CIA Benghazi timeline 'doesn't quite add up' say security officials in Libya

The American Thinker ^ | November 4, 2012 | Rick Moran

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You knew the timeline released by the CIA on Friday would be self serving, but how accurate was it?

Fox News reports - not very:

>>>According to the CIA, the first calls for assistance came at 9:40 p.m. local time from a senior State Department official at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, to the CIA annex about a mile away.

But according to multiple people on the ground that night, the Blue Mountain Security manager, who was in charge of the local force hired to guard the consulate perimeter, made calls on both two-way radios and cell phones to colleagues in Benghazi warning of problems at least an hour earlier. Those calls allegedly went to local security contractors who say that the CIA annex was also notified much earlier than 9:40 p.m. U.S. military intelligence also told Fox News that armed militia was gathering up to three hours before the attack began.

One source said the Blue Mountain Security chief seemed "distraught" and said "the situation here is very serious, we have a problem." He also said that even without these phone and radio calls, it was clear to everyone in the security community on the ground in Benghazi much earlier than 9:40 p.m. that fighters were gathering in preparation for an attack.

Many of these security contractors and intelligence sources on the ground in Benghazi met twice a week for informal meetings at the consulate with Blue Mountain and consulate staff, and at times other international officials. They were all very familiar with security at the consulate -- and said the staff seemed "complacent" and "didn't seem to follow the normal American way of securing a facility.".......<<<

[MaggieMay]

Bump thread

[BlatherNaut]

Are you speculating here, or are you leaking classified information?

Someone with this type of information would have to either be on one of the staffs involved or is speculating.

[gandalftb]

Yes, there is a much larger story than what has been reported and the current media story, Fox included has a number of misunderstandings about the tactical events of Benghazi.

Fox is also driving the story to discredit Obama. That is a laudable goal, but my concern is that they will reveal classified information along the way. So far they haven’t and their interest in the story will lessen after the election.

I have posted a number of cloaked posts to try to get FR posters and FR media watchers to have patience, the story will out but it will take months.

I’ve posted only open source intel and what I feel is safe to discuss.