yeah i think it does you know he was reporting on john brennan he'd been the newly mentioned cia director brennan was also the architect of president obama's controversial drone program i think the most damning piece of evidence was that you know there's an e-mail from stressful work that i think to in the article . by wiki leaks of this private security firm that has cia connection. within you know within the firm and it was an e-mail that the subject mind please don't leak and it said you know john brennan you know is behind the witch hunts of investigative journalists. and you know for them for this to be going down a private security firm. you know and i can see why michael hastings might have been paranoid when you heard about the wiretapping and the department of justice even a.p. phone records and all of the revelations and edward snowden leaks you know he clearly thought that something was amiss and so he tried to go off the radar as he was working on the story and unfortunately we never got to hear his side of that. we know that through a foyer request that hastings was in fact b

affected oversight of the bar we've seen a few episodes where members of congress for example where john brennan was nominated had cia senator ron wyden other senators senator ron paul use that opportunity for some scrutiny of the drone strikes and at the same time you have president obama in his state of the union stagehand in a speech saying that he will provide that type of transparency that you and also the human rights advocate groups are hoping for however let me play devil's advocate here a recent economists article shed light on a surprising discovery sophia khan she's a school administrator from islamabad found that many chinese men from tribal regions actually support drone strikes also one star of a in two thousand and nine found that fifty two percent of if people actually say that drone strikes are accurate and sixty percent say that these drone strikes actually weaken militant groups so what is your reaction to that i mean obviously not everyone is against drone strikes is there a way to you drone strikes in a way that is politically or otherwise correct. well so it's really crucia

retiring his crown and some of them worried about the future of drone strikes after cia director john brennan indicated that targeted assassinations maybe he creasing over the next few months according to brennan there might not only be a significant reduction in the amount of strikes but that the army might be taking over the kill switch from the cia surprising words coming from the architect of the entire drone program. don't get too excited folks there's still plenty of evidence that drone strikes aren't going anywhere obama's far from calling for an end to the use of drones altogether so those girls signature strikes are still in the military's deck of cards every terror tuesday because but because putting an unfavorable light beam shot of the drone wars there is an initiative to make them more precise and improve that pesky two percent success rate hands are autonomous killer robots of course yes you heard me right making these already killer robots completely autonomous meaning that drones will be able to. decisions on who lives or dies without human control because you know if there's

john brennan. i walk into his office, and there we are, you know, having a chat in this place.of the united states, and it was a pretty powerful little place. >> jimmy: and was he like "can tell me about belushi?" [ laughter ] >> and then he kept putting his earphones in. [ laughter ] uh -- >> jimmy: well, we love you so much, i want you to come back when ever you can. everybody watch "homeland." this guy is the greatest. mandy patinkin everybody. [ cheers and applause ] just like the -- watch "homeland" sundays at 9:00 p.m. on showtime. dierks bentley performs next with mike mccready and the roots! hey, dierks! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "juggle a bunch of rotating categories" card. it's not the "sign up for rewards each quarter" card. it's the no-games, no-messing-'round, no-earning-limit-having, do-i-look-like-i'm-joking, turbo-boosting, heavyweight-champion- of-the-world cash back card. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere, every da

that justification, but what i do know is that the director of the central intelligence agency, john brennan, during his confirmation hearings himself suggested transparency and accountability calls for the release of --cisely the information being suggested the information cap be safely released. one would have thought before making that statement, to stir brennan, who knows a thing or two about intelligence risks and the need to protect sources and methods, would've had those considerations well in mind. the basic position that my report takes on this question is that considerations of national security may, in certain circumstances, may justify withholding limited information about particular strikes. if you do that would compromise an individual source or an individual operation. but that in general, statistical and methodological information can safely be released and should be released. and by that i mean explaining how and why the position has been taken to calculate a particular strike, the number of civilian casualties. because there is a big dispute about who is a civilian in this

, over the past month, assistants to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, john brennan has convened numerous meetings to reskew security measures in place. during the briefing today, september 10th, 2012, the president and the principles discussed specific measures we're taking to prevent 9/11 as well aye as attacks to protect u.s. persons and facilities abroad as well as force protection. today the press secretary was asked about all this. >> i wonder if you could tell us more about what those meetings entailed, who the participants were, how closely vetted that or thoroughly vetted that press release was, and whether the white house might be willing to make available either to congressional investigators and/or to the public the e-mail, the memos and other sort of paperwork that was associated with the development of that press release. >> it is clear, because four americans died on that day, there was not adequate security. and that was revealed in the accountability review board. and i would simply say when it comes to -- and i know that we're creating an exchange h

