U.S.Ambassador Stevens Murder in Libya:Hillary Clinton State Department lied for British,(Israeli?),Blue Mountain Security Firm

Clinton denies any advance warning of Libya attack

Mail & Guardian Online-15 hours agoA Libyan security guard holds a slogan, which reads in Arabic "Where ... hired a private security firm called the Blue Mountain Group – believed to ... years' service in UK Special Forces" – to hire local Libyan staff in Benghazi......

Among the dead are four diplomatic staff in Libya, including ambassador Chris Stevens, killed when militants besieged the US mission in Benghazi a week ago on September 11 in a four-hour sustained attack with heavy arms.
"We will not rest until the people who orchestrated this attack are found and punished," Clinton said.
Security arrangements
But she insisted there had been adequate security arrangements in Benghazi, and said that ahead of last week's anniversary of the September 11 2001 attacks a full evaluation of "threat streams" had been carried out.
"Let me assure you that our security in Benghazi included a unit of host government security forces, as well as a local guard force of the kind that we rely on in many places around the world," she told reporters.
It emerged on Tuesday that the state department had hired a private security firm called the Blue Mountain Group – believed to be a British company which says on its website it has a heritage "gained from many years' service in UK Special Forces" – to hire local Libyan staff in Benghazi.
State department spokesperson Victoria Nuland admitted she had made a mistake when she said last week the US had not signed any private security contracts with firms to guard the Benghazi mission.
"The external security, external armed security, as we have been saying, outside of the perimeter, was fully handled by the Libyan side," Nuland told reporters on Tuesday.
Operating permits
"There was a group called Blue Mountain Group, which is a private security company with permits to operate in Libya. They were hired to provide local Libyan guards who operated inside the gate doing things like operating the security access equipment, screening the cars, that kind of thing."
It was unclear whether any of the local staff had been killed in Tuesday's attack, she said, nor whether the state department had worked with the company in other countries.
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-09-19-clinton-denies-any-advance-warning-of-libya-attack

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MI6 Involved in Libyan Benghazi Massacre of Envoy Stevens, And How the State Department Lies to Cover up for Englands and Israels Involvement in the Massacre

Posted on September 19, 2012 by zephyrglobalreport.com Want to bet Jeff Rense and Alex Jones don’t cover this story? Of course since the so called indy scum are some of the biggest readers of our work but never link to it, perhaps they will be shamed into it, before they are seen as irrelevant. Yet, only Americans were killed as the Brits cleared out ahead of time on MI6/Mossad warnings. This British-Israel cult is hard to miss.

The State Department signed a six-figure deal with a British firm to protect the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya just four months before a sustained attack on the compound killed four U.S. nationals inside.
Contrary to Friday’s claim by State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland that “at no time did we contract with a private security firm in Libya,” the department inked a contract for “security guards and patrol services” on May 3 for $387,413.68. An extension option brought the tab for protecting the consulate to $783,000. The contract lists only “foreign security awardees” as its recipient.
The State Department confirmed to Danger Room on Monday that the firm was Blue Mountain, a British company that provides “close protection; maritime security; surveillance and investigative services; and high risk static guarding and asset protection,” according to its website. Blue Mountain says it has “recently operated in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, the Caribbean and across Europe” and has worked in Libya for several months since last year’s war.
A representative for Blue Mountain, reached at its U.K. offices Monday, said no one was available to comment.

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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/contractors-benghazi/

Feds Hired British Security Firm to Protect Benghazi Consulate

By Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman
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September 17, 2012 |
2:38 pm |
Categories: Mercs, Rogue States

The State Department signed a six-figure deal with a British firm to protect the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya just four months before a sustained attack on the compound killed four U.S. nationals inside.
Contrary to Friday’s claim by State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland that “at no time did we contract with a private security firm in Libya,” the department inked a contract for “security guards and patrol services” on May 3 for $387,413.68. An extension option brought the tab for protecting the consulate to $783,000. The contract lists only “foreign security awardees” as its recipient.
The State Department confirmed to Danger Room on Monday that the firm was Blue Mountain, a British company that provides “close protection; maritime security; surveillance and investigative services; and high risk static guarding and asset protection,” according to its website. Blue Mountain says it has “recently operated in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, the Caribbean and across Europe” and has worked in Libya for several months since last year’s war.

A representative for Blue Mountain, reached at its U.K. offices Monday, said no one was available to comment.
The State Department frequently hires security companies to protect diplomats in conflict zones. It usually is done through what’s known as the Worldwide Protective Services contract, in which a handful of approved firms compete to safeguard specific diplomatic installations. In 2010, State selected eight firms for the most recent contract. Blue Mountain wasn’t among them, and the State Department did not explain why the Benghazi consulate contract did not go to one of those eight firms.

