As readers here knew all along, the video had nothing to do with the attack on Benghazi.
Hicks says ‘I’ve been demoted’ for challenging Susan Rice’s claims about blaming video
Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of
mission in Benghazi, told Congress today that a State Department
official began criticizing his job performance, and he was ultimately
demoted, after he asked why U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan
Rice attributed the Benghazi attack to an anti-Islamic Youtube video.
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“In hindsight, I think it began after I
asked the question about Ambassador Rice’s statement on the TV shows,”
Hicks said of the criticism during a House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee hearing on the attack today.
Hicks said he asked Assistant Secretary Beth Jones why Rice made the statements that she did on the 9/16/13 Sunday talk shows.
“Her reaction was ‘I don’t know,’ and it
was very clear from the tone that I should not proceed with any further
[questions],” he told lawmakers.
Hicks told the committee, “I’ve effectively been demoted from deputy chief of mission to desk officer.”
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