the president attended as did his top security guy john brennan. press release after the meeting that said the u.s. was taking steps to protect our people and interests overseas. the very next day the benghazi attack happened. fox news correspondent james rosen wanted to know more about the meeting. so we asked jay carney. >> i wonder if you could tell us more about what those meetings entailed, hot participants were. how closely vetted or thoroughly vetted that press release was and whether the white house might be willing to make -- congressional investigators or to the public the email, memos and other sort of paperwork that is assoated with the development of that press release. >> it is clear because four americans died on that day, that there was not adequate security. and that was revealed in the accountability review board. and i would simply say when it comes to -- and i know that we're creating an exchange here for fox and i'm mindful of that. >> what we're engaged in here is not for fox. it's for the record. would you be willing to make

but if you look about a year ago the counter terrorism advisor john brennan who is now the head of the said the president directed him to go out and talk about the drone program because of in the interest of transparentsy. transparentsy -- transparency. they want to strike a balance between protecting american citizens and people around the world, in fact, and also staying away from these situations where civilians are caught up in these attacks. they are working on trying to figure out where that balance is aat this point. >> we saw two raids. >> one in somalia and one in libya that led to the capture libby who is in new york to stand trial. is it the intent of the government in your mind to figure out places and appropriate times when the government can take a more law enforcement approach using rays of that sort as opposed to using drone strikes. i don't think that is the case. what they are doing in the situation in somalia and the al l libby situation in libya was taking advantage of practical assets that were available. >> i see. and information that was available. >> they are cl

. >> reporter: john brennan, who used to be the president's adviser of terrorism now head of c.i.a. is quoted in saying there is no collateral damage and he's talking about the capability of the system developed by the united states when it comes to these pilotless aircraft. a speech given by the president in may of this year in which he defended the use of drones and narrowed the scope against al-qaeda and it's ow affiliates. there is a difference between what the united states government is saying and what the pakistani government is saying and who might have been killed by these drones. >> that's what i want to pick up, how much real weight can be put on pakistan's claim of 400 confirmed deaths. >> reporter: i think you have to be careful. washington and islamabad are the closest allies you can get when it comes to the push back against international terrorism, but they are very two different governments, as you know. pakistan is a nuclear nation and needs to be treated with great respect because of that. you saw with the killing of ow osama bin laden, he ended up living just a m

senator grade held up the nomination of john brennan to be cia director because he had questions about benghazi. he wanted to hear from the white house when the president first contacted the libyan government about the attack. so this is something the administration has had to deal with, this back and forth over the senate confirmation process. you may also remember over the summer senator rand paul, the republican of kentucky, put a hold on the confirmation of james coupmbe as fbi director because he had questions about drones in the u.s. this is something under senate rules he is able to do, is able to stand in the way of all of these confirmation votes. the real question is whether senator reid could get the votes needed to get past it and whether these witnesses that senator graham wants to hear from are going to be produced. >> he said this on "fox and frie friends" yesterday morning, so there's been 20-odd hours or so for people to react to this on capitol hill. >> so far, we haven't heard from senate majority leader harry reid about this. the white house has said this is a polit

. >> reporter: some cia workers, cia director john brennan, has deemed essential, will be back on the job for the safety of the united states today. now this happens, as we know, at 11:00 until noon. a lot of leaders from the district will be 0 out holding a big valley. mayor vincent gray and other lawmakers asking for an end to the shutdown. open for anyone to attend. they will talk about the effects on the district, residents, workers, visitors. d.c. cannot spend its own tax dollars so using contingency fund. the cash will run out. day nine of the shutdown. >> in negotiations there is give and there is take and you do not hold people hostage or engage in ransom taking to get 100% of your way. >> the president said today was if there's unconditional surrender by republicans he'll sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> reporter: now as for today's event here at the capitol it begins at 11:00 one day after mayor gray sent a letter to president obama and other lawmakers saying this has to end and talking about the hardships specifically here in washington,

in english translating that, you tried to do something similar with the john brennan filibuster. are you prepared to stand there and filibuster again? >> we'll see. i do want to make the point that for three years we've asked harry reid for a vote. it passed the house overwhelmingly. over 100 democrats and all of the republicans voted for auditing the fed waefrl supposed to be in charge of the fed. congress has abdicated its duty. we have a lot of wealthy people get wealthier but a lot of poor people are getting poorer and there is an illusion of wealth. i'm for looking into what's going on at the fed and not allowing it to be seek. >> thank you very much. as always appreciate it. >>> was the apology from the right person? and the issue may be whether the president intentionally misled the public on a crucial aspect of his signature legislation. >>> and then a gruesome discovery in a treatment center that handles the city's water. multiple body parts. >>> and later, what is google doing on this barge? the mystery solved, next. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations.

