Dem Senators Contradict White House During Presser Even while White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated that the attack against the US Embassy in Libya was a reaction to a film "m,any Muslims found offensive" and that there was no advance warning of the attacks, Democrat Senators briefed by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed that the attacks did appear premeditated and planned. ABC News' Jake Tapper pointed this out to Carney during his press briefing in an awkward moment. by Larry O'Connor