Newly released emails conflict with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 11-hour testimony before the Benghazi Select Committee, according to a review of the transcripts and public records.

One of the conflicts involves the role played by Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal.

Regarding the dozens of emails from him, which in many cases were forwarded to her State Department team, Clinton testified: "He's a friend of mine. He sent me information he thought might be of interest. Some of it was, some of it wasn't, some of it I forwarded to be followed up on. He had no official position in the government. And he was not at all my adviser on Libya."

But a newly released email from February 2011 shows Blumenthal advocated for a no-fly zone over Libya, writing, "U.S. might consider advancing tomorrow. Libyan helicopters and planes are raining terror on cities." The email was forwarded by Clinton to her deputy chief of staff Jake Sullivan with the question, "What do you think of this idea?"

A second email from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in March 2011 also advocated for a no-fly zone, with Blair stating, "Please work on the non-fly zone, or the other options I mentioned. Oil prices are rising, markets are down. We have to be decisive."

In the end, Clinton advocated for the no-fly zone and was able to gather support within the Obama administration to implement it.


In another email from March 5, 2012, Clinton appears to use Blumenthal as what is known in intelligence circles as a "cut out," a type of intermediary to gather information, allowing the policymaker plausible deniability. In this case, the emails focused on the increasingly chaotic and fragmenting political landscape in Libya after dictator Muammar Qaddafi was removed from power.

In the one-page document, Blumenthal writes that Jonathan Powell, a former senior British government adviser to Blair, is "trying to replicate what we did in Northern Ireland by setting up secret channels between insurgents and government, and then, where appropriate, developing these negotiations." This type of backchannel discussion helped bring about the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland.

Clinton responded two hours later. "I'd like to see Powell when he's in the building," with her staff responding, "Will follow up." In both instances, Clinton's actions further undercut sworn testimony to the Select Committee that Blumenthal was “not at all my adviser on Libya.”

Another area of conflict involves security and aid requests. In an exchange with Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., Clinton told the House committee none of the requests for diplomatic security reached her. "That's over 600 requests," Pompeo said. "You've testified here this morning that you had none of those reach your desk; is that correct also?"

Clinton responded, "That's correct."

However, the State Department website, under a section on embassy security, states that the secretary has overall responsibility for the well-being of personnel on assignment. The buck does not stop with “security professionals” as Clinton has testified.

It states: “The Secretary of State, and by extension, the Chief of Mission (COM), are responsible for developing and implementing security policies and programs that provide for the protection of all U.S. Government personnel (including accompanying dependents) on official duty abroad.”

Yet, the new emails show a request for humanitarian aid sent by the late Ambassador Chris Stevens did reach her desk. The Aug. 22, 2011 email from Stevens was circulated among Clinton staff and delegated for action in under an hour.

With the overthrow of Qadaffi, Stevens wrote that the Libyan opposition, known as the TNC, would soon release a statement saying it would "insure the delivery of essential services and commodities (esp. addressing the acute shortages of fuel, children's milk, and medication for blood pressure and diabetes)."

Seventeen minutes later, Clinton responded, "Can we arrange shipments of what's requested?”

While the request for humanitarian aid from Stevens did reach her office, during her testimony, Clinton emphasized, "Chris Stevens communicated regularly with the members of my staff. He did not raise security with the members of my staff. I communicated with him about certain issues. He did not raise security with me. He raised security with the security professionals."

The emails also further depict Clinton’s treatment of sensitive material. A February 2012 email shows Clinton sent an urgent message to an office manager that a white briefing book, used for sensitive and classified information, was left on her desk. The office manager confirmed when it was correctly stored in the State Department safe.

The 7,000 pages released Friday leave no doubt that Clinton's personal account mingled information now considered classified with the mundane such as social media requests and the taping of a television period drama. On Feb. 1, 2011, Clinton sent a "Linkedin" request from a "Susan Kennedy" to a State Department IT specialist asking, "How does this work?"

An email from Feb. 23, 2012, from the State Department's senior official on Near Eastern Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, called "Bingo!" is fully redacted, citing the B1 exception which is classified information.

