official said, while a handful of others was linked to a direct al-Qaida affiliate in North Africa known as AQIM. Most of the details affirming al-Qaida links were edited or excluded from the unclassified talking points used by Rice in appearances on news programs the weekend after the attack , officials confirmed Friday. Multiple agencies were involved in excising information, doing so because it revealed sources and methods, dealt with classified intercepts or involved information that was not yet fully confirmed, the officials said. ...The president and other officials were also told during the early briefings about other attempted acts of violence that had occurred in Benghazi and around the consulate before the deadly attack. They were also told that there was at least some intelligence indicating some efforts to surveil U.S. assets in Benghazi had occurred in the days and weeks before. A poll conducted on the Washington Guardian website indicated over 90% of respondents believe Barack Obama has NEVER been honest regarding what he knew with either the Benghazi Massacre or the Fast and Furious scandal. LINK ______________________ As to why Barack Obama lied to the American public regarding Benghazi -- was it politics?  Was it due to his administration hiding something going on in Libya?  Is it simply because Obama is incapable of telling the truth - about anything ? Perhaps all of the above.  At any rate -- the families of those whose lives were lost, and all of America, deserve the TRUTH on what Barack