Leaked Benghazi emails were edited

[Wildman]

OMG, this is worse than Watergate!

WOW !!!!!!! for the first time since i signed on, you have hit the spike of justice with a sledge hammer of truth !!

 

[TemplarKormac]

Funny, I missed CBS saying that the emails were altered. In fact, I just went back and listened, and what they actually said is that two of the quotes were inaccurate. Since no one claimed they were direct quotes because no one had the actual emails, and ABC said that they were working from a summary, it is pretty easy to see how someone might get a few details wrong.

Two details wrong, the gist of the emails supports the story, yet you want me to believe that the emails, which only the White House had, were altered.

Don't try to minimize what has been done here. Republicans altered the e-mails to correspond with the lies they have been saying about Benghazi. It is evident who the liar in this situation is, but the problem is that Republican/conservatives cannot admit when they are caught red-handed.

What was the point of the Republicans editing them and changing what they actually said if not to back up their lies?

Your down-playing of the intent of the altered text is rather transparent when you say they got two details wrong. They didn't get the details wrong, they added words to the text. Clearly the GOP was trying to implicate the State Department and now they have been caught. The GOP is becoming less and less credible as they continue to push this non issue.

"One day after The White House released 100 pages of Benghazi emails, a report has surfaced alleging that Republicans released a set with altered text.

CBS News reported Thursday that leaked versions sent out by the GOP last Friday had visible differences than Wednesday's official batch. Two correspondences that were singled out in the report came from National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes and State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

The GOP version of Rhodes' comment, according to CBS News: "We must make sure that the talking points reflect all agency equities, including those of the State Department, and we don't want to undermine the FBI investigation."

The White House email: "We need to resolve this in a way that respects all of the relevant equities, particularly the investigation."

The GOP version of Nuland's comment, according to CBS News: The penultimate point is a paragraph talking about all the previous warnings provided by the Agency (CIA) about al-Qaeda's presence and activities of al-Qaeda."

The White House email: "The penultimate point could be abused by members to beat the State Department for not paying attention to Agency warnings."

The news parallels a Tuesday CNN report which initially introduced the contradiction between what was revealed in a White House Benghazi email version, versus what was reported in media outlets. On Monday, Mother Jones noted that the Republicans' interim report included the correct version of the emails, signaling that more malice and less incompetence may have been at play with the alleged alterations."
Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report Claims

When you post this is what most people see.

Ow. My eyes. :O

 

[mudwhistle]

Wow. CNN is blatantly trying to aid the Obama Administration......

I think that it may be time to call into question their status as a member of the press and their freedoms under the First Amendment.

After all, as the progressives here at USMB are quick to point out. No right is absolute.

CNN is manufacturing an alibi for this Administration, and taking an active role in trying to turn the wrong doing of this White House onto the GOP.

Simply fucking amazing.

After CNNs Boston Marathon Bombing coverage one could easily question their status as a member of the press. They really screwed that pooch.

 

[Mertex]

Funny, I missed CBS saying that the emails were altered. In fact, I just went back and listened, and what they actually said is that two of the quotes were inaccurate. Since no one claimed they were direct quotes because no one had the actual emails, and ABC said that they were working from a summary, it is pretty easy to see how someone might get a few details wrong.

Two details wrong, the gist of the emails supports the story, yet you want me to believe that the emails, which only the White House had, were altered.

Don't try to minimize what has been done here. Republicans altered the e-mails to correspond with the lies they have been saying about Benghazi. It is evident who the liar in this situation is, but the problem is that Republican/conservatives cannot admit when they are caught red-handed.

What was the point of the Republicans editing them and changing what they actually said if not to back up their lies?

Your down-playing of the intent of the altered text is rather transparent when you say they got two details wrong. They didn't get the details wrong, they added words to the text. Clearly the GOP was trying to implicate the State Department and now they have been caught. The GOP is becoming less and less credible as they continue to push this non issue.

"One day after The White House released 100 pages of Benghazi emails, a report has surfaced alleging that Republicans released a set with altered text.

CBS News reported Thursday that leaked versions sent out by the GOP last Friday had visible differences than Wednesday's official batch. Two correspondences that were singled out in the report came from National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes and State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

The GOP version of Rhodes' comment, according to CBS News: "We must make sure that the talking points reflect all agency equities, including those of the State Department, and we don't want to undermine the FBI investigation."

The White House email: "We need to resolve this in a way that respects all of the relevant equities, particularly the investigation."

The GOP version of Nuland's comment, according to CBS News: The penultimate point is a paragraph talking about all the previous warnings provided by the Agency (CIA) about al-Qaeda's presence and activities of al-Qaeda."

The White House email: "The penultimate point could be abused by members to beat the State Department for not paying attention to Agency warnings."

The news parallels a Tuesday CNN report which initially introduced the contradiction between what was revealed in a White House Benghazi email version, versus what was reported in media outlets. On Monday, Mother Jones noted that the Republicans' interim report included the correct version of the emails, signaling that more malice and less incompetence may have been at play with the alleged alterations."
Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report Claims

When you post this is what most people see.

Most people see what they want to see, it's obvious that you are mostly blind. Pity!