Fox News report raises new questions about Benghazi attack talking points

Published February 6, 2014 5:00am ET



One of the key questions about the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans was why Obama administration officials insisted for so long on calling them the result of spontaneous demonstrations rather than a planned terrorist strike, as they turned out to have been.

A new Fox News report suggests former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell removed any mention of terrorism from administration talking points about the attacks for political reasons.

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