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Editorial: Shifting Libya attack story raises red flags
USA Today
10/1/2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
"9:55PM EST October 1. 2012 - Three weeks after an attack in Libya killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, we now know that it did not spring from a spontaneous protest, spurred by an anti-Muslim video, as the Obama administration originally described it. In fact, every aspect of the early account — peddled most prominently by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice — has unraveled." - (bold and color emphasis added)
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USA Today
10/1/2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- It did not spring from a spontaneous protest.
- Violence against Westerners had been escalating for months.
- It was a predictable vulnerability State Department failed to protect against.
"9:55PM EST October 1. 2012 - Three weeks after an attack in Libya killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, we now know that it did not spring from a spontaneous protest, spurred by an anti-Muslim video, as the Obama administration originally described it. In fact, every aspect of the early account — peddled most prominently by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice — has unraveled." - (bold and color emphasis added)
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View the complete article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...lags-/1607543/