Quote from AK Forty Seven:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...od=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs=article
Intelligence Stressed Libya Protest Scenario
In Reports to Obama, CIA Didn't Alter Assessment of Trigger for Violence for 10 Days, Even as Witness Accounts Disputed It
WASHINGTONâPresident Barack Obama was told in his daily intelligence briefing for more than a week after the consulate siege in Benghazi that the assault grew out of a spontaneous protest, despite conflicting reports from witnesses and other sources that began to cast doubt on the accuracy of that assessment almost from the start.
New details about the contents of the President's Daily Brief, which haven't been reported previously, show that the Central Intelligence Agency didn't adjust the classified assessment until Sept. 22, fueling tensions between the administration and the agency.
Two words. Pluasible deniability. All administrations provide cover for those in office. All presidents have it, and have had it over the years. Nothing new.
Why do you think they sent out a flunky like Rice to spin the tale? She's easily disposable if it comes to that.
Definition
lausible deniability is a term coined by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to describe the withholding of information from senior officials in order to protect them from repercussions in the event that illegal or unpopular activities by the CIA became public knowledge.