Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Special Operations Task Force Commander Who Was Responsible For Security At Benghazi Will Testify To Congress On Wednesday

Photo: Colonel George Bristol, outgoing commander, addresses the audience during the Change of Command Ceremony for the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara (JSOTF-TS), AFRICOM, on April 16, 2012, at Kelley Barracks, Vaihingen, Germany. / U.S. Africa Command via Flickr



House To Hear Long-Sought Testimony About Benghazi From Task Force Chief -- Defcon Hill

Congress will hear eagerly awaited testimony Wednesday on the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack from a special operations task force commander who is set to retire the next day.

Col. George Bristol, the former commander of a task force that operated in Northern and Western Africa, will appear at a classified, members-only briefing with a House Armed Services subcommittee, congressional and Defense sources told The Hill.

Republicans have been pressing the military to allow Bristol to testify.

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My Comment: Unfortunately .... Col. George Bristol's testimony is going to be classified. On a side note .... here is a riveting account on diplomatic Security agent David Ubben who had to wait 20 hours on the roof of the CIA Annex in benghazi for help to arrive even though he was critically injured from the attack that killed former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.

Update: Gohmert: ‘Remains to be Seen’ if Benghazi Hero Will Testify -- PJ Media

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