Posture that was inadequate for benghazi this is from the most recent one. I want to know if you agree with this. Inadequate for benghazi and grossly inadequate to deal with the attack that took place. Do you agree with the statement from the current arb . I accepted the recommendations of the current arb. My question is if you agree with it. I dont think thats a relevant question, congressman. I think the question is, i accepted their recommendations, and obviously their recommendations were based on their very thorough investigation and analysis. So, clearly i endorsed the entire boards work. In january 2014 senator feinstein noted conservative said, quote, in her report, the incidents at the tmf and cia were likely preventable end of quote. Do you agree with that statement from senator feinsteins report . Well, i would like to think that anything of that magnitude and the loss of life could have in some way been preventable. I think that what the arb recommended were steps to try to
Couple of issues. One would be identifying some of the people who might benefit from a scholarship kind of approach to who would pay for it. Whether that is through government or private funding. And the third is we get back to the same security processes that involve refugees because youre a star going to have to get clearances and those people into other countries. Usually a basic requirement for most individuals is that you can return back to the country of origin. I would say in my working experience, the largest was in the 1980s for South African refugees. There were a number of foundations, mechanisms in place that South Africans were able to Access International college and University Level kind of education. Post secondary kind of education. Byt was driven in large part a lot of private Foundation Money that made that possible. In some cases in europe, some countries are looking at some sort of small scholarship program. Lead tothe cohort might be addressed, and it may be impor
Inside over nearly eight hours. Four americans were killed, including ambassador Chris Stevens and diplomat sean smit along with glen doherty and ty woods, both former navy seals. In recent days, the House Benghazi Committee heard from key figures in closeddoor testimony. They include former cia director David Petraeus and former defense secretary leon panetta. And later this week, they ll hear from a third official that few have probably heard of jeremy bash, former Defense Department chief of staff, whose email happens to be central to our report today. It s an email he sent from the military to the state department the night of the benghazi attacks one that s been kept from public view for three years and lends evidence t allegations of a rescue interrupted. We need immediate assistance. We are overrun. If you do not get here soon we are all gonna die. Secretoldiers of benghazi opens later this week. But we are the only help they have. Sharyl it s the harrowing account of six cia te
We are overrun. If you do not get here soon we are all gonna die. Sharyl the film 13 hours the secret solers of benghazi opens later this week. None of you havavto go. But we are the only help they have. Sharyl its the harrowing account of six cia team members in an annex about a mile from the benghazi compound when it fell under attack. They cla when they tried to go the rescue, their boss delaye youre not the first responders, youre the last resort. Sharyl now, an email hidden from public view for three years reveals another rescue attempt was apparently interrupted. The military offered to deploy special forces to benghazi during the assault long before the atckers killed cia contractors and former Navy Seals Glen doherty and ty woods. Three and a half hours into the eighthour long siege, the militarys chief of staff jeremy officials we have identified the forces that could move to benghazi. They are spinning up as we speak. They include a special Operations Forces element that was
The atckers killed cia contractors and former Navy Seals Glen doherty and ty woods. Three and a half hours into the eighthour long siege, the militarys chief of staff jeremy bash emails Top State Department officials we have identified the forces that could move to benghazi. They are spinning up as we speak. They include a special Operations Forces element that was in croatia. Col. Wood theyre spun up as we speak means that hes made contact with them, theyve confirmed that theyve been given that order, and theyre making progress toward going to that location. Sharyl retired ar cololnel andrew wood commanded a special forces Antiterrorism Team protecting ambassador Chris Stevens and other diplomats in libya. In 2 2012, wood told congress his team was removed from libya by the Obama Administration a month before the attacks, despite warnings of terrorist violence to come. For the first time, woods claim that those special forces offered in the military email were on their way to benghazi