we begin tonight with major developments on the foreign policy front. a senate intelligence committee report blames the state department an the pentagon from failing to protect the u.s. consulate in benghazi. better security may have stopped the september 2012 attack that killed chris stevens and three other americans. in egypt a vote on constitutional referendum was peaceful. voter turnout was high, in spite of the muslim brotherhood call for a boycott. 75 people dead dozens of others injured, six car bombs explode he in and around baghdad this morning in predominantly shia neighborhoods. senator john mccain has been an outspoken critic, the situation with the iraqi prime minister yesterday and today i asked him about that meeting. it was kind of bleak actually john because the deputy prime minister who you know is a sunni made a very strong case that maliki has been really alienating the sunnies for a long time in a variety of ways. and he made the point that a lot of
good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i m 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. it s 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. there s 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 america s foreign policy throughout the region. throughout the middle east america is declining in influence and on the wane. people are making
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. he s 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 s
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. i m 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
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