and approving benghazi as a temporary diplomatic post at all. the report included blurred lines of authority, a serious lack of accountability, no risk management model for high threat posts, no on site intelligence analysts at high risk posts and many vulnerable low risk posts. for more on benghazi to the state department's failures to the heroism of the team that fought to save the diplomats, i'm joined by the author of the book under fire, the untold story of the attack at benghazi. fred harris, the global private intelligence agency, he is a former diplomatic security agent and samuel katz, an expert on security issues. fred, you both describe in this book, you create this incredible atmosphere of this lawless city, it's a den of thieves and spice. were -- spies where all sorts of danger were present, where the british and consular office were almost assassinated by rmps, the u.s. mission had a bomb on one of its walls, there were all sorts of things that were screaming out danger. why was the state department still there and why was ambassa

and if benghazi came to you today, and if the allegations swirling around benghazi came to you such asld americans have gotten there to rescue these people in time, did the state department do everything that they were supposed to do to protect the people who were deployed in benghazi, and in the annex next to them, and are people really telling the truth when they talk about what they said and to whom they said it? i'm sure that you, as a former investigations editor would have put every reporter that you could have on this story. but now, you are wearing a different hat which is working for the state department, and being the state department's spokesman and we are not getting those questions answered. we are just getting platitudes about how what a terrific panel this was that looked into the questions. >> you will tell us if mr. franz calls you? >> i don't think that he will. >> and a couple of thing, and i tried to put it in perspective earlier as this was breaking off of the top of the hour of "fox repo report" because we had gotten it minutes before, a look at the draft report,

embassy that the special mission compound in benghazi was under attack.rators who were in triply stood up. >> how many people was that? >> that was seven. >> that was seven people. and how many terrorist were there, fred? i mean, this is simple math to me and i don't like the fact the only super bower in the world, their answer in all of this over the course of 12 months is, you know, we just made the decision and we don't have to defend it. it's the way it is and the hell with then. that's exactly what this is a statement of in my opinion this administration, the hell with them because they didn't even try. how wrong am i, fred? >> well, lou, i think if you look at this in context, the terrorist that stormed the compound were 30 to 50 that actually came onto the actual villa where the ambassador was hunkered down and the agents had a decision that nobody ever wan to be encountered with, do i shoot it out and make a last stand similar to the alamo, or do i try to cover and evacuate, which is exactly what they tried to do? >> right. >> unfortunately, they

what have you learned about benghazi?the untold story is the story of the benghazi attack as told through the state department stationed in benghazi the night of the attack and we cover the history sort of these attacks throughout the world from the '70s, '80s, and '90s and the last ten years in the global war on terror and how in reality such attacks are nothing new at all. they have been going on for a long time. >> here's the thing. for getting about the attacks in the past, you've got pat smith, all right, the mother of sean smith. it's been a year. no one has told her exactly what happened. do you know what happened? >> we believe we know some details but benghazi was a very unique case of expeditionary diplomacy. >> what does that mean? >> when things around the world happen very quickly and we here try and catch up and we locate ourselves in governments and nations that are post-revolutionary, post-war. and there isn't a time -- >> you know what, let me ask you this. did the president issue the cross border authori

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benghazi back in the spotlight today. under way in capitol hill with lawmakers asking why no one in the state department was held accountable for the deadly terror attacks at the conflict in libya. i am generally. jon: and i am jon scott. the house foreign affairs committee seeking accountability for benghazi. they are questioning the undersecretary of state patrick kennedy to explain why top officials have escaped any blame. jenna: some are calling him a star witness. lawmakers want to know who made the policy leading to what they say is substandard security at our facility in benghazi. the publicans are criticizing the official report that recommended disciplinary action against for state department employees. the attack left for americans that, as you know, including our vasser cristchris stevens. the oversight committee will hold an additional committee on the report. it is chaired by darrell issa. he joined "america's newsroom" calling the official report deeply flawed. >> our study shows the accountability review bo

they've had benghazi on their plate for a year. if -- i think by staging a congressional vote, president obama has weakened future presidents, whoever they might be. >> why they ever asked for this vote in the first place makes no sense. there was no constitutional reason. no any other reason -- >> there is no reason to put yourself out there and strike out. >> i didn't know it was going to be this bad. by the way, congressional relations, he has tried from day one -- >> oh, here we go. >> yes, he has. they've turned hi down left and right for purely political and, in my view, in many cases -- >> i think that will be proven false. when you look back -- the report on the obama care vote where they looked at any members of congress for weeks leading up to the first vote. they never even heard anything from the white house. it was an arrogant way to treat them. they've been the most important white house. even from the white house podium. the president himself. and so they've basically -- they're reaping what they sow. >> i think the

