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UN Ambassador Rice denies misleading Congress
Associated Press ^ | Oct 5, 2012, 7:02 PM EDT | LARRY MARGASAK

Posted on 10/05/2012 8:09:19 PM PDT by Hunton Peck

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has denied she tried to mislead Congress when she initially called the Sept. 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya a spontaneous protest.

Susan Rice, in a letter released Friday, wrote three Republican senators that her comments on television news shows after the attack were based on the best information available at the time from intelligence officials.

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Rice wrote Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin that she "consistently qualified, in some instances twice, the information I provided as preliminary."

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The senators said in a joint statement that they did not accept Rice's explanation.

"The Obama administration failed to sufficiently protect our consulate and diplomats in Benghazi in the face of obvious and growing threats in eastern...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; libya; obama; susanrice; susanriceletter; susanricelies

1 posted on 10/05/2012 8:09:23 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
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To: Hunton Peck

The American Public and Most News knew within 24 hours that it was a terrorist attack. She got orders from HQ to lie. The most corrupt administration since - since - since forever!


2 posted on 10/05/2012 8:13:20 PM PDT by stubernx98 (cranky, but reasonable)
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To: stubernx98

“She got orders from HQ to lie.”

Just wait until the President gets back from Las Vegas and finds out that this wasn’t a spontaneous demonstration. Susan Rice will have some explaining to do.

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3 posted on 10/05/2012 8:45:14 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Hunton Peck
Rice,

You lie like a rug.

4 posted on 10/05/2012 8:46:56 PM PDT by stboz
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