Obama White House has Trouble with Facts on Bin Laden Mission

Does anyone believe what the Obama White House has to say any more? They seem to be all about photo ops and nothing more.

Bin Laden raid: Obama plagued by more exposure
May 5th, 2011 7:13 am ET
By Jim Kouri

In his interview with PBS, Mr Panetta said, "Once those teams went into the compound I can tell you that there was a time period of almost 20 or 25 minutes where we really didn't know just exactly what was going on. And there were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information."

Panetta also told PBS that the U.S. Navy Seals made the final decision to kill bin Laden rather than the president.

A dramatic photograph showing Obama and his team watching special forces soldiers attack Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout on a TV monitor may be just another political photo op to prop up a failing president, according to White House critics. The TV screen was blank during the entire operation, according to Panetta.

With Leon Panetta almost certain to become the next Secretary of Defense in the Obama cabinet, yesterday some wondered if he'll continue to be the real Maverick in the current Administration and speak his mind, or will he adhere to the administration's agenda.

While President Barack Obama's national security team are fully equipped each day with their White House "talking points," Panetta appears to value clarity and accuracy in his statements.

For example, Panetta admitted yesterday that there was no live video footage of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound as further doubts emerged about the U.S. version of events.

Excerpt: Read More at the Washington Examiner

We first find out that the photo of Obama speaking to the American people on Sunday night was staged -- photojournalist were kept out of the room until he made his speech and then let back in to reenact the scene. One small problem arose when the photo journalists sent out the photo of Obama speaking but didn't bother to alert the papers it wasn't a live shot. We might not know if Reuters and a few others hadn't spilled the story.  That was the first staged photo op story released but it gets worse.

Now we learn that photo the White House released where Obama and others of his Administration were watching the live take down of Obama is a fake also. There was no video available after the SEALS entered Bin Laden's residence for 20-25 minutes so there was no way Obama and the others saw Bin Laden shot.  Hillary now says her hands on her mouth was because of a cough.  Yeah right!

The idea that CIA Director Panetta ordered the mission is making more sense by the hour as the White House has had more different versions out then you can keep track of since the mission. One of the most outlandish lies was the one that Bin Laden's wife was shielding him when it turned out not only to be false but the people in that room didn't see the video to identify the wife. That didn't stop the counterintelligence head Brennan from saying that Bin Laden hid behind his wife which turned out not to be true. The fact that Brennan works in counterintelligence makes you wonder at the obvious mistruths (lies) he told as he tried to bolster up Obama. He failed miserably.

The worst WH press secretary we can remember, Jay Carney, calls it a 'Fog of War' which makes no sense. This was one mission and if Obama hadn't been so quick to want to take credit for something he didn't do and have his staff try to convince everyone he still walked on water, the mistakes would not have happened. This was the worst example of spin from the White House we may have witnessed in years. Several times I was writing an article and had to change it because the WH storyline changed. Felt like a movie script instead of reality.

The Obama Administration sent out invites to 50 'specially chosen' 9/11 families with emails addressed to 'Dear 9/11 Family Member' -- no wonder he didn't give a speech. What was he going to say since he was part of the Blame America crowd back when he was an IL State Senator? A reminder of some of his remarks:

"We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity or suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, it may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics.

"Most often, though, it grows out a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.

"We will have to make sure, despite our rage, that any U.S. military action takes into account the lives of innocent civilians abroad. We will have to be unwavering in opposing bigotry or discrimination directed against neighbors and friends of Middle-Eastern descent. Finally, we will have to devote far more attention to the monumental task of raising the hopes and prospects of embittered children across the globe – children not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and within our own shores."

Remember the first time I read the above remarks during the 2000 campaign and these particular words jumped out at me:

"Most often, though, it grows out a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.

All I could think of was that Bin Laden came from a family of privilege in Saudi Arabia not even close to poverty. Likewise other terrorists also came from families of wealth but here was Obama trying to make this about poverty and the poor downtrodden as he lectured this Country eight days after 9/11. He has never refuted those words to our knowledge and would bet he believes the same today after ordering a 50-minute Muslim burial ceremony within 24 hours for Bin Laden at sea on the USS Carl Vinson. Did Obama have a gun salute as well as some sites have alleged? Found that whole burial episode completely distasteful.

