always had from the beginning, what is a diplomatic embassy? an annex? that s where diplomats issue passports, tourist visas. that s not where navy seals and special forces guys hang out. were they getting guns and putting them somewhere else? that s illegal. that s iran-contra. bill: fox news alert. a senior pentagon defense official confirming a special-ops raid rescues several iraqis held by isis. the official would not say where the rescue took place. it said expect a statement shortly from washington. it s breaking news. we are back on this news and the benghazi hearing next. hi i m heather cox
reckless accusations that are demonstrably false? why not tell them to shut up then? carly fiorina had said that secretary clinton has blood on her hands. mike huckabee accused her of ignoring the warning calls from dying americans in benghazi. senator rand paul said benghazi was a 3:00 a.m. phone call that she never picked up. and senator lindsey graham tweeted, where the hell were you on the night of the benghazi attack? everyone on this panel knows these accusations are baseless, from our own investigations and all those before it. yet republican members of this celebrity committee remain silent. on monday the democrats issued a
about this because that is not a view that i will be a describe to. thank gentleman from illinois. recognize the gentleman from maryland. thank you very much, madam secretary. i want to thank you for being here. i want to start with the number one question that republicans claim has not been answered in eight previous investigations. yesterday, the chairman wrote an op-ed, and he said, this is his top unanswered question about benghazi. and it is, and i quote, why are people in libya and, and benghazi made so many requests for additional security personnel and equipment and why those requests were denied. i will give you a chance to answer in a minute. secretary clinton, as you know, this exact question has been asked many times and answered many times.
do with this video. i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. march are september 26 secretary clinton suggested the attack actually may have been preplanned, at least backed by terrorists. bill: back to capitol hill. steven hayes, good morning. a series of questions for you. what would be your fir question on this committee? that s a good question. i think i would probably start with emails if i were on the panel in part because i don t think hillary clinton will be looking at questions about emails at least to begin with. the republicans on the panel are more likely to ask her about benghazi, about the attacks. given the narrative momentums she has going into this session. you might surprise her if you want to take her off her footing.
libya we named chris as our envoy to the opposition. there was no easy way to get him into benghazi to begin gathering information and meeting those libyans who were rising up against the murderous dictator qadaffi, but he found a way to get himself there, on a greek cargo ship, just like a 19th century american envoy. but his work was very much 21st century, hard-nosed diplomacy. it is a testament to the relationships that he built in libya that on the day following the awareness of his death, tens of thousands of libyans poured into the streets in benghazi.