Posted on 10/20/2012 7:32:41 AM PDT by Snuph
House Armed Services chairman blocked from getting answers from senior military about threat warnings prior to Benghazi consulate attack...
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is demanding answers from four senior United States military officers about whether there was advance warning of terrorist threats and the need for greater security prior to last month’s terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
However, an aide to the chairman, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, (R., Calif.), said the office of secretary of defense Leon Panetta blocked the senior officers from providing the answers last night.
“The chairman is disappointed that the administration won’t respond to this basic request for information,” the aide said.
“It is nearly unprecedented that the office of the secretary of defense would prohibit a member of the uniformed military from answering direct questions posed by the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.”
Pentagon spokesman George Little told the Free Beacon: “We received the letters last night and are working expeditiously to provide a response.”
The chairman’s letters are dated Thursday. They were sent to Gen. Carter F. Ham, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, which is responsible for military activities in Africa; Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command; Vice Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, director for operations at the Pentagon’s Joint Staff; and Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
McKeon asked the officers to provide answers to questions about security threats by the close of business Friday.
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Bullshit....people died needlessly...someone needs to be held accountible.
The ongoing covert action will be finished shortly after the Electoral College finishes picking the next President.
I think the cat is already out of the bag. Too late to act like a serious project is still serious.
The most improtant thing, as you claim, is to get rid of idiots like Obama. Out the entire mess if you know it.
It is too late to hide it! You can’t have a mission as you say, half outed. Half outed is all outed!
You mean the invasion of drones that everyone is talking about?
No, we’ve had drones all over Libya for over a year.
In fact there is/was a drove overwatch in Benghazi 24/7 mainly to support the many ongoing ops in Libya.
Libya is very fluid tactically and there are significant national security threats there.
Crazy...Order them to a meeting in executive session, followed by an open session.
NOW
Alternatively, the Congress is seeking the already leaked info through legitimate channels.
If it is not forth coming, it will be leaked to reliable press sources for dissemination.
Panetta was given his chance and apparently stonewalled. He can now be bypassed
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