CIA agents in Benghazi twice asked for permission to help Ambassador Chris Stevens as bullets were flying and twice were told to 'stand down'

Revelations shed new light on the effectiveness of the CIA at Benghazi and the level of support they were given

When the CIA annex come under attack the field agents were denied a request for military help despite a counter terrorism team being two hours away in Italy

There was full communication between operatives on the ground and headquarters - with the ability to laser guide drones, planes or special forces to enemy targets

It has been claimed that CIA agents on the ground during the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi twice asked for permission to help Ambassador Chris Stevens and twice were told to stand down.
Furthermore sources present during the deadly six-hour assault have said that a desperate last request for military assistance once the CIA themselves came under attack was denied, even though elite counter-terrorism units were only two hours away.
And it has been claimed there was full communication between the CIA annex in Benghazi and the U.S. military, casting further doubts on the Obama administration's assertion that there wasn't enough information to deploy forces - deepening the crisis over their handling of the attack on September 11th and its aftermath

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