From the Associated Press: "Lawmakers want to know who had a hand in
creating the Obama administration’s now-discredited 'talking points'
about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya,
and why a final draft omitted the CIA’s early conclusion that terrorists
were involved. The answers could explain why President
Barack Obama and top aides, including U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice,
described the attack for days afterward as a protest against an
anti-Islam video that spontaneously turned violent and why they played
down any potential link to al-Qaida, despite evidence to the contrary."
The article continues about the Benghazi talking points: "Administration officials have defended
the portrayal of the attack as relying on the best information available
at the time that didn’t compromise classified intelligence. Democrats
say CIA and other intelligence officials signed off on the final talking
points. Republicans have alleged a
Watergate-like cover up, accusing White House aides of hiding the
terrorism link in the run-up to the Nov. 6 presidential election so
voters wouldn’t question Obama’s claim that al-Qaida’s power had
diminished."
Congress To Investigate Benghazi Talking Points
