Special Operations Speaks: Demands an Investigation into Benghazi

To:
US House of Representatives
US Senate
Senate Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Armed Services
House Oversight Committee
President Barack Obama


Whereas, evidence indicates that the massacre at the American embassy in Benghazi was part of a greater terror plot, which culminated in the brutal assassination of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, and,

Whereas, President Barack Obama and high ranking members of his administration had access to such evidence immediately following the attack, and,

Whereas, President Obama and members of his administration proceeded to mislead the American people for two weeks after the attack into believing that it was a spontaneous response to a low-budget, anti-Islamic video being circulated on the Internet, and,

Whereas, the Obama Administration denied requests for increased security at the embassy prior to the attack, requests that stemmed from evidence that such an attack could occur, and,

Whereas, Americans on the ground in Benghazi were denied military support by high ranking administration officials during the attack, and,

Whereas, such support could have meant the difference between life and death for those on the ground in Benghazi, and,

Whereas, President Obama and members of his administration have yet to convey the full truth about the administration’s failings in the Benghazi massacre to the American people,

Therefore, we the undersigned call on members of Congress to launch a full and open investigation into the events surrounding the massacre in Benghazi, including, but not limited to, why requests for increased levels of security at the embassy prior to the attack were denied by the Obama Administration, when exactly President Obama and his advisors became aware of the true circumstances of the attack, why the President and his advisors then misled the public about the nature of the attack, and if high crimes and misdemeanors were committed during this campaign of misinformation.

We further call on members of Congress to take the necessary steps to ensure that, if high crimes and misdemeanors were committed by the Obama Administration, those responsible for their perpetration be held accountable.

Signed,

Lt Gen LeRoy J. Manor, USAF (Ret)
Jim Hobson, MG, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Joe Stringham, BG, USA (Ret), Special Forces/Ranger
Kenneth R. Symmes, BG, USA (Ret)
Philip M. Drew BG, USAF (Ret)
Marianne B. Drew RADM, USN (Ret)
Larry Bailey, CAPT, USN, (Ret) SEAL
Francis T. Williamson, CAPT, USN (Ret), Air National Guard
Dick Brauer, Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Tom Bradley, Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Donald L. Brown, Colonel, USAF (Ret), Wild Weasel
Terry Rogan, Col, USAF (Ret), Air National Guard
Stanley E. Shaneyfelt, COL USA, (Ret), Ranger
Roland D Guidry, Col, USAF (Ret). Air Commando
Don Panzenhagen, Col, USAF (Ret), Fighter Pilot
John Harbison, Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
George D. Burgess, Col (Ret), USAF, Fighter Pilot
Ronald L. (Ron) Jones, Col. USAF, (Ret) Air Commando
George Acree, Col, USAF, (Ret) Fighter Pilot
Jim Kyle, Col (Ret) USAF, Air Commando
Daniel W. (Jake) Jacobowitz, Col, USAF (Ret)
Lee Hess, Col, USAF (Ret), AF SOF
Wayne Pullen, Col, USAF, (Ret) DC
James Hale, Col, USAF (Ret), Fighter Pilot
George Ferkes, Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
John "Pappy" Gallagher, Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando, AC-130 Pilot
Bill Langley, LCDR, USN (Ret) SEAL
Gary C. Crawford, LtCol, USAFR (Ret), Air Commando
Ken Benway, LTC, USA (Ret), Special Forces
Richard Cunningham, LtCol, USAF (Ret), Viet Nam FAC
E. Max Friedauer, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Dennis Haney, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Wild Weasel
Jim Lawrence, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Geoff Barker, LTC, USA (Ret), U.S. Army Special Forces
Curtis R James, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) Fighter Pilot
Tom Hanton, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret), Vietnam POW
Rod Bennett, LtCol, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Jim Bush, LTC (R), USA, Special Forces, Ranger, Delta
JVO Weaver, Lt Col, USAF, (Ret), Air Commando
Bill Bramer, CDR, USNR (Ret) Supply Corps, Logistician
Steve Dehart, CDR, USN (Ret), LDO EOD
Mike Kaufhold, USAF, Lt. Col (Ret.)
Jim Smith, LTC, USA (Ret)
Jim Thom, USN, SeaBee
Jim Grimshaw, MAJ, USA (Ret), Special Forces/Ranger
Caesar Civitella, MAJ, USA (Ret), OSS, Special Forces, CIA
Jim DeLay, Cpt., USA, Airborne, Ranger, SOG
Steven James, Major, USAF, JCS-J2 ANMCC
Keith Danskin, former USAF Captain, F-4 Pilot
Tamara D. Crawford Capt, Former USAAF 7 SOS Intel Officer
Diane M. Sendlenski, Veteran USAF
Donald R. Williams, SMSgt, USAF (Ret)
Jan Benz, MSgt, USAF (Ret), Air Force Missileer
Bruce Meister, PO1 USN (SS) US Submarine Veteran
Mike Melton, TSgt, USAF (Ret), Air Commando
Richard N. Rose, SGT, USASF, Special Forces
Stuart T. Wheeler, SP 5, USA, Disabled Veteran, Vietnam
Bob Wilkinson, RD-3, USN, Ret
Michael E. "Mike" Flick, 0301-USMC-RVN '66-'68
Thomas "Mike" McCaffrey, Sr. Special Agent (Ret.), NCIS/DHS
Beverly Perlson, The Band of Mothers
Roger Hughes, SOS Political Advisor, Citizen Patriot
Linda Eddy, SOS Graphic Artist, Citizen Patriot
Patricia Baker, Concerned Citizen Patriot
Rev. Benjamin Grace, Minister, Citizen Patriot
Rita Grace, CCTP Leader, Citizen Patriot
Vearl Bible, Concerned Retired American

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