CIA spox: “No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate. ”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2012
Q: Were they denied requests for help during the attack?
A: Blah, blah, blah.
Your decisions killed your people.
Your decisions doomed them.
Your lack of spine, desire for re-election, politically filtered reality killed your people.
…and then you lied about it.
Update: Assets in theatre.
Jake Tapper asks, “Why wasn’t there more of a response?”
A cleaner timeline from Ace of Spades commentator angler.
Presenting this in a different format makes it clearer and even more damning:
9:40 pm
-Woods at CIA annex, a mile from Stephens and the consulate where he is located
-Woods hears gunfire at or near the consulate, makes urgent request for military report, which is denied; Woods is ordered to stand down (do nothing)
Before midnight
-Woods ignores stand-down order, and takes a team to the consulate to assist
-Woods’ team finds Smith dead at the consulate
-Woods’ team cannot locate Stevens
-Woods’ team evacuates remaining consulate staff and returns to the CIA annex a mile away
12:00 am
-CIA annex (not the consulate) is now under attack
-Woods urgently calls for reinforcements, specifically requesting AC-130s; request is denied
-Woods’ team engaged in lengthy firefight; one team member is on roof with machine gun; Woods’ team in constant contact with HQ regarding situation
4:00 am
-after four hours of fighting, Woods and other members of his team are dead
Glenn Beck interviews Charles Woods, the father of one of the murdered Navy Seals:
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Part 2 here. Full story here.
h/t John G.
Update: If you still haven’t gotten it clear in your mind why the Sept. 11th incident in Benghazi unfolded as it did, you will want to listen to the first segment on John Batchelor’s show. He’s in conversation with Larry Johnson & Mary Kissel.
Ensure you have a soft pillow underneath your chin before watching this video … otherwise your jaw may get hurt when it drops and hits the ground with a thud. Original video here.