The CIA reportedly denied three requests for help from Ambassador Chris Stevens and his staff when the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was attacked on September 11. There was a CIA annex a mile from the Consulate but the officials were told to “stand down” three times even after the building was set ablaze. Four CIA officials ignored their orders to “stand down” and helped evacuate those remaining at the Consulate building and the body of Sean Smith, who was killed in the attacks. The CIA quick reaction force couldn’t find Ambassador Chris Stevens at first, so re-entered the building at midnight but he was already dead. The CIA has issued a statement saying it was too unclear what was going on that day to safely enter the building or respond to the calls for help. To make matters worse, the fighting went on for four hours which would have given ample time for planes from Sigonella Air base to arrive on the scene. Read more below.
Former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were part of a small team who were at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. Consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When they heard the shots fired, they radioed to inform their higher-ups to tell them what they were hearing. They were told to “stand down,” according to sources familiar with the exchange. An hour later, they called again to headquarters and were again told to “stand down. At that point, they called again for military support and help because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Specter gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights. The fighting at the CIA annex went on for more than four hours — enough time for any planes based in Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told to wait, among them Delta Force operators.
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