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Hearst, William Randolph, 88
Heritage Foundation, 91
Hersh, Seymour, 131
Hezbollah, 25, 152
Hicks, Greg, 41, 42, 47, 48, 50–51, 53, 58
Hill, G. Kathleen, 35, 54–55
Hirozawa, Kent, 168
Hofacre, Elizabeth, 110–11
Hoffa, Jimmy, 90
Holder, Eric
and Benghazi story, 3
black churches advice of, 104
and Fast and Furious Operation, 64, 67, 70, 71–76, 80, 81, 83
immigration laws and, 196
and IRS activities, 104, 108
need for prosecution of, 212
and New Black Panther Party, 186
Obama’s confidence in, 71, 73, 75, 184
perjury by, 123
and RICO Act administration, 6–7
and targeting of journalists, 122–23, 125
Holder, Eric
and targeting of U.S. citizens with drone strikes, 201
and Wall Street businesses, 194
Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin case and, 184
Hollywood
Obamacare and, 175
Obama’s relations with, 175–76, 206
Homeland Security Department (DHS), U.S., 28, 67, 96, 114, 149
Hoover, J. Edgar, 15, 89, 90, 211
Hoover, William, 79
Horner, Christopher, 173
Horowitz, Michael E., 74, 75
House Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee (House Armed Services Committee), 142
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Benghazi and, 37, 39, 46, 50–51
and Fast and Furious Operation, 70, 73
and IRS activities, 100–101, 103, 111, 116
House Ways and Means Committee: and IRS activities, 113–14
Housing Development Authority, Illinois, 199
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of: ACORN and, 199
Howard, Andre, 61, 69, 81
Hudson, Jennifer, 175
Hull, Blair, 92
Hull, Carter, 111, 116
Human Rights Campaign, 104
Hurley, Emory, 66–67, 69, 78, 80, 81
Hurricane Katrina, 13
Ideological Organizations Project, 89
Iger, Bob, 175
Ignatius, David, 107, 131
illegal gratuity, 159–60, 176
Illinois Housing Development Authority, 199
Immelt, Jeffrey, 172, 175
immigration, 11, 12, 60–61, 196–97, 208
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S.: and Fast and Furious Operation, 68
impeachments, 212
Ingraham, Laura, 76
Ingram, Sarah Hall, 102, 115
“Innocence of Muslims” (YouTube video), 38, 41, 42–47, 55
Institute for National Security Studies, 132
Interior, U.S. Department of, 176
Internal Revenue Code. See Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accountability/transparency of, 105–9
aftermath of targeting by, 113–16, 155
and blame, 105, 110–11, 112, 116
BOLO list of, 101–2, 110
charges concerning the, 87–116
climate of retaliation at, 97–100
closing argument about activities of, 116–17
cover-up for targeting by, 109–12
Democratic reactions to, 108
employee bonuses at, 114–16
investigations/reports about, 89, 90, 93–94, 98, 100, 105, 108, 109–10, 111–12, 113–14, 115, 116
liberal groups and, 107
litigation against, 213
and media as willing accomplices, 209–10
Obama as unaware of scandal about, 11, 107–9
Obamacare and, 115
opening arguments about, 86–87
public opinion concerning, 117
targeting of conservative groups/opposition by, 2, 98–117, 155, 204, 206, 209–10
as tool of intimidation and oppression, 116
as weapon of political retribution, 88–89
White House comments about activities of, 11, 108, 112, 113, 207, 208
International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, 166
Internet: and surveillance programs, 143–44, 148
intimidation, criminal: definition of, 184
investigations/reports
about AIG bailout, 193–94
and AmeriCorps/Walpin case, 189, 190
