us two b-2 bombers dropped oern 100 bombs on two isis training camped and estimated 85 militants were killed in the operation. jennifer griffin working on this story live from the pentagon, good afternoon. hello, martha. here s what we know. two u.s. air force b-2 stealth bombers dropped 108 present stigs sided bombs on two isis training camps, 30 miles southwest of the lybian coastal city of cert, killing an estimated 85 isis fighters according to senior defense officials. the strikes we ve learned were authorized by president obama earlier this week. defense secretary ash carter said his people recommended nuclear capable bombers for the lybian mission. i pressed the defense secretary and his spokesman as ho why u.s. warplanes in europe could not have struck the training catches which the u.s. has been watching for some time. trying to send a message to
here was a comment from the new secretary of homeland security, jay johnson. extremists are actively trying to recruit winners indoctrinate them and see them return to their home countries with an extremist mission. chair, how big a threat, americans and other westerners being trained in syria and coming home to carry out jihad? i had this conversation with the secretary jeh johnson last week, before his speech and we both agreed that syria is probably the largest and most significant threat to the homeland security of the united states today. the reason being, we have so many jihadist pouring into syria each day, training, they have training catches, military training camps and this is far surpassing the the fatah in pakistan and is the world training ground for terrorists and concern for americans who
maybe the next secretary of state can help. but the fact is there is work that needs to be done there. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury the house committee hearing democrats complain the terrorist attack in benghazi has been hijacked by politics. i think mr. romney did it shapefully in the campaign shamefully in the campaign. and in times of crisis we need to pull together as americans. we have taken the train off the tracks. /would be pleasantly surprised if one of the colleagues had on the agenda today to talk about any one of the 29 points and recommendations that were made. fox news learned ambassado ambassadorsteins sent 15 classify ambassador stevens sent 15 classified cables to headquarterheadquarters in washn warning that the security conditions were unraveling. al-qaeda training catches were a threat and growing evidence that the brigade protecting
when the consulate was under attack. florida congressman, welcome and thank you for joining us today. thank you for the opportunity operations in libya were to be suspend moved to a cia an lex there. what do you make of this? this label explains why the administration so quick to lie yes, lie and repeatedly because this cable shows that the obama administration had been warned explicitly in a detailed way that the security situation in benghazi deteriorating rapidly and that the personnel there could nolt with stand a coordinating attack. and the cable points out there were 10-15 training catches was islamic militants training
about that? not quite sure about the people taken off the flights but he did have a recent trip to pack, he in pakistan, he came back in february. it s a hot bed for terrorism, you have al-qaeda, taliban, let, the mom buy attacks were the responsibility of let members. juliet: he has family there? has family in southern karachi. there s a lot of training catches in southern pakistan. the question is when did he become radicalized, is this an individual who was radicalized, came to the country, was kind of like a sleeper cell, maybe a lone wolf, though i doubt that, i think there are others involved, or did he come to the united states and become radicalized. he says he worked in an industry, stealing your identification, yet he has a house in connecticut, he s got another house. i mean, that seems like he s kind of mr. landlord guy. how is he making this money? it s a little scary. random opportunity, right? there s hundreds of millions of citizens in the united states, peopl