Via Instapundit: “Dollars to donuts, Hillary’s behind this”
Lee Stranahan:
They say Dylan Davies lied about one part of his story, so you should ignore ALL of his story.
Now, you get to make that decision for yourself.
Less than two weeks after 60 Minutes ran a segment feasting Dylan Davies, the former head of security for the consulate in Benghazi, unnamed Obama administration officials have disputed part of this account and 60 Minutes retracted the story and his book The Embassy House has been pulled by the publisher.
Amazon has already removed the book for sale.
The only disputed section was the claim by Mr. Davies that he went to the consulate and to the hospital that night.
Everyone acknowledges that Davies was the head of security. No other claims have been challenged.
This is important because the Benghazi scandal allegations have never been about whether Dylan Davies was there or not.
And the allegations that Davies makes–according to this own words from the now removed bool-have little do with whether the disputed section is true or not.
Because of this controversy and the fact that the book has been removed, I’m publishing nine pages of the book, unedited — the section where Davies discusses his dealings with the State Department and the FBI.
I know of no better way to provide context for what Davies actually said.
Read for yourself.
Here’s that section of the book, unedited.
Barely minutes later my phone rang. “Morgan Jones.” “Mr. Jones, this is Sam Peterson from the U.S. State Department. I think you were expecting our call.” “Yes. I’m good to talk.” “Right, thank you, sir, because right now we really do appreciate it. Stay on the line: it’ll take a few moments to get everyone patched in and seated and listening.” I supped some more beer as I waited. “Okay, we’re all in now. So, Mr. Jones, please tell us everything that you have seen and heard over the last forty-eight hours.” Fuck me, where did I start? I began relating the lead-up to the attack, then moved on to the events of the night just gone. I found myself reliving it all, and at one moment I found myself breaking down again and the words just wouldn’t come. I heard another voice break into the call.
“Look, this guy just isn’t up to this
Pause. “Sir? Mr. Morgan, we can get someone to that airport to sit with you until your flight is called.” “No, no. It’s okay. I’m fine.” “If you want out of that place we can get you to the Embassy.” “No, I’m okay. I just want to go home.” “Understood, sir. Well, if you think you’re able to continue?” I said I was. I talked them through the events leading up to now, and somehow I got through it all. Then the questions began. “How many attackers were there?” “I don’t know, but I was told two hundred minimum. Maybe as many as six hundred.” “What time did you find the Ambassador dead?” “Sometime around two in the morning.” “Who were the attackers?” “Shariah Brigade.” The questions went on and on. When they were finally done, I mentioned the fact that I had the photos from the compound, those that I’d taken when I’d gone back to document the crime scene. “Hell, we need those ASAP. We have zero. We got nothing.” “I’ll email them as soon as I get home. I’ll need an email address.” “We’ll get one to you. We would really, really appreciate those photos.” “You know about the Libyan policeman taking the recce photos?” “Say again.”
It doesn’t help the Benghazi conspiracy theorist with their trumped up phony scandals when we learn that Davies’s book was published by a CBS owned company that has a tendency of attracting far right conservative extremist. Perhaps they’re trying to tap into that Fox News crowd? Speaking of Fox, the other day they were following and promoting this hyped CBS report non-stop and after CBS admitted they “learned of new information that undercuts the account”, crickets now chirp at Fox. What’s up with that?
How about Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) who said because of the 60 Minute report, he saw a need to start blocking all administrative nominees waiting for a Senate confirmation vote? Now that we know this was a scam, will he drop blocking these nominees based on this debunked conspiracy nonsense or will he just do the “Republican thing” and keep using a lie to promote his agenda? It will be interesting to watch.
After enthusiastically promoting Dylan Davies’ 60 Minutes story as validation of their Benghazi conspiracy theory through numerous televised news spots, commentaries, and discussions, FOX News has so far devoted a total of 26-seconds to the revelation that the guy’s account appears to have been a total fabrication.
Davies’ entire account is being disputed. If he would lie about that, he would lie about anything and everything.
“If he would lie about that, he would lie about anything and everything”. So this is about obama?
@Greg:
So we can hold your standard to everyone, including the people that have testified under oath? Just want to make sure you’re on-board with this standard.
