Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations told ABC News the attack on our embassy was a spontaneous eruption by demonstrators; it was not a pre-planned event. Her statement is in direct contrast to that made by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif who not only said the event was pre-planned but added that the Libyan government warned us about it three days in advance.
These statements are in direct conflict with each other so there can be no question but that one of the two nations is not telling the truth.
A pre-planned attack on the United States by a Muslim faction in Libya does not bode well for Obama who has Muslim roots and has trumpeted his ability reduce hostilities and bring understanding between the modern day Barbary Pirates and the United States. The administration is trying to characterize the killing of Ambassador Stevens, the parading of his body through the streets, the burning of American flags around the world and the storming of our embassies as something other than hostility against the United States. This is absurd enough on its face, but pre-planned attacks make the claim even less credible. The role of an ambassador is to convey the position and policy of the leader of the nation they serve. Ambassadors are given little discretion to make critical pronouncements of their own. Susan Rice was appointed by Barack Obama.
To be a spontaneous reaction we must believe that demonstrators routinely carry enough weapons to breach our security of the Libyan embassy, capture and kill the ambassador and destroy two buildings within the compound. Susan Rice’s statement defies common sense.
Truth is becoming ever more difficult to discern. There was a time when in a case of conflicting claims between Libya and the U.S. we felt comfortable with the judgment that our spokesperson was the one far more likely to be telling the truth. We no longer have the luxury of making such assumptions.
UPDATE: One thing admirable about Susan Rice is she is uncomfortable when she is lying. It shows in the video of her statement.
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