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In response to "During the presidential campaign TD administration, and it's representatives deliberately gave false information to the public re why the attack " by No. 1 Stephen in the nation!

I'll say again, I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to get upset about.

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Nov 28 '12, 13:26

Okay, so the charge is that the administration changed the narrative from "terrorist attack" to "happened spontaneously during a protest".

Let's assume that's true, and what Rice said wasn't what the intelligence people had given her. What's the point of changing how the attack is characterised?

It's not like one narrative is less damaging than the other.

If I could see a cover-up, or sexing up the intelligence, then I'd be upset. But I don't see either here.

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Because the administration had made the claim prior to the attack that al Qaeda was "on it's heels" - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Nov 28, 13:39 2
- I'll keep this on B2 - but that's not convincing to me. Say it's true - it would buy, like, a day before the real story came out - Roger More Nov 28, 13:49 1
  - Except that the lie continued for several weeks... - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Nov 28, 13:58

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I'll say again, I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to get upset about.

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