I was going to sit on this and see how the reporting would go….but screw that! I will do something that my right wing readers seldom do…….
I have found that I get more of my Right wing brethren to comment if I post on some buzzowrds….like Muslim/Islam or abortion or guns and of course the ever popular Benghazi…….so here we go with the Benghazi thingy….again.
The White House did coach Susan Rice on how to discuss the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, a newly released email shows. The email was sent on Sept. 14, 2012, three days after the attack, from deputy national security adviser Benjamin J. Rhodes to Rice, who was then ambassador to the UN, the New York Times reports. The subject line is “PREP CALL with Susan,” and the email includes goals and advice for Rice’s appearance on several Sunday talk shows two days later, during which she blamed the attack on protests, not terrorism.
Rhodes said one goal was for Rice to “underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy,” which aligns with what critics have long said: that Rice didn’t link the attacks to terrorism because it would signal a failure of the Obama White House’s war on terror—and that it was therefore a political move, not one based on intelligence considerations. But White House press secretary Jay Carney downplayed the new email, which was released in response to a FOIA request, saying it “was explicitly not about Benghazi but about the general dynamic in the Arab, or in the Muslim world, at the time.” Nevertheless, at least one Republican lawmaker is pushing for a select committee to investigate the attack in the wake of the new email, Fox News reports, and another wants the White House to release all related emails, including ones that have been redacted for national security purposes, USA Today notes.
Now let the celebration begin. I am sure that the right wing blogosphere should explode about now…….
But for me….the wrong questions are still being asked……but that is not important now that the email story has broken……..can hardly wait for the explosion.
“which aligns with what critics have long said: that Rice didn’t link the attacks to terrorism because it would signal a failure of the Obama White House’s war on terror”
This choice of words indicates the source for this report is definitely a FOX clone. It’s implication is that somehow Obama’s efforts that ended the war in Iraq and killed bin Laden have been a failure compared to what? Bush/Cheney’s “mission accomplished” achievements? Puleeease.
Of course she was told what to say….just like the people around Bush were told what to say on 9/11……I just love this whole debate….it is nothing….but they cannot let it go….I love it.
Actually, here’s a more detailed account of what transpired that confirms my suspicions.
ABC’s Jonathan Karl And The Proof The White House Memo Wasn’t Just About Benghazi
Thanx for the link……see what happens when there is a slow news day or week or month or,,,,,,,,,?
I’m sick and tired of this Ben Ghazi guy, and think everyone should leave him alone and not bother him at the convenience store he works at.
You would think his movies would be better with all the press he gets…..