Slice The Great
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The only basis for the allegation that the Chief of Base at the CIA Annex in Benghazi called off the CIA rescue mission to the diplomatic mission, is a claim made by CIA Security Officer, John "Tig" Tiegen.
Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "stand down, you need to wait. You need to make a plan."
According to Tiegen, the Chief of Base, Deputy Chief of Base and the Security Team Leader where standing on the porch of the CIA Annex talking on their phones. (Gathering Intelligence and contacting the February 17 Martyrs Brigade for assistance. The Team Leader was especially interested in whether the Brigade could provide a machine gun truck) Tiegen left his position in his vehicle, approached his superior officers and offered them unsolicited tactical advice. Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "stand down, you need to wait. You need to make a plan."
The Chief adamantly denies he used the words, "stand down." The Deputy Chief and the Team leader told Congressional investigators they never heard the Chief use the words "stand down."
In the military "stand down" can mean three things. First, it is used by a superior to tell an inferior to "be quiet" or "shut up." Second, it is used to tell someone to "wait." Third, it is used by a commander to inform his men that a mission has been called off.
Even if the Chief actually said what Tiegen claims the Chief said, which is doubtful, it is clear from the context that the Chief was telling Tiegen either to "shut up" or perhaps to "wait." We know this because Tiegen claims the Chief next told him "you need to wait." If the Chief was scrubbing the mission, he would have said, "you're not going." The Chief didn't say he was calling off the rescue mission. Hesaid "you need to wait."
After telling Tiegen, "stand down, you need to wait." Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "you need to make a plan." Why would the Chief tell Tiegen "you need to make a plan", if he had just called off the mission?
The Chief was telling Tiegen to be quiet, and wait until they had a plan.
Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "stand down, you need to wait. You need to make a plan."
According to Tiegen, the Chief of Base, Deputy Chief of Base and the Security Team Leader where standing on the porch of the CIA Annex talking on their phones. (Gathering Intelligence and contacting the February 17 Martyrs Brigade for assistance. The Team Leader was especially interested in whether the Brigade could provide a machine gun truck) Tiegen left his position in his vehicle, approached his superior officers and offered them unsolicited tactical advice. Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "stand down, you need to wait. You need to make a plan."
The Chief adamantly denies he used the words, "stand down." The Deputy Chief and the Team leader told Congressional investigators they never heard the Chief use the words "stand down."
In the military "stand down" can mean three things. First, it is used by a superior to tell an inferior to "be quiet" or "shut up." Second, it is used to tell someone to "wait." Third, it is used by a commander to inform his men that a mission has been called off.
Even if the Chief actually said what Tiegen claims the Chief said, which is doubtful, it is clear from the context that the Chief was telling Tiegen either to "shut up" or perhaps to "wait." We know this because Tiegen claims the Chief next told him "you need to wait." If the Chief was scrubbing the mission, he would have said, "you're not going." The Chief didn't say he was calling off the rescue mission. Hesaid "you need to wait."
After telling Tiegen, "stand down, you need to wait." Tiegen claims the Chief told him, "you need to make a plan." Why would the Chief tell Tiegen "you need to make a plan", if he had just called off the mission?
The Chief was telling Tiegen to be quiet, and wait until they had a plan.