Was Obama briefed that Benghazi was a terror attack before Rice went on TV?

HotAir.com ^ | November 17, 2012 | Ed Morrissey

[Hotlanta Mike]

So says John Solomon at the Washington Guardian, citing sources within the intelligence community. Within 72 hours, the Presidential Daily Briefing made it clear, according to Solomon, that the attack did not arise from a spontaneous mob protesting a YouTube video, but instead resulted from a planned, coordinated attack by radical Islamist “extremists” with links to al-Qaeda:

[Hotlanta Mike]

Jennifer Rubin calls this game over for the administration’s defense of Susan Rice, and of the President himself:

[samadams2000]

Its about the meme blaming the video. Who inserted the story line about the video? Who decided to blame America and our ignorance of islam for the killing of the Americans? Pretty simple. Identify that person or persons and have them tried for treason.

[mojito]

The latest spin, courtesy of the NYSlimes, is that the WH decided not to call it terrorism because they didn't want the terrorists to know that we knew it was terrorism.

So, the WH deceived the American people, but it was for a very good reason.

Yes, it's absurd. Yes, Chris Matthews and Brian Williams and Wolf Blitzer will report it as gospel and with a straight face.

[Paladin2]

Zer0 couldn’t figure this out all by his own self?

[Seaplaner]

Was Obama briefed that Benghazi was a terror attack before Rice went on TV?

One suspects that Mister Obama presided over the committees that cooked-up the "video" lie.

No proof (of course) but truth eventually finds its way into the bright light, so we'll see.

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