Petraeus Says Terror Link Dropped From Libya Attack Memo
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Former CIA director David H. Petraeus said a reference to possible al-Qaeda connections was dropped from “talking points” used by the Obama administration in its initial account of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, according to lawmakers.
The testimony by Petraeus today before closed sessions of the Senate and House intelligence committee set off a new round in the political dispute over the Obama administration’s early description of the deadly attack as developing from a spontaneous demonstration against an anti-Islamic video.