No.
f. What, if any, recommendations for military action were made by DOD and the US Africa Command?
2. What, if any, non-military assistance was provided during the attack?
Unarmed Predator drones.
3. How many US personnel were injured in Benghazi?
Several, some seriously.
4. Why have the survivors of the attack not been questioned?
They have, this question is based on an assumption.
5. Where are the survivors?
Numerous locations. Congress is digging hard to find them but Congress is only interested in a circus and we believe in PERSEC so we’re not talking.
6. Who was in the White House Situation Room (WHSR) during the entire 8-hour period of the attacks, and was a senior US military officer present?
7. Where were Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey during the crisis, and what inputs and recommendations did they make?
8. Where were Tom Donilon, the National Security Advisor, Denis McDonough, his deputy, Valerie Jarrett and John Brennan during the attacks, and what (if any) recommendations or decisions did any of them make?
9. Why were F-16 fighter aircraft based in Aviano, Italy (less than two hours away) never considered a viable option for disruption (if not dispersal) of the attackers until “boots on the ground” (troop support–General Dempsey’s words) arrived?
10. Were any strike aircraft (such as an AC-130 gunship) in the area or possibly overhead that would cause former SEAL Tyrone Woods to laser-designate his attacker’s position and call for gunship fire support, thereby revealing his own location that led to his death?
No, this is a myth.
11. Who gave the order to “STAND DOWN” that was heard repeatedly during the attacks?
There was no stand down order. The Chief of Base at the Annex initially rejected the idea of the rescue mission despite an unofficial security arrangement between the CIA and the State Dept. No one at Tripoli or higher attempted to stop the OGA element at the annex from launching a rescue effort. Eventually Ty Woods convinced his Chief of Base that they had to act.
12. What threat warnings existed before the attack, and what were the DOD and DOS responses to those warnings? What data (which will reveal exact timelines and command decisions) is contained within the various SITREPS, records, logs, videos and recordings maintained by the myriad of DOD, Intelligence Community and State Department Command Centers that were monitoring the events in Benghazi as they unfolded?
Much of this has already been published in the State Department’s own reports.
13. Why did the Commander-in Chief and Secretary of State never once check in during the night to find out the status of the crisis situation in Benghazi?
14. What was the nature of Ambassador Stevens’ business in Benghazi at the time of the attack?
Officially, he was there to meet with the Turkish ambassador and for a local ground breaking ceremony. He was also there to receive a classified briefing at the annex which happened the day before the attack.
15. What guidance has been provided to survivors and family members since the time of the attack, and who issued that guidance?
The CIA has made it known in no uncertain terms that their people are not to talk about Benghazi at all.
16. Why are so many agencies now requiring their personnel that were involved in or have access to information regarding the events that took place in Benghazi sign Non-Disclosure Agreements?
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