Now we have Obama and his mouthpieces spinning like crazy on this mission and finally he said no more comments from the White House and today didn't give a speech at Ground Zero. Why not? This is the same man who released those pictures from the Iraqi prison to incite the people in the Middle East that says he doesn't want to release the photos of Bin Laden. Obama put the photos of Bin Laden off limits after Panetta said they would be released. Guess this time he doesn't have a Republican to blame unless it is Secretary of Defense Gates who just wants OUT of this Administration. Obama is also the person who said it was okay to film caskets of American soldiers.

This Administration makes you dizzy with all the spinning!

Time's Mark Halperin: 9/11 Families Need to Be Led Through a Discussion About the Ground Zero Mosque

Not usually speechless but Mark Halperin has done it this time -- watch his arrogance on this video as he has definitely forgotten what happened on 9/11 no matter what he says. We tried to put our feelings into words about what Halprin had to say below, but most words that come to mind are not words we use.




Know one thing that if I was a member of the 9/11 families I would have a few choice words for Mr. Halperin if he thinks words would change my mind about the Ground Zero Islamic Mosque. How dare he insult these families and through them Americans acting like we are too dumb to understand history of the Islamic religion. For his information, we already know that it is an Islamic tradition to put a mosque where they have consquered.

While he is at it, maybe he can explain why St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church has not been allowed to rebuild when they already own the land. Their Church was destroyed thanks the Islamic Jihadists who murdered over 2600 people in the World Trade Towers on 9/11/2001.

So Halprin wants to allow the Islam religion to build a mosque and cultural center where none stood before but has not mentioned one word in support of St. Nicholas.

We get the picture and it is not a pretty one Mr. Halprin.

Time's Mark Halperin: 9/11 Families Need to Be Led Through a Discussion About the Ground Zero Mosque
By Matt Hadro (Bio | Archive)
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 15:33 ET

Time magazine's Mark Halperin engaged in the ultimate condescension Monday morning, arguing that families of 9/11 victims need to be guided by others into the Ground Zero mosque debate.

"For the families of the victims of 9/11, whatever emotions they want to have, I respect and I honor. But somebody needs to lead them through a discussion," Time's senior political analyst lectured on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." He mentioned a meeting that reportedly took place between the mosque's planners and the 9/11 families, which he insisted "needs to happen."

Halperin said the meeting "did not go well," but added it was and is necessary. "As I said before, whether it moves or stays, that discussion must happen. This must be done with reconciliation. And it's got to be led by leaders, not by people like Rick Lazio...and facts," Halperin noted.

The show picked up fresh from where it left off last week, bashing the supposedly inflammatory rhetoric from the right opposing the mosque and sympathizing – while disagreeing – with the families of 9/11 victims over the planned mosque two blocks away from Ground Zero.

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NY: Rick Lazio: Hopeful seeks probe of mosque project

Will someone explain to us why this is a good idea to build a mega Mosque with an Islamic Cultural Center so close to the site of where the World Trade Center buildings stood. Islamic Jihadists flew commercial airliners into the two World Trade Center buildings the morning of 9/11 killing over 2600 people and wounding countless others. Some elected officials (Mayor Bloomberg and Democrats including the Attorney General Cuomo) see no problem with building a mosque so close? A reminder of that horrific morning which some seem to forget including most of the Democrat Party officials and their adoring media:



What is the matter with Mayor Bloomberg and the Democrats who support this Mosque. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani gets it, why don't they?

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who rallied Gotham's denizens after the 9/11 attacks, says he objects to the idea of an Islamic mosque at the site of Ground Zero in the city where Muslim terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001.

"It not only is exactly the wrong place, at Ground Zero, but it is a mosque supported by an imam who has a record of support for causes that were sympathetic with terrorism," he today told Jeff Katz on his morning drive-time radio show on WXKS. "Come on, we're going to allow that at Ground Zero?"

Residents of NYC should have thought twice when they decided to allow Bloomberg to serve a 3rd term against the law on the books. Bloomberg has gone farther left the longer he is in office which is not good for NYC and not good for the families and friends of people who were killed in the 9/11 bombing of the World Trade Centers by the Islamic Jihadists.

The stark contrast between Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani:

CNN: Giuliani refused donation after Al-Waleed suggested U.S. policies contributed to the September 11 attacks. An October 12, 2001, CNN.com article reported that "Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the city would not accept a $10 million donation for disaster relief from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks."

