Benghazi whistleblower: U.S. special forces were told to stand down during attack

Hotair ^ | 05/06/2013 | AllahPundit

[LibertyOh]

Yes, Zero is unfit to be President. His only defense is that he was ignorant - somehow he didn’t know (but sleeping on the job is not a very good reason for not knowing what was going on) while he was clearly incompetent.

Unfortunately, their Hillary led chorus of “what’s it matter now - it was a long time ago” will be adopted by 1/3 plus 1 of the Democrat Senators, so even if the Republicans drive this all the way through impeachment, the Senate will once again not convict. Hopefully the repurcussions will take its toll on the Democrats in the Senate, preferably exposing them for the partisans they are prior to the next election. Could at least put them in the minority.

[plain talk]

According to excerpts released Monday, Hicks told investigators that SOCAFRICA commander Lt. Col. Gibson and his team were on their way to board a C-130 from Tripoli for Benghazi prior to an attack on a second U.S. compound “when [Col. Gibson] got a phone call from SOCAFRICA which said, ‘you can’t go now, you don’t have the authority to go now.’ And so they missed the flight … They were told not to board the flight, so they missed it.”…

Did they mean prior to a 2nd attack on the consulate? The way it is written makes no sense.

[21twelve]

I believe it was a second attack on a second compound. IIRC the people from the consulate either fled during the original attack or rescued by a civilian security team and taken to the second compound (safe house). IIRC two of the guys from that security team were killed at the safe house. They had used their stash of on-hand cash to rent a plane from Tripoli to get them to Benghazi so they could help. My memory ain’t what it used to be though.

[marron]

After the consulate was overrun, the CIA base was attacked.

Some have said that the secret base was exposed when the two guys from there disobeyed orders and rescued the couple-dozen Americans at the consulate (they couldn’t find the ambassador and the IT guy who may have already been dead).

I have also read that the CIA base was exposed when the 6 man civilian security team arrived from Tripoli and was escorted to the secret base by Libyan police.

However it was exposed, at some point it started receiving fire.

[plain talk]

OK thanks! Makes sense. I suppose a more detailed timeline will be produced that explains it a bit better. So ... it will be interesting if we could actually find out who was involved in making those decisions. My guess is we’ll never fully know

[wtd]

re: "...IMO, there are only two real possibilities ..."

don't forget this possibility:

• Admiral Lyons audio speculating possible “kidnap/exchange of Ambassador Stephens for Blind Sheik @*8:57
• DirectorBlue: "That Crazy Benghazi Conspiracy Theory? It Just Got Less Crazy"
• General Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to screw it, he was going to help anyhow
• Obama nominates Gen. David Rodriguez to replace Gen. Carter Ham as commander of U.S. Africa Command

[ExTexasRedhead]

Benghazi Jay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTG69X_3ARg

[Fledermaus]

He’d be at home in Gitmo!

[LibLieSlayer]

Yes they are the most evil amongst all of those on the left... because they are supposed to be the protector of freedom and liberty... but they are a Goebbels styled propaganda machine. They are starting to report the truth... some networks are covering this scandal and its lies and cover-up. The Washington compost is now running with it. This event will pit the power clans in the rat party against one another. The pendulum has started its swing and events will now unfold.

LLS

[Dartman]

I really, really hope you are right.

[LibLieSlayer]

I do to.

LLS