The
reason the family email made into those sent to the committee is
because everyone was using keywords to discern what to send and not
send.
The C-Span is no different than B Roll in relation to politics.
Regardless of the statements of Kevin McCarthy, the former secretary is taking all the questions very seriously. Oh, I didn't know the Republicans were so smart as to prolong her testimony for the FBI to indict. The Democrats were gratuitous. Think so? I think the Democrats are tired of the mess and recognize the government processes involved.
I was looking through the information about the coal CO2 sequestration facility. Gas components are not normally used in old oil wells. Usually water is pumped into the old well to FLOAT the oil to the top to be pumped out I do not believe there will be a return from gas entering those old wells. The gas won't stay under the oil to push it to the surface. It is not dense/weigh enough to do the same thing as water. The theory needs to be tried in a lab setting if it hasn't been already.
Investigation of supercritical carbon dioxide, (click here) aspheltenic crude oil, and formation brine interactions in carbonate formations
The word "asphaltene" was coined by Boussingault in 1837 when he noticed that the distillation residue of some bitumens had asphalt-like properties.
That is fairly specific interaction.
Hillary Clinton: "...we worked closely with Libya and allies in the region...the volatile security environment compromised the mission...she never abandoned Libya after Gaddafi fell. I remember her even rejecting a picture of the dead Gaddifi because it was not an official document....chemical weapons were removed...humanitarian assistance...but, most of what was offered was difficult for the Libyans to understand how to accept. Yep. They didn't want anything from the USA immediately after the fall of Gaddafi.
The C-Span is no different than B Roll in relation to politics.
Regardless of the statements of Kevin McCarthy, the former secretary is taking all the questions very seriously. Oh, I didn't know the Republicans were so smart as to prolong her testimony for the FBI to indict. The Democrats were gratuitous. Think so? I think the Democrats are tired of the mess and recognize the government processes involved.
I was looking through the information about the coal CO2 sequestration facility. Gas components are not normally used in old oil wells. Usually water is pumped into the old well to FLOAT the oil to the top to be pumped out I do not believe there will be a return from gas entering those old wells. The gas won't stay under the oil to push it to the surface. It is not dense/weigh enough to do the same thing as water. The theory needs to be tried in a lab setting if it hasn't been already.
Investigation of supercritical carbon dioxide, (click here) aspheltenic crude oil, and formation brine interactions in carbonate formations
The word "asphaltene" was coined by Boussingault in 1837 when he noticed that the distillation residue of some bitumens had asphalt-like properties.
That is fairly specific interaction.
Hillary Clinton: "...we worked closely with Libya and allies in the region...the volatile security environment compromised the mission...she never abandoned Libya after Gaddafi fell. I remember her even rejecting a picture of the dead Gaddifi because it was not an official document....chemical weapons were removed...humanitarian assistance...but, most of what was offered was difficult for the Libyans to understand how to accept. Yep. They didn't want anything from the USA immediately after the fall of Gaddafi.
"He knows how to pull the levers." Somehow that is not important. Oh, Hillary Clinton has an inner circle.
The requests for additional security did not break through to the former Secretary. I think she stated that and why.
"...weak Libyan government...maundering groups..." here we go with what the former Secretary should say...evidently, the State Department as performance under the former Secretary lost faith with the late Ambassador. Well, Hillary Clinton destroyed the organization of the State Department and then rebuilt it to her satisfaction. There was no time for that.
"Jersey barriers...
Such protections is to stop any suicide bombs via vehicle.
6:46
Congresswoman: "...September 11th is coming...aircraft carriers are ready...what else is going on in light of Benghazi...what did you do in interagency cooperation..."
Hillary Clinton: "...25 of the 29 recommendations had been completed...I took the initiative to bring about...many numeral changes she states...up the interagency security teams...because of Benghazi DOD is much more focused on what needs to be done...closer coordinating capacity..the closest air support was too far away, so they (DOD) are looking how to respond."
Congresswoman: "...do Ambassadors have to call you for security..."
Hillary Clinton: "No, there is an example in the Benghazi attacks...they immediately contracted the CIA annex and they tried to respond to the consulate...I spoke to White House, I spoke to General Petraeus...unarmed drone..."
