some suggest the plot was hatched even before the protests began in the middle east and north africa. in the days after the attack on september 11th, 2012, the defendant voiced concern and opposition to the presence of an american facility in benghazi. khatallah knew the people he was helping would attack the state department consulate and the cia an ex-on september 11th. the limited sort of place holder indictment that we ve seen so far puts a lie to the administration s talking points about a spontaneous video and all the rest of it. i mean, this is 180 degrees from the administration s first talking points. on the strength of their case, the government prosecutor seemed to tip his hand today, stating there are novel legal issues to prosecuting the case here in washington. given the 2012 attack took place
so far in u.s. custody. ahmed abu khattala pleaded not guilty in federal court to one charge in aiding and supporting a terrorist group. he was interrogated by the fbi, the cia and military intelligence aboard a u.s. navy ship before he arrived in the u.s. this weekend. his court appearance is the first step of a legal process which could yield new insight into what happened on september 11th, 2012, and possibly lead to more people being arrested. four americans died that night in the siege that went on for hours. the ambassador, sean smith and former navy s.e.a.l. glenn doherty and tyrone woods. not everyone is convinced khattala should fay a civilian court. mike mccall says khattala should be held as an enemy combatant at guantanamo bay. we have broad in foreign terrorists and given think due process rights under our
interrogated him on the navy ship that brought him here from libya. but lawmakers are hoping his trial will provide further insight into the events of september 11th, 2012. he was not pushing back, but he was likely not providing information he could give even some details of some things, but not to the point where an fbi agent would say, hey, bingo. here we go. we ve got something that would turn into actionable intelligence. and remember, this is the hard part of this. that first part of it, we want intelligence gathering to happen. and so, again you re saying ten days isn t enough. it s not enough. ten days isn t enough. the legal proceedings are getting under way nearly two days after the deadly aassault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. that raid killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. khattala is due back in court on wednesday. now to iran and its moves in iraq. this as the iranian resistance warns about tehran s ultimate intentions.
outside of benghazi. transported back to the u.s. he was on a u.s. navy warship. and then held in a navy facility before being transferred to that federal courthouse a little bit earlier today. and it is the result of an exhaustive search which included the fbi, the cia. he will face a number of terrorism-related charges dating back to that september 11th, 2012, attack against the u.s. consulate in benghazi which claimed the life of ambassador christopher stevens as well as three other americans. some republicans are calling for him to be held at guantanamo. president obama has been insistent that he wants to close down guantanamo bay, and it is significant that this suspect will be tried in the american judicial system. so, again, that arraignment expected to get under way any moment. we are hearing that he has been cooperating with authorities, and i anticipate that we will learn more both about the charges that he s facing and that level of cooperation when
flown from the warship to a navy facility and then transfer to the courthouse. he faces a number of terrorism related charges. all dating back to that september 11th, 2012 attack against the u.s. consulate in benghazi which claims the life of christopher stephens, the u.s. ambassador, as well as three other americans. now, just for a little bit of context and background, alex, khattalah was captured two weeks ago by u.s. special forces during a raid on a seaside villa just outside of benghazi. so he has been transported back since that time. and of course this mark, a major moment for the obama administration which has come under a lot of criticism from republicans specifically who say it hasn t done enough to bring the suspects of the benghazi attack to justice. so of course this is the first person who the obama administration is bringing before a judge. will undoubtedly get some