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>> greta: frightening news tonight about al-qaeda in libya. according to the latest western intelligence reports, al-qaeda which is already linked to a terrorist group in libya is now trying to establish a new base following the benghazi terror attack. the obvious fear, of course, is that the terror group will use that base to launch attacks against western targets. former un ambassador john bolton joins us. good evening, sir. is there any sort of terrific surprise out of this news? >> no. this ...

Sandy. hard hit states asked for more than $80 billion. the october storm devastated much of the northeast. federal aid would go to victims and rebuilding projects. its unclear if congress already in negotiations over how to balance the budget, will approve funding before breaking for the year. secretary of state hillary y clinton has agreed to testify before the senate foreign relations committee about the benghazi attacks. september 11th all the on the u.s. consulate in libya left ambassador...

Workout solutions or to do anything unless we have someone to work w. >> well, i think after the overthrow of gaddafhi, the opposition which was always a fractionated from the outset was unable to come together. the country has been historically divided between east and west since the breakup of the roman empire 1600 years ago. nothing new in that sense. the united states, the west as a whole, bears some responsibility here because after the overthrow of gaddafhi, the obama administration, brita...

>> greta: frightening news tonight about al-qaeda in libya. according to the latest western intelligence reports, al-qaeda which is already linked to a terrorist group in libya is now trying to establish a new base following the benghazi terror attack. the obvious fear, of course, is that the terror group will use that base to launch attacks against western targets. former un ambassador john bolton joins us. good evening, sir. is there any sort of terrific surprise out of this news? >> no. this ...

Had to answer. plus, i dont see why he doesnt have a press conference three times a week he runs the room. he gets them all off their game. he absolutely is very good. he should have them more often as he promise to do do in the campaign in 08. he said he would have one press conference a month. >> greg: i dont think handle that. i barely stayed awake through that. when he talked about drones, most of the drones are in the press conferences. >> in his tone. >> greg: yes. the other thing we talke...

This raises all kind of questions. joining me now to answer them, senator roy blunt, a member of the senate intelligence committee who is in washington this evening. i got to say, this is isnt just a smoking gun. its like a smoking cannon. this news is pretty big. >> well, i think it is big and i think its big in really questioning how the intelligence operation we now have in the country works. how what we did after 9-11 has impacted the system and after 9-11, we thought we have to coordinate e...

Had to answer. plus, i dont see why he doesnt have a press conference three times a week he runs the room. he gets them all off their game. he absolutely is very good. he should have them more often as he promise to do do in the campaign in 08. he said he would have one press conference a month. >> greg: i dont think handle that. i barely stayed awake through that. when he talked about drones, most of the drones are in the press conferences. >> in his tone. >> greg: yes. the other thing we talke...

Had to answer. plus, i dont see why he doesnt have a press conference three times a week he runs the room. he gets them all off their game. he absolutely is very good. he should have them more often as he promise to do do in the campaign in 08. he said he would have one press conference a month. >> greg: i dont think handle that. i barely stayed awake through that. when he talked about drones, most of the drones are in the press conferences. >> in his tone. >> greg: yes. the other thing we talke...

That maybe they decided -- first of all, let me just -- >> greg: thats huge. i was going to say that and i thought you were going to bite my head off. >> let me back up. the line they allegedly took out was the al-qaeda reference. >> greg: right. >> al-qaeda, this is not your mothers al-qaeda in libya. what is al-qaeda? al-qaeda is the kind of the most militant, aggressive, deadly, radical islamist group in the world and they obviously the perpetrators of 9-11 and the cole disaster and so many o...

That maybe they decided -- first of all, let me just -- >> greg: thats huge. i was going to say that and i thought you were going to bite my head off. >> let me back up. the line they allegedly took out was the al-qaeda reference. >> greg: right. >> al-qaeda, this is not your mothers al-qaeda in libya. what is al-qaeda? al-qaeda is the kind of the most militant, aggressive, deadly, radical islamist group in the world and they obviously the perpetrators of 9-11 and the cole disaster and so many o...