0 attack, someone forgot to circle their callender at that time that it was 9/11 and did not preposition forces and so forth. >> quick study suggests since 19999 the u.s. has closed multiple embecauses because of security concerns. only once in the middle east and never so many embassies. 21 been embassy and consulates with close on sunday. >> some of these places look like fortrats, this could coulda lot about security at our embassies in general. >> there are already questions about that stewart. historically, security is the responsibility of the host country, but of course that failed miserably in benghazi, libya, where the central government had only limited military resources and the friendly militias failed to stop the attack. the committee has already passed legislation that would put marines in more installations and hire more -- better so they probably want to be out in front with this very bad anniversary of being caught flat-footed in ben georgia si and then not reacting. this is probably a beard consequence of nor longer being on the offensive against al qaeda. this is a defensive step. >> with say the threat is credible but doesn't steam be specific. they talk about a vast net. a worldwide travel ban, doesn't seem like they have specific credible evidence in some certain place. what does that you? >> they've closed every embassy where they think al qaeda has the ability to act,, which is stunning. the big mantra of the administration has been that al qaeda is on its heels and yet there are dozens of countries where we can be hit at any time. >> hough does it play politically when you say that al qaeda is on its heels and now we have this massive warning for everybody traveling overseas and anybody in these embassies and their families. what does that say politically? >> i think that what we have been hearing from the administration, if be just pull out of iraq and afghanistan and declare the war on terror over, ask congress to rescind the authority for the war, that will tame our adversaries, whether it's al qaeda or the muss almost brotherhood. apparently not. >> does it all circle back to benghazi. al qaeda wouldn't go after them. is there some where in the ranks saying that they didn't go after us so maybe we strike again? >> that's right. and one of the people that believed to be involved in the terrorist attack spoke to a u.s. news organization and said i've never been contacted by the fbi so al qaeda thinks we're back pre9/11 and they can act with impunity and we may send up a cruise missile but not a serious strategy to defeat lahmists. >> do you predict more? >> we're on the defensive and you'll see more of this. >> christian whiteon, good of you, thank. >> to texas now, and on the eve of the trial of the accused fort hood shooter, survivor of the massacre says the suspect's open words prove it was an act of terror, not merely work place violence as the feds called the murders. last night we reported on hand-written letters which major nadal has san wrote him and he praises this guy, the now-dead american al qaeda leader anwar los angeles al lack can i. he asks forgiveness. his court-martial, set to begin on tuesday, and now we are hearing reaction to the suspect's letters from one of the survivors. doug is live in washington. reporter: sean manning this survivor's name. he was shot six times by major nadal hassan and was disgusted by what he read and the writings confirm this was no act of work place violence has the government termed it. >> the government has tried too deny this is an act of terrorism. i think if -- i hope that if people hear the words from hassan's own mouth, that they'll understand this was an act of terrorism. >> in one type document, hassan writes: american democracy and sharia law are incompatable there is an irreconcilable conflict in american democracy, we the people govern according to what we the people think is right or wrong even itch it goes against what almighty god commands and america's ban on cruel and unusual punishment prevents the flogging of a fornicator or receiving senior severerring the hand of thief. clearly it pears that hassan, court-martial, is making hiking case to military justice delivering mail, medicine and packages, yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service and want to layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. congress created this problem, and congress can fix it.