Pentagon Does About-Face On Key Benghazi Witness

Photo: US Marine Corps Col. George Bristol commanded Special Operations Forces in Northern Africa when terrorists attacked the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Pentagon has caved to congressional requests to make him available to answer questions about that attack, which left the U.S. Ambassador dead

Pentagon Does About-Face On Key Benghazi Witness, Makes Marine Colonel Available To Talk To Congress -- Daily Mail

* Col. George Bristol was in charge of Special Operations Forces in Northern Africa on the night of the Benghazi, Libya terror attack
* The Dept. of Defense had refused to tell Congress where to find him, claiming that he was retired and entitled to protection under privacy laws
* After pressure from Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Pentagon has changed its mind - now acknowledging that Bristol is not yet retired
* Questions remain about why commandos were not sent to Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, even though a team was standing by to board a plane

The U.S. Department of Defense has agreed to make available to Congress a Marine Corps colonel who was in command of U.S. Special Forces in Northern Africa on the night armed terrorists staged a military-style assault on an American diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya.

A series of requests for Marine Col. George Bristol's testimony from Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, had fallen on deaf ears until Friday. The Pentagon had claimed that since Bristol had retired, it 'cannot compel' him to tell congressional panels what he knows about the Benghazi attack.

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Update #1: Major development in Benghazi terror attack investigation -- FOX News (Video)
Update #2: Congress will hear from Africa special forces commander on Benghazi attack -- Washington Times

My Comment: It has almost been a year since the attack, but the case of Benghazi gets stranger and stranger with every passing day.