forth between various agencies. catch this. perhaps as a result of the afternoon teleconference, a number of agencies have been looped into the white house, cleared quickly, but state has major concerns. the bureau cleared with a few comments but asked the justice which would handle any criminal prosecution be brought in. all those government agencies. justice, state, the cia, wanted a piece of this conversation which was going to make it on meet the press that sunday. in other words, everyone wanted a role in crafting those talking points. the republican talk of a cover-up is just that. will they stop saying it s a cover-up? what do you think? michael crowley is deputy bureau chief for time. jonathan is national security and intelligence correspondent for the mcclatchy papers. when you look at this from a time magazine perspective. what is the benghazi scandal? is there one? no, i think in historical terms it s a flap.
well, and a man who no one should be listening to when it comes to national security controversies, dick cheney, here he is. i think it s one of the worst incidents since, frankly, that i can recall in my career. if they told the truth about benghazi, that it was a terrorist attack by an al qaeda affiliated group, it would have destroyed the false image of the basis of this campaign for re-election. they lied. they claimed it was because of a demonstration video so they wouldn t have to admit it was really all about they re incompetent. sorry, cheney, but we have to. the republicans were hoping to find a massive cover-up with benghazi. the truth is, it seems a benign issue here. last night the white house released 100 pages of e-mails relating to how the famous talking points were put together. far from the nefarious effort to mislead the public, the e-mails showcase a bureaucratic back and forth between various agencies. catch this. perhaps as a result of the afternoon teleconf
mislead the public, the e-mails showcase a bureaucratic back and forth between various agencies. catch this. perhaps as a result of the afternoon teleconference, a number of agencies have been looped into the white house, cleared quickly, but state has major concerns. the bureau cleared with a few comments but asked the justice which would handle any criminal prosecution be brought in. all those government agencies. justice, state, the cia, wanted a piece of this conversation which was going to make it on meet the press that sunday. in other words, everyone wanted a role in crafting those talking points. the republican talk of a cover-up is just that. will they stop saying it s a cover-up? what do you think? michael crowley is deputy bureau chief for time. jonathan is national security and intelligence correspondent for the mcclatchey papers. when you look at this from a time magazine perspective. what is the benghazi scandal? is there one? no, i think in historical