CBS News Reviewing Benghazi Attack Story After "New Info" About Primary Source Revealed

[Bolo Boffin]

All over Twitter right now.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57611428/60-minutes-reviewing-account-of-morgan-jones-on-benghazi/

What is this new information about "Morgan Jones," the contractor whose story CBS News used to make a bunch of BS claims about the Benghazi attack? They aren't saying. But soon after the story aired, the identity of "Morgan Jones" was determined to be Dylan Davies, and that Davies' initial report to his superiors is that he was nowhere near Benghazi that night.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/11/06/a-strange-inconsistency-in-morgan-jones-the-emb/196770

Perhaps CBS finally listened? 60 Minutes admitted Davies' book was being handled by their parent company and that was not disclosed in the original story. Or has something else come to their attention? Stay tuned.

[kydo]

1. its about time

cbs news still sucks though

[freshwest]

2. 60 Minutes has gone to hell. Eff'em.

[bluestate10]

3. The piece was disgusting. In no way should it ever be considered journalism.

The piece has voice overs of crowds chanting in Arabic and pictures of flames shot into the air. CBS should not only retract the story and issue a full apology to everyone that it smeared, but it should also FIRE Lara Logan and everyone who was involved with making the story.

[spanone]

4. yes, revealed just hours after the show broadcast.

[Blanks]

5. It's probably because I signed a petition. In fact I'm sure of it. eom

[Bolo Boffin]

6. According to trumad's NYTimes link, it is indeed the differing stories from Davies at issue.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023999586

Something that was pointed out quickly after the story first aired.

[kristopher]

7. CBS is courting the rapidly rising number of disaffected Fox News junkies

Our local hard right talk station recently spun off another station that is aiming for young viewers with a softer, more subtle repackaging of TeaParty dogma.
They rely on a CBS news feed instead of Fox, like their parent station does.
Same vile Ayn Randian greed and hate-mongering, but it's been dusted with a sprinkling of sugar for the young'uns.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. That's like claiming Curveball is "New Info".

[SidDithers]

9. Sources matter...

Sid

[okaawhatever]

10. There was a story in the UK Telegraph that stated the head of security for Blue Mountain

in Benghazi was Darryl Davies.. I think Darryl Davies and Dylan Davies are one and the same person. Of course, it still boils down to the fact that it was most likely all a front for the cia operation, and may have been why the mission was looking for a non-American company to give the contract to.

Darryl Davies, the manager of the Benghazi contract for Blue Mountain, flew out of the city hours before the attack was launched. The Daily Telegraph has learned that relations between the firm and its Libyan partner had broken down, leading to the withdrawal of Mr Davies.
Abdulaziz Majbiri, a Blue Mountain guard at the compound, told the Daily Telegraph that they were effectively abandoned and incapable of defending themselves on the night of the attack.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9607958/British-firm-secured-Benghazi-consulate-contract-with-little-experience.html

If Darryl and Dylan are the same he's a po.s.

[Blue Owl]

11. The See B.S. Network