And in January that same year, Clinton wrote to an aide, "I'm addicted to Downton Abbey which runs on Sunday night and reruns on Thursday at 8pmb. Since I missed it Sunday and will again tomorrow so wondering if we could tape a DVD for me."

President Obama, meanwhile, is now under scrutiny after having told CBS’ “60 Minutes” he was not aware of Clinton's personal account – even though the White House said Friday there are emails between the two, only they will not be available under FOIA requests until after Obama leaves office.

In the “60 Minutes” interview, when asked if he knew about Clinton’s use of a private email server, Obama twice said, “No.”

At this point, between 600 and 700 emails have been identified containing classified information. An intelligence official familiar with the review says there is no such thing as "retroactive classification," the information is born classified, and the State Department only has the right to declassify information it produced.

While Clinton testified that 90-95 percent of her emails were captured by the State Department system, and nothing she sent or received was "marked classified," the State Department said that estimate represents the campaign’s data and not their own.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/03/state-department-emails-conflict-with-clintons-benghazi-testimony/?intcmp=hpbt1

I guess it runs in the family. You would have thought that she would have learned after it blew up in Slick Willy's face!

Now all she needs is a
" Monica " & it will be official, they are actually twins.

We know Hildabeast has lied. That's a fact. The question is WHY does anyone NOT want to do anything about it?

Simple example. She said earlier this year, that she had deleted all her personal e-mails 'last year', meaning 2014.

The 'server' she 'surrendered' to the FBI came out of a warehouse in New Jersey. The company said they upgraded her server in 2013. IF Clinton gives the FBI a server she put in storage in 2013, and didn't delete emails until 2014, WHERE is the 2014 server? I don't recall the FBI walking out of her house or office with a server.

We also heard about her 'backup' server that was housed in a bathroom closet in Denver?? WTF is THAT about? That would make at least two servers that she 'forgot' to mention. Hmmmmm.

The e-mails are merely a sideshow. IF the Republicans on the Benghazi committee have a smoking gun, they should have shown it when Hildabeast testified.

If you wait until the last second to provide proof of criminal behavior, you leave yourself open to the charge of fabricating evidence, desperation, and unless it's a blockbuster revelation, her team will minimize and dismiss. A favorite Dem strategy. "Is that all you have? That's no big deal. People do things, make decisions, blah blah yadda yadda." A dismissive wave of the hand and the lapdog press moves on......

The big question now is "Will the FBI do the right thing?"

I bet not.

She's a yale trained lawyer, former first lady, has professional, personal, former and current presidential, and political connections, which tend to use agencies like the IRS as their weapons.

No one with an ounce of intelligence is going to do anything unless they can protect themselves first.

Not to mention, if someone had something that could pretty much guarantee she would be put away, do you think they'd come forth with it and just get rid of her and all her connections? Or use it to curry political favor for their own power and career?

We're talking about politicians putting other politicians on trial.
Not some impartial bunch of angels whose only purpose in life is absolute truth and justice.

thanks for explaining it, that just makes it all better... good thing we have these politicians that have each others back, huh...

Ya mean, like provide Hilary with unlawful access to, and unlawful possession of, the fbi files on perceived opponents?

Like they did when bubba was president?

Ummm... Yeah!
The fbi will undoubtedly do it again, and again, and again.

The sad thing is she probably has a Monica. She turned Lesbian shortly after her affair with Vince Foster ended.

Hilary already announced her "Monica".


The house she just "had" to buy in New York...

Yeah.... It's next door to Rosie O'Donnell.

I wondered where a washed-up Rosie was getting her money these days

There has been a story for years that Hillary's 'Monica' is actually Markie Post from the TV show 'Night Court'.

Story goes a secret service agent hears a thud in the President's bedroom, so he rushes into the room. Bill Clinton is sitting in a chair, chucking ashtrays around, and Hildabeast is in the middle of a Markie fish taco.

The SS agent asks if everything is ok, and Slick Willy apparently says something to the effect that they are the Clintons, and they'll do whatever they want.

Agent slides out of the room, and closes the door.

True story? I have no idea. Hope not. What a waste of blonde.....