Pelofsky added: “Of course, if he were alive and well, one could ask why he didn’t make the call himself.”
The caller’s description of Stevens as “alive and well” in Pelofsky’s e-mail contradicts the State Department’s ARB report, which claims an “an unresponsive male who matched the physical description of the Ambassador was at a hospital.”
Meanwhile, according to his testimony, Landolt appears to have been in the dark about the alleged call from the hospital. This could indicate a lack of coordination between the State Department and other political offices and the Pentagon.
In further testimony, Landolt said he was receiving updates the night of the attack from the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, raising questions about whether the State Department was withholding information from the Pentagon that night.