" ... It is, I think, self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack. Our embassy was attacked violently, and he results was four deaths of American officials. So again, that's self-evident."
Kay Carney
White House Press Secerary
20SEPT2012
On board "Air Force One" during "Press Gaggle"
" ... What we've seen over the last week, week and a half, is something actually we've seen in the past - where there is an offense video or cartoon directed at the prophet Mohammed, and then this is obviously something that is used as an excuse by some to carry out inexcusable violent acts directed at westerners or Americans and my number one priority is always to keep our diplomats safe and to keep our embassies safe ... "
President Obama
20Sept2012
Univision Town Hall Meeting
Hmmm - so which is it?
A TERRORIST act or just a group of MISGUIDED protestors?
Other quotes from the White house:
16Sept2012
Susan Rice
Ambassador to the UN
" ... The best information and the best evidence we have today is in fact this was not a preplanned premeditated attack, that what happened initially it was a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired in Cairo, as a consequence of the video ..."
18Sept2012
Jay Carney, Press Briefing
" ... We saw no evidence to back up claims by others that this was a preplanned or premeditated attack, we saw evidence that it was sparked by the reaction to this video ..."
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