in 2011 john brennan who then was the special advisor on court terrorism to the white house talked about there being no collateral damage, military speak for civilian casualties, because of the precision and the capability of the developed weapons, in other words, the drones. president obama, referring to his speech of this year, he is defending the use of the drones and its campaign against al qaeda and its affiliates. >> they are dialing it back but we'll see in the future. >> the report will be in front of the ung general assembly on october the 25th. >> rejecting a seat on the u.n. security council. saudi arabia was elected to serve to a two-year term yesterday along with chad, nigeria chile and lithuania but hours later the saudi government turned it down. instead sowd rai saudi arabia be international community. the saudis regional foe seem to be improving. they see this as a slap in the face against the united states. hey, i'm ross shimabuku. finally, rod grenkowski has been cleared by his physicians to play. patriots owner robert accurate said last week it was up to the player to

the president attended as did his top security guy john brennan. press release after the meeting that said the u.s. was taking steps to protect our people and interests overseas. the very next day the benghazi attack happened. fox news correspondent james rosen wanted to know more about the meeting. so we asked jay carney. >> i wonder if you could tell us more about what those meetings entailed, hot participants were. how closely vetted or thoroughly vetted that press release was and whether the white house might be willing to make -- congressional investigators or to the public the email, memos and other sort of paperwork that is associated with the development of that press release. >> it is clear because four americans died on that day, that there was not adequate security. and that was revealed in the accountability review board. and i would simply say when it comes to -- and i know that we're creating an exchange here for fox and i'm mindful of that. >> what we're engaged in here is not for fox. it's for the record. would you be willing to mak

john brennan says keeping staff at the current reduced levels poses a safety threat as the president is again asking republicans to hold a vote immediately to reopen the government and increase the debt limit. >> negotiations shouldn't require hanging the threat of a government shutdown or economic chaos over the heads of the american people. >> there's going to be a negotiation here. we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what's driving us to it borrow more money and live beyond our means. >> reporter: it starts at 11:00 a.m. and comes one day after mayor gray talking about the hardship this is causing here in the did district. on capitol hill, melissa mollet, enthuse 4. >>> molette green has a new poll on the shutdown. >>> this brand-new poll out today breaks down who americans blame the most. the associated press survey shows the public pray mayoral pointing the finger at republ republicans by 63% but all of the key players in washington are taking the heat as we enter day nine of this impasse with about half blaming president obama or the democrats. 52% bel

the cia director john brennan recalled a lot of his staffers this week. there is a story in the washington post and in that story in notes that u.s. officials said other intelligence agencies besides the cia were taking similar steps but they declined to disclose specifics on how many and which categories of employees would be summoned back to their jobs. "a spokesman for the director of national intelligence, james clapper, said that copper had authorized the recall of some employees at the national counterterrorism center, the national counter proliferation center, the office of national counterintelligence executive, and the national intelligence council." that from "the washington post" earlier this week. we are talking to john bellinger about these issues, a former legal adviser to the national security council. rick is up next from north carolina on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. you are talking about all these wars and stuff we get into. towe hadn't have gotten in these last two wars we got in, we would not be in the same shape finan

it admitted to meetings that john brennan had held at that time. the house investigators have determined general carter, the combatant commander, was not consulted as part of those sessions. i wonder if you could tell us more about what those meetings and tail, who the participants were, how closely vetted or thoroughly vetted that press release was, and whether the white house might be willing to make available to investigators or public the e-mails, memos, or other paperwork that was associated with the development of that press release? >> james, the president of the received aes has briefing from his national security team, and principles of that team on the ee of the anniversary of nine/11, on the actions that were being taken them up with here in the homeland and around the world in preparation for potential threats. is -- ife question your question is was the preparation for -- was there adequate security at the diplomatic facility in benghazi to protect the americans there the answer is categorically no. as the president said after the atta

he opposed john brennan. he did the same for chuck hagel. a republican. he opposed jack lew with the treasury. he was one of only three to vote against john kerry to lead the state department. i'm convinced -- this is a hard one to say. if caroline kennedy, if her nomination was confirmed by the senate for going to japan, i wonder if they'd had an actual roll call where he would have voted, this guy. he wants to be on the record as the most anti-barack obama. he's pretending it's all about protecting the harm caused by obama care. all those crocodile tears. he's in there on an assault mission to put the dynamite under the tracks causing the train wreck. he's not there to cry about its failures. he's there to destroy obama. look at his eyes. are those the eyes of a guy looking out for regular people or the eyes of a guy going into a diet to hurt? >> i'll take a flier and suggest he would have voted against caroline kennedy. but he's pursuing two tracks here. one is he's appealing to the emotional heart of the base of the conservative wing of the party for w

