As soon as the two vehicles carrying the seven Americans arrived at the safe house, they came under intense attack -- including a volley of grenades and machine-gun fire. The assailants then fled.
The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was over...
...and all it took was 7 armed Americans to scatter the rats.
Question to the President of the United States of America is:
Testimony is that the Libyan Interior Ministry warned the State Department of specific threats by al Qaeda of Libya to attack the consulate on 9/11/12...
...Mr. President: why did you not order the State Department to bring in those 7 armed American before the 4 other Americans died?
According to one of the Libyan security guards who was stationed at one of the gates armed with only a radio, the assault began simultaneously from three directions.
Heavy machine guns and rocket -propelled grenades were used, according to the guard. He said masked men threatened to kill him at gunpoint for 'protecting the infidels. He declined to appear on camera for fear of repercussions.
The February 17th Brigade -- a militia connected to the government but not part of Libya's armed forces -- was closely involved in the rescue of the American staff trapped after the attack Tuesday night.
After the consulate was attacked and set on fire, a number of Americans escaped to a safe-house in another part of the city. But that came under attack too.
Mabrouk said he received a call from an official in Tripoli, who said he had been called by a "terrified" American in Benghazi.
The official was at the safe-house. Mabrouk says the Brigade asked the Americans if they needed help -- but were told that while the situation was dangerous, it was under control.
A few hours later, Mabrouk said he received another call from Tripoli about the arrival of a U.S. team at Benghazi airport that needed transport into the city.
He met the seven Americans, who were heavily armed but not in military uniform, on the runway and provided them with an armed escort, he said.
As soon as the two vehicles carrying the seven Americans arrived at the safe house, they came under intense attack -- including a volley of grenades and machine-gun fire. The assailants then fled.
Entire piece here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/world/meast/libya-diplomats-warning/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was over...
...and all it took was 7 armed Americans to scatter the rats.
Question to the President of the United States of America is:
Testimony is that the Libyan Interior Ministry warned the State Department of specific threats by al Qaeda of Libya to attack the consulate on 9/11/12...
...Mr. President: why did you not order the State Department to bring in those 7 armed American before the 4 other Americans died?