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BOMBSHELL: US Forces Would Not Have Been Painting Targets on Ground Unless Air Support Overhead
Gateway Pundit ^ | 10/26/12

Posted on 10/28/2012 4:10:13 PM PDT by Truthhunter1

...Then there’s this bombshell at BlackFive from a former Delta operator:

Having spent a good bit of time nursing a GLD (ground Laser Designator) in several garden spots around the world, something from the report jumped out at me.

One of the former SEALs was actively painting the target. That means that Specter WAS ON STATION! Probably an AC130U. A ground laser designator is not a briefing pointer laser. You do not “paint” a target until the weapons system/designator is synched; which means that the AC130 was on station.

Only two places could have called off the attack at that point; the WH situation command (based on POTUS direction) or AFRICOM commander based on information directly from the target area.

If the AC130 never left Sigonella (as Penetta says) that means that the Predator that was filming the whole thing was armed.

If that SEAL was actively “painting” a target; something was on station to engage! And the decision to stand down goes directly to POTUS!

This is HUGE. It should be obvious by now that someone is not telling the truth.

As Blackfive says,

“This is bigger than Watergate!… The worst has to be the team on the ground knowing that the President just left you to die.“

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abdication; benghazi; benghazigate; cas; derelictionofduty; libya; libyagate; obama4alqaeda; obama4terrorists; obamaabdication; obamatreason; obamavsamerica; treason
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1 posted on 10/28/2012 4:10:16 PM PDT by Truthhunter1
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To: Truthhunter1

Bombshell fatigue...why did it HAVE to be an AC-130 —tell me that.


2 posted on 10/28/2012 4:12:55 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, Ping

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3 posted on 10/28/2012 4:13:48 PM PDT by Nachum (The List was hacked- www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Truthhunter1

In case you didn’t make it to the MEAT of the article:

... General Ham as head of Africom received the same e-mails the White House received requesting help/support as the attack was taking place. General Ham immediately had a rapid response unit ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he had a unit ready.

General Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to screw it, he was going to help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute after making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended General Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.

The story continues that now General Rodiguez would take General Ham’s place as the head of Africom.

>http://p.washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2012/oct/28/general-losing-his-job-over-benghazi/#ixzz2AdRU2jHi<


4 posted on 10/28/2012 4:14:03 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: Truthhunter1

obama had to be very cautious, you know
Some of his campaign donors might have been in that attacking force


5 posted on 10/28/2012 4:15:36 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: everyone


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VOTE THE MARXIST OUT!

6 posted on 10/28/2012 4:18:48 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: gaijin

Says AC-130 had to be on station, THEN says an armed Predator was there....inconsistent and speculative without being honest about it.

They’re taking a totally legit scandal and Alex Jones/Art Bell-ing it to death.


7 posted on 10/28/2012 4:18:48 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: G Larry; Nachum; RedMDer; DJ MacWoW

BTTT


8 posted on 10/28/2012 4:20:09 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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This thread is already here and long and great. Join it

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2950841/posts


9 posted on 10/28/2012 4:20:18 PM PDT by Chickensoup (STOP The Great O-ppression)
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To: Truthhunter1

Maybe one of the drones had some birds.


10 posted on 10/28/2012 4:23:34 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Obama didn't fix it!)
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To: Truthhunter1
C130 on site.

A ten to twenty second burst would have made a large difference.

Stop Jihad Now! (Zer0 is FOR Jihad.)

11 posted on 10/28/2012 4:25:19 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Truthhunter1

Tough weekend for the liberal media. Benghazi is way worse than Iran Contra. Benghazi is way worse than DESERT ONE. Benghazi is way worse than Watergate. And it’s all Democrat. Oh, the dream has died. Switching the tv on and off, hoping beyond hope that FOX News doesn’t run a story about who has been giving money to the Democrats to set the Middle East on fire. Would they really throw the Secretary of State and the President, our “higher plane” President, into prison? “What’s going to happen to me when everyone realizes I’ve been covering for criminals? Is that considered ‘accessory’?”


12 posted on 10/28/2012 4:28:10 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: silverleaf

Hurricane Benghazi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8lHz_7R_Y


13 posted on 10/28/2012 4:29:55 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Mike Darancette

Chris Wallace asked Senator Warner about that and he wouldn’t answer if the drones were armed


14 posted on 10/28/2012 4:29:58 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: onyx

This Anti-Colonialist doesn’t want to admit we had power over Libya, and he certainly didn’t want to send troops in!


15 posted on 10/28/2012 4:31:25 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: gaijin

No, it said that a Spectre was **probably** on station but if, as Panetta says, it never scrambled, then it was an armed Predator. Bottom line: there is no painting of a target without there being SOMETHING real nearby ready to drop ordnance...and somebody VERY high up stopped it. I, too, would like to see firm evidence on this and other aspects up this f’ed up tragedy, but POTUS and his crew are desperately trying to classify everything to prevent it from blowing up pre-election. This means that all ANYONE can do is speculate, unless they’re in the know and wish to risk a court martial or criminal charges.


16 posted on 10/28/2012 4:32:48 PM PDT by Ancesthntr (Why do blacks think that a half-white multi-millionairre really cares about them?)
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“I told them to secure our personnel and do what we need to”
What kind of a directive is that based on what was going on at the time? That sounds more like a statement that has gone through 10 or 15 lawyers before it was even said.

Any executive that would give such a “directive” should get an “F” because it doesn’r really say much of anything. It is a statement that can later be twisted this way and that.
It in no way gives anyone any idea what to do. “Do what we need to” what the hell does that mean?

Just put those comments in place of some of our most famous moments in history where the Commander in Chief needed to act decisively. He didn’t say that. If he did how did anyone (subordinate) know “what we need to do” means?

Is “what we need to do” mean NOTHING?
Maybe so. Maybe after a 5 pm conversation with Panetta and the General they decided that what they need to do is NOTHING. Then the Directive was given. “Do what we need to do”. Panetta interpreted it as NOTHING.


17 posted on 10/28/2012 4:37:02 PM PDT by DOGHEAD
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Calm down, we’ll get this all sorted out after Nov 6. /s


18 posted on 10/28/2012 4:41:56 PM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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To: Truthhunter1

Obama couldn’t be bothered with these details, he had a campaign event to attend.


19 posted on 10/28/2012 4:44:32 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: blueunicorn6
"Switching the tv on and off...."

LOL. Is a reboot the same as a reset?

20 posted on 10/28/2012 4:44:38 PM PDT by Paladin2
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