It isn’t known how the Blue Mountain contractors performed Tuesday when the consulate came under sustained attack by small arms fire. In an official account provided Wednesday by the Obama administration, embassy security staff — both American and Libyan — failed to break the assault. They required help from Libyan security forces, assisted by a sympathetic Libyan militia, to regain control of the consulate’s main building and end a pitched battle that raged for 4.5 hours.
Nor is it clear if two former Navy SEALs killed in the assault were Blue Mountain employees. One of them, Glen Doherty, told ABC News last month that he was part of a mission sent to Libya to lock down Moammar Gadhafi’s missiles to prevent them from reaching the black market. Blue Mountain’s contract doesn’t refer to safeguarding thousands of rockets and missiles that have gone missing in the aftermath of the 2011 war.
But the call for contract security came at an opportune moment. Shortly after the department issued the contract, extremist elements active in Libya began targeting U.S. and allied installations. On June 5, the consulate sustained a rocket attack shortly after news spread that Abu Yahya al-Libi, a Libyan member of al-Qaida, was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan. Another rocket attack in the city attempted to kill the visiting British ambassador on June 11. (Both attacks allegedly were by the same extremist organization, the Imprisoned Omar Abdul Rahman Brigades, which may have played a role in last week’s consulate assault.)
The final modification to the contract came on June 15. It is unknown when Blue Mountain contractors arrived to help secure the consulate. The State Department would not specify how many guards Blue Mountain had posted in Benghazi during last week’s attack. (A department official said that Nuland misspoke about State not hiring private guards in Libya.)
Blue Mountain representatives have yet to respond to an inquiry about the contract. UPI reported in December that the firm “has been operating with Western companies in Libya for several months.”
Much remains unclear about the attack on Benghazi. But the presence of private security guards in the lightly-defended compound helps explain how approximately 25 to 30 diplomatic staff held out for over four hours against a crowd of possibly hundreds armed with rifles, rockets and other small arms without massive loss of life.

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Fighting erupted at about 9:30 p.m., said Abdulaziz Mezhbury, who works for a Libyan-British security firm called Blue Mountain and was responsible for security around the main villa. Mr. Mezhbury faced a storm of grenades and small-arms fire from militants who had breached the 12-foot wall around the compound. He was shot three times in the leg and suffered shrapnel wounds from grenades.
As the compound was being overrun, the Americans started returning fire, said Mr. Farraj. "But we were totally outgunned. I called more of the brigade to come reinforce us." He said a lull developed around 11 p.m. and the Americans and Libyan military appeared to be back in control. At this point, Mr. Farraj said, he believed that the bulk of the American consulate staff were evacuated. But the ambassador was missing and the villa was on fire.
The security guards made a decision to brave the flames to find the missing ambassador but were beaten back by the fire and couldn't find Mr. Stevens.
—Julian E. Barnes, Siobhan Gorman and Hakim Almasmari contributed to this article.

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Jason Toovey

Security Consultant and Trainer with Blue Mountain Group, Libya

Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (Leicester, United Kingdom)

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Security Consultant and Trainer at Blue Mountain Group

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Security & Risk Consultant at Maritime Asset Security & Training
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Jason Toovey's Summary

A dedicated security professional with over 13 years exemplary service in the British Army and 6 years in the Security and Risk Management sector. Consulting, training and performing executive protection duties, in both hostile and none hostile environments. Conversant on many levels, an adept multi-tasker and dynamic risk assessor, who’s calm, confident and able to make quick exacting decisions should the need arise.

Jason Toovey's Experience

Security Consultant and Trainer

Blue Mountain Group

May 2012 – Present (5 months) Tripoli, LibyaTraining and mentoring consultant for the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli. Training of the hotel security team and providing security briefings to visiting corporate clients. Liaising with hotel management and visiting security teams to ensure a secure working and living environment for all visitors and guests.

Security & Risk Consultant

Maritime Asset Security & Training

January 2011 – February 2012 (1 year 2 months) Indian OceanAccountable for the training, securing and security of varying types of ships around the Indian Ocean, to counter piracy attacks. Regular training of crews involved detailed defensive planning of the ships and the emergency procedures to be carried out should an attack occur.

Team Leader

G4S Secure Solutions Afghanistan - South

October 2007 – December 2010 (3 years 3 months) Helmand Province, AfghanistanResponsible for the protection of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office personnel including the British Ambassador, Members of Parliament, British Security Services, Police Mentors and the full array of Embassy support staff. In addition operating in Forward Operating Bases located in Garmsir and Nad E Ali to assist FCO stabilisation and political advisers.

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UKME Ltd & UniTrust

June 2006 – September 2007 (1 year 4 months) London, United KingdomPersonal Protection Officer, designated to a senior member of the Dubai Royal family during their visit to the United Kingdom for the summer, over a period of four years. Carrying out a full spectrum of CP duties.

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Page Protective Services - Israel

February 2006 – May 2006 (4 months) IsraelTeam member on the Emergency Deployment of The Close Protection Team sent to Israel for the Protection of the Head of Delegation for the European Commission in Jerusalem. We regularly operated throughout Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip regions

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October 1992 – February 2006 (13 years 5 months) World WideAssigned to the Royal Military Police (RMP) Close Protection Team, responsible for the security and protection of the British Commander of European Forces in Bosnia. Operations took the team extensively throughout the Balkan regions by land and air. Liaising and working with local and other European forces.

Deployed to Iraq with the RMP Close Protection Team assigned to the Senior British Military Representative Iraq, and all visiting British Government Officials based in Baghdad. The position held was that of Principal Driver, and at times team member on the ground, requiring us to operate the length and breadth of Iraq by both vehicle and helicopter, gaining a comprehensive insight into the region.

Principal PMS driver assigned to the RMP Close Protection Teams operating throughout Northern Ireland.
Our duties were to protect high profile senior Military Commanders and visiting Dignitaries. Heavily involved in the training and selection of new CP team members focusing on the driving skills and techniques required for operating armored and high-powered cars.

Driver in The Royal Logistics Corps completing tours in Angola, Canada and Bosnia. Main responsibilities were fleet and personnel management and maintenance of vehicles.

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1990 – 1992Grade: 7 GCSE'sActivities and Societies: English Literature, Science 1 & 2, Maths, Human Studies, Computer Literacy and Information Technology and Technology

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