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Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show.
The emails, obtained by Reuters from government sources not connected with U.S. spy agencies or the State Department and who requested anonymity, specifically mention that the Libyan group called Ansar al-Sharia had asserted responsibility for the attacks.
The brief emails also show how U.S. diplomats described the attack, even as it was still under way, to Washington.
U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the Benghazi assault, which President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials ultimately acknowledged was a "terrorist" attack carried out by militants with suspected links to al Qaeda affiliates or sympathizers.
Administration spokesmen, including White House spokesman Jay Carney, citing an unclassified assessment prepared by the CIA, maintained for days that the attacks likely were a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim film.
While officials did mention the possible involvement of "extremists," they did not lay blame on any specific militant groups or possible links to al Qaeda or its affiliates until intelligence officials publicly alleged that on September 28.
read more at: White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails | Reuters
And Obama has the balls to say this:
'You can choose the foreign policy that's reckless and wrong, or you can choose one that is steady and strong,' the president said, before heading to Ohio, the perennial swing state that may decide the election.
'This is about trust. There is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. The person who leads this country, you have got to have some confidence that he or she means what he or she says.'
'You know me, you can trust that I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
Sky News: Obama says it's about trust