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0 within a week, by september 20 when we came up here we had a clear picture. we did not have a clear picture. >> another newly unveiled e-mail was sent on 9-11 by mark thompson, the operations officer at the state department counterterrorism bureau with the u.s. annex in benghazi about to face mortar fire, he wrote to patrick kennedys deputy, wondering why the undersecretary swiftly rejected the option that the f.b.i. and the defense department special operations command had recommended that ni...

ever ask the libyans for permission to fly over their country? >> frequently. >> but did we, the night of the attack? >> the night of the attack? >> once this incident started, did we seek permission from the libyan government to do a flyover? > the record shows a uab was flying over libya, and it had permission to be there. todid we have permission fly anything other than an unarmed drone over libya during the attack? >> no. >> would you have known that? >> yes. >> based on your exper...

the oversight hearing committee about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya last year that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. we have been monitoring comments. alex treats to john boehner -- please move forward with a select committee on benghazi. the last one -- you can continue to tweet comments to #benghazi. a look at a few highlights starting with gregory hicks, a foreign services officer. he described the attack at the consulate and the immedi...

Within a week, by september 20 when we came up here we had a clear picture. we did not have a clear picture. >> another newly unveiled e-mail was sent on 9-11 by mark thompson, the operations officer at the state department counterterrorism bureau with the u.s. annex in benghazi about to face mortar fire, he wrote to patrick kennedys deputy, wondering why the undersecretary swiftly rejected the option that the f.b.i. and the defense department special operations command had recommended that nigh...

Part of the office, was pushed out of the office. the counterterrorism was represented after the night of 9/11. >> but do you believe you were kept out for political reasons? >> i do not politicize my job, madam. i have served under three presidents, starting with president clinton up to the president. i have served six -- >> i have to continue. i was holding the quote. so the quote is accurate then? >> correct. >> that is very important for the record. mr. thompson is not saying they were kept ...

Two colleagues, daniel benjamin on the phone this morning. he understands my fes points, concurs, but expressed his pessimism readying deployment and by extension, does not intend to lobby for our ininclusion, end quote. >> in a five-page rebuttal released tuesday, an official argued that fest could not have arrived in libya in time to help the americans. >> bret: one thing is clear, that there were democrats calling for more hearings, more documents today. this is not going away. >> perhaps cou...

0 we also expect hicks to talk about in the aftermath of the benghazi attack when he became the number one u.s. diplomat in libya after the death of ambassador chris stevens. he was praised by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton for his performance. bill: and response either came or did not come and for what reason? >> reporter: there has been present back and forth about whether military resources could have gotten there perhaps to stop the second wave of the attack. we heard...

full of emotion eight months after four americans were killed in benghazi. >> i got the ambassador on the other end and he said, greg, were understand attack. and it was also a bad cell phone night in tripoli. connections were weak. but i said, okay. and the line cut. >> emotional testimony from gregory hicks who served as deputy to ambassador stevens and in libya the night of benghazi attack. >> at 3:00 a.m., i received a call from the prime minister of libya. i think its the saddest ...

The three wiles blowers are members of the u.s. state department. the number two diplomat in libya at the time of the benghazi attack claimed certain aids of the obama administration lied in the benghazi attack in the public statement about it. chairman of the committee darrel issa praises hicks for coming forward. >> he even talks in his testimony about calling the state department and saying what susan rice says it couldnt have been true, how did they do it? his statements were unwanted and ev...

Benjamin comes forward and said thats not true. i was there. are you worried were not going to get to the bottom of it as they question each others credibility? >> we are going to get to the bottom. once these clearances are granted, people are going to speak. when i did security for the president there is not just plan a. there is plan z. how come when plan a failed there wasnt even a b for this one? who gave the order to stand down? there was a response team ready to go. there was a response t...