We are now learning the exact nature of the Benghazi deception. The President in his speech to the UN General Assembly, referenced an insulting video which resulted in anger being felt "throughout the Muslim world". This video had sparked spontaneous demonstrations and the violent mob's assault on the Benghazi consulate. They said that video led to the subsequent demonstrations and were responsible for the death of four Americans. [no blame for the murderers]

But the real insult is turning out to be this version of the Benghazi events. The spontaneous angry mob assault caused by the video was a fabricated story which originated in the White House Situation Room. The video was completely apart from any information sent to the White House from on-site intelligence reports. From its onset the video as cause for the Benghazi assault as described by Susan Rice, the President, Hillary Clinton and John Podesta was a complete fabrication. All of those reports about the video are false. Benghazi was reported to the White House from the start as a coordinated terrorist attack.

So where did the video story come from and why? The White House had been selling a campaign narrative of its great success in dealing with terrorists ["al-qaeda is on the run"] and that narrative was suddenly in jeopardy, right before the election. And the State Department was desperately afraid that it would be seen as responsible for these deaths since it had denied repeated requests to beef up security. The video mantra served both purposes; a scapegoat for Hillary Clinton's inadequate consulate security AND it allowed President Obama to classify this attack as a spontaneous Muslim rage as opposed to a persisting terrorist threat. The video became convenient cover for both their needs.

It's hard to imagine why an outright deception was favored over telling the truth. One of the lessons of Watergate was that it wasn't the deed that got Nixon impeached [almost], it was the dishonesty of his cover-up. Doesn't this cover-up sicken us all? Four Americans died and then in 4 months Hillary screeches, "What difference does it make?"

"That is what we saw played out in the last two weeks as a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world." President Obama to the UN General Assembly, Sept 24, 2012

A year and four months later this coordinated deception has been rightly exposed. But who cares? The liars may have been politically "right" to deceive us distracted Americans. We don't seem to have any conviction left. To date no explanation or apology has been forthcoming from any of these responsible. Anyone in the White House Situation Room that night really should come forward to come clean. Nobody has yet admitted anything. The spontaneous demonstration story was the brainchild of a small number of people who agreed to it and carried out a hideous deception.