A blistering report on the attacks on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. The 2012 attack probably could have been avoided says the Senate Committee. Im stephanie sy. According to the Senate Report they failed to increase security. The attack was not a plot but an op opportunistic attack by several groups. For the first time we hear that ambassador Chris Stevens refused two offers to beef up security. Tracy potts has more from washington. The Senate Intelligence report says the state department failed to act on mounting evidence that militants targeted the consulate in benghazi. The state department knew this was a violently part of the world, but failed to take the property security measures to protect the people in benghazi. The report calls the september 11, 2012, attack that killed four americans preventible, noting there were smaller attacks. The c. I. A. Beefed up its security, but the Senate Report says ambassador Chris Stevens declined two or from the military to bring in a specia
West virginia violations the government report after the chemical leak raises questions about the Company Behind the accident and the facility holding the toxic material. Plus flight formation why do birds travel in v patterns. Tonight the surprising answer. We begin with what can only be described as hope, hope that an american soldier held against his will since 2009 is alive. He is Army Sergeant bo bergdahl, who vanished from his base in afghanistan more than four years ago. Hes believed to be held by fighters linked to taliban. Today word of proof of life, the military says it has video showing him. When and where it was taken is unknown. In a statement the military said this reacting to the video the bergdahl family released this statement def conversation susanna gomezservando joining us now to talk about this is mark lyons. The Truman National security project, and a retired army major. Welcome. Good evening. How does this happen . You know, a soldier gets away from his unit. Th
Good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. Im thomas drayton. We begin this morning with a Senate Report suggesting a deadly aattack on the u. S. Consulate could have been prevented. The state department and american intelligence agencies did not do enough to boost security despite warnings that the threat level was increasing. Its the first report criticising ambassador chris sevens directly. It raises questions about his judgments and actions in the weeks before his death. Stevens and three other were killed on the attacks, taking place september 11th, 2002. Theres a new wave of violence in iraq. Six car bombs exploded in and around baghdad. 75 were killed, dozens injured. The blasts occurred in the mostly shia neighbourhoods. Senator mccain has been an outspokener critic and spoke with John Seigenthaler about his view on americas Foreign Policy throughout the region. Throughout the middle east america is declining in influence and on the wane. People are making their own accommoda
Are the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a maish yah maa Airlines Flight 370, there are no signs of the plane or the 239 people on board. The plain was the plane was last spotted on the way to beijing, an oil slick and debris spotted over the weekend are now said to have nothing to do with the plane. Ships and aircraft are resuming their search. Two men with flying with stolen passports. Investigators want to know who they are and what they were up to. Al jazeera Scott Heidler has the story. Does of ships from nations, in whrumple to beijing kuala lumpur to beijing. It is unprecedented missing aircraft mystery as you can put it. It is mystifying and we are increasing our efforts to do what with we have to do. Malaysia airlines are helping us, all the experts around the world are helping us. But as far as we are concerned, we have to find the aircraft. Malasian officials arent discounting any possibility for the planes disappears, including hijacking, terrorism, something that r
Still struggling with their loss. There are fearing for columbias Peace Process after the Ruling Coalition lost seats in the parliamentary elections. Most of the votes went to the party of ariba. His group, which is opposed to talking to the rebels f. A. R. C. , will be the most powerful. A peace deal has been worked through for 19 months. They have been fighting the government for 15 years. They have become reliant on the drug trade. We have this report. A surprise success. Former president and his new party are the secondbiggest force in the senate and the winners in the columbian elections. If they resolve it, it deals a blow to the current president santos who had enjoyed a huge majority in congress. I had voted for the democratic dissent in venezuela. The government allows it and others do not avoid it. 33 million columbians cast a ballot to elect a new congress. The vote is seen as an ongoing Peace Process. The congress will play a role in crafting laws to implement a peace deal,