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. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistan at the time of the operation. a source called me to tell me that soldiers had beaten a man to death. he also told me it was too dangerous to go to charkh, so i drove as close as i could - to the provincial capital. this is the video i shot just days after the operation. >> at first it seemed like another footnote in the war. but after i returned home to copenhagen, more details began to emerge from my contacts in charkh. then six months later the un came out with its 2014 report citing civilian casualties. i found a short reference to the operation in it. >> the operation resulted in 28 civilian casualties (15 deaths and 13 injured). >> fifteen dead. how could fifteen civilian deaths from a joint us and afghan military operation go by almost unnoticed to the outside world? the report said
. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistan at the time of the operation. a source called me to tell me that soldiers had beaten a man to death. he also told me it was too dangerous to go to charkh, so i drove as close as i could - to...
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. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistan at the time of the operation. a source called me to tell me that soldiers had beaten a man to death.
. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistan at the time of the operation. a source called me to tell me that soldiers had beaten a man to death.
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. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistant
. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions. i was in afghanistant
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. >> on august 3rd 2014 us and afghan special operations forces deployed to charkh district about sixty miles south of kabul to clear taliban from the area. there's nothing unusual about this. us special operations forces often accompany afghan soldiers on these sorts of missions.
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. >> unconventional warfare is about using special operations, special forces to solve or assist in solving complex economic problems and that is what we face here. >> all to stop these islamic groups hell-bent on creating terror. >> they are an extraordinarily dangerous group. >>> two american missionaries >>> two american missionaries are ♪ ♪ (under loud music) this is the place. ♪ ♪ their beard salve is made from ♪ ♪ sustainable tea tree oil and kale... you, my friend, recognize when a trend has reached critical mass. yes, when others focus on one thing, you see what's coming next. you see opportunity. that's what a type e* does. and so it begins. with e*trade's investing insights center, you can spot trends before they become trendy. e*trade. opportunity is everywhere. but it is not the device mobithat is mobile, it is you. ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. hurry, offers end soon. >>> the group that we are fighting today are the group that abducted tourists from a resort and
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. >> unconventional warfare is about using special operations, special forces to solve or assist in solving complex economic problems and that is what we face here. >> all to stop these islamic groups hell-bent on creating terror. >> they are an extraordinarily dangerous group. >>> two american missionaries >>> two american missionaries are you can't breathed. through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. a mouthbreather! how can anyone sleep like...
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i am afraid we will have to use more special operations forces, our guys embedded with the local boots on ground to control our air, make it that much more effective. if we do that we could possibly avoid sending big conventional formations to the fight, nobody wants to do that. deirdre: steve, after the raid on wednesday morning, france's prime minister is warnings global community of possible chemical and biological attacks on civilians in cities. at some level we have to assume perhaps police found materials or plans to get materials, during this siege in saint denies how serious of a threat it. >> very serious, we have known since 9/11 that al qaeda continued through that whole period trying to get chemical weapons to get biological agents isis proven to be more adept at al qaeda in doing the more advanced event. i am sure they are looking for it. i have not seen the evidence. i cannot say for sure. this is something our security enforces need to be aware of and on the watch for. deirdre: an aial fight against terror -- an equal fight against terror is happening in bell jam, -- bel
i am afraid we will have to use more special operations forces, our guys embedded with the local boots on ground to control our air, make it that much more effective. if we do that we could possibly avoid sending big conventional formations to the fight, nobody wants to do that. deirdre: steve, after the raid on wednesday morning, france's prime minister is warnings global community of possible chemical and biological attacks on civilians in cities. at some level we have to assume perhaps...
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the president, as you mentioned, has ordered the deployment of up to 50 us special operations forces in northern syria to work with our arab and kurdish partners and we will support them with additional air power. , the united states is providing $150 million a year to the moderate opposition to meet humanitarian needs and provide government support in areas liberated from isil. as the largest single donor since 2011, we are provided over foreign half billion in humanitarian assistance to syria. this includes nearly two and a half million for inside syria, almost 1,000,000,004 programs in lebanon and over 650 million to jordan. we are enhancing military assistance to help our regional allies including jordan and lebanon. thanks to general alan's leadership we are leading a global 65 member coalition, working to crew-- two defeat isil. mr. chairman, to be address head-on russia's dangerous military intervention in syria. moscow deployed forces because its ally, the assad regime, was losing territory and even around support was insufficient to protect it. moscow has tried to claim that
the president, as you mentioned, has ordered the deployment of up to 50 us special operations forces in northern syria to work with our arab and kurdish partners and we will support them with additional air power. , the united states is providing $150 million a year to the moderate opposition to meet humanitarian needs and provide government support in areas liberated from isil. as the largest single donor since 2011, we are provided over foreign half billion in humanitarian assistance to...
