A protester reacts as the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group on September 11, 2012. Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERS
CIA Rushed To Save Diplomats As Libya Attack Was Underway -- Washington Post
The CIA rushed security operatives to an American diplomatic compound in Libya within 25 minutes after it had come under attack and played a more central role in the effort to fend off a night-long siege than has been publicly acknowledged, U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday.
The agency mobilized the evacuation effort, took control of an unarmed U.S. military drone to map possible escape routes, dispatched an emergency security team from Tripoli, the capital, and chartered aircraft that ultimately carried surviving U.S. personnel to safety on Sept. 12, U.S. officials said.
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Update: In Benghazi Timeline, CIA Errors But No Evidence Of Conspiracy -- Washington Post
My Comment: This info should have been released a few weeks ago .... and it is clear (from my perspective) that the CIA is trying to protect it's reputation on how they responded when the consulate attack first became known. Now .... we need to know what the US State Department did, the Pentagon did, and .... the most important of them all .... what the White House did (before and after the attack).
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