The administration is at war with itself and truth is the first casualty.

I do not even know what to say about this.

Today the State Department came out an incredulously said that they “never said” that the Benghazi attack stemmed from protests from the video.

The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. . . .

[A]sked about the administration’s initial — and since retracted — explanation linking the violence to protests over an anti-Muslim video circulating on the Internet, one official said, “That was not our conclusion.” He called it a question for “others” to answer, without specifying. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter, and provided no evidence that might suggest a case of spontaneous violence or angry protests that went too far. . . .

Yes, they really said that. Even though Amb. Susan Rice famously asserted just that. Ah, that’s it. They may pretend Amb. Rice is not technically part of the State Department since that position was raised to Cabinet level. Hogwash.

But asked about the administration’s initial – and since retracted – explanation linking the violence to protests over an anti-Muslim video circulating on the Internet, one official said, “That was not our conclusion.” He called it a question for “others” to answer, without specifying. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter, and provided no evidence that might suggest a case of spontaneous violence or angry protests that went too far.

The administration counters that it has provided its best intelligence on the attack, and that it refined its explanation as more information came to light. But five days after the attack, Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, gave a series of interviews saying the administration believed the violence was unplanned and that extremists with heavier weapons “hijacked” the protest and turned it into an outright attack.

There is a big bus coming, the only question is who is gonna get thrown under it. Now we know the answer. It is not a good day to be Susan Rice. She did the President’s bidding and now that they can no longer contain the lie, they are leading the scapegoat to slaughter. Wow.

*subhead*Truth is the first casualty.*subhead*