peter doocy is searching for answers in benghazi.irst we go live to eric shaw in lower manhattan. >> american airlines flight 11 is directly over my head. that plane was very loud, very low and sometimes it seems not one day has gone by. the memorial of ground zero of the world trade center the tremendous footprints have been visited by 10 million people since it was opened. a few hours from now like in years past it will be a solemn somber ceremony remembering what happened here. it will be a morning of tears and tributes. there will be the six moments of silence one when the flight hit the north tower then the second plane as well as the plane united airlines flight 93 that crashed in shanksville and the attack on the pentagon. the readings of the names the solemn list 3,000 people who perished here and the ceremony no politicians or officials will speak. we will all remember moments like this whthat are forever frozen in time. >> i apologize for being out of breath. i was walking down 59 avenue and i heard a jet perhaps a 737 or s

we are now a clear from benghazi. we'll continue our conversation. it calls for all chemical weapons in syria to be destroyed. now back to huckabee. >> we are back with charles woods, father of navy seal ty woods. jeff duncan held up a photoof ty while questioning secretary of state john kerry on the house hearings in syria. >> this is a picture of toy roen woods a navy seal, the woods family deserve answers and he was killed in benghazi. america deserves answers. before we send americans in a civil war and no clear indication that there is no imminent threat to the united states. >> powerful moment. there is other congressman and septemberors who attempted to get answers. jeff duncan and others pushed for answers. >> i want to tip my hat to jeff duncan. i have spoke ep to him three times. once in his office when i gave him a picture of ty. >> and you gave me. >> thank you. he called me twice. once last spring and he said i appreciated visiting with you and i want you to know that i have taped ty's picture to my computer so that i will not forget. an

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post in benghazi. seven hours later americans are dead including chris stevens. a u.s. government report obtained exclusively by al jazeera's investigative department exposes security breaches across the world. department of state for turning its back on security issues and putting lives at risk for 30 years. in the case of benghazi state department officials circumvented their own security measures, failed to measure acceptable risk and according to the report has still not debriefed any surviving agents. intelligence and law noarms official, the team traveled to ten locations around the world, including five high threat posts in sudan, egypt and lebanon. they met with over 200 individuals. the report paints a picture of questionable decision making, waivers for not meeting security standards have become commonplace, exposing employees in high threat areas to unacceptable level of risk. database to disseminate critical information has not been truly functional for many years and many locations don't have state communication links. forcing it to beg hat in hand for the

last wednesday marked a year since four americans were murdered in benghazi. and senator graham will speak to the survivors about what happen that night. will we ever find out, i will ask the senator when we come back. >> i would like to hear from you. go to my web site mikehuckabee.com and tell me what you think. and sign up for my facebook page and follow me on (applause) >> on wednesday, state department spokes person faced tough questioning from a p reporter matt lee on request for house oversight and chairman darril issa, to make the survivors of benghazi attacks available for questioning by congress. >> do you see the contradiction here? when he complaining that you are not making people available to him and you say that is not thorough. you are and then you say people are not being made available, that is a problem. >> what i would say to him, we don't understand why anyone would do going to jeopardize the process. >> okay, it is factually correct though then, that the state department or the administration is preventing people specifically the survivor

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as you recall last year, no specific credible threat and then benghazi. >> benghazi., we have seen reports of hezbollah perhaps planning retaliation against u.s. interests in iraq, lebanon. the embassy evacuated. and these threats combined with the threat of a cyber attack. >> hezbollah is capable, they make al-qaeda look like junior varsity. but in 25 year welcomes no record of going after u.s. interests. and people we talk to -- >> you don't buy the new reports. >> i think more likely an attack on israel as opposed to the u.s. interest. that would be a different kind of attack. perhaps not just u.s. embassies, hotels, airlines that appear to be american could be targeted. for the most part, hezbollah has no track record of that. the cyber attacks, the syrian electronic army, which appear to be about ten college-age kids in syria backed by -- >> pretty sure they're in syria. >> that's what we're told by u.s. authorities, but they're not sophisticated. it's been disruptive, denied us marine dowd's columns, but not that sophisticated. >> more a nuisance. and you have c

