region as september 11 approaches, which is not only the one-year anniversary of the attacks in bep benghazi. and a major correction by "the new york times" over a video purportedly showing syrian rebels executing syrian soldiers. a warning, the images are incredibly disturbing. [ speaking foreign language ] [ gunfire ] >> the video obviously got a dramatic response from everyone up to and including secretary of state john kerry. it's a video the times said was filmed in april of this year, but now the times said it was made in the spring of 2012. joining me now live, cnn national security analyst fran townsend, a member of the cia and dhs external advisory boards. fran, i want to ask you about this video obtained by the new york times in a second, but first, this news that iran may be planning retaliation against u.s. interests in iraq, how big a cause for concern is that? >> well, tremendous, jake. but i think we've got to understand that an iranian retaliation for any military intervention in syria would have been expected by military planners and policy folks at the white house. let's re