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us about this operation? >> it is an ongoing police operation using swat teams and special forces. to further people have been arrested, which we bring the total threat the course of the day to seven people. the first three were arrested this morning around 9:30 a.m. this was after a tipoff. apparently came from a saleswoman and a local discount store. she believes she had recognized the man who is the brother of one of the suicide bomber sprung saturday's attacks in paris. he is thought to have driven the getaway car. he is known to have alluded a seven -- assemblies who work looking for suspects in france. the region we are talking about in germany is close to the belgian border. it has been a region where there has been heightened police scrutiny. three people arrested this morning outside of an employment center after this tipoff came. police later told german media that he was not alone the three. there was a man amongst them, but we were told by german media that this was not him. the police operation did go on throughout the day. it is apparently still going on. police then
us about this operation? >> it is an ongoing police operation using swat teams and special forces. to further people have been arrested, which we bring the total threat the course of the day to seven people. the first three were arrested this morning around 9:30 a.m. this was after a tipoff. apparently came from a saleswoman and a local discount store. she believes she had recognized the man who is the brother of one of the suicide bomber sprung saturday's attacks in paris. he is thought...
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recently, but the current version that it was simply a mistake, that afghan forces had called us after u.s. special operationforces. there is a long history as you and i both know of the u.s. of targeting civilians facilities going to the 1991 gulf war. it was the bombing of the shelter which killed hundreds of iraqis. there was the bombing of the pharmaceutical plant under bill clinton, the bombing of greater television serbia during the 1999 -- >> al-jazeera was bombed in iraq and afghanistan spent al-jazeera's senior correspondent killed in april 2003 in baghdad and a u.s. strike. in a reuters cameraman and a spanish journalist killed in the shelling of the palestine hotel. then the shelling of the sheraton hotel in baghdad which is your journalist were the only guests in a hotel at the time. and on and on and on. the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general campbell said in front of congress a couple of days ago that obama's plan was to just keep a small force based at the embassy to do counterterrorism and force protection was not sustainable, and that we better to have no one of their than just
recently, but the current version that it was simply a mistake, that afghan forces had called us after u.s. special operationforces. there is a long history as you and i both know of the u.s. of targeting civilians facilities going to the 1991 gulf war. it was the bombing of the shelter which killed hundreds of iraqis. there was the bombing of the pharmaceutical plant under bill clinton, the bombing of greater television serbia during the 1999 -- >> al-jazeera was bombed in iraq and...
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special operators, a very small number in syria. that gives us the opportunity to increase the number of special operation forces to take additional activitieshere. really, as long as assad is in power in syria and civil war there continues to rage on, there are really no good options in terms of the whole territory in syria. looking for a more diplomatic solution over time is the most effective way to move forward against isis, at least in the near term. charlie: do you think a diplomatic solution is possible? obviously the powers involved in the end are trying to hammer out some plan for the future. >> this has been happening for over a year or longer. a lot of that has been tried to be put into place. it is very difficult. russian support for assad has made it more difficult. the idea that assad will be out and the next civil war will end is the best way to stop the migration of foreign fighters to the conflict there and deal with it. having the opportunity to go after isis. charlie: i will ask everybody to comment on this. it seems to me you are caught -- on the one hand, nobody can point to the indication that you can be successful with
special operators, a very small number in syria. that gives us the opportunity to increase the number of special operation forces to take additional activitieshere. really, as long as assad is in power in syria and civil war there continues to rage on, there are really no good options in terms of the whole territory in syria. looking for a more diplomatic solution over time is the most effective way to move forward against isis, at least in the near term. charlie: do you think a diplomatic...
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. >> colonel, what are the qualities that you are using for as a member of the joint special operations task force? >> we want people who are creative problem solvers to work with local populations, and think in teams. >> and socom at macdill air force base headquartered in the florida includes army, navy, air force and marines. task force in the philippines is a typical socom operation. >> i have u.s. marines down here, and navy personnel and both special operations, and naval folks both. >> and the army green berets are deployed in small units called the a-teams. >> it is a 12-man unit commanded by a captain who is assisted by a warrant officer. and there are specialties of the a-team. the weapons sergeant, and the engineer specialist, and communication specialist, and then finally the medic. >> this is a typical a-team compound. they have their own perimeter inside of a filipino complex base where they are immersed. >> it is vitally important to earn the respect and the trust of the people that you are working with. to do that, a good special forces soldier has to have a characteristic of humil
. >> colonel, what are the qualities that you are using for as a member of the joint special operations task force? >> we want people who are creative problem solvers to work with local populations, and think in teams. >> and socom at macdill air force base headquartered in the florida includes army, navy, air force and marines. task force in the philippines is a typical socom operation. >> i have u.s. marines down here, and navy personnel and both special operations,...
