Washington (CNN) -- Two hours after the attack on the U.S.
consulate in Benghazi, the White House, the State Department and the FBI were
told that an Islamist group had claimed credit, government e-mails obtained by
CNN show.
One
of the e-mails -- sent from a State Department address to various government
agencies -- specifically identifies Ansar al-Sharia as claiming responsibility
for the attack on its Facebook page and on Twitter.
The
e-mails raise further questions about the seeming confusion on the part of the
Obama administration to determine the nature of the September attack and those
who planned it.
The
attack left U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead.Read More
