they d say, listen, we have great support in yemen from the government there. we have for a long time. libya, we don t have the same support. this is post-gadhafi, the government s a little bit of a mess and, quite frankly, we re not sure about our partnerships there. what about that? well, i think if we had such great support from the government of yemen, we wouldn t have had to evacuate our people. it is the responsibility of the host government in the first instance to provide security. and i think its concerning, frankly, that government security forces are infiltrated by al-qaeda that leads us not to be so sure that we could keep our people there safe. so i think that attempt at distinct fails. jenna: real quick, ambassador, i only have about 30 seconds, what are you watching for next when it comes to the benghazi affair? well, i wish it would be retaliation against the people who carried out the attack, but i honestly don t see it coming. i don t think the administration thin
founder of libya s islamist militia. his name, ahmed ab beautiful caal la. he was seen at the compound that night but he is reportedly denying any involvement. despite the charges, still no arrests have been made. ambassador john bolton is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. ambassador, let s start wit las. why, despite these charges, have no arrests been made? well, i think it goes to the heart of the question why this criminal law approach to the attack on benghazi so inadequate. i m glad the charges are filed, but that fact alone doesn t do a thing really to demonstrate american resolve. i don t think anybody doubted we could indict somebody as the saying goes, you know, if you take something to a grand jury, you can indict ham sandwich. the real issue is what you re going to do to the people who carried out the attack. and i m sure that the terrorists who did this are no more worried
their remaining operatives spend more time thinking about their own safety than plotting against us. they did not direct the attacks in benghazi or boston and that means we ll face more localized threats like what we saw in benghazi or the b.p. oil facility in nigeria in which local operatives, perhaps in loose affiliation with networks, made periodic attacks against diplomats, companies and other soft targets or resort to kidnapping and other criminal activities to fund their enterprises. that s the current threat. lethal, yet less capable al qaeda affiliates, threats to diplomatic facilities and businesses abroad, homegrown extremists. this is the future of terrorism. jenna: that was the president in may saying the core of al qaeda was crumbling and less than two months later, unprecedented closing of our embassies across
officials, we spoke with him six weeks after the attack, after an f.b.i. team had spent time on the ground in benghazi. he told us no one reached out to him and he said he would be willing to talk to them if they did. he did not show any love for america. he refused to condemn the attack, explained the u.s. brought it on itself. while he denied being a member of the al qaeda linked group, he did say he knew militia members. he said he was in can t with them and he agreed in their principles and their aims. finally, his general mood was relaxed and defiant. at one point during the interview, which we conducted at a terrorist restaurant of the hotel at benghazi, we heard a u.s. surveillance aircraft buzzing overhead. i pointed up to it and he just shrugged. needless to say, our efforts to get in contact with him today have been so far unsuccessful.
it s amazing. among the first individuals who have been identified as being charged in that attack in been dozy. it happened last october when we were in benghazi and when we first reported on that interview, involved that militia figure. he agreed to give us his version of things just not on camera. he admitted to being at the consulate the night of the attack and he showed absolutely no remorse to us about the death of u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and other americans. but crucially he denied being a ring leader which it is alleged, even denied being a member of the militant group said to be responsible. instead of directing the attack as it s claimed, he said he was simple ji directing traffic outside of the consulate. while he admitted being in the compound, he said he was helping other militia members who were defending americans and who were injured in the attack. as for contacts with american