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information and antiquities were covered by us special operations forces during the raid in may of this year proving they use the illicit antiquities trade as an important source of revenue. this criminal activity has increased as other revenues have been targeted through airstrikes other countermeasures. antiquities trafficking is difficult to target and for isis and other extremists as the benefit of rewarding collaboration with employment. antiquitiesantiquities trafficking is not make as many enemies among the local population but instead exploits poverty and hopelessness. also antiquities service instrument money-laundering. we don't know the total dollar values. there are too many unknowns. they certainly find it crucial to their operations. and the financial and cultural costs are manifest now and we will have a cascading effect for generations to come. the current crisis requires increased and improved capacities in the united states cultural security and cultural diplomacy. we need a more proactive and in member approached a couple's existing governmental and nongovernmental ca
information and antiquities were covered by us special operations forces during the raid in may of this year proving they use the illicit antiquities trade as an important source of revenue. this criminal activity has increased as other revenues have been targeted through airstrikes other countermeasures. antiquities trafficking is difficult to target and for isis and other extremists as the benefit of rewarding collaboration with employment. antiquitiesantiquities trafficking is not make as...
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>> it is true that we have done things using our special operations forces in northeast syr syria, raqqahecise. we have ways of looking and monitoring targets that are very advanced. there's been more of that action that's been taken going after people who were in contact with isis recruits in the united states, people volunteering to take actions here. so again, this is something that needs more reporting that i'm going to try to look at more and talk more about but it's reassuring to know that there is more being done, more known about these attacks. >> michael? >> quick question for you, david. since the days of the church -- hunkering down on and limiting our abilities through cia and other operations, to do the kind of covert on the groundwork that is so much a part of the building blocks, not just good intelligence but actionable intelligences, how does that play out for us these days. do you see the country, the white house, the congress taking a fresh look at the church committee findings and maybe even easing back and saying these times call for something different because the en
>> it is true that we have done things using our special operations forces in northeast syr syria, raqqahecise. we have ways of looking and monitoring targets that are very advanced. there's been more of that action that's been taken going after people who were in contact with isis recruits in the united states, people volunteering to take actions here. so again, this is something that needs more reporting that i'm going to try to look at more and talk more about but it's reassuring to...
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us defense employees are all safe. french soldiers and special forces helped in the operation. the hotel is popular with foreigners. two term groups tied to al qaeda are claimed responsibility. terrace also took over mali in 2012. thousands of french soldiers remain in the country. the malian community in washington is reacting to the violence. some gathered today at the embassy of mali. many living in the area still have family in mali and now they are concerned about their safety. >> no one is safe in my country right now. i feel so sorry, you know? it is too much. >> reporter: malian's told us their country is peaceful, they say the radisson blu hotel is new indicators to western tourists. the president of france dispatched a counterterrorism unit to mali today. >> we now have proof that hotels are very vulnerable. here in washington it is no exception. scott room is in downtown dc. -- scott room is in downtown dc. >> reporter: travelers that i have talked to that are in washington they said, they do take these threats seriously but not so much that they consider the capital off-limits. do you think hotels are a
us defense employees are all safe. french soldiers and special forces helped in the operation. the hotel is popular with foreigners. two term groups tied to al qaeda are claimed responsibility. terrace also took over mali in 2012. thousands of french soldiers remain in the country. the malian community in washington is reacting to the violence. some gathered today at the embassy of mali. many living in the area still have family in mali and now they are concerned about their safety. >> no...
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spokesman telling us that the malian special forces were driving this operation. is it your feeling or suspicion, that they would be more predisposed rather than the french, say >> to negotiate, talk, or make the hostage takers feel that they might get a little bit of what they want to get people out of the building safe and sound. >> reporter: i think it needs to at least appear that the malians are front and center to diffuse the situation. if -- if indeed, which is what it appears the target is foreigners, clearly the attackers will not want to, one imagine, deal with forces from other nations, nationals, the united states, french forces. obviously, also thinking about perhaps the identity of the attackers, that also might play into all of this. obviously there has been ongoing political and security crises of various kinds in mali since the coup took place there three years ago. you also have the rebellion in the north, and it's not clear the identity of the attackers. are they part of the twareg rebel movement that occurred in the north? are they part of anot
spokesman telling us that the malian special forces were driving this operation. is it your feeling or suspicion, that they would be more predisposed rather than the french, say >> to negotiate, talk, or make the hostage takers feel that they might get a little bit of what they want to get people out of the building safe and sound. >> reporter: i think it needs to at least appear that the malians are front and center to diffuse the situation. if -- if indeed, which is what it...