6:53
Congresswoman: "...I have to ask you in regard to the Nirobe attacks...requires the Secretary of State a waiver...
There doesn't seem to be a waiver anywhere on the internet. The only thing immediately available is about waivers in regard to VISAs.
June 2014 "Diplomatic Security" (click here)
This is a follow up to the investigation and adds government function to the investigation.
There is a flow chart with the word waivers. I have to read further.
Begins page 44.
...State follows some risk management principles; however, it lacks an adequate risk management policy for the physical security of its work facilities. Risk management is a strategy that helps policymakers more efficiently and effectively assess risk, allocate resources, and take actions under conditions of uncertainty....however, we found that State's risk management activities do not operate as a continuous process and do not continually incorporate new information....
This is an expansion of the lack of risk management found by the investigation. This confirms it and goes on to elaborate. It is an important critique because it expands on the High Risk assessment. It all has to be tightened up and multiagency.
However, State is taking steps to automate and enhance these surveys.
The requests for additional security did not break through to the former Secretary. I think she stated that and why.
"...weak Libyan government...maundering groups..." here we go with what the former Secretary should say...evidently, the State Department as performance under the former Secretary lost faith with the late Ambassador. Well, Hillary Clinton destroyed the organization of the State Department and then rebuilt it to her satisfaction. There was no time for that.
"Jersey barriers...Such protections is to stop any suicide bombs via vehicle.
6:46
Congresswoman: "...September 11th is coming...aircraft carriers are ready...what else is going on in light of Benghazi...what did you do in interagency cooperation..."
Hillary Clinton: "...25 of the 29 recommendations had been completed...I took the initiative to bring about...many numeral changes she states...up the interagency security teams...because of Benghazi DOD is much more focused on what needs to be done...closer coordinating capacity..the closest air support was too far away, so they (DOD) are looking how to respond."
Congresswoman: "...do Ambassadors have to call you for security..."
Hillary Clinton: "No, there is an example in the Benghazi attacks...they immediately contracted the CIA annex and they tried to respond to the consulate...I spoke to White House, I spoke to General Petraeus...unarmed drone..."
6:53
Congresswoman: "...I have to ask you in regard to the Nirobe attacks...requires the Secretary of State a waiver...
There doesn't seem to be a waiver anywhere on the internet. The only thing immediately available is about waivers in regard to VISAs.
June 2014 "Diplomatic Security" (click here)
Although State has established physical security standards for most types of
overseas facilities, GAO identified some facility types for which standards were
lacking or unclear, instances in which the standards were not updated in a timely manner, and inconsistencies within the standards
This is a follow up to the investigation and adds government function to the investigation. There is a flow chart with the word waivers. I have to read further.
Begins page 44.
...State follows some risk management principles; however, it lacks an adequate risk management policy for the physical security of its work facilities. Risk management is a strategy that helps policymakers more efficiently and effectively assess risk, allocate resources, and take actions under conditions of uncertainty....however, we found that State's risk management activities do not operate as a continuous process and do not continually incorporate new information....
This is an expansion of the lack of risk management found by the investigation. This confirms it and goes on to elaborate. It is an important critique because it expands on the High Risk assessment. It all has to be tightened up and multiagency.
However, State is taking steps to automate and enhance these surveys.
They are taking the power to assess out of the hands of the Ambassadors so they are not contaminated by 'choice.' In other words, all assessments now have to fit a specific standard to decide risk and contingency.
7:15 PM
We also found that State lacked a process to re-evaluate interim and temporary facilities that have been in use longer than anticipated
That would apply to the temporary facilities in Benghazi.
7:18 PM
How dare you laugh, especially, with a baby in Libya.
So far the State Department had policies but they were undeveloped. Policies don't spring up overnight. There were policies in place in 2009 when the former Secretary took the job.
We (GAO) used this framework, as well as the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government to assess State’s risk management principles and activities
There is a reason why the policies at State were underdeveloped:
While DS created a risk management policy statement in 1997, DS has not fully developed and implemented the policy. The one-page policy statement describes six principles: asset identification, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, risk decisions, and feedback. DS officials noted that a year after the statement was published, its planned implementation was largely overtaken by State’s response to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa, and that the policy was not fully developed or implemented....Fast forward to 2012...Both the Benghazi ARB report and the resulting Report of the Independent Panel on Best Practice recommended that State develop a risk management policy....
