Reuters10:38 p.m. CST, November 28, 2012
* CIA says it took out al Qaeda reference* "Never any effort or intent to mislead or deceive..."
-official(Updates with intelligence official comment, details)
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - When U.S. intelligence
officials testified behind closed doors two weeks ago, they were
asked point blank whether they had altered the talking points on
which U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice based her comments about the
Benghazi attacks that have turned into a political firestorm.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, acting CIA
Director Michael Morell and National Counterterrorism Center
Director Matthew Olsen each said no, according to two
congressional sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The next day, Nov. 16, former CIA director David Petraeus
testified before the same congressional intelligence committees
and also replied no to the question of whether he had changed
the talking points, three congressional sources said.
The CIA on Tuesday told lawmakers that it had in fact
