# James Lyons on The No Agenda Show

James Lyons comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2012 to April 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** November 2012 – April 2019
- **Related topics:** [Benghazi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/benghazi.md), [Beirut](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/beirut.md), [Chris Stevens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-stevens.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Iran](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iran.md), [Jimmy Carter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jimmy-carter.md), [Lou Dobbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lou-dobbs.md), [October Surprise](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/october-surprise.md), [Ronald Reagan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ronald-reagan.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Admiral James Lyons, U.S. Middle East Policy History

- **Episode:** [1129: Banging My Gravel](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1129-banging-my-gravel.md)
- **Published:** 2019-04-15
- **Time:** 47:51–53:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1129-banging-my-gravel/chapter/admiral-james-lyons-u-s-middle-east-policy-history.md

A 2015 recording of the late Admiral James Lyons critiques decades of U.S. foreign policy, starting with the Carter administration's failure to stop Ayatollah Khomeini. Lyons alleges that Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger sabotaged military responses to the 1983 Beirut Marine barracks bombing. He characterizes Islam as a political movement masquerading as a religion and criticizes the Obama administration's Middle East strategy.

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### Admiral James Lyons, Benghazi Kidnapping Theory

- **Episode:** [859: Army of Conquest](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/859-army-of-conquest.md)
- **Published:** 2016-09-11
- **Time:** 1:49:51–1:53:41
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/859-army-of-conquest/chapter/admiral-james-lyons-benghazi-kidnapping-theory.md

Retired Four-Star Admiral James Lyons claims that the 2012 attack in Benghazi was a kidnapping operation gone wrong. Lyons suggests the plan was to capture Ambassador Chris Stevens and exchange him for the "Blind Sheikh" as an "October Surprise" to boost President Obama's re-election. He cites a confidential FBI informant as the source of this theory, which contradicts the official narrative regarding the spontaneous nature of the attack.

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### Admiral James Lyons, Benghazi Timeline Analysis

- **Episode:** [459: Exactly Similar](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/459-exactly-similar.md)
- **Published:** 2012-11-08
- **Time:** 2:58:12–3:04:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/459-exactly-similar/chapter/admiral-james-lyons-benghazi-timeline-analysis.md

Retired Admiral James Lyons discussed the Benghazi timeline on Lou Dobbs' program, arguing that available military resources at Sigonella were not utilized. Lyons claims the CIA and State Department ignored months of warnings about deteriorating security and the presence of Al Qaeda-linked militias in eastern Libya.

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