Yes, I agree. They are trying to distract us from learning the truth of Benghazi using this prurient telenovela. So far, they are succeeding.
I think its having the opposite effect.
The media has been religiously fanatical about avoiding the Benghazi debacle, but suddenly they can't.
There's too much sex and too many lies to ignore. There's suddenly public clamoring for more information.
This is dream television ("Desperate Housewives" meets "24") and they just can't walk away from it anymore. The two stories are intricately intertwined, and coverage of either increases coverage of both.
As of today, the CIA prison angle is off the rightwing nut sites (like us) and is now a legitimate area for journalistic inquiry. More movement of the same type (gun running? hostage exchanges? money laundering?) ahead.