Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated

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7. Interesting that Rice is put out front on this. Details of the attack don't appear to support

the "spontaneous riot that got out of control" scenario:

* RPG attacks from three sides on the consular building
* Inside knowledge on plan to relocate to a safehouse a mile away, and knowledge of the location of the safehouse
* Second attack - ambush using mortars on vehicles in a caravan as it approached the safehouse
* Killing of two armed security officers who arrived by helicopter.

Looks like a planned and coordinated military operation. Rice may be the point on this because State Dept. has clammed up, citing FBI investigation.

There's no question that Ambassador and staff were warned of and aware of rising threat levels from increasingly hostile Jihadist groups in the area, if not the details of this specific attack.