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Sun May 12, 2013, 09:51 PM May 2013

"The Truth About The Right's Latest Benghazi Attacks" Media Matters

The Truth About The Right's Latest Benghazi Attacks

by JEREMY HOLDEN & JESS LEVIN at Media Matters

http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/05/11/the-truth-about-the-rights-latest-benghazi-atta/194021

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MYTH: The White House And State Department Edited References To Terrorism Out Of Talking Points For Political Purposes

FACT: The CIA Signed Off On The Changes For Tactical, Not Political Reasons. Gen. David Petraeus, former head of the CIA, testified in November that the intelligence community signed off on the final draft of the talking points, and that references to terrorist groups in Libya were removed in order to avoid tipping off those groups. [The New York Times, 11/16/12]

FACT: President Obama Had Already Referred To The Attacks As An Act Of Terror. On September 12, President Obama referred to the attacks as an act of terror when he spoke from the White House Rose Garden. One day later, Obama again referred to acts of terror at a campaign event. These comments undermine the myth that edits to a document that were made on September 14, after Obama had already labeled the attack an act of terror, demonstrate that the administration was trying to downplay the role that terrorism played. [Media Matters for America, 5/10/13]



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"The Truth About The Right's Latest Benghazi Attacks" Media Matters (Original Post) applegrove May 2013 OP
here's the truth ... napkinz May 2013 #1
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