Monday, November 26, 2012

A Fall Guy For The Benghazi Debacle


DNI Director Draws Short Straw In White House Benghazi Cover-up Blame Game -- Forbes

Although the intelligence community knew from Day One that al-Qaeda terrorists were responsible for the deadly Benghazi consulate attack, someone cut references to “al-Qaeda” and “terrorism” from the overview they released on September 14th. Instead, those talking points said that: “…demonstrations in Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and evolved into a direct assault.” And just who was that “someone”? Well, while we still don’t know exactly who pushed the delete key, we apparently do have a fall guy. According to CBS News, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) head James Clapper will take that hit.

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My Comment: Everyone is hoping that this story will die .... but as long as questions are not answered, it will continue to fester and the blame will ultimately fall on the White House.

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