about Benghazi, 1, 3, 47–50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58
and blame, 3, 13
about Fast and Furious Operation, 65, 68, 71–76, 78–79, 80, 81
about IRS activities, 89, 90, 93–94, 98, 100, 105, 108, 109–10, 111–12, 113–14, 115, 116
phony scandals and, 3
about Rezko, 160
about shooting of Navy SEALs, 121
about surveillance programs, 142, 147, 149
about terrorism, 96
Iran
Ahmadinejad’s election in, 21–22
Bush administration and, 22
Israeli relations with, 129–34, 205
leaks about, 129–34, 136, 205
nuclear program of, 129–34, 136, 205
Obama’s diplomacy overtures to, 22
Iraq
al-Qaeda in, 21, 25
AQIM in, 25
and Armitage-Plame incident, 205
due process and, 202
Obama’s call for pullout from, 21
Irey, Elmer, 88
Islam: Obama’s views about, 20–21
Israel
Iranian relations with, 129–34, 205
leaks about, 128–36, 205
Syrian relations with, 134
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), 132
Issa, Darrell, 37, 70, 72–73, 74, 78, 80, 190, 209
Jackson, David, 14
Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 207
Jackson, Lisa, 173
Jaffer, Jameel, 148
Jarrett, Valerie, 160
Jefferson, Thomas, 13–14, 211
Jewish community, 107, 128–29. See also Israel
jihad, 31–32
Jobs and Family Services, Ohio Department of, 93
Johnson, Kevin, 188–89, 201
Johnson, Lyndon Baines “LBJ,” 89, 90
Joint Chiefs of Staff: Benghazi and, 40
Jones, B. Todd, 77
Jones-Kelley, Helen E., 93–94
Jones, Paula, 91
Jones, Terry, 38
Jordan, 30
journalists
Justice Department targeting of, 2, 12, 14, 122–23, 125–26, 137, 155, 205, 208, 210
Obama administration hostility toward, 14, 122, 207
See also specific person or organization
JPMorgan Chase, 194
Judd, Brandon, 61
Judicial Watch, 75–76, 83, 90–91, 94, 117, 169, 182, 200
Justice, U.S. Department of
and AIG–Goldman Sachs case, 193–94
AmeriCorps/Walpin case and, 190 and AP case, 2, 14, 125–26, 210
BuShitler and, 13
and Fast and Furious Operation, 63–64, 65, 68, 70, 71–76, 77–78, 79–81, 83
and HHS fund-raising, 195
immigration laws and, 196
and IRS activities, 88, 98, 108
marijuana laws and, 197
as most corrupt branch of government, 206, 212
and New Black Panther Party case, 185, 186, 187
Obama administration appointments to, 170
and obstruction of justice issues, 184
and race issues, 141
RICO Act and, 6–7, 15, 212
and Rosen–Fox News case, 14, 122–23
Snowden case and, 150
targeting of journalists by, 2, 12, 14, 122–23, 125–26, 137, 155, 205, 208, 210
White House comments about, 12, 71, 73, 75, 184
Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin ca
se and, 180, 181, 182–83, 206
See also Holder, Eric
Kaiser, George, 170–71
Kaufman, Brett Max, 154
Kaufman, Irving, 57
Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” 168
Kennedy, John F. “JFK,” 89–90, 116, 203, 204
Kennedy, Patrick, 36, 40, 55
Kentucky 9/12 Project, 100
Kerry, John, 54, 150
Kessler, Glenn, 105–6
Keyes, Alan, 92
Keys, Alicia, 175
Khalidi, Rashid, 128
Kiestand, Kevin, 190
“kill list”: for al-Qaeda, 127–28
Kilpatrick, Bernard, 5
Kilpatrick, Kwame, 5–6
Kim, Stephen Jin-Woo, 122, 136
Kindell, Judy, 101
King & Spalding law firm, 80
King, Loretta, 185
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 89
King, Peter, 151, 197
Kinzinger, Adam, 44
Klayman v. Obama (2013), 156
Klein, Aaron, 32, 161
Klein, Edward, 161
Klein, Joe, 96
Kline, John, 166
Koch brothers, 106
Koch Industries, 97–98
Koran: burning of, 38
Kris, David, 136
Kristof, Nicholas, 20
Kroft, Steve, 43, 46–47, 51
Kuhner, Jeffrey, 120
Kyl, Jon, 98
