Maybe Mitt knew before the last debate that this was bubbling up, and would be better exposed this way instead of him revisiting the issue in the debate.
Also, during the debate Obama ticked off three things he “did immediately”. All of which are blatant lies in the light of these reports.
I think it likely. Governor Romney personaly knew one of the former Seals that was killed. He met Glen A. Doherty at a Christmas party that he went to by mistake. I suspect that he kept in contact. Glen's Mother, Barbara Doherty asked Romney to stop talking about his association because she felt it was being used against Obama. It appears that Glen Doherty's Father and Mother live in separate towns.