The link in centurion316’s post #16 is to the State Dept.’s text of the MSM discussion held earlier this week. It’s an interesting read, and has been considered by some as career SD members refuting the claim of SD political members (including Hillary) that the video was the cause of the attack.
Keep in mind, this thread links to a story in the UK. To them (as to many) State Dept. means Hillary. Not necessarily. Others on this thread have pointed out that Hillary herself spoke of the video within days of 9/11. The problem Hillary has, as well as the administration itself, is the intelligence and state community will not stand idly by while being blamed for security not being implemented, or for not advising the administration on all the facts. This, coupled with the fact any attempt by the administration to blame State puts the blame on her as well, puts Hillary in a no-win situation, IMO.
Actually Hillbilly tweeted about it on Sept. 11th using the Cairo embassy Twitter account. You might recall Romney condemning it and the press going crazy on him.
Senior administration official: The Cairo embassy’s statement does not reflect the view of the U.S. government; Update: Romney calls embassy statement “disgraceful”The White House is disavowing a statement from their own Cairo embassy that apologized for anti-Muslim activity in the United States.
“The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government,” a senior administration official told POLITICO…
“Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a Tuesday statement.