Was Benghazi Survivor David Ubben GRS or DSS?

July 31, 2013 | Katechon

[Katechon]

CIA’s Global Response Staff (GRS)
Part of the expansion of the CIA’s paramilitary capabilities, GRS units are *secret* security forces created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Ty Woods and Glen Doherty were both members of the CIA’s GRS, an organization that has recruited hundreds of former U.S. Special Forces operatives and veterans of police department SWAT teams to serve as armed guards to provide a layer of security for CIA officers in high-risk outposts, whose counterterrorism assignments carry a level of risk.

Was David Ubben working for the GRS as a contractor ??

[Katechon]

Diplomatic Security agent David Ubben is being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to investigative reporter Catherine Herridge.

In the so-called US 'Consulate' in Benghazi, Ubben helped recover the dead body of Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith.

Later, he was fighting the terrorists from the roof of the CIA Annex--alongside Ty Woods and Glen Douherty, the two former Navy SEALs who were killed that night.

Recap of the event

Between 19:30 and 20:30, Ambassador Christopher Stevens met Turkish Consul General Ali Akin Sait.

Then the American escorted the Turk to the door to say *goodbye*.
"Everything is calm at 8:30 PM. There is nothing unusual," according to a briefing from the U.S. State Department. BUT Associated Press (AP) reported a testimony from neighbors, Libyans in Benghazi living next to the compound, according to which there were "150 bearded gunmen [...] sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks with pick-up trucks mounted with heavy machine guns, according to witnesses. The trucks bore the logo of Ansar al-Shariah, a powerful local group of Islamist militants who worked with the municipal government to manage security in Benghazi [...]".

According to AP, "The neighbors all described activists who put up checkpoints around the enclosure to about 8:00 PM."

The Turkish Consul General had to go through the blockade as he left the vicinity of the compound, and the attack began as soon as he went through.

Where is that Turk by the way? Any news?

According to State Department's Charlene R. Lamb, a Diplomatic Security agent working at the Tactical Operation Center activated immediately the Imminent Danger Notification system, as soon as the attack began.

Ambassador Steven, Sean Smith, and four Security agents--including David Ubben--were within the main compound.

David Ubben was among the agents who pulled out the dead body of Sean Smith, and rushed it into the armored vehicle that brough them back to the CIA Annex. Ubben was involved in both buildings' attacks.

Ty Woods was already at the CIA Annex. Doherty had flown from Tripoli to Benghazi with 3 others via a private plane.

[Glen Doherty] had arrived in Libya one day earlier, working with a team of CIA security contractors (“GRS”: Global Response Staff). They heard the news that the mission was under attack and a team of four of them rushed in to help. They chartered a flight as quickly as possible by showing up at the airport and convincing a pilot to fly them to Benghazi for $30,000.

In Benghazi they were frustratingly detained while negotiating with the right militias to reach where they wanted to go. They knew that the battle was raging and had now shifted from the temporary mission to the Annex. As soon as they could, they hired a car to rush them to the Annex, arriving at around 5 AM.

At the Annex, they joined the fight. Glen [...] fired on attackers from a defensive position inside. He heard that Ty was directing the defensive operation from the roof and went to join him. On the fortified roof, Glen hugged Ty, who gave him a hearty endorsement in introducing him to the 2 other men up there, one GRS and one DSS (State Department security). [...]

Enemy mortars “bracketed” the building, over--and under--shooting it before three struck the roof in quick succession. The first killed Ty and critically injured the other GRS agent. The second killed Glen instantly. Each of the three severely injured the DSS agent.

It was shortly after 6 AM. At this point, readings from an unarmed drone suggested about a hundred more militants were on the move towards them. The decision was made to evacuate everyone to the airport. [...] The two others wounded on the roof remain very severely injured, but are recovering.

David Ubben was one of them. We don't know yet if he was DSS or GRS.

CIA’s Global Response Staff (GRS)
Part of an expansion of the CIA’s paramilitary capabilities, GRS units are *secret* security forces created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Ty Woods and Glen Doherty were both members of the CIA’s GRS, an organization that has recruited hundreds of former U.S. Special Forces operatives and veterans of police department SWAT teams to serve as armed guards to provide a layer of security for CIA officers in high-risk outposts, whose counterterrorism assignments carry a level of risk.

Was David Ubben working for the GRS as a contractor ??

Beyond hiring former U.S. military commandos, the agency has collaborated with U.S. Special Operations teams on missions including the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and has killed thousands of Islamist militants and civilians with its fleet of armed drones.

GRS units also provide security for personnel from other agencies, including National Security Agency teams deploying sensors or eavesdropping equipment in conflict zones. They map escape routes from meeting places, pat down informants and provide an “envelope” of security.