john brennan said it will pose a threat to the safety of human life if they kept them at the currentovernment default could effect everything from mortgage rates to retirement plans. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: d-day for default is days away. already the markets are spooked. the dow down 900 points over the last three weeks and it could get worse by the middle of next week. just look at what happened the last time congress flirted with default. america's credit was downgraded and the dow had the sixth biggest drop ever. over 600 points in a single day. a huge hit to 401(k)s and college savings plans. economists are also warning as we inch closer you are likely to see higher interest rates on new mortgages and car loans. nobody knows exactly when economic disaster will strike, but the pain would begin with the fear of default before it actually happened. >> insane, catastrophic, chaos. these are some of the more polite words. warren buffett likened the default to a nuclear bomb a weapon too horrible to use. >> reporter: some house republicans say the warnings are exaggera

the character -- he was not the head of the cia, john brennan, at the time the part was created.but we recently were invited to the cia for the premiere during the third season and he invited me into his office because he said, you know, would i like to see the real guy's auchlts we had an interesting chat. i've been in the oval office a couple of times and i met presidents. maybe because i'm playing this part but i found it more powerful being in his office. not in his presence because i actually felt him very warm and kind and very concerned about the people he cares for, his tomb and the lives that are at risk and sometimes lost and what that does to his heart and soul and people abroad that are, quote/unquote, you know, innocent bystanders of lives lost. just lives that mattered to him. but the job of the cia to my understand i understanding people all over the world. there were three books like wedding books, leatherbound with crisscrossing and currently they had the information of the day. i found -- >> we have to go. we're in deep trouble here. >> okay. >> can't wait to se

the character -- he was not the head of the ci aa, john brennan, at the time the part was created.nd he invited me into his office because he said you know, would i like to see the real guy's auchlts we had an interesting chat. i've been in the oval office a couple of times and i met presidents. maybe because i'm playing this part but i found it more powerful being in his office. not in his presence because i actually felt him very warm and kind and very concerned about the people he cares for, his tomb and the lives that are at risk and sometimes lost and what that does to his heart and soul and people abroad that are, quote/unquote, you know innocent bystanders of lives lost. just lives that mattered to him. but the job of the cia to my understand ing understanding people all over the world. there were three books like wedding books, leatherbound with crisscrossing and currently they had the information of the day. i found -- >> we have to go. we're in deep trouble here. >> okay. >> can't wait to see. [ male announcer ] it is more than just a new car... more than a new interior l

he stalled, held up the confirmation of john brennan for cia director, asking other questions about theenghazi attack and the white house gave that information. >> that's right. if you're lindsey graham, you're thinking this worked once, let's try it again. he's not hoping for a huge new breakthrough on the senate side. have the house republicans sometimes overstepped themselves in this investigation? without a doubt. has the administration been completely forthcoming? no. this has been a key tension point. lindsey graham hoping by using the tactic again, clogging up the senate he'll force, if not get everything he wants, some sort of a compromise. >> in getting nominations through the senate, it's been a big issue in the senate in this last session. >> sure has. >> great to see you, john. thanks. >> thank you. >>> we'll be watching the politics because it never goes far away. there are other stories making headlines. let's get over to michaela. >>> the white house getting back a report it calls misleading, refuting claims the white house knew for years that millions could lose coverage

director john brennan, and former africom commander, general ham hm, as well as the white house. we also need a similar hearing with each of the deputies and others who were witness to the calls for help and the decision surrounding the response not to help. unless we hear from these people publicly, the american people will never learn the truth about whether there were warnings prior to the attack, what calls for help were made that night, whether the c.i.a. security team was in fact delayed in leaving to respond to the initial attack at the consulate, and what response was from washington, among many other questions. also the american people should know, should know of the bravery of the men who were there in nghazi and until these key individuals are sitting side-by-side at the witness table, answering questions under oath in public, we will never get a clear picture of who made the decisions that night and why. and, again, the hearings must be in public. the american people can handle the truth. failure to get these answers means there will never be any accountability, which

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john kerry's in afghanistan this morning. his unannounced visit comes at a pivotal moment only days the after the anniversary of the mesh invasion. >> the crucial deadline is only weeks away. margaret brennanorning, gayle and to charlie. secretary kerry made the surprise trip to kabul to meet with afghan president hamid karzai. he's going to push karzai to come to terms on defining what the role of american troops will be in afghanistan. and this deal will determine how many u.s. troops stay on the ground after international forces draw down at the end of the 2014. now, up to this point, talks have completely failed and the white house is fed up. they don't want a repeat of the mistakes of iraq, which was talks fell apart, there was no security agreement and the u.s. completely withdrew. if that happens in afghanistan, the risk is that there will be violent extremists like the taliban who can gain an advantage. there's also a concern that all of the work hammered out by u.s. diplomats and american soldiers would be endangered without in kind of agreement here that would protect their role. now, we don't expect the terms of a deal to be signed today, but more than 2,000 soldiers have died i