House Benghazi Report Concludes Something New That Aide Admits ‘Some People Are Going to Be Upset About’

The Blaze, Madeleine Morgenstern, February 10, 2014

A House committee formally concluded for the first time that there was no military “stand down” order given on the night of the deadly terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

It’s a finding that one committee aide acknowledged to TheBlaze, “some people are going to be upset about.” The allegation that the military was told to stand down on aiding the Americans in Benghazi has long been used to accuse the Obama administration of not doing enough to save the lives of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and others during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks.

The Republican-led House Armed Services Committee, however, concluded in its new report that no such order was given; rather, Army Lt. Col. S.E. Gibson, then-head of the site security team at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, was ordered by higher commanders to remain in Tripoli, lest another attack take place there as part of a larger coordinated assault.

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WHITE HOUSE PUNTS ON WHETHER CIA EMPLOYEES ARE EXPERIENCING RETALIATION FOR TALKING ABOUT BENGHAZI

The White House on Thursday deferred questions about whether the CIA is cracking down on employees in order to prevent leaks about last year’s terror attacks in Benghazi.

White House press secretary Jay Carney punted on whether CIA employees are experience retaliation for discussing the Benghazi attacks. (Getty Images)

CNN reported last week that the CIA has been regularly polygraphing employees to find out if they were talking to Congress about the Sept. 11, 2011 assault that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

Fox News’ Ed Henry asked whether Carney could assure Americans that was not the case.

“I don’t have any information on the CIA, individuals, or operations around the world,” Carney responded.

Clearly prepared for the question, Carney then read a statement previously released by the CIA in response to CNN’s report, claiming to have worked closely with Congress and being unaware of any intimidation.

“The CIA has worked closely with oversight committees to provide them with an extraordinary amount of information related to the event on U.S. facilities in Benghazi,” Carney said.

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