Good, now that it out of the way, let’s start with Hillary and Obama blaming the video knowing full well the video had nothing to do with it. By your standard, “If
hethey would lie about that,hethey would lie about anything and everything.Another scathing book is out…..this time about that Chinook in Afghanistan that al Qaeda was allowed to shoot down (two Apaches were denied permission to attack them).
30 people died in that crash. Seventeen SEALs plus 22 other Navy personnel, the Afghan interpreter and seven Afghan commandos were on the Chinook.
http://www.specialopsbetrayed.com/
The parents of those SEAL Team members who died were gathered for a briefing and were given hundreds of pages of information from the investigation of the event.
Betrayed includes many pages of that original material; material that raised enough unsettling questions that Billy Vaughn (father of one of the SEALs) wrote a book.
One question asked at the briefing was why, even in the minutes following the shoot-down of Extortion 17, America’s massive firepower was withheld.
Three-star Admiral Robert Harward explained to the parents that a drone strike wasn’t used because, “we need to win their hearts and minds.”
Billy Vaughn, along with co-authors Monica Morrill and Cari Blake, have brought this story to their fellow countrymen because the American media does not.
Obama has gotten more than 2 and a half times more Americans killed in Afghanistan and more than 5 and 2/3’s times more Americans wounded there!
http://www.militarycity.com/valor/honor.html
Where’s the outrage?
Afghanistan’s American deaths all years under Bush:
630
Wounded?
2,638
Afghanistan’s American deaths 1st 4 years of Obama:
1,544
Wounded?
15,036
@Aqua:Your point well taken. There are lies and distortions from all directions re Benghazi.Davies is the latest and probably not the last.
This guy is caught and rightfully lost his book deal. Like CBS,Fox should own up to their false narrative.
As a Dem, I will not support HRC till she stands and tells the whole ugly truth .
@Richard Wheeler:
And what penalty do you hold for the President, who lied to the entire nation?
Which “whole ugly truth?” About Benghazi only? Or perhaps Rose Law Firm or the “tainted blood” scandal? Or how she lied about the “vast right wing conspiracy?” Just which lie are you holding HRC accountable?
@retire05: Benghazi. Feel free to drag out whatever other misdeeds and conspiracies got you pumped 05. That’s politics American style.
Your guy Cruz best prepare himself. No free ride for him.
The part of the truth from Hillary I’d love to see is her come clean on how she slandered and threatened any ”bimbo” who ”erupted” during Bill’s time in public office.
That would be interesting.
His story is being disputed by his employer. It hasn’t been disproven or “debunked”. His employer contracts with the government. They have as much or more reason to prevaricate than Dylan Davies does.
Personally, I find his story far more credible than anything coming from the administration. But actual evidence is hard to come by. Does it matter? Hillary could publicly shoot someone in the back and the media would report it as a suicide. The silly socialists would still come here and quote HuffPo stories about her heroic attempts to administer CPR.
As long as billions are funneled into the “Acorn” voter fraud machine, and the wealthy media moguls cooperate, the depressing transformation of the world will progress towards inevitable tyranny. And the useful idiots will come here to cheerlead for their own loss of freedom.
Just wondering, when was the last time someone’s book was pulled because of “inaccuracies”?
Further, what part of this recount adds/subtracts to the administration’s account?
The administration, from day-one, has trotted out lie after lie after lie, trying to see what sticks (look familiar? The insurance company’s fault, sub-standard policies, “what I said was” and then, finally, “sorry you believed me, but it’s your fault”). Finally, they have settled on the “phony scandal” defense, relying on the fact that after a few months (Obama/Hillary sycophants’ memories are notoriously short) the beginning of the scandal will have been forgotten.
This book not withstanding, it is clear that more investigation, hearings and testimony is needed to reveal who was asleep at the wheel and make sure we don’t put someone in the White House who proved they (she) are/is not ready for that “call at 4 in the morning”.
@Nan G: Kinda stupid to debate which Prez. got how many killed and where.
We went into Afghanistan immediately after 9-11 to punish the perpetrators and those that provided them refuge and support. Broad based support from the American people. Like V.N the execution of this war has been poor—go in to win or come home–I blame BHO.
Iraq invasion–a mistake in hind sight. Took our eyes and assets off Afghanistan. Huge casualties American and civilian. Death of a dictator a huge++.
Don’t blame Bush personally but do feel his neo-cons like Chaney and Rumsfeld were advising and controlling him in a very questionable manner.They wanted to finish the job Sr. and Powell had stopped short of doing.
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