7:33 PM
Congressman: "...I've been chastised for my words in the last time of questioning..." That is not a democracy. That statement is about the ultimate purpose of the committee and he did not comply with the planned outcomes. If a Congressman wants to be dissonant to the rest of the government, then someone had to. I recall the 22 Congresspersons that voted against the Iraq War of them was Senator Robert Byrd. He was always dissonant when it was needed.
Dissonance is legal. It should never be oppressed. After all how would we know about the baby in Libya?
Congressman: He doesn't appreciate the badgering of the witness.
However, as of February 2014, some of these efforts, including a fully developed risk management policy, remain incomplete
Secretary Kerry probably doesn't know this is incomplete after the Secretary left office. She was only in office after the Benghazi attacks for 4 months. There is still work to be done. State is still vulnerable.
7:40 PM
Congressman: "...the revised statement...the email statements were revised as the information came out...there is a pattern in changing her story. Well, forbid that should be a reality. "How do the committee know all the emails have been turned over?"
Hillary Clinton: "...emails were not my primary means of communication...there are 55,000 emails...it was overseen by attorneys and they carried out rigorous...possibly construed as work related...they did all that and did not look over their shoulders...search terms were everything you could imagine was work related...I asked by attorneys to oversee the process and I did not interfer (basically)..."
Congressman: He wants to measure mistakes and whether or not there were more mistakes (his tone is horrible) in missing emails. What missing emails? I think the FBI is working on a few things.
The FBI has the years of her service. Why mention the Secret Service? She states, an abundance of being transparent. Don't do that Hillary. They don't understand her. That's okay, from listening others viewing the hearing, there is an indication other Americans don't understand everything either. I think I mentioned that.
Congressman: "Were there any emails missing that were removed from the server?"
Hillary Clinton: She is confident in her transparency than any other government official.
7:51
Congressman: He is concerned about the server being private. It was legal at the time. It is called trust.
Hillary Clinton's transparency will now require the committee to call the Secret Service and get testimony in order to CYA any chance the server was contaminated by them.
This is becoming ten hours now of committee activities and breaks. Hillary Clinton also arrived early to speak to media.
Split screens are the preferred venue for CNN and MSNBC. FOX had a commercial. She is getting plenty exposure.
"...chain of emails of your own people and the FBI told her staff the best way to handle the situation was to send the FEST team."
Station chief sent personnel from Tripole to Benghazi. So, there was a more rapid response in the works, but, FEST tam was no longer applicable to Benghazi. The lady points out the attacks lasted about an hour and there was no more help needed.
FEST team is not an armed force. There were armed people coming from Tripoli.
August the State Department met with her attorneys. She was unaware of that meeting. Cheryl Mills was one of the attorneys and she was Hillary's Chief of Staff. How many attorneys does it take to go through 65 thousand emails. Okay, this is the third number regarding emails. The numbers stretch from 55 thousand to 65 thousand.
Oh, cute. Now the Congressman is stating collusion with the attorneys and the State Department. That is not an empty accusation. "It doesn't smell right." This is attacking her and not asking for her insight or opinion, but, the lady always entertains an answer.
Carrying out BUSINESS is what attorneys do so that their client doesn't have to be bothered. Hillary Clinton has a life and her time is valuable.
8:05 PM
I am not exhausted, but, completely disillusioned about my government and it's ability to exploit power for political purposes.
Congressman: "...he is not Larry David..." Everyone is seeking relief from the meeting. "...not a member here has said anything about the content of the emails...substance is in those emails that alter our understanding of Benghazi. What is true of the emails is true about the broader investigation and that is there is nothing to add to the investigation. I am not going to go through the exercise to ask a question, it is too late for that....Speaker Boehner did not want to form this committee...something changed the Speaker's mind and I was not in the room when he changed his mind...Kevin McCarthy was in the room...I think that is why we are here...that one comment in isolation..."
Oh, the gotcha in the emails. The families email is all that?
