Just when you thought
all the dirt about 'Benghazigate' was out of the bag....
No, the biggest story is not that the incident was a terror attack and was not caused by a B-grade.
The biggest story is that someone ordered the US military to stand down when the embassy came under attack, and that someone's initials just might be BHO.
No, the biggest story is not that the incident was a terror attack and was not caused by a B-grade.
The biggest story is that someone ordered the US military to stand down when the embassy came under attack, and that someone's initials just might be BHO.
Fox
News has learned
from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request
from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S.
consulate and subsequent attack several hours later on the annex itself
was denied by the CIA chain of command -- who
also told the CIA operators twice to "stand down" rather than help the
ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in
Benghazi on Sept. 11.
Former
Navy
SEAL Tyrone Woods was part of a small team who was at the CIA annex
about a mile from the U.S. consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and
his team came under attack. When he and others heard the shots fired,
they informed their higher-ups at the annex to
tell them what they were hearing and requested permission to go to the
consulate and help out. They were told to "stand down," according
to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to "stand down."
Woods and at least
two others ignored those orders and made their way to the consulate which at that point was on fire.
Shots were exchanged. The rescue team from
the CIA annex evacuated those who remained at the consulate and Sean
Smith, who had been killed in the initial attack. They could not find
the ambassador and returned to the CIA annex at about midnight.
At
that point, they
called again for military support and help because they were taking fire
at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was denied. There were no
communications problems at the annex, according those present at the
compound. The team was in constant radio contact
with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on
the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were
fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the
target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up
support from a Spectre gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special
Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the
ground involved in intense firefights.
But the
CIA says 'we
weren't the ones who said no.'
Breaking news on Benghazi:
the CIA spokesman, presumably at the direction of CIA director David Petraeus, has put out this statement: 'No one at any level in the CIA told anybody
not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.'
So who in the government did tell ;anybody' not to help those in need?
Someone decided not to send in military assets to help those Agency operators. Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No. It would have been a presidential decision.
There was presumably a rationale for such a decision. What was it? When and why—and based on whose counsel obtained in what meetings or conversations—did President Obama decide against sending in military assets to help the Americans in need?
So who in the government did tell ;anybody' not to help those in need?
Someone decided not to send in military assets to help those Agency operators. Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No. It would have been a presidential decision.
There was presumably a rationale for such a decision. What was it? When and why—and based on whose counsel obtained in what meetings or conversations—did President Obama decide against sending in military assets to help the Americans in need?
And because the
commander on the ground tried to send in troops anyway, he's been relieved of his command.
The
information I
heard today was that General Ham as head of Africom received the same
e-mails the White House received requesting help/support as the attack
was taking place. General Ham immediately had a rapid response unit
ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he had
a unit ready.
General
Ham then received
the order to stand down. His response was to screw it, he was going to
help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute after making the move to
respond, his second in command apprehended General Ham and told him that
he was now relieved of his command.
The story continues
that now General Rodiguez would take General Ham’s place as the head of Africon.
Two trips ago, I had trouble connecting to WiFi in Madrid. So, on the way back from the US last week, when I knew I was going to have to spend seven hours in Madrid in my torn clothes and without shoes, I decided I needed some reading material. I bought two books in London Heathrow to read during my seven hours in Madrid. One of them was Seal Team Six, which is the story of how the Seals train. Those guys aren't going to leave anyone behind. Even if the President they (and I) consider a traitor tells them to.
To Donald Salem
The facts are disturbing. Try not to turn your head away and don’t blame the messenger.
It just doesn’t work that way.
Let’s share this accurate information before it is too late. Don
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Who ordered US military to 'stand down' in Benghazi?
Just when you thought all the dirt about 'Benghazigate' was out of the bag....
No, the biggest story is not that the incident was a terror attack and was not caused by a B-grade.
The biggest story is that someone ordered the US military to stand down when the embassy came under attack, and that someone's initials just might be BHO.
No, the biggest story is not that the incident was a terror attack and was not caused by a B-grade.
The biggest story is that someone ordered the US military to stand down when the embassy came under attack, and that someone's initials just might be BHO.
Fox
News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that
an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the
attack on the U.S. consulate and subsequent attack several hours later
on the annex itself was denied by the CIA chain of command -- who also
told the CIA operators twice to "stand down" rather than help the
ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in
Benghazi on Sept. 11.
Former
Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods was part of a small team who was at the CIA
annex about a mile from the U.S. consulate where Ambassador Chris
Stevens and his team came under attack. When he and others heard the
shots fired, they informed their higher-ups at the annex to tell them
what they were hearing and requested permission to go to the consulate
and help out. They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to "stand down."
Woods and at least two others ignored those orders and made their way to the consulate which at that point was on fire.
Shots were exchanged. The rescue team from the CIA annex evacuated
those who remained at the consulate and Sean Smith, who had been killed
in the initial attack. They could not find the ambassador and returned
to the CIA annex at about midnight.
At
that point, they called again for military support and help because
they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was
denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according
those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact
with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on
the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were
fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the
target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a
Spectre gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations
forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground
involved in intense firefights.
But the CIA says 'we weren't the ones who said no.'
Breaking news on Benghazi: the CIA spokesman, presumably at the direction of CIA director David Petraeus, has put out this statement: 'No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.'
So who in the government did tell ;anybody' not to help those in need?
Someone decided not to send in military assets to help those Agency operators. Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No. It would have been a presidential decision.
There was presumably a rationale for such a decision. What was it? When and why—and based on whose counsel obtained in what meetings or conversations—did President Obama decide against sending in military assets to help the Americans in need?
So who in the government did tell ;anybody' not to help those in need?
Someone decided not to send in military assets to help those Agency operators. Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No. It would have been a presidential decision.
There was presumably a rationale for such a decision. What was it? When and why—and based on whose counsel obtained in what meetings or conversations—did President Obama decide against sending in military assets to help the Americans in need?
And because the commander on the ground tried to send in troops anyway, he's been relieved of his command.
The
information I heard today was that General Ham as head of Africom
received the same e-mails the White House received requesting
help/support as the attack was taking place. General Ham immediately had
a rapid response unit ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he
had a unit ready.
General
Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to screw
it, he was going to help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute after
making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended General
Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.
The story continues that now General Rodiguez would take General Ham’s place as the head of Africon.
Two trips ago, I had trouble connecting to WiFi in Madrid. So, on the way back from the US last week, when I knew I was going to have to spend seven hours in Madrid in my torn clothes and without shoes, I decided I needed some reading material. I bought two books in London Heathrow to read during my seven hours in Madrid. One of them was Seal Team Six, which is the story of how the Seals train. Those guys aren't going to leave anyone behind. Even if the President they (and I) consider a traitor tells them to.
1 comment:
I don't think Obama would be that stupid during an election. I'm betting it was Petraeus who ordered the stand down.
Post a Comment