woods and every family member who lost a member that losted a in benghazi. we'll get to hear from the survivors. it is a year since the attack and congress is the independent oversight. can you imagine if this was bush how our democratic friends would act. i will stop every nomination and a ponement until the state department agrees to make available to the house and senate those who survived the debacle called benghazi. we need to hear from them what happened and not told by a spokesman what happened. >> how come we are pushing over and over and not begin the answer. they should know it is going to come out. why would the stall continue like this? >> i think the narrative that bin laden was dead and al-qaeda on the run was destroyed by the attack in benghazi. before the attack they had made request for security. chris stephens said we can't defend the consulate. and al-qaeda flags are flying all over the place and why for eight hours no one came to their rescue and how did it start as a protest gone bad spawned by hateful video. i looked at the evidence. mi

benghazi. contrary to some reports, he was at no point ordered to stand remain inrather to tripoli to defend american embassy there in anticipation of possible additional attacks and to assist the survivors as they returned from benghazi. the colonel confirmed this account of events. when i asked will we ever listen to the facts? this came out of the subcommittee of the armed services committee chaired by a republican colleague. these are the facts. let me move on and asked admiral mullen the question. another allegation has been made by many republicans, including that the military should have sent the fighter planes to fly over benghazi. you still have to say, why weren't there aircraft it capability heading towards them? the next time this happens, it can we count on this secretary to care about people in harms way? there are some things wrong with this statement. i do not even know where to start. do you agree the president and caretary of state "do not about people in harms way"? >> i do n

consulate in benghazi libya. the committee also heard testimony from the leaders of the state department's accountability review board on benghazi. here is a two-hour portion of the hearing. >> committee will come to order. the oversight committee exists to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes two minutes well spent and second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. how how did young oversight government reform committee is to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers. for what they know is important for how they decide. in fact, our job is to work tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs to deliver facts to the american people and bring genuine reform to the federal barkers v. this is our mission. i now ask unanimous consent to read into the record statements from two witnesses who will not be available, the family of the vic dems of the 9/11 attack o

agents at the benghazi consulate the night stevens was killed? >> that's one of the unsolved mysteries. one of the issues that i think that we need some help with from congress is to call c.i.a. personnel up for testimony. so far, there's only been 1v.i.a. officer testify behind closed doors that was actually in benghazi. >> they were at annex, not at the mission itself with the ambassador. >> but they did responsibility to the actual villa to help with the rescue. that's one of the points that is nothing more than speculation. it's my assessment, having worked in this environment and looked at a lot of terrorist attacks like this that this was a c.i.a. base. this is what the c.i.a. disaster, they have security officers that watch the case officers backs during those meetings. that's the g.r.s. crew. they're multi-tasking. they're training in emergency medical gear and equipment and first aid, looking for man pads and some of the surface to air missiles that had been lost. >> you say that the true story of benghazi is not one of failure or cover

diplomatic facility in benghazi, libya. tonight, chief intelligence correspondent updates us on efforts to find out what really happened and why. >> as the nation marked the worst terror attack on u.s. soil, eric holder publicly honored the heroism of four americans murdered in benghazi. >> and ambassador chris stevens. >> in this letter, the cia pledgeded to make the survivors available to congressional investigators. >> they all acted with great bravery and patriotism. >> and with these new images of the horror, the relatives voice frustration. >> i will not give up. my only child. >> a review of internal memos and testimony shows the policy edition to maintain the conflict was made at the highest levels at the state department by officials who escaped -- this memo signed by patrick kennedy nine months before the assault okayed the operation with the prompts of better security that was never fulfilled. >> it would not active in isolate. he needed cover on the department's seventh floor. >> i feel for a place as sensitive

diplomatic post in benghazi. seven hours later four americans are dead including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. a u.s. government report obtained by our unit exposes critical shortfalls in security at diplomatic posts all around the world. the 29-page report targets the department of state for turning its back on security issues and putting lives at risk for 30 years. in the case of benghazi, state department officials circumvented their own security standards, failed to measure acceptable risks, and according to the report has still not debriefed any surviving agents about lessons learned from the attacks. these are the fiepd goes of a five-member panel of former high-ranking intelligence and law enforcement officials. the team traveled to ten locations around the world, including five high-threat posts in kenya, south sudan, egypt, lebanon and yemen. they met with more than 200 individuals. their report paints a picture of dysfunction and questionable decision-making. waivers for not meeting security standards have become common place exposing complees to an unaccept

the attorney for one of the benghazi whistle blowers is victoria. she joins us to tell us what the oba administration overlooked and why. next. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: yore hisry. instead of looking behind... delta is looki beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. thunderrashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. starting at $29,900. >> my next guest represents one of the benghazi whistle blowers, and joining us now is victoria where are she's attorney for gregory hicks, former deputy chief of mission inlibya. she's also a former chief counselor the senate intelligence committee. good to have you with u

happening now on the hill, the benghazi review board under serious review. lead investigators on the benghazi accountability review board are on the hot seat. they're answering tough questions about their investigation into the terror attack that left four americans dead including our ambassador there. whether they ever have had the independence to give an as sentiment to the administration's response to the attack its fair due. the chair of the oversight committee, congressman darrell issa. >> the arb structure along with the state department culture raises questions about the extent the to which it can be independent. although it's a meaningful document this committee has not been able to receive the background information nor were there recorded notes sufficient to allow for a true review of the review. gregg: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live from washington with more. hi, catherine. >> reporter: well, thank you, gregg. we're in the second hour of the hearing and one of the headlines is that the state department investigation wa

