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Hillary’s Benghazi Stand-Down Order Exposed
Front Page Mag ^ | January 13, 2016 | Kenneth R. Timmerman

Posted on 01/13/2016 9:44:10 PM PST by yorkie

A preview by Benghazi security officer Kris “Tanto” Paronto of 13 Hours, the block-buster Michael Bay film that premieres on Thursday, raises dramatic new questions about the refusal by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to authorize a military rescue of the besieged U.S. diplomatic facility and the nearby CIA Annex on Sept 11-12, 2012.

In a presentation at a conference organized by the Maryland Citizen Action Network last weekend, Paronto revealed that two AC-130H “Spectre” gunships were “on call” that night, both within range of Benghazi.

One of them was a six-hour flight away, co-located with a U.S. special operations team in Djibouti.

The other was at Naval Air Station Sigonella, in Sicily. “That’s a 45-minute flight,” Paronto said.

The Spectre gunship with its 25mm rapid-fire gatling guns, its 40 mm precision Bofors gun, and its 105mm canon is “good in urban warfare because you have little collateral damage,” Paronto explained.

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Later, his friends in the unit told him they had been shut down sometime after midnight.

All evidence now points to a specific stand-down order issued by Secretary Clinton, since the Libyan facilities came under her direct authority. Without a specific request for assistance from the State Department, the Pentagon was powerless to act.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: benghazi; clinton; libya; standdownorder
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

I believe Trump has the chutzpah to unmask Hillary in a one on one debate.


41 posted on 01/14/2016 6:23:31 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (Stop Islam and save the world.)
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To: hoosiermama

Re. First link

Paronto discusses Petraeus’ affair as “suspect.” 33:00


42 posted on 01/14/2016 6:32:51 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

iOS something ELSE was going on and Petraus chose the affair route rather than expose whatever it was.


43 posted on 01/14/2016 7:07:34 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: PA Engineer

Well, Hillary’s side kick is a muslim and her mother heads up the Women’s Brotherhood. What can we expect if Hillary wins the Whitehouse?


44 posted on 01/14/2016 7:13:14 AM PST by tillacum
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To: TigerClaws

He was shipping arms to Syria, the next theater of operations in the BO/HC/CIA Operation Arab Spring. He was expendable.


45 posted on 01/14/2016 8:15:07 AM PST by Ray76
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To: Slyfox

After a first murder serial killers escalate in their practices, just sayin’.


46 posted on 01/14/2016 8:20:19 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: Louis Foxwell

Maybe he can make her so angry she strokes out right there on stage, I’d actually pay to watch that.


47 posted on 01/14/2016 9:04:49 AM PST by sheana
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To: SaveFerris
Thanks for going. Lay a flower or something for me some time when you go.

You are welcome SF. I usually leave something when there and will do so with you in mind the next time I do.

48 posted on 01/14/2016 9:53:04 AM PST by South40 (Ted Cruz = the only conservative in the race)
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To: yorkie
One of them was a six-hour flight away, co-located with a U.S. special operations team in Djibouti. The other was at Naval Air Station Sigonella, in Sicily - a 45-minute flight," Paronto said.

Soldiers at MacDill's CentCom had time to book a commercial flight at Tampa International Airport, fly to Benghazi, and take a taxi to the outpost... before the 13 hours were up. Clinton and Obama's liars look like fools... But there's enough liberal elite liars to fool the press... (takes only one half-wit and the press is on board)

49 posted on 01/14/2016 10:17:51 AM PST by GOPJ (Trump's living rent-free in Jeb's head - Trump's wearing a robe and comfy slippers. FlickLives)
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To: TigerClaws

Interesting.


50 posted on 01/14/2016 10:21:55 AM PST by apocalypto
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To: yorkie

I read it here first, within hours.

At last there is published documentation.


51 posted on 01/14/2016 1:02:13 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("We need someone to lead us back to the standard of excellence we once epitomized." --Donald Trump)
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To: South40

Thank you.


52 posted on 01/14/2016 5:21:42 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: maggief

Bttt


53 posted on 01/16/2016 10:36:59 AM PST by Pagey (HELL is The 2nd Term of a POTUS who is a MALICIOUS DIVIDER of humans)
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