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The Butcher of Benghazi Watched the Attack in Real Time
Oct 29, 2012: A Defense Official told The Washington Times that General Carter F. Ham made the decision to retire from AFRICOM. General Ham is a key figure in the Benghazi-gate controversy (see Oct 18, 2012 on the timeline). On Oct 18th, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that General David Rodriguez will replace General Ham.
Oct 27, 2012: Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer claims Obama, the Butcher of Benghazi, sat in the White House Situation Room and watched the terrorist attack on the Benghazi Consulate unfold in real time and did nothing.
Col. David Hunt and Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer claims that military intervention requires an approval from President Obama before the secretary of defense can give the order.
Oct 26, 2012: Libya Lies emerge from the Fog of War as Obama changed his story on the campaign trail in Denver claiming he gave the the directive "the minute I found out what was happening… to make sure we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to do. I guarantee you everybody in the CIA and military knew the number-one priority was making sure our people are safe.”
Yet, Obama denied Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's request to beef up the security at the Consulate before the Benghazi Attack (see Oct 24, 2012 on the timeline for links)
Furthermore, Obama ordered increased security at US diplomatic posts worldwide the Morning after the attack and a 50-member unit Marine FAST (Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team) team was deployed in Libya.
Oct 25, 2012: Strangely, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta claimed that the U.S. military did not intervene when the U.S. Consulate in Libya was under assault because there was no “real-time information” on which to act.
Oct 24, 2012: According to Ed Klein, Obama denied Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's request to beef up the security at the Consulate before the Benghazi Attack.
Oct 18, 2012: In related news, General Carter Ham at AFRICOM was replaced by Gen. David Rodriquez on October 18th. According to the 'rumor,' General Ham received the order to stand down and was relieved of his command after making the move to respond.
Oct 16, 2012: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, "I take responsibility” for what happened to our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11.
Hillary claimed President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are not involved in security decisions.
Oct 12, 2012: White House spokesman Jay Carney stated, "responsibility for the consulate in Libya fell on the State Department, not the White House" during a press conference.
Sep 11, 2012: The three SOS distress calls to help Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods were ignored by Obama.
The Butcher of Benghazi Watched the Attack in Real Time
Oct 29, 2012: A Defense Official told The Washington Times that General Carter F. Ham made the decision to retire from AFRICOM. General Ham is a key figure in the Benghazi-gate controversy (see Oct 18, 2012 on the timeline). On Oct 18th, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that General David Rodriguez will replace General Ham.
Oct 27, 2012: Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer claims Obama, the Butcher of Benghazi, sat in the White House Situation Room and watched the terrorist attack on the Benghazi Consulate unfold in real time and did nothing.
Col. David Hunt and Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer claims that military intervention requires an approval from President Obama before the secretary of defense can give the order.
Oct 26, 2012: Libya Lies emerge from the Fog of War as Obama changed his story on the campaign trail in Denver claiming he gave the the directive "the minute I found out what was happening… to make sure we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to do. I guarantee you everybody in the CIA and military knew the number-one priority was making sure our people are safe.”
Yet, Obama denied Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's request to beef up the security at the Consulate before the Benghazi Attack (see Oct 24, 2012 on the timeline for links)
Furthermore, Obama ordered increased security at US diplomatic posts worldwide the Morning after the attack and a 50-member unit Marine FAST (Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team) team was deployed in Libya.
Oct 25, 2012: Strangely, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta claimed that the U.S. military did not intervene when the U.S. Consulate in Libya was under assault because there was no “real-time information” on which to act.
Oct 24, 2012: According to Ed Klein, Obama denied Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's request to beef up the security at the Consulate before the Benghazi Attack.
Oct 18, 2012: In related news, General Carter Ham at AFRICOM was replaced by Gen. David Rodriquez on October 18th. According to the 'rumor,' General Ham received the order to stand down and was relieved of his command after making the move to respond.
Oct 16, 2012: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, "I take responsibility” for what happened to our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11.
Hillary claimed President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are not involved in security decisions.
Oct 12, 2012: White House spokesman Jay Carney stated, "responsibility for the consulate in Libya fell on the State Department, not the White House" during a press conference.
Sep 11, 2012: The three SOS distress calls to help Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods were ignored by Obama.