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the attorney for one of the benghazi whistle blowers is victoria. us to tell us what the obama administration overlooked and why. next.gg@a@a@q@g s s??j >> my next guest represents one of the benghazi whistle blowers, and joining us now is victoria where are she's attorney for gregory hicks, former deputy chief of mission in libya. she's also a former chief counsel for the senate intelligence committee. good to have you with us. do you expect much to come from that house oversight committee hearing? will there be a resolution of the issues that you are most concerned about? >> well, iope that there is a lot revealed. i have been talking about this for about four or five months, and the mainstream media is still reluctant to pick it up. the process that we've used, lou, is just an insult to any of us who have really conducted an independent investigation. there was no stenographers. there was just note takers. the witnesses were never allowed to review those notes to see if they were accurately portrayed. nobody was allowed to review the dr

benghazi. martha: we are still looking for the answers of what mapped in benghazi that day and the fact it happened on september 11. it obviously hold so much significance as we wait for the president to walk out of the pentagon. eric holder. the attorney general made comments about the 9/11 anniversary and also mentioned as is fitting of course those who were lost in benghazi and named them each individually which is of note as well. >> reporter: that is of note. but it's important to point out there have been no arrests. none of the attackers have been brought to justice. the u.s. military has been involved in tracking those attackers. the intelligence community has been tracking them. yet no arrests. so a great deal of frustration that one year later there has been no answer to that terrorist attack in benghazi. every day at the pentagon let's remember there are 56,000 u.s. american troops in afghanistan and that is a direct result of 9/11 12 years ago. still u.s. troops fighting overseas. m

consulate in benghazi. day after the attack, president obama pinned the perpetrator's as libbians protesting over a film. >> since our rounding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but there is no justification to this type of senseless violence, none. the world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts. >> since then independent investigations found no evidence of a protest happening at the site, and while the u.s. government had said there were no warnings, we now know ambassador stevens had requested more protection. an operation lead by the french, british, and americans enforced a un sanctioned no-fly zo zozone -- [ technical difficulties ] -- the country's autocratic leader for 42 years. it's now been 23 months since the end of the regime. this is the state of libya today, an estimated 50,000 libbians remain displaced from the conflict. libya's oil and natural gas production plummeted afte

the attorney for one of the benghazi whistle blowers is victoria.oins us to tell us what the obama administration overlooked and why. next. there is a pursuit we all share. a better opportunity a bfor your business,r family, a better legacy to leave the world. we have always believed in this pursuit, striving to bring insight to every investment, and integrity to every plan. we are morgan stanley. and we're ready to work for you. >> my next guest represents one of the benghazi whistle blowers, and joining us now is victoria where are she's attorney for gregory hicks, former deputy chief of mission in libya. she's also a former chief counsel for the senate intelligence committee. good to have you with us. do you expect much to come from that house oversight committee hearing? will there be a resolution of the issues that you are most concerned about? >> well, i hope that there is a lot revealed. i have been talking about this for about four or five months, and the mainstream media is still reluctant to pick it up. the process that we've used, lou, is

i want to get your thoughts on this benghazi accountability report.the people in charge of overseeing personnel, patrick kennedy, at the state department were never asked any questions about why they would have not given extra security when they were asked for it at the consulate in benghazi. >> our study shows the accountability review board gave a complete pass to undersecretary kennedy and was in the process with secretary clinton, was in the process of making benghazi a permanent consulate as the am pass doer was attacked. what we found, accountability review board didn't happen. as a matter of fact the four people identified by the arb, all of them are on the job, none of them having lost a day's pay. even before they identified, they are not held accountable. martha: we are going to carry that live for everybody at home who are interested in benghazi. bill: here is a rare sight. northern california, a dust devil appearing out of nowhere. it started small and quickly picked up speed shooting sand into the sky. dust devils are usually harmless. th

