24-7 by season foreign serviced officers. the function is to be sensitive to any threat wherever they might arise. the op center has direct secure communication lines to the white house situation room and the national military command center at the pentagon and the cia s op center. having worked as a watch officer, i know that any information that indicates a threat to the safety of american citizens overseas is passed to other agencies mentioned above. if it s of significant message concerning interest received, it is to watch officer job to make sure the other agency are informed. he goes on, there many questions that need to be answered and would like to present them on his behalf. first and foremost, what was going on at the op center in washington while our consulate was under attack for seven hours?