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Source: Only President Could Have Made 'Stand Down' Call On Benghazi
Breitbart ^ | 5/7/13 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 05/07/2013 1:36:01 PM PDT by Nachum

A source with intimate information about the events that happened on the ground in Benghazi the night the U.S. Consulate and the CIA annex was attacked by terrorists told Breitbart News that, ultimately, only the President of the United States, or someone acting on his authority, could have prevented Special Forces either on the ground or nearby from helping those Americans who were under deadly assault.

According to the source, when the attack on the Consulate occurred, a specific chain of command to gain verbal permission to move special-forces in must have occurred. SOCAFRICA commander Lieutenant Col. Gibson would have contacted a desk officer at the time, asking for that permission.

That desk officer would have called Marine Corps Col. George Bristol, then in command of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara. From there, Bristol would have made contact with Rear Admiral Brian Losey, then Commander of Special Operations Command Africa. Losey would have contacted four-star General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. AFRICOM at the time.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghaziresponse; benghazistanddown; democrat; down; libya; lies; obama; president; socafrica; stand; standdown; waronterror
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To: Jemian; Travis McGee
I don't know if he called the Rush Limbaugh Show but you might be remembering posts by Travis McGee.

How the military preps.

How an embassy rescue works.

Cross Border Authority.

61 posted on 05/07/2013 2:42:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted)
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To: NormsRevenge

Four Dead In Ben Gha Zi!


62 posted on 05/07/2013 2:43:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted)
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To: TigersEye; Travis McGee

I don’t think the name was Travis McGee. I could be wrong. Give me several minutes (hours) and I’ll look it up and get back to you.


63 posted on 05/07/2013 2:43:41 PM PDT by Jemian
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To: Nachum

Looks like Ambassador Stevens and the rest got the ‘ol thumbs down’ from Emperor Obama...


64 posted on 05/07/2013 2:43:45 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Jemian

Check those posts I linked anyway. Very good descriptions of how things work.


65 posted on 05/07/2013 2:45:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted)
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To: Nachum

Gun running to the Muzzie Brotherhood. Stand down so we can get this done.


66 posted on 05/07/2013 2:45:48 PM PDT by Old Yeller
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To: Nachum

obama will try to state that he was incapictated and joe bite me was in charge, but joe will deny and state hilary was in charge, hilary in turn will say obama was in charge.


67 posted on 05/07/2013 2:51:07 PM PDT by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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To: TigersEye

0bama refused to act!


Hey, but he got bin Laden (so the obots will chirp).


68 posted on 05/07/2013 2:54:09 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great natiorn is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: luvbach1

Uh, IIRC, the House votes to impeach, the Senate votes to remove.


69 posted on 05/07/2013 2:54:18 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: Hotlanta Mike
Hey, but he got bin Laden

Bullshit! They got an Bin laden body double. Some former goat herder earned the money he was paid to masquerade as Bin Laudin the hard way.

70 posted on 05/07/2013 2:58:15 PM PDT by sport
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To: TigersEye; All

Post 61 says it all!


71 posted on 05/07/2013 3:04:43 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: bgill

Obama will blame his Bengazi Treasonous Acts on Bush as usual! but maybe this time the Media won’t protect him!


72 posted on 05/07/2013 3:09:35 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD SAVE OUR AMERICA from ALLAH and his Prophet, HUSSEIN OBAMA!!)
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To: potlatch; ntnychik

We'll get you, Potlatch, and your little dog, too!

73 posted on 05/07/2013 3:10:11 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Fakistan)
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To: hondact200

Brett Baier just said, the administration is “vehemently” denying this. Maybe we are asking the wrong question.......we know what he DIDN’T do to get help to these people, what DID he do? There certainly are recorded conversations or orders demonstrating what measures were taken by Obama.


74 posted on 05/07/2013 3:11:04 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: TigersEye; reluctantwarrior
Rush military caller says beyond shadow of doubt Obama knew about Benghazi ReluctantWarrior is the gentleman I was referencing. I have to go teach a class now. I can respond in about an hour and a half.
75 posted on 05/07/2013 3:14:06 PM PDT by Jemian
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To: Nachum

“Source: Only President Could Have Made ‘Stand Down’ Call On Benghazi”

It certainly would make sense of hussein rolling over and back to sleep since he knew they would be dead by the time he had to go a-fund-a-raising. That way, the “situation” would be covered by that “hateful video”. And the press would cover for him and hildabeast.


76 posted on 05/07/2013 3:18:39 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: potlatch
Love it.

What difference does this OLD NEWS make??


77 posted on 05/07/2013 3:22:49 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: PhilDragoo

lOL, my little dog will bite him in the ankle and I’ll pull out my ‘Biden’ shotgun.....[for protection, of course...]


78 posted on 05/07/2013 3:24:24 PM PDT by potlatch (~be content with small victories and simple pleasures~)
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To: Nachum

The link seems to have a trojan on it, and I can’t access it. Blame IE.


79 posted on 05/07/2013 3:29:20 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Even the smallest star shines in the darkness.)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks Jane! Hillary is used to getting away with everything, hope things change before 2016.


80 posted on 05/07/2013 3:30:44 PM PDT by potlatch (~be content with small victories and simple pleasures~)
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