Sharyl Attkisson: New Benghazi whistleblowers have come forward; Updated

CBS: House investigators talking to new Benghazi whistleblowers http://t.co/uj927FZeKo via @CBSNews

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

@rcdarmy @CBSNews I believe whistleblower connotes a particular term and potential protection vs. just witnesses, but not certain

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

@drawandstrike @CBSNews I tend to agree:I use "survivors" to refer to those who escaped bullets more or less… or were injured but survived

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

@drawandstrike I would say eyewitnesses would refer to such people as those on the ground who saw events but may not have been threatened

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

The nature of the communications with the #Benghazi whistleblowers and their identities are not being made public at this time…

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

But in response, the Oversight Committee sent letters to the three federal agencies involved: the CIA, the Defense Dept & State Dept

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013

@drawandstrike logically we're saying: all survivors are eyewitnesses but not all eyewitnesses are survivors, right?

— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) April 17, 2013