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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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westandfree
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:54am
Aren’t digital photos time stamped? Just asking.

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Hoax And Chains
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:46am
The photograph could have been taken on any given day. The Obama administration is proof you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.

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Hoax And Chains
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:44am
The guy on the left is saying, “One, Mr President, I can guarantee this will not affect your 10 AM tee-time. Two, your Hawaiian vacation is still a go…”

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- BehindBlueEyes
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:49am
  Love the look on Biden’s face. Does he look like a stunned owl or what?
  
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PlanetReality
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:40am
There u go folks a picture says a thousand words!!!!?!
Do u feel safe?????

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zenjak
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:25am
McDonough: We can blame this whole Libya thing on an obscure video I found while surfing for porn.
Biden: What’s a Libya? Is it a kind of sandwich? I like sandwiches.
Obama: I was dragged from the golf course for this?
Donilon: I have no idea what’s happening, but I look pretty bad-@$$ holding this red folder.
Lew: Or we could just blame Bush.

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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:57am
I smell something with the release of this picture. These commies don’t do anything publicly without a calculated reason.

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- jac1967
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:05am
  Further more I don’t see even one of these commies drinking a glass of water. you know why? fluoridation that’s why !!!! Im just kidding.
  
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- jac1967
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:10am
  Initiate plan R. R for Robert!!! purity of essence.
  
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clinker
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:51am
Only proves he was awake……..well for a while.

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pwatkins
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:49am
Same crew………http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/8206183411/

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AndCable
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:44am
Only time you will see Obama with his hands in his OWN pockets. True story.

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- BehindBlueEyes
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:07am
  That was funny.
  I think he had an urge to scratch. He was a little itchy to get out of the room. He had a plane to catch the next day and needed his sleep.
  
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jac1967
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:37am
What is this suppose to convey? Are we suppose to think wow look at obamas face he is so concerned with the situation, he really does believe in America. His actual thoughts were probably how can we spin this so these racist islamophobic American people will blame themselves. well I got it we will blame some internet video and then trump up any charge we can think of to put the guy in prison thus sending a message to all Americans that if you dare to insult the great muslim religion we will punish you, yea that’s it that will show how awful America is.

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- jac1967
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:49am
  And another thing these liberals love to parse words, when obama says act of terror that is very different than terrorist attack. any violent act can be an act of terror but a terrorist attack is a tactic of war used mostly by muslims, and we are not suppose to say that anymore.
  
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PAUL GULLO
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:24am
—–fake—–

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Taurnil
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:06am
And they just happened to be a photographer hanging around at that particular time. Umhm.

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pwatkins
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 2:53am
This photo was taken November 14 according to it and many others with same people, same clothes, same background….check Flickr.

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Chrisrob63
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 2:37am
That picture was taken the night of the attack.

And I am a Chinese fighter pilot.

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- PAUL GULLO
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:26am
  Hey remember Wong Way , what a putz.
  
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pwatkins
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 2:37am
This is not September 11….go check this one out on flicker/////////P111412PS-0859 same people, same clothes, but date way different ..lol…wake up bc we are being lied to again and again.

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- AndCable
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 5:48am
  although I do believe the picture is fake or not from 9/11 I don’t believe that it is from Nov. The ties and suits appear to be different colors.
  
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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:01am
  NC Police Lieutenant Wars of Martial Law in Early 2013 – this is a live audio recording just released of the lieutenant alerting a radio station of the situation he see coming soon:
  
  http://www.westernjournalism.com/n-c-police-lieutenant-warns-of-matrial-law-in-early-2013/
  
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Concerned Green Beret
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 2:01am
Since this administration orchastrated the Bengazi mess, I wonder if the serious look is about Bengazi. Or could it really be that his staff is telling him that he may have to come back from Hawaii early to perform for the commie media to get the fiscal bill thru the house. But the later photos probably show the relief he had when they said he can go right back to Hawaii and finish his 7 million dollar vacation after the house sells the people down the tubes. Whhhheeeewwww that could have been a disaster!!!!!

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Crazyotto
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:56am
Regardless, he remains the most cowardly and unaccomplished Presidents we have ever had with the exception of Buchanan. We must never forget this shameful incident no matter what the WH gestapo puts out..

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marine249
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:45am
what a work of ART {under] A RATS TAIL.

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NDPINDNT
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:31am
Looks like he’s briefing the president: “So, Barry, this is how we need to cover this up until after the elections.” “Then we stall, lie and deceive the american people.” “Hillary, her staff and the media will do their part too!”

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mastice
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:30am
As always, Biden with that ‘deer in headlights’ look.

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Hawkman2
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:28am
Looks a little bright outside for it to be 3am…… This is a fake.

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scrapadapolis
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:26am
Not sure but isnt bengazi only a 5 hour difference in time.We got the info at about 3 am america.Sun glasses on head,suits in the morning,So Oblummer sleeps in a non wrinkle suit?Well then again Oblams hands are in his pockets.Must be that early morning pee woody he’s trying to hide.

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LaBelle
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:23am
Surrrre it is..How do we know it wasn’t taken after the re-election of Boehner.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:19am
Never trust a guy that would sit down with your enemies but wont give your elected Congressmen the time of day…

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Margyt
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:14am
This is clearly a posed photo-op. If it was actually taken at the time of the attacks, it is more appalling than ever. How about serious meetings and serious action? Reminds me of the Krippendorf Tribe.

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