Benghazi, The Cover-up

By Dan Butterfield

The 2012 assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was a premeditated 9/11 inspired terrorist attack. Sadly, until now, it’s never been recognized as one. More troubling, the Benghazi cover-up may well be at the center of the Obama, CIA’s claim of Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election as well as the driving factor in the FBI launching its Russia Probe during the height of the 2016 general election.

On 9/11, 2012, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked.

The U.S. Intelligence Community identified the assailants as the terrorist group “Ansar Al Sharia.”

The most plausible explanation for the 2012 assault: It was a planned 9/11 inspired terrorist attack, but that wasn’t the conclusion reached by the CIA and President Obama.

Occam’s Razor is a philosophy of assessing issues predicated on the principles of plausibility.

The philosophy can be summed up with the following statement: Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions is likely the right one. In other words: In the American Southwest, if one hears hoof beats—think horses, not zebras.

Instead, the CIA and President Obama ignored obvious facts, reaching for the dubious explanation—“The Benghazi attack was the result of an obscure video ‘Innocence of Muslims’ released over the internet.”

One must ask: Why was the most plausible hypothesis (horses) bypassed in favor of an unsupportive theory (zebras) involving an obscure video where there was no evidence it had even been viewed by the Benghazi attackers?

Was there an ulterior motive?

Did the 2012 Presidential election play a role in the CIA’s assessment?

Was the Benghazi cover-up an “Act of Treason” on the part of President Obama and the CIA?

What were President Obama and the CIA trying to hide?

“Benghazi” takes a deep look at the facts and myths surrounding the 9/11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

The results are disturbing.

Particularly troubling, Benghazi may be the nexus for the Russian Interference storyline of 2016—as well as the failed FBI’s Russia Probe investigation launched during the height of the 2016 Presidential general election.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Release date: Aug 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781662943270

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Benghazi The Cover-up

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Table of Contents

About Occam’s Razor

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Why Did the CIA Get Benghazi So Wrong

• Square versus Cylindrical Peg—Best Fit

• Internet Video versus Planned 9/11 Inspired Terrorist Attack

Chapter 2 Is the CIA Incompetent?

• Fog of War

• The Fundamentals of Crafting an Assessment

Chapter 3 Demystifying the Intelligence Assessment Process

• Ordinary People

• Assessing the Known Facts of Benghazi

o Eyewitness Accounts

Chapter 4 Protestors versus Terrorists

• Protestor Scenario Based on Cairo Demonstration

o Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya

Chapter 5 Why Choose a Zebra?

• Plausible Deniability

o Knowable—versus—Unknowable

o Without Date Terrorist Attack Represents Unknowable Event

• The Brilliance of the Internet Video

o Benghazi Video Lie Brilliant Deception

• Why Benghazi Wasn’t Labeled Terrorist Attack

• The CIA Angle

Chapter 6 The Cover-up

• The Military Option

o No Military Contingency Plan Proves Incompetence

o Military Option—Red Herring

Chapter 7 Why Cover-up Worked So Well

• Chaos Lends Cover to Misinformation

• Where Were the FBI and DOJ?

• House Select Committee on Benghazi

• Skin in the Game

o The Liberal Media

o Conservatives

o Mitt Romney

o David Petraeus

o Hillary Clinton

o Joe Biden et al

• The CIA

Chapter 8 Act of Treason

• 2012 Presidential Election

o WWII—Pearl Harbor

• Justified

o Fault for Benghazi Lies with Clinton and Petraeus

◾ Risk Management

• Benghazi—A Preventable Tragedy

o Value of Benghazi as a Target

• Politically Toxic

Chapter 9 Why Bring Up Benghazi a Decade Later

• Crime versus Politics

• Watergate

• 2016—The Insurance Policy

o Midyear Exam

o Christopher Steele Dossier

• What if Hillary Clinton Won in 2016

Summary

Appendix A 4 Years Later—Russian Interference

• One Case No Case—Two Cases A Pattern

o Signature—Modus Operandi

• Russian Interference

• Same Players

o Impossible to Disprove a Negative

• Consequence

Appendix B Legacy and the Ouster of Bashir al Saad

• The Arab Spring

• War Fatigue, Iraq, and Nation Building

o Iran-Contra

• Fixation with Legacy

o Rwanda-Clinton

o Downside

o Complacency

o Only One Date Could Hurt Mr. Obama-9/11-2012

Author’s Note

About Occam’s Razor

Occam’s Razor is predicated on a single guiding principle—relief.

By working to develop the context and insights necessary to create an informed consumer base, Occam’s Razor is focused on addressing the frustration and anxiety that has led to so much anger regarding the pressing issues of the day.

It must be emphasized: There is no desire on the part of Occam’s Razor to influence the reader with opinion. There is already more than enough such material, mostly unfounded, in the market.

Furthermore, it is the feeling of the author that opinion, founded or otherwise, does not lead to lasting relief and therefore has limited value.

This has led to a different type of approach, one where topics are explored in an a-political, non-biased manner using the principles of plausibility attributed to William of Ockham (1287-1347).

Occam’s razor: Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions is likely the right one. In other words: In the American Southwest, if one hears hoof beats—think horses, not zebras.

It is worth stating: There is rarely any certitude when dealing with current events or any issue for that matter.

In addition, there is no claim of deity-like abilities on the part of Occam’s Razor.

The author is well aware he does not possess every possible fact or infinite wisdom.

Still, by applying the principles of plausibility to known (public) facts, rather than relying on mere conjecture and opinion a far more robust picture can be developed. It is this more robust, non-biased, picture that leads to the creation of an informed consumer.

Note: Introducing political or emotional bias into any issue/situation does not lead to good judgment, rather they create barriers to good judgment.

And, only through giving the consumer the necessary tools to make informed decisions can relief be attained.

Preface

The 2012 assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was a premeditated 9/11 inspired terrorist attack. Sadly, until now, it’s never been recognized as one. More troubling, the Benghazi cover-up may well be at the center of the Obama, CIA’s claim of Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election as well as the driving factor in the FBI launching its Russia Probe during the height of the 2016 general election.

On 9/11, 2012, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked.

The U.S. Intelligence Community identified the assailants as the terrorist group Ansar Al Sharia.