State Department Told DCM Not to Talk With Chaffetz
By Harold Hutchison

Former Deputy Chief of Mission to Libya Greg Hicks reveals that he was told by a State Department lawyer not to talk with members of Congress, including Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT).

Hicks went on to reveal under questioning from Congressman James Jordan (R-OH) that the lawyer was later barred from a classified briefing for which the lawyer was not cleared.

Never Consulted By Susan Rice
By Harold Hutchison

Greg Hicks revealed during questioning by Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) in front of the House Oversight Committee that prior to the attack on 11 September, 2012, Ambassador Chris Stevens did not report any protest or demonstration prior to the attack.

Hicks also revealed that UN Ambassador Susan Rice did not consult with Hicks prior to her appearance on five Sunday talk shows in which she claimed the attacks stemmed from a demonstration regarding an internet video.

Outlines Events of 11 September, 2012
By Harold Hutchison

Greg Hicks, the Deputy Chief of Mission in Libya during the 11 September, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is currently providing an outline of the events that occurred that day.

Hicks is testifying and is doing so as a whistleblower.

Gun homicides down, gun ownership up = Gun banners lied!

Two days after the National Rifle Association’s record-breaking annual convention in Houston, during which NRA leaders were vilified and gun prohibitionists cranked up the volume of their gun ban rhetoric, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released data that effective blows Titanic-sized holes in the gun control agenda.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gun-homicides-down-gun-ownership-up-gun-...

Article by Dave Workman

House Oversight Committee Holds Benghazi Hearing
By Harold Hutchison

The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing today on the 11 September, 2012 attack on the United States consulate that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

The hearing is currently airing on CSPAN 3, and is also streaming at oversight.house.gov.

Check the SOF Facebook Page for updates.

Miller doing book on getting a gun in D.C.

Emily Miller, the award-winning senior editor for opinion at the Washington Times who exposed the deliberately complicated and discouraging-by-design handgun regulations in the District of Columbia, will soon publish a book based on her newspaper series, appropriately titled “Emily Gets Her Gun.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/miller-doing-book-on-getting-a-gun-d-c?c...

Article by Dave Workman

Videos by 2nd Marine Division

Over 30 Killed In Two Bombings
By Harold Hutchison

Two bombings in the last two days have targeted candidates from an Islamist party running for seats in Pakistan’s parliament. At least 32 people have been killed in the murder-suicide attacks.

The bombing targeted Sayed Janan and Munir Orakzai, members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. According to a report by VOA News, Orakzai was wounded in the earlier attack, for which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

Provision in Massive Bill Raises Questions
By Harold Hutchison

The Senate’s “Gang of Eight” introduced their immigration reform bill – which weighed in at 844 pages – three weeks ago. Six days ago, a substitute was introduced, and it came in even longer, totaling 867 pages. But what is in the bill may surprise a lot of people.