he tried to assuage some of the concerns you are raising, that adam schiff is raising. he expressed it. >> they're not the only ones keeping an eye on them. >> the u.s. is going to be monitoring them? >> i'm just telling you they're not the only winnings that are going to be monitoring them. we have confidence in those agreements. if they're violated, we have the ability to do things. >> do you have any idea what he is talking about, what things the united states has the ability to do? >> i do. i'm probably not at liberty to discuss a lot of that. >> are they meaningful, though? >> let me tell you, they know how to communicate without cell phones. they know how to communicate without being intercepted. and my biggest concern, look, we just let out of gitmo the top five taliban leaders with the strongest links to osama bin laden. this is the minister of intelligence, defense. these are the top five leaders that the taliban wanted. the haqqani network which is al qaeda affiliated, we've negligented with the terrorists here. we have only empowered and emboldened our enemie

congressman adam schiff of california is on the subcommittee investigating benghazi.ou very much for coming in. what do you make of this capture, this arrest, he's being brought here to washington, d.c., ahmed abuhl khattalah. he's being charged with planning the killing of these four americans. you must have been surprised when you heard it. >> i was surprised, very pleased. this is someone i think we've had our eyes on for quite some time. it's a difficult operating environment. also in terms of making the grab that we did -- >> he's not the only one though, right, there are a bunch of others the u.s. is looking for who worked allegedly with him. >> absolutely. he's one of the key leaders of ansar al sharia which is one of the main militant organizations responsible in that attack. a great many militant organizations but he's one of the key players in one of the key militant organizations. >> here's what i don't understand. maybe you can explain this. you've been investigating benghazi literally from day one. why has it taken so long? especially, we had a report ear

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with me, democratic congressman adam schiff of california.orning, congressman. >> good morning. how are you? >> did you get answers why the obama administration didn't consult with congress? >> we did get answers but i'm not sure they were completely satisfying. clearly, in my view, anyway, the president had the authority to do what he did as commander in chiefened you are article 2, but at the same time, the other branches, and clearly what congress wanted and intended, this administration should have advised the leadership in congress. there was really no reason no the to. they have advised our leadership of our very sensitive matters before they took place. we understand the risks of disclosure. so that notification really should have been made. >> representative mckeon is reallyup set, he's accusing the administration are trying to pass the buck for this swap. apparently defense secretary chuck hague order -- chuck hagel ordered the swap. is the administration trying to pass the buck for this? >> i don't think that's the case. i'm not sur

we heard adam schiff, the senior member of the house intelligence committee who said we don't have boots on the ground or confidence, because the iraqi government have been heavy-handed in the use of force against sunni villages. how hampered is intel eps in iraq. >> it's never a perfect science, it requires a lot of work and effort. we don't have a huge intelligence or military presence which is why the commander in chief ordered us to intensify usil report, over the last week. we have done that. >> we have been, over the last several months, helping iraq security forces with some coverage. we intensified that over the past 7-10 days and we expect that to continue. >> a big challenge with everything going on in iran and syria and this group. thank you for joining us admiral kirby. >> thank you. >>> for the latest in iraq is omar al saleh, correspondent. he joins us from baghdad. let's start with what is going on in the capital. more reports from suicide bombings and violence. how safe are things there? >> the latest is there's a car bomb at a marketplace north-east of baghdad, killing s

we heard adam schiff, the senior member of the house intelligence committee saying: >>> how hampered is our intelligence assets in iraq these days? >> intelligence it never a perfect science, it requires a lot of work and effort. we don't have a huge intelligence or military presence there in iraq, which is why the commander in chief ordered us to intensify our isr support for the iraqi security forces, and we have done that. we have been, over the last several months, helping the iraqi security forces with isr coverage over the country. we intensified that. continue. >>> a big challenge for the defense department for the military with everything that is going on in iraq and syria and the threat posed by the group. a pleasure to have you with us. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, enjoyed it. appreciate it. >>> joining us for the latest in iraq is omar al saleh, al jazeera correspondent. he joins us from baghdad. good to see you. let's start with what is going on in the capital. reports of suicide bombings and violence. how safe are things there? >> the latest is there's a car b

a democratic congressman adam schiff from california criticizing the president and the white house handlinge bowe bergdahl swap. five taliban prisoners freed in exchange for bergdahl. >> lawmakers are outraged on several fronts including what congressman schiff just referenced. new information that as many as 90 people in the obama administration were aware of this proposed deal. yet congress was not notified. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr and chief congressional correspondent dana bash join us with all of the angles. dana, let's start with you. we understand speaker john boehner having some really strong words just now. tell us what he's been saying. >> it's the first time he's spoken out aside from his written statement since this swap happened. what he did is he tried to give an example of why he believes congress can be trusted. he personally can be trusted. that example is from his perspective the fact that the administration told him about the osama bin laden raid. listen to what he said. >> six months before osama bin laden was taken down, i was briefed on this. i was brie

