “Security”
First up, our guest Brad Owen of Torres Security, which has been making the news lately because they’ve been able to come forward about being silenced by the Obama State Dept. in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack. They had originally bid on the contract to protect Ambassador Stevens but lost to an inexperienced UK firm. Why? And then, two weeks before the attack, the State Dept. wanted to get out of the contract and hire Torres, except by then it was too late. What did they know?
Brad talks about what happened in the bidding process and how a company, Blue Mountain Security from the UK, with no experience in high-level security work (other than guarding celebrities) but still won the bid anyway. Why? He walks us through the maze of government contracting with little or no concern for the actual danger that these security companies must be prepared to handle. After the attack happened listen to find out what he and his men were told not to do.
Did Republicans Shut Down Benghazi Investigations?
Then we talk with Scott McEwen, who has worked with those military personnel that have gone into dangerous areas to protect American interests. We discuss what didn’t happen that day with the inexperienced security company that was not capable of protecting our people. And don’t miss the discussion about Republican Rep. Mike Rogers who was part of a powerful Republican cabal (including Rep. Darrell Issa) of committee chairmen that worked overtime on blocking Congressional investigation. Again, why?
And we don’t forget about those wiretaps on Pres. Trump that Clapper and CNN laughed off at the time and promised had never happened. Except now we know the Obama administration did wiretap Trump. We talk about what has happened, our government’s lack of transparency, and what the new normal may be if we don’t push back.
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Links & Resources
Brad Owens’ Segments on Benghazi
- Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions (Home page)
- Breaking News: New Facts on 2012 Benghazi Attacks (Sandy’s blog, Sept 12, 2017)
- Cover up: Benghazi Contractors Reveal What Hillary’s State Dept. Ordered Them to Do After Attack (USA, Sept. 14, 2017)
- Clinton State Dept silenced them on Benghazi security lapses, contractors say (Fox, Sept 12, 2017)
- Web Exclusive: State Department Dumped Benghazi Security Contractor 12 Days Before Attack (Breitbart, Sept 12, 2017)
- Security at Benghazi compound when ambassador was killed by terrorists was so dire that a new contractor was brought in two weeks before the attack – and then pressurized to keep quiet by one of Hillary Clinton’s bureaucrats (Daily Mail, Sept 13, 2017)
Suspicions about Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain Group UK (Group who took over security 12 days prior to attack)
- Blue Mountain had little experience in Libya prior to getting contract (UK Telegraph, Oct 14, 2012)
- Questions abound about why Blue Mountain was hired; was a disgruntled employee part of the Attack? (HotAir Oct 15, 2012)
Scott McEwen’s Segments
- Scott’s website
- Is Aegis Defense contractor dirty? Was Mike Rogers part of the problem? (DailyCaller, June 17, 2014)
- Mike Rogers suspiciously and abruptly resigns; wife’s ties to Aegis, and Aegis’s possible ties to Blue Mountain (counterjihad, March 31, 2014)
- Blue Mountain was also urged not to talk to the media — back in 2013 (Fox News, Dec 12, 2103)