Elite tactical team responsible for defending DC Capitol complex were reportedly ordered to leave the scene
Julie Wilson
Infowars.com
September 18, 2013
According to a BBC report,
one of the most heavily armed police teams, assigned with the task of
protecting the Capitol complex and responsible for responding to threats
of terrorism, was ordered to stand down in response to Monday’s
shooting at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building in D.C.
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Transit Conference SWAT exercise
The Containment and Emergency Response Team (CERT), is highly trained
and equipped with the best gear on the market. The team consists of
four men and is responsible for safeguarding the Capitol complex.
The specialty unit is the department’s elite tactical team assigned
with the task of “dealing with the rise in terrorist actives being
directed at the US and its citizens,” according to the SpecWarNet.net.
“Since there won’t be time to call for assistance in the event a
terrorist is ever able to execute an attack against the Capitol, their
[CERT] primary mission consists of rescuing Congressional members, their
staff, and visitors who have been taken hostage by terrorists.”
“Secondary missions include, countering threats made against
dignitaries, responding to critical incidents and providing security for
major events, such as the Presidential Inauguration,” says the website.
Reports confirm that although the team arrived on the scene shortly
after news spread of an active shooter situation at the Navy Yard,
several Capitol Police team members say they were told by a watch
commander to leave the scene.
The sources spoke anonymously to BBC in fear of repercussions.
The leader of the officers’ union, Jim Konczos, said the whole
purpose of the CERT team is to respond to and handle active shooter
situations. The officers, who are specifically trained to be expert
marksmen, arrived fully dressed in their tactical gear and armed with
HK-416 assault weapons around 9:00 a.m. Monday morning.
BBC’s report reveals that an officer with the Metropolitan Police
Department (MPD) told the CERT team they were the “only police on the
site equipped with long guns and requested their help stopping the
gunman.”
However, shortly after the CERT team arrived, they were reportedly told to leave.
“I don’t think it’s a far stretch to say that some lives may have
been saved if we were allowed to intervene,” said one Capitol Police
source.
“Odds are it might have had a different outcome,” said Konczos. “It probably could have been neutralized.”
One Capitol Police officer who supposedly overheard the request for CERT to stand down felt frustrated by the command.
Spokeswoman for the MPD responded to the allegations saying they were
“not true.” The Capitol Police announced Wednesday they are
investigating the allegations and plan to pull radio logs from Monday’s
incident.
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terry Gainer, overseer of the
US Capitol Police Department,
had the following response: “It’s a very serious allegation and
inference to indicate that we were on scene and could have helped and
were told to leave. It crushes me if that’s the case.”
The shooting left 13 people dead, including the suspect, Aaron Alexis.
Alexis, 34, was employed by a defense contractor for the Navy
and had been issued a “secret” clearance and a common access card (CAC) that enabled him to get into the building.
Officials say they are reexamining the measures used to decide who can be granted such clearances.
According to the Washington Post, 4.9 million federal government workers and contractors held such clearances last year.
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the Pentagon to
“…conduct a wide-ranging review of the physical security at all US
defense installations across the world and of the security clearance
process,” reported the BBC.
This article was posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 12:13 pm
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