General Arrested for Attempting Rescue in Benghazi

General Arrested for Attempting Rescue in Benghazi

Posted by Gunner Panobscot 

“Rogue” U.S. General Arrested for Activating Special Forces Teams; Ignoring Libya Stand-Down Order

M. Frank Drover. The Daily Sheeple 

The official story surrounding the events of September 11, 2012 in Bengzahi, Libya which left four Americans dead, has now officially fallen apart.

After numerous flips and flops by the Obama administration, which originally attempted to paint the incident as a Muslim outcry over an anti-Islamic video, throughout the U.S. government, including within the White House, the State Department, national intelligence agencies and the U.S.military have made available stunning details that suggest not only did operational commanders have live visual and audio communications from drones overhead and intelligence assets on the ground, but that some commanders within the military were prepared to go-it-alone after being told to “stand down.”

Africom commanding officer U.S. General Carter Ham, after being ordered to essentially surrender control of the situation to alleged Al Queda terrorists and let Americans on the ground die, made the unilateral decision to ignore orders from the Secretary of Defense and activated special operations teams at his disposal for immediate deployment to the area.

According to reports, once went rogue he was arrested within minutes by his second in command and relieved of duty.

“(The) basic principle is that you don’t deploy forces into harm’s way without knowing what’s going on; without having some real-time information about what’s taking place,” Panetta told Pentagon reporters. “And as a result of not having that kind of information, the commander who was on the ground in that area, Gen. Ham, Gen. Dempsey and I felt very strongly that we could not put forces at risk in that situation.”

The information I heard today was that General Ham as head of Africom received the same e-mails the White House received requesting help/support as the attack was taking place. General Ham immediately had a rapid unit ready and communicated to the Pentagon that he had a unit ready.

General Ham then received the order to stand down. His response was to screw it, he was going to help anyhow. Within 30 seconds to a minute after making the move to respond, his second in command apprehended General Ham and told him that he was now relieved of his command.

The question now is whether the American people will hold to account the chain of command responsible for leaving our people behind, fabricating a politically expedient story, and continuing to sell the now defunct lie(s) even after all of their variations of the story were found to be false and misleading.

A General who made the decision to assist diplomatic and intelligence assets on the ground has been arrested and will likely be retired or worse, while those who ordered the removal of embassy security details and ordered U.S. forces to stand-down are left to go on about their business and likely risk more American lives in the future.

In some circles the actions of those at the very top of the command structure during the Bengzahi attacks would be considered traitorous.

A Couple of Things From This Weekend

I got back from DC this afternoon after dealing with moonbats, idiots, traitors, bigots, and public servants who refuse to listen to the will of the electorate.

Jonn over at This Aint Hell has more on everything except Arlington.

Lets deal with the serious stuff first:
1. Jerry Rivers had a report on FoxNews last night alleging that average Americans were standing out in front of the Canon Building yelling racial slurs and spitting on members of Congress on Saturday. As soon as the members of Congress affected by this alleged behavior produce a video of this incident which establishes proof beyond a reasonable doubt, I will be the first to call for the resigination of the members of whatever Tea Party/Citizens Group they belong to and insist they perform various acts of contrition which may include but not be limited to, cleaning toilets, scrubbing floors, painting houses, and raking leaves for the members of Congress affected. Bigotry in any form cannot be tolerated in a free society. It must be eliminated.

So far the only video of the event available does not support the alleged bigotry and hatred.



2. We do however, have documented evidence of true hatred and bigotry which ocurred Sunday morning at the Arlington National Cemetary. I went to Arlington National Cemetary this morning and witnessed it in its purest form. Westboro Ba'athist Chruch made an appearence this morning at 1100. Members of DCFreeRepublic, DCProtestWarrior, Gathering of Eagles and the Old Guard stood in support of the heros who could not stand for themselves. Yes, I said the Old Guard. These young Warriors exhibited an enormous amount of restraint and professionalism during this incident.

Members of the Old Guard line the sidewalk along Memorial Drive. Across the street are members of the Westboro Ba'athist Church

Mark Alexander on Colonel Barfoot

Profiles of Valor: Col. Van Barfoot

This is not the usual profile of valor. This is the story of a highly decorated 90-year-old World War II and Vietnam vet fighting his homeowner’s association to keep his flagpole. Col. Van Barfoot has been awarded more than 20 medals, including three Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Medal of Honor, and is thought to be the most decorated living combat veteran.

Barfoot recently placed a flagpole and U.S. flag outside his home near Richmond, Virginia. The homeowner’s association guidelines don’t expressly forbid flagpoles but say they must be “aesthetically appropriate.” Apparently, that means only short poles on porches. The association issued a statement saying, “This is not about the American flag. This is about a flagpole… We are a neighborhood of patriotic Americans, many of whom have served our country in the military as Col. Barfoot has done…” They might try serving it again by dropping this outrageous request.

Barfoot’s story is also quite a contrast with that of our current commander in chief, who, while at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, refused to be photographed with the F-22 that he fought so hard to cancel.

Bucking Bambi

"We shouldn't make policy decisions based on human rights and legal advocacy groups," said [USS Cole's former commander, Ret. Cmdr. Kurt Lippold] in a telephone interview. "We should consider what is best for the American people, which is not to jeopardize those who are fighting the war on terror - or even more adversely impact the families who have already suffered losses as a result of the war. "

Gitmo Judge Bucks WH Bid to Stall Trial

The chief of the Guantanamo war court Thursday spurned President Barack Obama's request to freeze the military commissions trying war-on-terror captives, and said he would hold a hearing next month for an alleged USS Cole bomber in a capital terror case.