http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/198791.htm
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL:...I neglected to mention from the top that that agent from the top of this incident, or the very beginning of this incident, has been on the phone. He had called the quick reaction security team, he had called the Libyan authorities, he had called the Embassy in Tripoli, and he had called Washington.
2 things
-1. an admission of knowledge of the 3:42pm phone call
-2. The order: made sure that, number one, that we did everything we could to secure those Americans;
Either he gave the order and the subordinates didnt act, or the subordinates never got the order.
I think Leon Panetta is the subordinate that most likely to confirm if that order was given or not.
The House Intelligence Committee, led by Republicans, fails to prevent this poor response from happening again.
Thank you. You are one of the few here that is doing more than thumping their chest and declaring they are Mad As Hell And They Are Not Going To Take It!