bob baer, beautiful telluride. we'll loop back to this in just a second but i want to point out former green party presidential nominee jill stein says she now has the money necessary to launch a recount in three key rust belt states. this challenge comes as pressure has been building among liberals to challenge the election results. many have asked why is she bothering to do this because she couldn't possibly win. this is what jill stein told cnn today. >> why would anyone not want to count the votes and to be sure that they are counted accurately? what we know is that there were lots of hacks taking place around this election, tacks into voter databases, party databases, into individual e-mail accounts and what we also know unfortunately is that the equipment that we use, much of it is not just open to hacks it basically invites hacks and malfeasance, tampering, human error, et cetera. some of the vote magazines in use in wisconsin, for example, have actually been prohibited in the state of california because the

back now with our panel, joined this hour by former cia officer, bob baer, and rezas aland, host of cnn's "believer with reza asland." i want to get your thoughts on the appointment of mike flynn to be the national security adviser, given the fact that mike flynn has called islam, quote, cancer, and that fear of muslims is rational. >> i think it's a dangerous appointment. i think that this is a man who is about to be in charge of what is a very important, very complex fight against an international cabal, a militant organization that does see the world in very cosmic terms. that does believe this is a battle between good and evil, between islam and christianity, between america and the very religion of islam. and having someone in the nsa, running the nsa, who is very much engaged in the same kind of rhetoric only bolsters the propaganda of our enemies, only makes us, i think, more threatened by the possibility of these kind of jihadist attacks. >> taylor, you are a trump supporter, a supporter of mike flynn, when you hear criticisms like this, your response? >> my response is that mike

discuss this candidate is major general james spider marks, a cnn military analyst, and with me, bob baer on the phone, former cia operative. glad you both could be with me. general what can you tell us about general mattis and if you think he would be a good fit to be secretary of defense. >> well, thanks for letting me join you. the short answer is general jim mattis would be a phenomenal choice and the nation would be grateful if that decision were made. he's more than just a marine's marine and more than a warrior, he brings to the table a sense of focus. he's nuanced but clear in terms of the directives and his thoughts. he also understands, i think, premierely how the military aspect of all the elements of power integrate with those other elements of power which are diplomacy, economic footing, as well as the use of information to try to drive and influence operations around the globe. >> bob, do you agree? phenomenal choice? we know he's been a real critic of the iran nuclear deal. we heard donald trump say he wanted to get rid of thachlthat. how do you see him as being a possible

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bob baer a former cia operative and author of "the perfect kill 21 laws for assassins." my 10-year-old loves that book, bob. let me tell you something. this report from "daily beast" that the transition team for the president-elect is having trouble staffing within the intel community because of resistance to donald trump. do you believe that? >> oh, i believe it. but we also have to realize that this is an insurgency. i think washington, d.c., has got to brace itself the national security security establishment. very serious about this and they've got a list of people they want to get rid of. new policy. and very well briefed on places like iraq, syria, middle east, china. these people are not inexperienced and they know who they're going after. >> general, thank you for your service. thank you for the service of those in your family. we appreciate it. and we need it. thank you on this veterans day. i want to play you two pieces of sound that i keep hearing about from the men and women in your community. here is the first one about him talking about what he would do. >>