Saturday, May 3, 2014

Boehner Finally Caves, Will Appoint Special Committee



Boehner Finally Caves, Will Appoint Special Committee

After more than a year of resisting the calls of a vast majority of his conference, Speaker John Boehner is relenting and forming a special committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya and resulting scandal.

“The administration's withholding of documents – emails showing greater White House involvement in misleading the American people – is a flagrant violation of trust and undermines the basic principles of oversight upon which our system of government is built. And it forces us to ask the question, what else about Benghazi is the Obama administration still hiding from the American people?” Boehner said in a statement announcing the decision.

“The new emails released this week were the straw that broke the camel’s back,” a senior GOP leadership aide said. “The Speaker was furious to learn that the administration withheld relevant documents from a congressional subpoena. He’s sick and tired of this evasion and obstruction from the administration, and wants a solution to finally force accountability, get the truth, and provide justice.”

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon had also waged a high-profile battle against an oversight committee hearing yesterday, undermining the notion that the five committees investigating the issue were working together, Republicans close to the matter said.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is under consideration to chair the special panel. Gowdy, a sophomore lawmaker and former prosecutor, has been an active participant in the House's efforts to find out more about the issue.

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) has championed his proposal to appoint a select committee for over a year, and had obtained 190 Republican cosponsors on a bill to do so. Wolf had recently suggested Boehner was resisting the select committee because he had been briefed on unknown activities by the U.S. government that were occurring in Libya prior to the attack. Boehner is a member of a group of top congressional leaders regularly briefed on the actions of the intelligence community.

Special
Alger Hiss was a director, Office of Special Political Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, and the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Special
Richard C. Holbrooke was an assistant secretary, special envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
James L. Jones Jr. was a special envoy for Middle East Security for the U.S. Department of State, and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Special
Todd Stern is a special envoy for climate change at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Derek Douglas was a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama administration, and an associate director of economic policy for the Center for American Progress.
Dan Restrepo was a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, and a senior fellow; former Americas Project director for the Center for American Progress.
Peter Swire was a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, is a special assistant to the president for economic policy for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team, and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Special
Barbara Shailor is a special rep, international labor affairs for the U.S. Department of State, was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a governor at the Roosevelt Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, and the Roosevelt Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Special
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley was a special representative for global partnerships for the U.S. Department of State, and is an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund.
Andrea Soros is a director at the Acumen Fund, and her father is George Soros.

Special
Mariano-Florentino Cuellar was a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, and is a director at the American Constitution Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Special
Raymond G. Chambers is a special envoy for malaria for the United Nations, the chairman emeritus for the Millennium Promise, and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise, and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Special
Rajat K. Gupta was a special adviser on UN management reform for the United Nations, and a director at the Millennium Promise.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Special
Erskine B. Bowles was the deputy special envoy for tsunami recovery for the United Nations, and is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Special
William J. Clinton was a special envoy for tsunami recovery for the United Nations, and is the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Special
Lakhdar Brahimi was a special representative to the secretary general for the United Nations, and a board member for the International Crisis Group.
George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Special
Kenneth R. Feinberg was a special master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and is a director at Human Rights First.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Human Rights First.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
James D. Zirin was a director at the Human Rights First, and is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Alan F. Holmer was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and a special envoy to China for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Special
Philip H. Gordon is a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Carlos Pascual is a special envoy, international energy affairs, assistant secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of State, was a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a U.S. ambassador for the Ukraine.
William B. Taylor Jr. was a special coordinator for Middle East transition at the U.S. Department of State, and was a U.S. ambassador for the Ukraine.
Viktor F. Yanukovich was the president for the Ukraine, and is a Davis Manafort client.
Richard H. Davis is a managing director at Davis Manafort, and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Benghazi
Thomas R. Pickering was the chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2013, the under secretary for the U.S. Department of State, a U.S. ambassador for the United Nations, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Jack Valenti was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Burning Tree Club.
John A. Boehner is a member of the Burning Tree Club, is the speaker for the U.S. House of Representatives, and the House leader for the Republican establishment.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a board member for the International Crisis Group, and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).








No comments: