September 11, 2012, 8:30 PM: U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. All is quiet, Ambassador Chris Stevens has recently finished a meeting with the Turkish consul general.
9:40 – 9:42 PM: Alarms sound, indicating something is wrong. The compound is under attack. A senior State Department security officer at the consulate calls for assistance from the CIA base located less than 1 mile away.
9:59 PM: An unarmed drone is directed to fly over the consulate.
10:20 PM: First officers from CIA’s Global Response Staff arrive at the consulate to assist against attackers.
10:32 PM: National Command Center at the Pentagon notifies the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the attack. Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey are also informed of the situation.
11:00 PM: Panetta and Dempsey meet with President Obama for a previously scheduled meeting and discuss the attack.
CONTINUED: http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/26/benghazi-syria-connection/
Showing posts with label State Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Department. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Could You Be A Criminal? US Supports UN Anti-Free Speech Measure
State Department partners with Organization of Islamic Cooperation in what could lead to criminalizing free speech. “That could never happen here.” When we shine a light on the conviction of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff in Austria for “denigrating religion,” that’s how some people respond. Or when we warn about sharia law creeping into America. Or 85 sharia courts in Britain. Or “no go zones” in France. And of course, our State Department would NEVER agree to a UN resolution that has the practical effect of criminalizing free speech, right? The column below that recently appeared in Forbes (highlights added) is longer than we normally put out, but it is SO IMPORTANT that you be aware of what’s coming our way. Please take a few minutes to read it—because your first amendment rights may soon be in jeopardy. Of course, that could never happen here.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailesman/2011/12/30/could-you-be-a-criminal-us-supports-un-anti-free-speech-measure/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailesman/2011/12/30/could-you-be-a-criminal-us-supports-un-anti-free-speech-measure/
Monday, December 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — Seeking to bolster relations with Muslim countries angry about Western characterizations of Islam, the Obama administration has gathered representatives from more than two dozen governments this week in an effort to address religious intolerance around the world. Some, though, are fearful that the U.S. government will be convinced by Islamic participants to crack down on Americans’ free speech rights.
To critics, the three-day conference in Washington smacks of appeasement toward hardline Islamist governments with often dismal anti-discrimination records of their own. U.S. officials say they’re simply promoting education and understanding, while also rejecting any demands from Arab states and other countries that want restrictions on free speech.
Last month, Fox News reported the following about the conference:
A looming meeting with Islamic leaders hosted by the State Department has religious scholars and advocacy groups warning that the United States may “play into” the push by some Islamic nations to create new laws to stifle religious criticism and debate.
The meeting on religious tolerance, which is scheduled for mid-December, would involve representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation — a coalition of 56 nations which more or less represents the Muslim world. [...]
A key worry is that the meeting could become a platform for Islamic governments to push for hate-speech laws which, in their most virulent and fundamentalist form, criminalize what they perceive as blasphemy.
“We know that some people distort various religious doctrines to justify intolerance, foment violence or create strife that serves their narrow political purposes,” said Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom. She said offensive speech ought to be denounced, but that “religion must never be used as an excuse to stifle freedom of expression.”
CONTINUED:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/will-the-obama-admin-cave-to-islamists-demands-during-this-weeks-religious-tolerance-conference/
To critics, the three-day conference in Washington smacks of appeasement toward hardline Islamist governments with often dismal anti-discrimination records of their own. U.S. officials say they’re simply promoting education and understanding, while also rejecting any demands from Arab states and other countries that want restrictions on free speech.
Last month, Fox News reported the following about the conference:
A looming meeting with Islamic leaders hosted by the State Department has religious scholars and advocacy groups warning that the United States may “play into” the push by some Islamic nations to create new laws to stifle religious criticism and debate.
The meeting on religious tolerance, which is scheduled for mid-December, would involve representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation — a coalition of 56 nations which more or less represents the Muslim world. [...]
A key worry is that the meeting could become a platform for Islamic governments to push for hate-speech laws which, in their most virulent and fundamentalist form, criminalize what they perceive as blasphemy.
“We know that some people distort various religious doctrines to justify intolerance, foment violence or create strife that serves their narrow political purposes,” said Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom. She said offensive speech ought to be denounced, but that “religion must never be used as an excuse to stifle freedom of expression.”
CONTINUED:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/will-the-obama-admin-cave-to-islamists-demands-during-this-weeks-religious-tolerance-conference/
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
Arizona vs. the U.N. Human Rights Police
http://townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2010/09/01/arizona_vs_the_un_human_rights_police
Arizona vs. the U.N. Human Rights Police
http://townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2010/09/01/arizona_vs_the_un_human_rights_police
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