David Gregory you lied to our faces today
On MTP Gregory was discussing Rice's comments about Benghazi and purported to replay for us the relevant part of the comments. From the transcript of 16 September I have all of what she said the bold is what Gregory left out.
MS. RICE: Well, let us-- let me tell you the-- the best information we have at present. First of all, there’s an FBI investigation which is ongoing. And we look to that investigation to give us the definitive word as to what transpired. But putting together the best information that we have available to us today our current assessment is that what happened in Benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in Cairo, almost a copycat of-- of the demonstrations against our facility in Cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. What we think then transpired in Benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. They came with heavy weapons which unfortunately are readily available in post revolutionary Libya. And it escalated into a much more violent episode. Obviously, that’s-- that’s our best judgment now. We’ll await the results of the investigation. And the president has been very clear--we’ll work with the Libyan authorities to bring those responsible to justice.
What was left out is quite important. If you stop before my bolding, ad the lying Gregory did, then you would believe that the attack was perpretrated by people who were inspired either by the video or copying them. But when you put the stuff I have in bold in there, well then a little different picture begins to emerge. One of people taking full advantage of a demonstration to hide an attack, which incidentally, is pretty much what the CIA said happened.
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