. >>> joining me now is democratic congressman adam schiff, who just so happens to sit on the intelligencecommittee. congressman, thank you for being with us. i want to ask the same question to you that i did to congressman mckeon about the notion we just learned 80 to 90 administration officials knew about this action to trade the five taliban leaders, prisoners of guantanamo, for sergeant bergdahl, and yet the reason that's been given by the administration for not sharing it with congress, even though the law says they've got to be informed 30 days prior, was the leak issue. this doesn't seem to square. what's your defense of this administration? >> well, i tell you, didn't sit very well with those of us listening to the briefing. look, i think the president had the constitutional authority under article two to make this decision without consulting with congress, but i think it would have been wiser, far wiser, for the administration to have notified, certainly, the leadership of congress in the interest of having good relations with a co-equal branch of government, so they should have d

a congressman, his name is adam schiff.rantees there are. and he says no guarantees that these taliban prisoners can be kept from returning to the fight. we're going to talk to him this morning and give you all the headlines, a lot of controversy going on john and christine. we'll take it apart for you on "new day." what a day in politics. >> looking forward to it. >>> could what's in your fridge be contributing to breast cancer? a new and important warning for women after the break. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% real milk. no discomfort. captain obvious: this is a creepy room. man: oh hey, captain obvious. captain obvious: you should have used hotels.com. their genuine guest reviews are written by guests who have genuinely stayed there. instead of people who lie on the internet. c

i heard another comment like that from adam schiff, a member of the military intelligence committee. >> i think that u.s. military assistance in some form may be necessary to make a difference but it's not sufficient. the central part of the resolving the crisis is sharing power and maybe it is possible for maliki to stay in power in part but he's got to share it and power has to fall from the middle and we've got leverage to help make that happen and if that does happen, then perhaps air strikes may be useful in conjunction with that. but simply to provide military assistance of one form or another without that happening, i think, would not achieve anything. >> colin, what do you say to senator mccain, senator lindsey graham blaming him for the troops that withdrew, saying this is all predictable. >> i don't think the intelligence committee was predicting at the end of 2011. the truth is president obama was willing to leave 3 to 5,000 forces behind. >> would that have made a difference? >> it might have. it might have strengthened the logistical backbone of the iraqi security forces

talked to congressman, adam schiff.nditions are up. how fearful are you that they could go back with the taliban? >> i think it is very important as congressman shif and secretary kerry said that we keep the pressure on the cut tar res to maintain this arrangement. they want to play on the world stage. this is a very important test to them. if you would allow me to make another point. let's look out a year. i don't know what's going to happen. i'm skeptical too. what if, a year from now, the taliban, when they all get together, wherever they get together, what do they see? they see a successful election in afghanistan and a new president, a signed bilateral security agreement with the united states. they see 9800 u.s. troops in afghanistan at least through 2015. they see the afghan nationl security forces prepared to fight. i think they will fight for what they have achieved since 2003. a year from now, they may look at the circumstances and say, we can't win this militarily. let's try a peace process again. i can't gua

i spoke to adam schiff, democratic congressman, he's seen and read this classified memorandum of understanding says that even during that year when they were under the qataris control, there's no guarantee they'll stay in qatar. there's a real concern going forward. also, you heard from administration officials, for instance john kerry saying if they do return to the fight, listen, we'll get them. i spoke to a number of u.s. officials to say is there anything special in here beyond drone strikes, et cetera, that the u.s. has used in the past to get taliban commanders? no. when you hear that from u.s. officials, they express confidence in their ability to get bad guys in afghanistan. nothing special in this deal that gives them the ability to do that. it's going to be a tough case for him to make on the legal front and also on mitigating those risks going forward. >> jim sciutto will stay with us throughout our coverage of this important hearing this morning. the secretary of defense getting ready with an opening statement that will answer questions from members of the house armed services comm

adam schiff who serves on the intelligence committee saying, " the west criminal courts have proven farre successful in prosecuting terrorism suspects than the military tribunals at gitmo." story, it says the fbi interrogators probably acting in part under a public safety exception have not yet informed him of his miranda rights to silence and an attorney. this stems from a 1984 case in which the supreme court ruled that law enforcement can engage limited unwarranted interrogation. a little background for you about this debate. about abu khattala. taking place on the opinion page of usa today. puts thehazi suspect focus where it belongs. this is what they say about punishment. republicans are already attacking the ministration for -- the administration for to try him as a criminal in a civilian court. ed royce, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee writes the opposing view. he says i'm "don't grant legal rights to abu khattala." we go to charles in huntington wes, west virginia. we should not have been in iraq in the first place. we have to get every american out of their. how c