Whistle-Blower Eric Nordstrum TEARS UP at Benghazi Hearing (Video)
Eric Nordstrom, the regional security officer posted in Libya when the U.S. Embassy was reopened after the country’s 2011 civil war, teared up today during his opening statements at the Benghazi hearings. It was a very moving moment.
The whistle-blowers are under extreme pressure from the administration not to speak out on the 9-11 Benghazi massacre.
Last fall, he made headlines when he said Washington ignored calls for increased security resources for U.S. installations in Libya.
Gregory Hicks also teared up during his testimony. It’s clear the massacre weighs heavy on their hearts.
FYI: Charles Woods, the father of Benghazi hearing Tyrone Woods, is sitting behing Mr. Hicks at the hearing.
12:40 p.m. EDT: Some notable points from Hicks's riveting testimony:
1. We are hearing stories of heroism that have never yet been told to the American public--of the brave response team of six men who drove off 60 terrorists in the first phase of the attack, of the diplomatic staff in Tripoli who scrambled to protect their colleagues and the American mission, of the Libyans who sacrificed their own lives to protect Americans.
2. We have yet to hear one word about a protest or demonstration in Benghazi about the anti-Islam video that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blamed for the attack. Ambassador Chris Stevens told Hicks, "We're under attack!" He never mentioned a protest, and the report of the attack was the first Hicks heard of anything unusual.
3. The administration was totally unprepared to defend the embassy in Tripoli or the consulate in Benghazi. When Hicks asked what kind of help might be available, he was told that the closest available military resources were fighter jets a few hours away. They could not be sent because there were no refueling planes available. An inexcusable lack of preparedness.
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