Labor, U.S. Department of, 103, 168, 174
Lake, Eli, 126
Lamb, Charlene, 36, 53
Lambrew, Jeanne, 103
Lane, Christopher, 188
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 182–83
Leadership Institute, 106–7
leaks
aftermath about, 135–36, 155
and Associated Press case, 123–26, 208, 210
Benghazi and, 50
about bin Laden raid, 205
blame about, 134
closing arguments about, 137
and congressional briefing about bin Laden’s death, 120
due process and, 202
equality of, 126–28, 210
and Fast and Furious Operation, 77, 81
about Iranian nuclear program, 129–32
and IRS activities, 90, 103–4
about Israel, 128–36, 205
opening arguments about, 118–21
and prosecution of leakers, 135–36, 205
and Rosen–North Korea case, 121–23, 136
Sterling case and, 19
and surveillance programs, 144, 145
U.S. Code about, 118
as violations of Espionage Act, 121–35
White House response to, 124, 207
See also Snowden, Edward
Lee, Bill, 181, 182
Lee, Sheila Jackson, 180
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 183
Leibowitz, Shamai, 135–36
Leno, Jay, 146
Leon, Richard, 156
Leonhart, Michele, 63
Lerner, Lois, 96, 101, 102–3, 105, 106, 107, 109–10, 111, 115
Lesin, Mikhail, 200
Level 3 Communications, 170
Lew, Jack, 3
Lewis, Bertha, 200
Lewis, John, 91
Libby, Scooter, 205
liberal groups
and EPA fees for Freedom of Information requests, 2
and IRS activities, 107
See also specific organization
Libya
al-Qaeda and, 25, 31–32, 57
arms shipments to, 27–28, 31–37, 39, 46, 57
Ben Qumu in, 29
and Benghazi attack, 32–37
gunrunning in, 28, 121
LIFG in, 25–26
public opinion about, 27
Qaddafi uprising in, 24–29, 31
U.S. relations with, 47
YouTube video and, 47
See also Benghazi
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), 25–26
Light, Sharon, 102
Lincoln, Abraham, 176
Little, Brown & Company, 91
lobbyists, 158–59
Lockerbie bombing (1988), 24
London Sunday Telegraph, 33
London Telegraph, 30
London Times, 30, 31, 129–30
Lone Wolf Trading Company Inc., 61, 67, 69, 81
Long, Edward, 90
Long, Huey, 88
Lorenzetti, Peter, 104
Los Angeles Times
and Fast and Furious Operation, 65, 73
and IRS activities, 90
Lott, John, Jr., 169
low-level employees
and Benghazi, 48, 110
blame on, 3–4, 13, 48, 78, 105, 110–11, 134, 212
and Fast and Furious Operation, 78, 110
and IRS activities, 105, 110–11
and prosecuting the Obama administration, 4
Lynn, William J. III, 158, 159
MacAllister, Hope, 65, 67, 79
Maddow, Rachel, 95, 174
Madoff, Bernie, 6
mafia, 15–16, 64, 116
Magariaf, Mohamed, 47
Maher, Bill, 95
Mali, 31–32
Malkin, Michelle, 198–99
Malley, Robert, 129
Mammoth Oil, 176
Manning, Bradley, 19
manslaughter
Arizona statute about, 60, 82
Benghazi case and, 19–20, 37
charges about, 61–82
closing argument about, 82–84
definition of, 60
elements of, 62, 82
involuntary, 19–20, 37, 60–84
opening argument about, 60–61
reckless disregard and, 60, 62, 82
See also Fast and Furious Operation
marijuana laws, 197
Martin, Jenny Beth, 107
Martin, Trayvon, 178–84
Mason, Karol, 170
Matthews, Chris, 14
Matvienko, Valentina, 153
Maxwell, Raymond, 54
McCain, John, 54, 93, 133, 193
McClatchy news service, 135
McClellan, John, 210–11
McConnell, Mitch, 109
McDonough, Denis, 20
McGavin, Joe, 199
McInerney, Thomas, 170
McNeal, Greg, 127
McPeak, Merrill, 129
media
Bush administration relations with, 13
and Fast and Furious Operation, 76–78
and freedom of the press, 14–15
hacking of, 77
importance of, 13–14
IRS activities and, 102, 106–7, 116
leftist leanings of, 13
