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White House Releases First Photo of President Obama on Night of Benghazi Attack

Jan. 3, 2013 10:14pm Jason Howerton

Update: It appears the White House first uploaded the photo of Obama being briefed on the night of the Benghazi attack on Oct. 11, 2012. The White House then reposted the photo on Thursday.

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The very first photo of President Barack Obama being briefed on Sept. 11, 2012, following the Benghazi terrorist attack was posted on the White House’s Flickr site on Thursday.

The White House has previously withheld photos of the president taken the night of the attack.

“Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor, left, updates the President and Vice President on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Chief of Staff Jack Lew are at right,” the photo’s description reads. The White House’s Flickr site claims the photo was taken on Sept. 11, 2012 and uploaded on Thursday.

White House Releases First Photo of President Obama on Night of Benghazi Attack

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

While the photo doesn’t provide a lot of information, the picture does seem to confirm that Obama was briefed on the night of the Benghazi attack — and by whom. What was said — well, that’s another story.

(H/T: Fox News Insider)

This story has been updated

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Comments (228)

DZ-015
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:14am
Does Obama have his hands in his pockets to hide the blood stains of wadi-gate?

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raisingkidsforthetruth
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:49am
hmmmm just what I expected good photo op shot….show me the pictures of him in the situation room or making an order to do what ever we could to save lives…….here it goes story going away….so now lets show ME (president) looking good….people will LOVE it…………NOT

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camomof2
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:46am
…and then Joe Biden asked “Who is Ben Ghazi?”…

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HeftyJo
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:41am
To me this kinda even makes it worse. Here he is getting up to date intel on the situation and what is his response? “Oh gwarsh I don’t want to jump to conclusions here, jeez people might think I’m a cowboy or something. Guess I better vote present and tell all the reaction forces to stand down and start figuring out how not to let this crisis go to waste….”

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LB
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:37am
The same people who created his birth certificate had to create a photo for this situation. Impeach them all.

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1911a1
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:30am
well they probably have had enough time to get thier Lies fixed and in sync. we wont find out they have been running guns to Al Qaeda and the muslim brotherhood now !

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Lone Ranger
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:54pm
They could be ordering pizza.

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OlefromMN
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:54pm
This picture is scary. Take a look at our front line defense team and the looks on their faces people. We are big time screwed if anything really major were to happen. Biden looks clueless, Obama looks like he is missing the Miami “Heats” game, Donilon is looking for guidance from Obama or Biden on where the potty is, and Jack Lew looks satisfied.

I am not trying to minimize the Benghazi attack, but we all can be honest and acknowledge it can be called a drop in the bucket to what is possible out there.

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neverending
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:47pm
So who gives a flip. I would be thrilled beyond anything imaginable if I NEVER has to look at this sorry sob again as long as I live. He is Satan’s twin!

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gamboolman
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:36pm
So everybody has to get dressed in suit and ties early in the morning when a crisis is on. I think I would just throw something on and go.

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calmandcents
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:35pm
Damn, another propaganda stunt. If there’s anyone within 1000 miles of the Blaze that believes anything this administration says, you should finish your grade school in a non-public school and then return for an education.

Anti-America and un-American.

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dadsrootbeer
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:25pm
So does this officially kick off the White House directed propaganda and media cover up from our wonderfully unbiased press.

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bigbear_awake
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:24pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKlKGB3YwjE

LISTEN TO BEFORE iT is Gone

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:51am
  Look what happened to General George S Patton when the war was over and he was going to come back to America and warn about Communism and Eisenhower was worried the information would start war with Russia.
  
  http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/11/the_mysterious_death_of_gen_george_s_patton.html
  
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Case_Logic
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:22pm
Caption – So many lies so little time!

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bigbear_awake
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:22pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKlKGB3YwjE

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Okieflyover
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:19pm
O: “Is this the same embassy where we took away the bullets from the guards guns?” “Good that means it won’t escalate into something serious”

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GoodStuff
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:14pm
OT

Don’t forget folks, Hobby Lobby Day is this Saturday!

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AnAmerican111
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:08pm
Look! It’s a bunch of criminals looking clueless!

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DisgustedinUSA
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:07pm
NOTHING the whitehouse sends out, whether pics or articles or comments proves anything except obama is a filthy LIAR and needs to be removed. His involvement in all of this is insane and ILLEGAL.

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oriondma05
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:54pm
I guess it’s legit, because Obama seems to be wearing the same blue striped tie in several 9/11/12 photos.

But why take 3 months to release a single photo?

http://theobamadiary.com/2012/09/11/

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FANGS
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:54pm
So thats what he looks like right after he let 4 Americans die. Obama is a terrorist.

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Katielee
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:53pm
You really need to go over to Flickr and look at more.

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Katielee
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:52pm
What does this photo prove? It proves Obama is standing in a room talking with a bunch of other men. It doesn’t confirm when, or what. It doesn’t even prove it was a candid real-time moment.

Sorry, it proves nothing.

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lel2007
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:48pm
Please tell me, exactly how does “the picture does confirm that Obama was briefed on the night of the Benghazi attack” ? For all we know they were discussing what to order for lunch.

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TX_45_ACP
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:42pm
Is there a photo of the moment he turned his back on American citizens that night?

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