that reporters seem to be able to find this guy who the government is charging for involvement of benghazi but our law enforcement can't find. >> we've been very clear that we will hold those people who kmited this crime gengs our people. >> we're talking about people being killed by gas and you want to talk about benghazi. we don't deserve to talk about this when the real issue is whether or not the congress is going to stand up for international norms with respect to dictators. >> one prominent member of congress deeply upset by the president's performance in the syrian cry siisis as the chairmf the homeland security committee is new york republican peter ken carson. welcome. >>> why do you support the force where 90% of american people oppose? >> i believe military force is important because if syria is allowed to use the chemical weapons, that, plus their alliance with iran, is really going to change the power structure in the middle east. it's going to affect israel, jordan, our national security. i could see it getting out of control. having said that, it becomes harder and harder to

security flaws before the benghazi attack.e'll she see you at the top of the hour. >> thousand we continue our conversation on the rising costs of a college education, but we're asking, is it worth it? joining us from san francisco tonight, continuing the discussion is dale stevens, the founder of uncollege. a social move. dedicated to the changing social believe that college is the only path to success. and he wrote a book, hacking your college education, and you might want to explain that. and the director of young invincibles.org. developing policies to make college affordable and accessible to all. dale, let's start with you, tell us about uncollege, does that mean don't go to college? >> uncollege is a social event that helps people take control of their college education, and it's self directed homeschooling, and we work with people to make them better and more effective learners, the skills that schools are supposed to teach, and how to find mentors. the things that school never actually bothers to tell you. >> did you

. >> what happened in benghazi. >> what happened in benghazi. >> livaudeville, let's pull out the benghazi we should go to war with libya. >> i think that's the way we should do it. >> the three ameeg owes. >> we're in egypt talking about how the muslim brotherhood caused 9/11. >> i like this guy. funny guy. >> please be at jimmy kimmel tonight. >> yeah. >> could these three people be any more condescending. >> we were nothing 236 years ago. today we are strong. >> maybe some day, egypt, you will be strong enough to build something lasting. maybe. ? let's get to the panel 6789 joining us is karen finney, and there is a lot happening in washington this week thanks to the return of congress. one of the highlights, of course, the fourth annual jesse helms lecture at the heritage foundation and ted cruz delivered this address named for jesse helms and when he retired, karen, in 2001, the "washington post" wrote that helms was, quote, the last unabashed racist politic in this country, and yet he thinks we need 100 more senators like that? >> you know, martin, here is the thing. if you listen to

do you know why the ambassador was in benghazi? >> hillary clinton directed him -- >> hillary clinton, that's not the information -- >> of course not. you got false information. the arb report that was supposed to be so great had a false statement. it said the ambassador went there independently of washington. chris stevens went there because the day he was sworn in hillary clinton directed him to make it a permanent out post and the first few months he couldn't do it because he had other commitments and he had to do it in september because he had to ask for money in the year. so he went to benghazi at hilary's direction. >> you remember the last time we were on your show. i said that it would be proven eventually that the accountability review bored that was headed up by ambassador was a coverup and everything that we have learned since then shows that it was. they didn't interview hillary clinton. now how can you hold accountable the department of state, when the one person responsible for all it's activities was never interviewe

basically, the final word on benghazi.challenged today is whether it was truly independent, whether there were conflicts of interest and why the investigation was allegedly designed to affix blame at the lowest possible level at the state department. a key data point as the congressional investigations focus in on senior leadership at the state department is the testimony of ambassador stevens' deputy. you see him there, greg hicks, that it was mrs. clinton's personal goal to establish a permanent diplomatic mission, and that's why ambassador stevens was in benghazi. >> he was doing the preparatory work because hillary clinton wanted to have a permanent presence in benghazi by december. she wanted to be in libya to announce it. and if that's true, as suspected, then, in fact, to a great extent he was going there either to see if it was possible or to bring the evidence back to dispel any chance that benghazi could be ready by december to be a permanent mission. >> reporter: we're expecting two panels of witnesses today, am

do you know why the ambassador was in benghazi? >> hillary clinton directed him -- >> hillary clinton, that's not the information -- >> of course not. you got false information. the arb report that was supposed to be so great had a false statement. it said the ambassador went there independently of washington. chris stevens went there because the day he was sworn in hillary clinton directed him to make it a permanent out post and the first few months he couldn't do it because he had other commitments and he had to do it in september because he had to ask for money in the year. so he went to benghazi at hilary's direction. >> you remember the last time we were on your show. i said that it would be proven eventually that the accountability review bored that was headed up by ambassador was a coverup and everything that we have learned since then shows that it was. they didn't interview hillary clinton. now how can you hold accountable the department of state, when the one person responsible for all it's activities was never interviewe