Topic: Stand Down

2 chapters across the catalog

Warming Up to Iceland
Episode 511 48:50 - 53:04

511: Warming Up to Iceland

General Martin Dempsey, Military Response and Stand Down Orders

General Martin Dempsey's testimony regarding the inability to scramble fighter jets to Benghazi is challenged. While Dempsey claimed a response would take up to 20 hours, critics argue that assets in the region could have reached the site much faster, suggesting that military leaders may have been ordered to stand down.

"Hunker Down"
Episode 334 1:46:13 - 1:50:24

334: "Hunker Down"

9-11 Stand Down Conspiracy and C-SPAN Call Strategies

A caller on C-SPAN discusses a 2004 New York Times article regarding destroyed air traffic control tapes and alleges Dick Cheney issued a "stand down" order on 9-11. The hosts advise listeners to use the "Democrat line" when calling C-SPAN to avoid being screened out as "nuts." They propose using these calls to bring up topics like HAARP, the Stargate, and the overblown hurricane coverage.