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Good evening I'm right there United Nations ambassador Susan -- has been depicted as everything from -- thrown under the bus sacrificial lamb.
To a willing political accomplice since her first statements following the deadly terror attack in Libya in September.
Today she went head to head with some of her most outspoken detractors.
On their home terror.
Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge has reaction.
Significantly.
Troubled by many of the answers that we.
Got this.
Didn't get the information given to the American people what's wrong at the bottom line I'm more disturbed now than I was before it.
Ambassador Susan Rice initiated the Capitol Hill meeting with the three Republican senators to explain why five days after the 9/11 attack on the Ben Ghazi consulate.
-- characterized the commando style assault is spontaneous and wrongly claimed an -- is some video for the deaths of four Americans.
The explanation that she relied on the best available intelligence fell short.
I'm more convinced than ever -- it was bad it was time to justify.
Did give this scenario.
As presented by ambassador rise and present --
Obama beyond the controversial intelligence talking points -- stripped out language including al-Qaeda senator said rice shouldn't drill down and ask more questions he's given her access to classified material that -- immediate and compelling evidence of terrorist involvement.
When you have a position where -- ambassador to the United Nations.
You go well beyond its unclassified talking points in your daily preparation responsibilities for that job.
Rice also met with senator Lieberman who asked whether rice was coast by the administration before her son -- appearances she said no she was not given.
Messaging clients -- all by the White House in a written statement rice who is joined by the acting CIA director on the hill said quote.
We explained -- the talking points provided -- the intelligence community and the initial assessment upon which they were based were incorrect in a key respect.
There was no protest or demonstration in Ben Ghazi.
Hit a full week after the attack on David Letterman the president was still blaming the anti Islam video.
Extremists and terrorists.
Use this is an excuse.
Two.
Attack.
A variety of our embassies including the one the consulate in in Libya.
Ended the United Nations on September 25 critics charge mr.
Obama double down here.
The United States government have nothing to do -- this video.
And I believe it's message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity.
And the White House briefing spokesman Jay Carney was pushed for an explanation what your questions seems to.
Suggests is that it is more important.
There it.
High or others use it talking points provided by intelligence community mean actually what happened in --
A congressional memo review by Fox News suggests al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists were involved not only been Ghazi.
But also assaults on American embassies in Egypt Yemen in Tunisia.
The research by Tom Jocelyn a senior fellow -- the foundation for defense of democracies.
So just the terrorist attacks on 9/11 we're not isolated events but rather they were potentially linked perhaps.
Big deal will contain -- Kathleen thank you.
Good evening I'm right there United Nations ambassador Susan -- has been depicted as everything from -- thrown under the bus sacrificial lamb.
To a willing political accomplice since her first statements following the deadly terror attack in Libya in September.
Today she went head to head with some of her most outspoken detractors.
On their home terror.
Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge has reaction.
Significantly.
Troubled by many of the answers that we.
Got this.
Didn't get the information given to the American people what's wrong at the bottom line I'm more disturbed now than I was before it.
Ambassador Susan Rice initiated the Capitol Hill meeting with the three Republican senators to explain why five days after the 9/11 attack on the Ben Ghazi consulate.
-- characterized the commando style assault is spontaneous and wrongly claimed an -- is some video for the deaths of four Americans.
The explanation that she relied on the best available intelligence fell short.
I'm more convinced than ever -- it was bad it was time to justify.
Did give this scenario.
As presented by ambassador rise and present --
Obama beyond the controversial intelligence talking points -- stripped out language including al-Qaeda senator said rice shouldn't drill down and ask more questions he's given her access to classified material that -- immediate and compelling evidence of terrorist involvement.
When you have a position where -- ambassador to the United Nations.
You go well beyond its unclassified talking points in your daily preparation responsibilities for that job.
Rice also met with senator Lieberman who asked whether rice was coast by the administration before her son -- appearances she said no she was not given.
Messaging clients -- all by the White House in a written statement rice who is joined by the acting CIA director on the hill said quote.
We explained -- the talking points provided -- the intelligence community and the initial assessment upon which they were based were incorrect in a key respect.
There was no protest or demonstration in Ben Ghazi.
Hit a full week after the attack on David Letterman the president was still blaming the anti Islam video.
Extremists and terrorists.
Use this is an excuse.
Two.
Attack.
A variety of our embassies including the one the consulate in in Libya.
Ended the United Nations on September 25 critics charge mr.
Obama double down here.
The United States government have nothing to do -- this video.
And I believe it's message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity.
And the White House briefing spokesman Jay Carney was pushed for an explanation what your questions seems to.
Suggests is that it is more important.
There it.
High or others use it talking points provided by intelligence community mean actually what happened in --
A congressional memo review by Fox News suggests al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists were involved not only been Ghazi.
But also assaults on American embassies in Egypt Yemen in Tunisia.
The research by Tom Jocelyn a senior fellow -- the foundation for defense of democracies.
So just the terrorist attacks on 9/11 we're not isolated events but rather they were potentially linked perhaps.
Big deal will contain -- Kathleen thank you.