Posted on 10/08/2012 4:50:08 AM PDT by sunmars
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens wanted a Security Support Team, made up of 16 special operations soldiers, to stay with him in Libya after their deployment was scheduled to end in August, the commander of that security team told ABC News. The embassy staff’s “first choice was for us to stay,” Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, 55, told ABC News in an interview. “That would have been the choice of the embassy people in Tripoli.” But a senior State Department official told ABC News that the embassy’s Regional Security Officer never specifically requested that the SST’s tour be extended past August, and the official maintained there was no net loss of security personnel. The Regional Security Officer “asked for a number of U.S. shooters because of the pending SST redeployment and he was at that number,” said the senior State Department official, who asked not to be identified because of the ongoing internal investigation. The State Department issued a statement Monday, saying, “The SST was enlisted to support the re-opening of Embassy Tripoli, to help ensure we had the security necessary as our diplomatic presence grew. They were based in Tripoli and operated almost exclusively there. When their rotation in Libya ended, Diplomatic Security Special Agents were deployed and maintained a constant level of security capability. So their departure had no impact whatsoever on the total number of fully trained American security personnel in Libya generally, or in Benghazi specifically.” The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli had already asked for — and received — an extension of the SST earlier in the year. The embassy request stated: “Quite simply, we cannot maintain our existing levels of Embassy operations, much less implement necessary staffing increases, without a continued SST presence.”
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....and wasn't there a report by a survivor of photographs being taken of the buildings the week prior...
Since I'm overflowing with warmth and compassion for my fellow human beings, I would allow the Clinton's to be entertained 24 hours a day listening to a tape of Hillary's laugh.
I believe Stevens was possibly set-up to be killed because he's gay and knows too much about 0bama (first-hand experience?) or possibly just IGNORANCE in thinking everyone in Libya loved the U.S. now because 0bama ILLEGALLY warred there to oust Ghadafi but the big picture is that OBAMA KEPT MENTIONING 'THE MOVIE' TO STOKE THE RIOTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST. 0bama's scorched Earth policy just in case he loses election?? Hmmm..
It's been clear since the day he took office THAT OBAMA IS NOT WORKING FOR THE UNITED STATES.
It was Richard Armitage that outed Valerie Plame. He worked for Colin Powell in the past. Colin Powell knew that it was Richard Armitage. Neither Armitage nor Powell said a damn thing and let Libby "hang in the wind."
At one time I had great admiration for Colin Powell. After that incident and even prior to his support for Obama, I knew he was political pond scum.
“BLOCKBUSTER: US top security official in Libya says “unbelievable” that State Dept decreased security despite requests”
Do you think “free phone lady” will understand the geo political implications of this?
so they stuck an openly gay ambassador in a muslim country and slowly removed his security ?
why not just post a sign out front “not protected- come and get him”
did steven know something? was he in Obama’s downlow club?
so they stuck an openly gay ambassador in a muslim country and slowly removed his security ?
why not just post a sign out front “not protected- come and get him”
did steven know something? was he in Obama’s downlow club?
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