Posted on 07/30/2013 10:12:03 AM PDT by kristinn
In recent weeks, members of the House and Senate and their staffers have held two classified hearings on the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya; conducted more than 25 hours of formal, transcribed interviews with witnesses; and spoken informally with several dozen additional witnesses, including some who are being called "whistleblowers."
Among those who have recently spoken to Congress is Marine Corps Col. George Bristol who was in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chain of command on Sept. 11. Earlier this month, CBS News reported that the Pentagon declined Republican congressional requests to produce Bristol for interviews. At the time, the Pentagon said Bristol had retired and that they "cannot compel retired members to testify before Congress."
However, after that report about Congress' search for Bristol, the Pentagon contacted CBS News to say their original assessment was in error and that Bristol is not retired, after all. Instead, he's on "terminal leave." The Pentagon added: "In response to a request from [South Carolina Republican] Senator [Lindsey] Graham's office earlier this month, Colonel George Bristol (USMC) will be available to meet with House and Senate members and their staffs."
Bristol has since met with Graham and is set to testify Tuesday behind closed doors in front of the House Armed Services Committee.
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From U.S. bases with aircraft rescue planes in Sicily, such as Sigonella (see below), it is less than an hour to Benghazi. Help was available and likely would have saved lives. Obama and Hillary were AWOL. They are so inexperienced that they don’t take seriously what the job description is for their positions is. Court martial standards should be applied to the commander in chief. Her chilling comment “What does it matter anyway,” is reason enough to prosecute and make sure she’s never in a decision-making position again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Sigonella
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/05/13/the-wall-street-journal-ignores-troop-deploymen/194026
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