US Officials Knew Libya Attack Was Terrorism Within 24 Hours, Sources Confirm -- FOX News
U.S. intelligence officials knew within 24 hours of the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that it was a terrorist attack and suspected Al Qaeda-tied elements were involved, sources told Fox News -- though it took the administration a week to acknowledge it.
The account sharply conflicts with claims on the Sunday after the attack by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice that the administration believed the strike was a "spontaneous" event triggered by protests in Egypt over an anti-Islam film.
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My Comment: I guess Eli Lake's reporting on this story is true. If true .... this can only tell me one of two things .... (1) the intelligence community knew, and they did not tell the White house, or (2) the White House knew .... but decided to spin a different story. In either case this is scandalous .... more so when one remembers how Amb. Rice went on the Sunday talks shows to spin the story that this attack was a result of some stupid YouTube video.
The Wall Street Journal's editorial today is on money .... The Libya Debacle: The more we learn, the more Benghazi looks like a gross security failure.