Col. George Bristol, commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force – Trans Sahara on the night of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, testified before the House Armed Services Committee in a close-door session on Tuesday. (Eric Steen / Army)
Special Operations Commander Briefs Armed Services Panel On Benghazi -- The Hill
A special operations commander who played a role the night of last year’s attack in Benghazi told a congressional panel Wednesday that no “stand down” order was given to forces on the ground in Libya.
Col. George Bristol, who commanded an Africa-based task force at the time of the terrorist attack, told the House Armed Services Committee that he gave Lt. Col. S.E. Gibson, who led the site security team in Tripoli, initial freedom of action to respond to the attack on the U.S. facility in Benghazi.
Bristol corroborated testimony Gibson provided the committee last month that no “stand down” order was given — contradicting accusations made by critics of the Obama administration’s response to the attack — according to a description of Wednesday’s classified, members-only briefing of the Armed Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee.
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More News On Col. George Bristol's Testimony On Benghazi
Retiring Marine colonel tells Congress he wasn't involved in Benghazi response -- Marine Times
Report: Marine commander says no stand-down order in Benghazi attack -- UPI
Benghazi Hearing: Special Ops Commander Said He Was Traveling, Had ‘Unreliable Communications’ -- PJ Media
My Comment: Col. George Bristol was traveling when The Benghazi attacked was being launched. It looks like this is a dead lead.
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