8:11 PM
Congressman:"...people come before these hearings...they are torn apart...things are corrected later on and is on page 33 of the newspaper in a small paragraph...while I listened to Cheryl Mills and Mr. Sullivan and Mrs. Abedin were brought to tears in their testimony about you...I am bothered that people say you don't care because that is not true...Monday morning quarterbacking...I don't know what we want from you...we are so much better a country than using taxpayer dollars to destroy a campaign. You can comment if you like but I had to get that off my chest." Applause in the gallery.
Hillary Clinton: "...the answers have changed not at all from two years ago...there re many currents that are at work in this committee...I hope the statesmanship has to overcome the partisanship....I hope we can move forward together and listen to each other...I appreciate what you said Representative Cummings."
8:17 PM
Congressman: "...he does not regret the repeated committees..."
8:18 PM
Congressman: "...questions where open hearing is not necessarily appropriate...arms to Libya" No. "directly or indirectly to Libyan forces..." No. "...third party..." No. "...private security experts to arm the opposition in Libya..." Not seriously. The answer is No if not from Sydney Blumenthal.
Congressman: "...no reasonable time...what was a reasonable time?" A number of hours. "When initial attack occurred you didn't know how long the attack would occur. Several hours passed and another attack occurred." "...the defense department has to answer those questions...there were assets all over the region on alert..."
Hillary Clinton: "...there was no classified documents at Benghazi..."
ASK CNN. They were first in the consulate after the attacks. If there were any documents removed I would think CNN would have them. That reality may not have made it into the report.
"...air support faciliated by the USA. No private contractors were involved. Mark Turing is not familiar to Hillary Clinton...never saw the email from the late Ambassador to Mr. Turi..."thank you for your information, I'll keep it...and share it with my colleagues in Washington...
Time is ticking and there has been many incursions of time upon Hillary Clinton. She is most gracious.
Hillary Clinton: "The ARB could not find breach of duty..."
There is another round? I think the committee needs to decide how much time was used so far and adjust the third round appropriately. The length of interrogation was to lats eight hours this morning. That has changed.
8:32 PM
Congressman: "...the ARB talked about what an honor it was..." I didn't know Rep. Cummings was 82. Wow. Would never have guessed. He is sharp. "...Chris Stevens worked for me for two years while under secretary of state...I owned him and his family and the families of those that died....the implications of the committee is like an attack against him and the same is true of Admiral Mullen...how did you pick them?"
Hillary Clinton: "...the statute was very clear the Sec of State picks four of the members of the review board...call on distinguished Americans for this task...who has the experience?...The first person I thought of was Tom Pickering (click here) ... then Admiral Mullen..." I did this before. Don't choke now, it has only been ten hours. It promises to be nearly 24 hours by the time it's over. She hasn't had a decent meal today. Her last significant meal was breakfast.
8:39 PM
Congressman: "...weapons transfer was debunked...Speaker Boehner...$14 millions was spent by State Department by Congressional review of Benghazi...it does not include the cost of DOD...there is $20 million spent on this committee..."
There is a website? "The Select Committee on Benghazi" (this is one of them) There may be more.
There is a limit on investigations, deaths or not. A cost comparison would be to the 911 Commission and/or the Iraqi Study Group.
8:46 PM
The questioning is getting personal with the members of the accountability review board.
ARB is not valid? Patrick Kennedy? How long is this drama going to continue because the longer it goes on the longer it will go on because there will be more and more transparency and the Republicans go off the deep end at every new word.
The State Department assessment was 95% of the emails were on the government server. The Congressman states a 1 percent number. One percent? Give me a break. There needs to be better definition. The government server isn't all that.
"...I turned over all my work related emails...exhaustive search of the attorneys...etc..."
You've got to be joking. 15 emails were not found by the attorneys out of between 55 to 65 thousand. Well, the attorneys are incompetent and should be fired.
Regular order called for.
Oh, wow, the Congressman is making up the rules as he goes.
This has to end.
I don't find the questions to be appropriate. They aren't relevant. If Hillary Clinton has a political relationship with the public, well, hello?
Record keeping gaps were due to the lack of capture by ".gov". Gee, I wonder why the private server. "The State Department...lawyer request has jumped 300 percent...they don't have the staff for that..."
Adjournment at 9:00 PM. Eleven hours and less than an hour of breaks.
