Official version: The State Department says the attack on the Benghazi compound was not preceded by protests
Hillary Clinton Reveals What REALLY Led To Benghazi Massacre - And Demolishes White House Claim It Was Triggered By Anti-Islam Film -- Daily Mail
* Announcement of State Department dissent from rest of Obama administration could help protect Clinton during 2016 presidential run
* Obama administration originally said assault stemmed from protests against anti-Islam video but then backtracked saying terrorists responsible
* Officials tell how ambassador Chris Stevens was trapped in safe-room as assailants burnt the compound down
* AK-47s, grenade attacks, and a smoke-filled safe-room - chilling account of the death of U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens revealed
* Ambassador's whereabouts after attack not known until officials rang his cell phone - and found doctors trying unsuccessfully to save his life in hospital
* Most serious attack on U.S. diplomatic compound since al-Qaeda bombed the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania 14 years ago
The State Department has said that it never believed the September 11th attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was the result of a protest over an anti-Islam movie - directly contracting the rest of the Obama administration.
By trying to distance her department from the inept and deceptive handling of the Benghazi attack, which left U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American officials dead, Hillary Clinton could help herself politically for a 2016 presidential run.
A dramatic new account by the State Department reveals that Stevens was locked inside a 'safe room' choking to death from diesel-heavy smoke as the building around him burned to the ground.
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My Comment: Oh oh .... do I smell politics in play.
Update: Here is an interesting take on the U.S. consulate Benghazi attack.
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