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And nairobi, kenya. 200 people dead, 4,000 wounded and injured. many of the same recommendations that were made by the most recent accountability review board were made back then, so its a matter of implementation and leadership, which seems to be lacking. and we really still dont know what the secretary knew prior to september 11, 2012. we know what she did afterwards, thats what she talked about today, but there are huge questions about security requests that our ambassador in libya had made t...

Request subsequent to the august 16 cable, our personnel in libya had not submitted any additional security requests to washington at the time of the september 11th attack. there was an ongoing dialogue between libya and washington. >> reclaiming my limited time. an emergency meeting was held and a cable sent out on august 16 by the ambassador himself warning what could happen and this cable went unnoticed by your office. that is the bottom line. >> the facts as we have them, congress plan and i...

Those officials when in fact no significant action has or has occurred. there is a shuffling of the deck chairs. do you find it acceptable that state officials responsible for this lack of leadership and mismanagement for ignoring security requests during the benghazi attack and before and remain employed within the state department? also the accountability report cites several systemic failures at the department that cannot be overlooked or ignored. given that they were aware of the dangerously...

About the communications. these officials were screaming out for more security. and im just wondering if you might mention one reform that would be helpful, so that you would have known of the needs there of security, that went undone. >> well, obviously, i have thought about this almost constantly since that date, senator, because, you know, i do feel responsible. i feel responsible for the nearly 70,000 people who work for the state department. i take it very seriously. the specific security r...

With regard to the security requests, subsequent to the august 16th cable, our personnel in libya had not submitted additional security requests to washington at the time of the september 11 attack. now, there was an ongoing dialogue as you know between libya and washington. i think -- >> my time is limited. an emergency meeting was held and a cable support out on august 16th by the ambassador himself, warning what could happen. this cable went unnoticed by your office. thats the bottom line. >>...

Security situation in benghazi or did know something about that security situation. either way, the point is that security requests were denied. im not sure the board here saw the full picture. if not, its report is not a complete blueprint for fixing things. the state department must get this right. al qaeda and affiliates will very likely be targeting other diplomats for years to come. madam secretary, the committee stands ready to help. i learned that you anded administration proposed legisla...

Were bombed. just like benghazi, additional security requests were made before the attacks and were denied. with me now is edith bartley whose father and brother were both killed in the 1998 embassy attack.th edith, thank you so much for being with us this evening. >> thank you fo for having me. >> our condolences to you for the loss of your brother and your father. i understand that your father was counsel general at the embassy, and your brother was in college at the time and was an intern ser...

>> sean: in just a minute we will have some of the details that you dont know about this amazing picture. the woman who took it is going to explain it. >> last night we highlighted similarities between events leading up to the benghazi terrorist attack and the 98 a can bombing of the embassy in kenya. in both situations an decisional security requests were ignored by our state department. we are questioning what susan rice knew before and after both attacks. in the late 90s she was assistant sec...

Prescription for flu. >> sean: in just a minute we will have some of the details that you dont know about this amazing picture. the woman who took it is going to explain it. >> last night we highlighted similarities between events leading up to the benghazi terrorist attack and the 98 a can bombing of the embassy in kenya. in both situations an decisional security requests were ignored by our state department. we are questioning what susan rice knew before and after both attacks. in the late 90s...

>> sean: in just a minute we will have some of the details that you dont know about this amazing picture. the woman who took it is going to explain it. >> last night we highlighted similarities between events leading up to the benghazi terrorist attack and the 98 a can bombing of the embassy in kenya. in both situations an decisional security requests were ignored by our state department. we are questioning what susan rice knew before and after both attacks. in the late 90s she was assistant sec...