Obama administration and, 14–15, 209–10, 211
Obamacare and, 175
as willing accomplices, 209–10, 211
and Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin case, 180
See also specific journalist or organization
”Media Trackers,” 107
Meet the Press (NBC-TV), 45
Mellon, Andrew, 88
Melson, Ken, 63, 64, 74, 77, 79–80
Merkley, Jeff, 9
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies in, 70
knowledge about Fast and Furious in, 66, 70
See also drug cartels, Mexican
Microsoft, 143
middle class: Obama’s commitment to, 3
military, U.S.: sexual assaults in, 191–92
Miller, Steven, 104, 108–9, 116
Mills, Cheryl, 51
Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party, 96
Miranda, David, 151
Mitchell, Steven R., 171
Monaco, Lisa, 67
Moonves, Les, 175
Moran, Jim, 91
Morell, Michael, 55, 149
Morgan, Piers, 53
Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 88, 89
Morsi, Mohammed, 23, 31
Mossad, 131
&nbs
p; motive: and conviction of crime, 20
Mourad, Greg, 167
MSNBC, 2, 95, 104, 174
Mubarak, Hosni, 21, 23, 24
Mueller, Robert, 63, 153
Muhammad, James J., 186
Muhammad, Mikhail, 186
Muhammad (prophet), 38
Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), 131
Mullen, Mike, 48, 49
Muslim Brotherhood, 21, 23, 31
Nadler, Jerrold, 26
Nakoula, Nakoula Basseley, 44
Napolitano, Janet, 68, 71–72, 83, 114, 196
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 89, 95, 100, 180, 183
National Constitution Center Liberty Medal: Clinton awarded, 55–56
National Council of La Raza, 159
National Defense University: Obama speech about war on terror at, 140–41
National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, 197
National Journal, 14
National Labor Relations Act, 167
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), 166–68
National Military Command Center: Benghazi and, 40
National Organization for Marriage (NOM), 103–4
National Partnership for Women & Families, 158–59
National Public Radio, 102
National Review, 91
National Rifle Association (NRA), 91, 154
National Right to Work Committee, 167
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, 166
National Security Agency (NSA)
Benghazi and, 40–41
Ford case and, 19
internal audit of, 147
and media as willing accomplices, 210
NAACP lawsuit against, 154
Snowden case and, 2, 19, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 152, 205, 210
as spying on foreign leaders, 12
spying on U.S. citizens by, 126–28
Sterling case and, 19
surveillance programs of, 3, 127, 136, 140, 141–56, 207
White House comments about, 12, 207, 208
National Transition Council (Libya), 24
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 29
Natural Resources Defense Council, 173
Navy SEALS, 119–21, 122, 137, 205
Navy, U.S., 176
NBC: GE as owner of, 172, 175
NBC News, 123, 131, 146, 172
Neal, Richard, 91
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 129, 130
New Black Panthers (NBP), 180, 185–88, 201, 210
New York Times
and al-Qaeda “kill list,” 127
Ben Qumu story in, 29
Benghazi and, 51–52
bias of, 209
and Bush administration, 13
due process story in, 202
and Fast and Furious Operation, 81
and funding of elections by nonprofits, 98
and gunrunning in Middle East/Africa, 30–31, 33
and IRS activities, 100, 110
and Israeli stories, 132, 133, 134
leaks and, 127, 132, 133, 134
Obama comments about Afghanistan and Pakistan in, 21
and Obama’s 2004 senate race, 92
and Qatar-Libya gunrunning, 28
Risen-Sterling case and, 19