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-- no new details tonight of just how organized the attackers were at the US mission in Libya.

And how disorganized the Obama administration response has been since that deadly not.

Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge has the latest from Washington.

Fox News has learned that there is no significant evidence the former Guantanamo detainees 53 year old Libyan jobless who feel and in -- -- Personally train some of the operatives who attacked the constant in -- on September 11.

The administration's initial claims that the operation was not premeditated that it was thrown together in a single -- response cities Kyra demonstrations over a video continues to unravel.

It was certainly before the date of that event.

They had kill and capture teams they had other information that you.

Rogers the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says in the months before the attack the al-Qaeda affiliate was joining forces with other Islamist.

We do know that over the course of time that they had been looking for western -- so al-Qaeda.

-- in the -- -- had been looking for western targets.

More than three weeks after the attack the consulate in Ben Ghazi is still not secured according to a Washington Post reporter on the ground sensitive documents.

Including the ambassadors itinerary personnel files and records outlining efforts -- -- -- -- weapons can be found in plain sight.

The area is too dangerous for the FBI but it wasn't dangerous and off for this administration to increase security.

Former CIA director Porter -- tells -- that his contacts in the intelligence community speak of deep disappointment even anger over the -- -- Ghazi.

The level of frustration is probably higher than it's ever been among our operatives overseas because there are no new rules of engagement about how to deal in this unconventional warfare.

As congressional investigators gather evidence now more than sixty reported incidents including this RPG attack on the British ambassador in -- Ghazi in June.

Secretary of state Hillary Clinton -- against casting judgment let me start by cautioning everyone against.

Seizing on any single statement -- piece of information to -- final conclusions.

Clinton also emphasize the investigation is personal.

We knew.

The four men we lost they are not just name -- -- profiles to us.

They are our colleagues.

And our friends.

This is department's internal investigation known as an accountability review board or -- RB is not expected to report its findings.

Until well after the election there is no legal time limit.

For the board to complete its work for some context the ARB for the 1998 embassy bombings in East Africa was issued a five months after those attacks -- There -- -- I was down a Catherine thank you still.