Bloomberg defends Ground Zero mosque as freedom-of-faith issue. In his fiercest defense yet of the mosque proposed near Ground Zero, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday that it must be allowed to proceed because the government "shouldn't be in the business of picking" one religion over another.

"I think it's fair to say if somebody was going to try, on that piece of property, to build a church or a synagogue, nobody would be yelling and screaming," the mayor said.

"And the fact of the matter is that Muslims have a right to do it, too."

Last we checked Christians and Jews did not hijack planes and fly them into the World Trade Center to kill all those people.

We find this whole issue of building a mega mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center tragedy disgusting and extremely distasteful. When did Democrat politicians start bending over backward for the members of Islam the "Religion of Peace" who want to change our way of life and sponsor terrorist who want to kill us. Does it have anything to do with Obama being President since he favors Muslim countries? A reminder of Obama's comments when he was running for President about the Muslim Prayer:

On February 27th, speaking to Kristof of The New York Times, Barack Hussein Obama said the Muslim call to prayer is "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset."

In an interview with Nicholas Kristof, published in The New York Times, Obama recited the Muslim call to prayer, the Adhan, "with a first-class [Arabic] accent."
The opening lines of the Adhan (Azaan) is the Shahada:

"Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that Muhammad is his prophet? "

According to Islamic scholars, reciting the Shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith, makes one a Muslim. This simple yet profound statement expresses a Muslim's complete acceptance of, and total commitment to, the message of Islam. Obama chanted it with pride and finesse.

If that doesn't raise the hair on the back of your neck, nothing will. Just who is this man in the White House that the media hid his past from view of the voting public so he could get elected?

We fully support Lazio is his attempt to get answers.

Hopeful seeks probe of mosque project
New building planned near ground zero


PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS "We're asking the attorney general to exert his authority to investigate the sources of these donations ... to determine whether it is compliant, and whether the Cordoba Initiative ... is in fact a legitimate charity. And in fact, whether the sources of income are legitimate or if they pose a security risk to the people of New York and the people of America," Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio said
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS
6:21 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio on Tuesday called on his Democratic rival, Andrew Cuomo, to investigate the development of a $100 million mosque being planned near ground zero.
The mosque, just a block away from the Sept. 11 terror attack site, has been a source of controversy in the community even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials support its construction and have said that it poses no security concerns. Some survivors and family members of the 9/11 victims say building a mosque there disrespects the memory of those who died at the hands of Islamic terrorists.

The mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. The organizations purchased the building in 2009 and plan to break ground later this year.

At a news conference, Mr. Lazio said he was concerned that not enough is known about the project's funding sources and raised questions about its director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf. He noted that Mr. Rauf had recently refused to call the radical Palestinian group Hamas a terrorist organization, and had said in a "60 Minutes" interview televised shortly after 9/11 that "United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened."
Mr. Lazio said that Mr. Cuomo, as attorney general, has the authority to investigate the project because Mr. Cuomo's office has jurisdiction over nonprofit organizations in New York.

"We're asking the attorney general to exert his authority to investigate the sources of these donations ... to determine whether it is compliant, and whether the Cordoba Initiative ... is in fact a legitimate charity. And in fact, whether the sources of income are legitimate or if they pose a security risk to the people of New York and the people of America," Mr. Lazio said.

Mr. Cuomo has said he supports the mosque's construction.

"Anyone who has evidence of wrongdoing should send it to us and we will review it," Richard Bamberger, Mr. Cuomo's spokesman in the attorney general's office, said in a statement.
Mr. Lazio refused to say whether he opposes the construction of any mosque so close to the Sept. 11 terror attack site.

"This is not a matter of religion, let's make that really clear," he said. "This is a question of motivation, of transparency, of an imam who has clearly made some comments that are inflammatory."

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Eight years ago today, the Islamic terrorists of Al Qaeda flew planes into the two towers of the World Trade Center, flew a plane into the Pentagon, and crashed another plane headed for DC into a field in PA. When the Terrorists were finished that day, 2819 people were killed or died from their wounds. War was declared on America when the Terrorists bombed the Pentagon. We are still fighting Al Qaeda to this day in Afghanistan and Iraq is still under attack from the terrorists trying to destablize the free Country of Iraq. We have Iran that is about to get its nuclear weapons. It is a dangerous world and getting more dangerous today then it was a year ago because more and more people have forgotten that day on Sept 11, 2001.

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