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CNN: Intelligence official offers new timeline for Benghazi attack
CNN ^ | November 1, 2012

Posted on 11/01/2012 5:01:57 PM PDT by maggief

A senior U.S. Intelligence official discounted a Fox news report from last Friday that said officials within the CIA chain of command denied repeated requests from its officers on the ground to assist during the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.

The official insisted that the CIA operators on the ground were in charge of their movements and the safety of those who were preparing to respond was also an important consideration.

"There were no orders to anybody to stand down in providing support," the official said.

The official detailed the minute by minute account of what they say happened that night. There was a roughly 25 minute gap between when the officers at a nearby annex received the call for help from the mission to when the officers were able to get on their way to assist. During that time the officers at that annex location were getting their weapons loaded into vehicles, while others were on the phone trying to get local "friendly" militias with heavier weapons to help.

(Excerpt) Read more at security.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; shadowwars; threatmatrix
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To: Lorianne

Excellent inquiries. Too bad no journalism major will ask any of those before TUE, if ever.


21 posted on 11/01/2012 5:40:32 PM PDT by Teacher317 ('Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.)
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To: crosslink

>So the white house watched this group get killed live on tv.<

.
This same group will watch the US destroyed live on TV and walk away from it, uninterestedly.


22 posted on 11/01/2012 5:42:12 PM PDT by 353FMG (The US Constitution is only as effective as those who enforce it.)
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To: maggief

I think the WHITE HOUSE Has put out talking points, this, an ABC, Washington Post and also Hampton Roads http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/officials-insist-cia-didnt-delay-libya-rescue-effort
All saying the same thing......
Glad they are so transparent


23 posted on 11/01/2012 5:50:51 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: Red Steel

perhaps the ‘stand down’ orders were
only from the White House to the military


24 posted on 11/01/2012 5:53:42 PM PDT by RockyTx
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To: maggief
Now wait just a cotton picking minute here.

This is the same CNN offering a different timeline as the CNN which reported 'acquiring' the Libyan Ambassador's 'diary' from the site of the terrorist attack, after hiding it for days, and then defended their report after Hillary's state dept. condemned CNN report?

25 posted on 11/01/2012 5:54:16 PM PDT by wtd
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To: blueyon

The CIA released this info. And it is pretty clear that no interference (interpreted as no assistance) from Washington was made. They were on their own.


26 posted on 11/01/2012 6:00:07 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: maggief; penelopesire; hoosiermama; SE Mom; MestaMachine; kristinn; thouworm

Laughable, were it not so serious.

This is unconscionable covering up and more lying for the Marxist. Their source is no source at all, save for a flunkie at the WH.


27 posted on 11/01/2012 6:00:48 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: maggief


No wonder Romney didn't want to step into it in the last debate. Team Obama are crapping all over themselves each time a new version of the Benghazi narrative evolves.

The Benghazi narrative keeps evolving so much that it is about to evolve into a pigs that can fly.



pics on Sodahead

28 posted on 11/01/2012 6:10:48 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: maggief

TY
Wish we could do a retroactive drug test of the occupants of the WH for the day of 9-11-12.


29 posted on 11/01/2012 6:10:57 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: maggief
"There were no orders to anybody to stand down in providing support," the official said.

IOWs - THERE WAS NO ORDER TO SEND A RESCUE TEAM!

30 posted on 11/01/2012 6:37:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: onyx; maggief; crosslink; MestaMachine

Bingo.

Ditto for the new Washington Post misdirection article that came out tonight too. They all finally got their marching orders from Bambi. Both are getting pilloried on Twitter and in the comment sections. It is amazing to watch the Obama progs declaring that it’s over...all questions answered now...then they launch into the predictable and tired rants about Fox News. They are such stupid morons.....lol.


31 posted on 11/01/2012 6:39:07 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Bushbacker1
Liberals, STOP TRYING to come up with cockamamie cover stories!

Every time you come out with one of these stories it CONTRADICTS wht the WH and Hillary says!

MSM, please EXPLAIN WTF was the deal with blaming the video?

All this "exemplary" behavior by the CIA, yet only 2 people from the annex came to the rescue?

Were they rogue agents?

NONE of this makes any kind of sense.

32 posted on 11/01/2012 6:39:52 PM PDT by boop ("I need another Cutty Sark"-LBJ)
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To: maggief

So what about some backup for the 2 brave Marines who died trying to save the people there? Mr. CIA guy, you are weaving an ever complex web of lies and it will all come out eventually. All that remains is just how much culpability you and others in the CIA will have for the lies and misconduct that has already been committed. It is pretty much obvious that Obama made unwise decisions in this instance to avoid a situation that might cost him the election. Now that the big lie has been discovered, it seems the cover-up, like always, is bigger than the original mistake. Honestly, I think the democrats are going to get blown out Tuesday like they never imagined. I can only hope that new leadership will have the drive to get to the bottom of this and to prosecute and penalize any and all who are complicit. Heads need to roll in this, some literally, if treason is proven.


33 posted on 11/01/2012 6:40:21 PM PDT by lwoodham (I am Andrew Breitbart. Don't doubt me on this.)
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To: Lorianne

Excellent questions.

See here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2953482/posts

WaPo’s “CIA Timeline.”


34 posted on 11/01/2012 6:42:40 PM PDT by upchuck (Our margin of victory this November 6th MUST BE greater than their margin of fraud.)
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To: onyx

This is BULL$HIT. LIES... ALL LIES.


35 posted on 11/01/2012 6:52:13 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Lorianne

Still asking the same old questions huh?


36 posted on 11/01/2012 6:52:21 PM PDT by dglang
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To: Red Steel

The administration will keep putting out new lies until they find one the New York Times will buy - then democrats will push the same lie... They’ll act like the other stories never existed... I really don’t like these people.


37 posted on 11/01/2012 6:53:01 PM PDT by GOPJ ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbOuxqK2T34)
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To: maggief; Yosemitest; butterdezillion; All

” - - - and the safety of those who were preparing to respond was also an important consideration.”

IOW, this is CIA code for STAND DOWN!

Mother Hen in DC wants everybody that is safe to stay safe.

Safety comes first. It is in the Axelrod Manual in the chapter on Safe Re-elections, page 666.


38 posted on 11/01/2012 7:17:13 PM PDT by Graewoulf ((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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From the liberal’s wet dream fiction movie:

BRADLEE’S OFFICE. SIMONS sits across from BRADLEE as ROSENFELD
enters quietly with a bundle of teletype paper.

SIMONS
(indicating the papers)
More denunciations?

ROSENFELD
(nods)
One Senator just gave a speech
slurring us 57 times in 20 minutes.

BRADLEE has started typing something brief. When ROSENFELD’s
done, so is he. He hands it to SIMONS.

SIMONS
What’s this?

BRADLEE
My non-denial denial.

ROSENFELD
We’re not printing a retraction?

CUT TO:

CLOSE UP—BRADLEE. He is thoughtful for a while. Then,
spinning around, staring out towards the newsroom:

BRADLEE
Fuck it, let’s stand by the boys.

And he stands, spins out of the room


39 posted on 11/01/2012 7:27:46 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: hoosiermama

“Wish we could do a retroactive drug test of the occupants of the WH for the day of 9-11-12.”

You make an excellent point. I have been thinking the same thing.


40 posted on 11/01/2012 7:28:00 PM PDT by BlessingsofLiberty (Remember Brian Terry...)
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