"We do not need another generation of liars who lack the moral strength that my son, who was an American hero, had...
I really wish the best to those people that allowed my son to be
murdered. And I mean that very sincerely. I want the best for them. But
they need to stand up, and they need to change the direction of their
lives."--Charles Woods
Charles Woods, father of Ty Woods, the former Navy SEAL who died
while trying to save the U.S. Ambassador to Libya on 9/11, speaking to
Megyn Kelly on the Fox News Channel today:
(See Hannity's interview below)
"I appreciate your introduction, and I do want to reiterate this, and
really emphasize again, this is not about politics. This is about--if
it were about politics, it would dishonor my son's death. This has to do
with honesty and integrity and justice...
This news that he disobeyed his orders does not surprise me. My son
was an American hero. And he was going--he had the moral strength to do
what was right. Even if that would professionally cost him his job. Even
if it would potentially cost him his life. He was a hero who was
willing to do whatever was necessary to respond to their cries for
help.
If, in fact, those people in the White House were as courageous, and
had the moral strength that my son Ty had, immediately, within minutes
of when they found there was the first attack, they would have
stepped--they would have given permission, not denied permission, for
those C-130s to have gone up there. And this is exact--I don't know much
about weapons, but it's coming out right now that they actually had
laser targets focused on the mortars being sent to kill my son and they
refused to pull the trigger. They refused to send those C-130s.
To me--I'm an attorney, this may not legal test of murder. But to me,
that is not only cowardice. For those people who made the decision and
who knew about the decision and lied about it are murderers of my son.
That's a very strong statement for me to make. But for their benefit,
they need to bare their conscience, they need to stand up, and they
need to change the direction of their lives.
And I want to say right now: you know who you are. I totally forgive
you. But I hope years from now, you change the direction of your life.
For your benefit...
This is all a pack of lies. And that's one thing as a father whose
son who has been killed--I do not appreciate lies. I do not appreciate
cowardice. And I do not appreciate lies.
And I'm a loving person. I love my son, and I want to honor him. And I
hope I'm not speaking too strongly, but I am very glad the facts are
coming out right now. I do not--the reason I'm even speaking up--we, our
family had made the decision not to say anything. But after the facts
came out that in real time, the White House, within minutes after the
first bullet was fired, they watched my son--they denied his pleas for
help.
My son violated his orders in order to protect the lives of at least
30 people. He risked his life to be a hero. I wish that the leadership
in the White House had the same moral courage that my son displayed with
his life...
I sent you those pictures of him in high school, and I wanted you to
show those to the people out there for one reason, and that is so that
people can be inspired and know that Ty was just a normal kid, okay? We
were an imperfect family, but we were a normal family. And I would hope
that his legacy would live on. And that we would raise up a generation
of American heroes, and that they would be inspired by his pictures and
his life, and that we would raise up a generation of American heroes
that are strong morally and strong in every other aspect of their life.
We do not need another generation of liars who lack the moral strength that my son, who was an American hero, had...
I really wish the best to those people that allowed my son to be
murdered. And I mean that very sincerely. I want the best for them. But
they need to stand up, and they need to change the direction of their
lives."
