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Sort of outside force of dictator or terrorist group could actually influence the culture of the united states. of course we all know theres all kinds of knockon effects with the potential that will go much wider. you can say thats an improvement in a way over where the president has been on that issue in the past because they have put some pressure on people not to put out stuff that was -- burn the koran, for example. >> how about benghazi? >> or that video. i was very glad that he articulated...

Ambassador. >> back in washington, word spreads fast about the attack. defense secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff meet with president obama. what happened at the meeting? >> obviously, this is a very unusual event, and it has profound significance for the president and by this time, of course, everyones thinking it is 9/11. >> 12:07 a.m. benghazi time, 6:07 p.m. washington, the state department sends an e-mail to the white house, pentagon and the fbi. it says the is...

As september 11th turns into the 12th, benghazi becomes a modern day alamo. a handful of brave americans facing terrible odds, with no help on the way. 5:30 p.m., washington. defense secretary leon panetta finishes his regular weekly meeting with president obama in the oval office. once back in the pentagon, he summons carter ham, martin dempsey and other senior staff to discuss benghazi. that meeting will last more than two hours. back in tripoli, gregg hicks has neither hope that help is on th...

>> andrew mccarthy is a former federal prosecutor to won a conviction of the blind swhaik in 1990s. >> islamic supremacism is what is behind these attacks. >> the difference between obama administration and its critics the lesson it has heard through that history. >> through the 70s, 80s and 90s united states dealt with terrorism as a crime. what we found is that we were repeatedly attacked and the attacks became more you a diashs. >> and the result was the first september 11th attacks. >> john ...

Minister of libya. >> it was the saddest phone call i ever had in my life. he told me that ambassador stevens had passed away. i -- i immediately telephoned washington. >> 4:00 a.m. benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> its the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying weve got people at risk. >> ...

Washington that there was a protest in connection to a youtube video? >> no. the only report that our mission made through every channel was that there had been an attack on a consulate. >> 4:05 p.m. washington time. an internal state department ops alert reports that the benghazi special mission is under attack. >> i was notified of the attack shortly after 4:00 p.m. i spoke to the national security adviser, tom donlan. he was my first call. i instructed our senior department officials to consi...

Team is told to standdown twice. while an independent accountability review board by the state department concluded the c.i.a. officers were not delayed by orders from superiors. either way, 10:07, benghazi time, c.i.a. team leaves the annex bound for the compound. what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked defense is there anything coming. >> bret: short answer was no. >> we went on with our work. >> bret: six man response team from the annex drive the attackers out of the compoun...

Wait. >> at the annex, they said they told them to stand down twice. while an independent accountability review board pointed by the state department concluded the cia officers were, quote, not delayed by orders from superiors. either way, 10:07 p.m. benghazi time, the cia team leaves the annex bound for the compound. what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked the defense attache if anything was coming. >> the short answer, no. >> i said thank you very much and we went on with our ...

Half hours. what do you think there is such a void of information on the presidents mosquements after the attack began, matt? >> he had a meeting scheduled with leon panetta at 5:00 after the attacks started. he was in touch with members of the ski kurt team yet there seems to be a lack of revealation on what was discussed and why they divide make the decisions that they made. >> are there any reports of the president ever making it to the situation room where a decision could be made to is send...

Speaking man inform ising tripoli that the ambassador it dead. the president in regular communication with his national security team speaks for the first time directly with secretary of state hillary clinton who sometime during the evening has released a statement saying i condemn in strong epiterms the attack on our mission in benghazi. her statement goes on to say "some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to the inflammatory material posted on the internet. the united s...