[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      BOUDREAU PRESENTS QUESTIONS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in last Wednesday's The 
Post and Courier, a retired Foreign Service officer wrote a letter with 
questions regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Retired 
Foreign Service Officer William Boudreau worked in the State Department 
Operations Center, which serves as a direct line of communications to 
all American missions.
  Based on his service, Boudreau is confident that alerts from Benghazi 
were delivered to the White House during the attack. Boudreau believes 
the following questions must be explained:
  Why the delay in labeling the attack as terrorism? Given prior 
threats, why did security personnel allow Ambassador Stevens to proceed 
to Benghazi? Why did the State Department refuse requests to enhance 
security? The American people deserve answers to these questions.
  Additionally, I appreciate the service of Marty Johnson in promoting 
Snowball Express and on its success in reaching out to the children who 
have suffered the loss of a parent serving in our Armed Forces since 
September 11.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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