Benghazi Attack Likely Pre-Planned, Officials Say

Benghazi Attack Likely Pre-Planned, Officials Say



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NBC Nightly News Brian Williams/Andrea Mitchell 09/20/2012 09/20/2012

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The White House has confirmed that the terrorist attack that killed four Americans at the Libya consulate was orchestrated by al-Qaida sympathizers, but questions remain about when it was planned.

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U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, Attacks, Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador, Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, Al-Qaida, Terrorism, Terrorist, White House, President, Barack Obama, Investigation, Death, Killing, Jay Carney, Representative, Howard McKeon, Armed Services Committee, Susan Rice, Senator, John McCain, State Department, Department of State, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Relations

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MLA "Benghazi Attack Likely Pre-Planned, Officials Say." Andrea Mitchell, correspondent. NBC Nightly News. NBCUniversal Media. 20 Sep. 2012. NBC Learn. Web. 11 January 2020

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APA Mitchell, A. (Reporter), & Williams, B. (Anchor). 2012, September 20. Benghazi Attack Likely PrePlanned, Officials Say. [Television series episode]. NBC Nightly News. Retrieved from

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Benghazi Attack Likely Pre-Planned, Officials Say BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Good evening. It won't bring back the U.S. ambassador or the three other Americans who were murdered, including two former Navy SEALs. But tonight, what happened the night they died, the storming of that U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is being labeled an act of terrorism by the White House. That was not the initial story. And some in government have given conflicting versions for what happened there that night. We begin tonight with what it does mean. Our Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell in out DC bureau tonight. Andrea, good evening. ANDREA MITCHELL, reporting: Good evening, Brian. Tonight, the White House confirmed that the attack was an act of terror, officials say by al Qaeda sympathizers. But big questions remain about when it was planned and why initial reports were wrong. Under heavy guard, Hillary Clinton's number two, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, arrived in Libya today to attend a memorial service for the four Americans killed there. Now that the FBI is on the scene, U.S. officials acknowledged the first reports of a protest gone wild were wrong. On Air Force One, Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters "It is, I think self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack." President Obama was asked about that at a Univision forum today. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA (file): What we do know is that the natural protest that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm U.S. interests. MITCHELL: Intelligence officials now believe it could've been a planned attack all along, masquerading as a protest. Today, officials briefed top members of Congress. REPRESENTATIVE HOWARD MCKEON (R-House Armed Services Committee Chairman): I think the story now is that there was not a demonstration, that this was a pre-planned attack. MITCHELL: But after the killings, the administration blamed it on protests sparked by that anti-Islamist video. SUSAN RICE (U.N. Ambassador; file): What happened in Benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous

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reaction to what had just transpired hours before in Cairo. MITCHELL: Visibly frustrated by those accounts, John McCain lashed out at the administration today for not immediately pointing to al Qaeda affiliates. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-Arizona): I'm stunned that-- that they thought that it was some kind of spontaneous demonstration. It shows the level of their abysmal level of their knowledge about fundamental aspects of terrorist attacks and militant operations. MITCHELL: He also said he was worried about Ambassador Chris Stevens' safety, especially when he was with him on election night in Libya. Hillary Clinton announced she's convening a review board to investigate what went wrong as she's required to by law. While in Coronado, California, today another funeral--for Tyrone Woods--one of the two former Navy SEALs assigned to Benghazi. U.S. officials say that this could've been a long planned attack, taking the opportunity of a protest or no protest at all. They're now investigating all possibilities, including why the initial accounts were wrong. Brian. WILLIAMS: Andrea Mitchell starting us off in DC tonight. Andrea, thanks.

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