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EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say
Fox News ^ | October 26, 2012 | Jennifer Griffin

Posted on 10/26/2012 8:37:22 AM PDT by Snuph

Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that three urgent requests from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack nearly seven hours later were denied by officials in the CIA chain of command -- who also told the CIA operators 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 SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were part of a small team who were at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. Consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When they heard the shots fired, they radioed to inform their higher-ups to tell them what they were hearing. They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. An hour later, they called again to headquarters and were again told to "stand down."

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To: Logical me

Americans, Ambassador Chris Stevens, Navy Seal, Tyrone Woods, Navy Seal, Sean Smith, USA Consulate, Intelligence Officer, heroes, all, murdered in terror filled assault & cold blood, abetted by the inaction of POTUS, Barack Hussein “Muslim Brotherhood Adoree & Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Black Racist, America Hater Worshipper” Obama, Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Susan Rice, Jay Carney, etc.!!! All of them are TRAITORS to these United States of America. All should be thrown out of office today, charged with treason & thrown in prison for life. End of Story!!! Wake up America, the enemy is within our house, destroying us!!!


81 posted on 10/26/2012 9:29:47 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: itssme

I just checked ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN websites. This story appears on none of them.


82 posted on 10/26/2012 9:30:28 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: txrefugee
I still think that in response to Corsi's request to free the blind sheik, Obama's people devised a plot whereby Corsi's thugs would kidnap Stevens and Obama would swoop in on his white horse and get the thugs to release Stevens and cough up the 30,000 SAM missiles, other weapons and nuclear material missing from Gadafi's arsenals in exchange for Stevens.

But something went horribly wrong, the ex- Navy seals stationed at the annex grabbed weapons and charged into the foray interrupting the kidnapping.

I think assistance was denied in hopes that the kidnapping could still be carried out as long as more rescue troops were kept out of the fight.

THIS TIME, THE WHITE HOUSE HAS COMMITTED TREASON AND EVERYONE RESPONSIBLE SHOULD BE HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR TREASON!


83 posted on 10/26/2012 9:30:35 AM PDT by Stayfree (Find out how Obama is destroying America at White House Commie.com!!)
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To: txrefugee
"Was he running guns to the militant Muslims....."

YES

Glenn Beck has been connecting ALL the dots.

84 posted on 10/26/2012 9:31:24 AM PDT by Spunky (Those)
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To: American Constitutionalist

we need to call JOHN Boehner’s office NOW!!!!
FLOOD HIM WITH CALLS.........
202-225-0600

HE NEEDS to FEEL THE HEAT FROM THIS!!!


85 posted on 10/26/2012 9:31:59 AM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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To: PoloSec

Colin Powell is talking like he is getting senile. He can’t even read Romney’s website to make heads or tails about what he is reading.


86 posted on 10/26/2012 9:32:29 AM PDT by jonrick46 (Countdown to 11-06-2012)
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To: PoloSec

Another thing about this that is so disgusting...

Colin Powell approves of all this!


So does Wesley Clark. He was on Foxnews earlier this week and was so ticked off anyone would question obama he was practically screaming and screeching.


87 posted on 10/26/2012 9:32:56 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Snuph; StarFan; NautiNurse; STARWISE; ExTexasRedhead; Nachum; onyx
We should be pounding the phone lines of our Congress critters demanding accountability from the Obama regime! I know they're out of session but there should be office personnel there.

Tying up the phone lines like the way we did for Obamacare is the only way the MSM absolutely cannot ignore this massive scandal.

88 posted on 10/26/2012 9:33:11 AM PDT by nutmeg
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

Sorry....my earlier post should have included and be read as: USA Consulate Officer, Sean Smith and Navy Seal, Glen Doherty.


89 posted on 10/26/2012 9:33:58 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: Snuph

The dam just broke, and this administration is about a half mile downstream.


90 posted on 10/26/2012 9:35:06 AM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: American Constitutionalist
The C.I.A. standing down was all part of the plan, the scheme....

That is real tin foil hat stuff but the actions of this administration make me wonder if you are right.

Obama is losing this election. He is desperate to win. As a hard core socialist quasi fascist, it is his philosophical command and duty to retain power by any means necessary. In their philosophy it is not wrong but morally right.

It sounds crazy but you may be correct. Was the ambassador supposed to be captured and then Obama through threats of military intervention have the ambassador released. Then say hello to second term of Obama. A Reichstag in reverse ploy???????????

91 posted on 10/26/2012 9:35:58 AM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: eeevil conservative

Bingo!!

Btw..so good to see ya girl!!


92 posted on 10/26/2012 9:36:05 AM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Snuph

It was an easy way to cover up the Middle East Arms running by Obama. No witness, no leak.


93 posted on 10/26/2012 9:36:19 AM PDT by bmwcyle (45% to 47% of American voters are stupid)
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To: G Larry
Obama pounded the table and declared: “We will NOT inject American forces into another mid-East country

unless the Brotherhood tells us to.

94 posted on 10/26/2012 9:36:26 AM PDT by alrea
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To: chessplayer; All

TRANSCRIPT: Presidential debate on foreign policy at Lynn University
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/22/transcript-presidential-debate-on-foreign-policy-at-lynn-university/

Obama “Now with respect to Libya, as I indicated in the last debate, when we received that phone call, I immediately made sure that, number one, that we did everything we could to secure those Americans who were still in harm’s way;”


95 posted on 10/26/2012 9:36:58 AM PDT by Son House (The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
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To: Andrei Bulba

Same here. Enough is enough... The time for action is NOW. We should be slamming the phone lines of our Congress critters NOW’, and demand accountability from the corrupt Obama regime. If we tie up Congress’ phone lines, there’s no way the MSM can ignore this massive, appalling story,


96 posted on 10/26/2012 9:38:48 AM PDT by nutmeg
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To: All

PLEASE CALL BOEHNER’s OFFICE and leave a message of PROTEST...
This is something EVERY FREEPER can do NOW, TODAY!!!!

202-225-0600


97 posted on 10/26/2012 9:39:06 AM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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To: Snuph

What are the odds that the Obama administration wanted the ambassador to be captured and then he could order a rescue from the Delta force and other special ops teams that were on standby? Maybe, a wicked plan gone terribly wrong?


98 posted on 10/26/2012 9:39:20 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (christian.bahits.com)
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To: cpdiii

I believe the maximum endurance for a AH-64 is about 2.5 hours, which yes, would have required refueling and they don’t have air-to-air refueling capability that I know of (I retired 7 years ago).

An armed MH-60, on the other hand, has air-to-air capability. IMHO, if SFOD-D was in the region, MH-60s wouldn’t be beyond their reach.


99 posted on 10/26/2012 9:39:33 AM PDT by cll (I am the warrant and the sanction)
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To: penelopesire

hey there!

Great to see you as well....

I am calling DC and demanding resignations...both Senators, etc... not willing to wait for January— they need to go NOW!


100 posted on 10/26/2012 9:39:43 AM PDT by eeevil conservative (GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND AND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH....Archimedes)
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