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Respond to of 1574261 Obama Administration in Pre-Edited Talking Points: Al Qaeda Behind Benghazi Attack ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Breitbart ^ | 12/30/13 | Matthew Boyle The recent New York Times article attempting to downplay terrorist involvement in the Benghazi attack that claimed the lives of four Americans on Sept. 11, 2012, directly contradicts evidence in the now infamous pre-edited talking points of then-United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice. “Months of investigation by The New York Times, centered on extensive interviews with Libyans in Benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault,” David D. Kirkpatrick wrote in the Times. “The attack was led, instead, by fighters who had benefited directly from NATO’s extensive air power and logistics support during the uprising against Colonel Qaddafi. And contrary to claims by some members of Congress, it was fueled in large part by anger at an American-made video denigrating Islam.” The Times story seems to back up the administration’s initial narrative – that a YouTube video sparked a spontaneous uprising, and that terrorists were not involved in the attack. Nonetheless, Kirkpatrick attempts to make it appear as though he is critical of both congressional Republicans like House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the Obama administration. “Fifteen months after [Ambassador Christopher] Stevens’s death, the question of responsibility remains a searing issue in Washington, framed by two contradictory story lines,” Kirkpatrick wrote. He intended his narrative to walk a middle path: (Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...