In Benghazi, a GRS team rushed to the burning State Department where Ambassador Stevens was killed in an attempt to rescue U.S. diplomats, then evacuated survivors.

Glen Doherty was a GRS contractor on his second CIA assignment in Libya. He had served in other places, including Mexico City.

“He wasn’t there to protect an embassy. He was there to recover RPGs [rocket-propelled grenades],” said Doherty's sister. He was providing security for CIA teams tracking Libyan stockpiles of weapons.

[Klemper]

What difference, at this point, does it make? We can blame Bush for 5 years... but when it comes to our Ambassador being slain a year ago..... “YAWN”

[Katechon]

CIA’s Global Response Staff (GRS)

Part of the expansion of the CIA’s paramilitary capabilities, GRS units are *secret* security forces created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Ty Woods and Glen Doherty were both members of the CIA’s GRS, an organization that has recruited hundreds of former U.S. Special Forces operatives and veterans of police department SWAT teams to serve as armed guards to provide a layer of security for CIA officers in high-risk outposts, whose counterterrorism assignments carry a level of risk.

Was David Ubben working for the GRS as a contractor ??

[Katechon]

Ain’t about blamaing nobody, but about mapping what happened, so as to understand better what is going on NOW.

[Perdogg]

ping

[Katechon]

YouTube link wasn't active; here it is:

[Diogenesis]

Easy. Obama-the-Undocumented Moslem left Americans
behind.
Why? Obama is not an American. Never was.

Americans (except children) PLEDGE THEIR FLAG automatically.

[Klemper]

Oh... I see. Thank you for the enlightenment. I stand corrected. What was I thinking?

[LucyT]

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Part of the expansion of the CIA’s paramilitary capabilities, GRS units are *secret* security forces created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Article and # 1.

Thanks, Katechon.

[Katechon]

Do you know where is the Turk? Will Ali Akin Sait testify? He was likely in cahoots with the terrorists.

[Graewoulf]

Impeachment File on Benghazi Coward “B. Hussein Obama,” formerly known as Barry Soetoro, currently a Legal Citizen of the Sovereign Nation of Indonesia.

[Klemper]

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b615/mdymott/stylo_zpsbcebb755.jpg

[Klemper]

Shake out your head gear, new guy!

It wasn’t me who said, “What difference at this point, does it make?!” It was Nurse Ratchet Clinton, who said it.

[MestaMachine]

Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.

[Katechon]

Quote from Diana West, who exchanged with the Turk:

Here is what [Ali Akin Sait] wrote:

Facts:
- I arrive at the US Consulate at 18.30 and our meeting ended at 19.30. At 19.45 we left the premises completely.
- The venue and hour of the meeting was fixed by Chris.
- When i was there and left the area there was nothing abnormal. There were no roadblocks, no armed men, nothing extraordinary or suspicious. I left my car with 2 security guards in it in front of the Consulate in the middle of the road for an hour.
- On that evening neither Chris nor me was worried about our security. Basically, we did not perceive such a threat for that day. He was relaxed. Among the issues we also mentioned the general security situation in Benghazi and Chris said that he is aware of deteriorating security situation here in general and as a caution he preferred to stay at the Consulate rather than going out to restaurants, mentioning what happened to the convoy of the British Ambassador in Benghazi several months ago. I agreed and confirmed his view.
- I was informed by Turkish police advisor in the UN mission in Benghazi about the attack around 22.00 o'clock. We all thought and told that it was a protest against the movie just as the one in Cairo. I did not realize until next morning how it was serious and deadly.
- I do not think that it was an attack against Ambassador Stevens. I do not think that they knew that he was there. If they had known that they would not have left him there.
Me, personally, i did not know that there was an annex. US diplomats are very discreet about their security arrangements and we respect that due to the threats they are faced.

Source: http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/2345/Benghazi-The-Turkish-Timeline.aspx

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsvkQRuz264

Thanks for the ping Katechon. Phony scandal waited 20 hours for medical help.

[bgill]

We all thought and told that it was a protest against the movie just as the one in Cairo. I did not realize until next morning how it was serious and deadly. - I do not think that it was an attack against Ambassador Stevens. I do not think that they knew that he was there.

snort

[Katechon]

First, the State Dpt said that Ty went to the 'Consulate'. Now it appears he stayed at the Annex. Which is it? Did he stay at the Annex, protecting it, or did he go to the so-called Consulate?

[Fred Nerks]

Pinging someone who has been following more closely than I.

[hoosiermama]

Did the Turk deliver a large amount of money? Was he making a payment? They waited till he left, has he been interviewed by anyone? Media? Or government agency?