White House Emails Contradict Their Position On The U.S. Consulate Terror Attack

White House Told Of Militant Claim Two Hours After Libya Attack: Emails -- Reuters

(Reuters) - 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.

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More News On White House Emails Revealing The White House Knew Of Militant Claim To US Consulate Attack Within Two Hours

White House Responds to Release of Real-Time Emails About Benghazi Attack -- ABC News
E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack -- CNN
State Department emails from day of Libya attack show Al Qaeda-tied group on radar -- FOX News
Report: U.S. knew quickly of terror claims in embassy hit -- USA Today
Emails offer insight on Benghazi attack -- UPI
Emails detail unfolding Benghazi attack on Sept. 11 -- CBS
Emails show U.S. officials told of militants within hours of Benghazi attack -- Washington Times
Emails: White House informed Al Qaeda group behind Benghazi attack within two hours -- Washington Times
State Dept. Email to White House at 6:07 PM on 9/11/12: 'Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack' -- CNS News
Rogers: Emails make it 'difficult' to conclude Benghazi attack 'spontaneous' -- The Hill
White House, State Dept knew within hours that Benghazi was a terrorist attack -- Human Events
The Shocking, World-Changing New Libya E-Mails -- David Weigel, Slate
Emails show White House knew of terrorists’ Benghazi claim within two hours. So why blame a video for two weeks? -- Kyle Wingfield, AJC
White House e-mails blow up its Libya cover story -- Jennifer Rubin

My Comment: These emails blow the White House cover story on Libya. And while the White House is downplaying these emails .... more questions are now being raised. For example .... why did they push the "spontaneous demonstration over a video that got out of hand story" when emails from Benghazi tot he White House were clearly stating a different story .... and why did this spin continue for two weeks.

From my vantage point, it is clear that someone in the White House, State Department, or within the intelligence community is leaking intel on this story. We now know that these emails exist .... a fact that the White House choose not to reveal for the past 6 weeks .... and that for some reason a decision was made to cover-up reports that the U.S. consulate attack was a planned terrorist strike. Someone is not telling the truth here, and the longer the White House delays in clearing up these contradictions, the more that it will eat into it's credibility and trust with the American public.

Update: Little if no coverage on this story from NBC, New York Times, Washington Post, etc....instead .... this is their big story. And where is Hillary Clinton?

Update #2: The more I read and study this .... the more that I realize that there are only two explanations for this scandal. (1) Unbelievable gross incompetence, or (2) a deliberate policy from the White House to lie to the American public.