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special forces. >> no. the special forces are liliited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're reall going to use special operations, quick in, quick out, you have to do in the a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this isn't just one facility. it's not one building in raqqa or somewhere else. it's many different places. the other thing that seems to be bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sorties. others have made sorties as well. we have made the majority of the sorties and that hasn't changed the dynamic. so i think we've got to look at those things which can be major in scope and this means put together a strategy with russia and move ahead. >>>> senator dianene feinstein, vice chair of the intel committee, let's see if they listen to your advice. >> yes, chuck, right. >>> when we come back, why carly have to show any detailed policy when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks
special forces. >> no. the special forces are liliited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're reall going to use special operations, quick in, quick out, you have to do in the a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this isn't just one facility. it's not one building in raqqa or somewhere else. it's many different places. the other thing that seems to be bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sorties. others have made sorties as well. we have made the majority of...
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us. it was 100 meters from that. >> the scale of the operation was vast, some special forces police were injured. [ sirens ] it all ended after more than seven hours with a motorcade of police special forces speeding out, leaving behind another pain taking inquiry. a question mark over the whereabouts of the suspect who has not been arrested. and the chilling prospects that this could have been a previously unknown isil cell. as crowds of people return to their homes, there are more questions about the effectiveness of intelligence and whether there could be plans for more attacks. an do you similar mondays al jazeera, paris. >> let's get more now from emma pay ward, who is live for news paris. emma, will is sill so much we don't know about the identities of the dead. and hose who were detained in the raid. tell us what--have we cleaned anything more since the paris prosecutor spoke? >> well, there is still a large police presence where that raid took place this morning. and obviously residents are very concerned. there have been several controlled explosions coming from the flat which the police raided earlier to
us. it was 100 meters from that. >> the scale of the operation was vast, some special forces police were injured. [ sirens ] it all ended after more than seven hours with a motorcade of police special forces speeding out, leaving behind another pain taking inquiry. a question mark over the whereabouts of the suspect who has not been arrested. and the chilling prospects that this could have been a previously unknown isil cell. as crowds of people return to their homes, there are more...
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special forces. is it enough? >> no. the special forces are limited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're really going to use special operations, quick out, you have to do in the a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this isn't just one facility. it's not one building in raqqa or somewhere else. it's many different places. the other thing that seems to be emerging is the belief the bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sorties. others have made sorties as well. we have made the majority of the sorties and that hasn't changed the dynamic. so i think we've got to look at those things which can be major in scope and this means put together a strategy with russia and move ahead. >> senator dianne feinstein, vice chair of the intel committee, let's see if they listen to your advice. >> yes, chuck, right. >>> when we come back, why carly fiorina believes she does not have to show any resolve to turn heads this holiday season. starting now with roc® retinol. it's up to two times stronger than imitators. try roc® retinol correxion® night cream... after 1 week, fine lines appear to fade, 1 month, deep wrinkle
special forces. is it enough? >> no. the special forces are limited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're really going to use special operations, quick out, you have to do in the a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this isn't just one facility. it's not one building in raqqa or somewhere else. it's many different places. the other thing that seems to be emerging is the belief the bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sorties. others have made sorties as...
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us because we could hear that. >> reporter: the scale of this operation was vast. some special forces police were injured.t all ended after more than seven hours with a motor kade of police special forces speeding out of, leaving behind another painstaking inquiry, a question mark over the whereabouts of abdel hamid aboud who hasn't been arrested and the chilling prospect. this could have been a defendant previously unknown isil cell. as crowds of people returned to their homes, there are more questions about the effectiveness of intelligence and whether there could be plans for more attacks. andrew simmons, al jazeera, paris. >>> new york police say they are aware of a new lee released isil video suggesting the city is a potential target of paris style attacks. the mayor has enkurnlingdz people to live out their lives normally. >> we understand it is the goal of terrorists to intimidate and disrupt our democratic society. we will not submit to their wishes. i want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. it's important to note that there is no credible and specific th
us because we could hear that. >> reporter: the scale of this operation was vast. some special forces police were injured.t all ended after more than seven hours with a motor kade of police special forces speeding out of, leaving behind another painstaking inquiry, a question mark over the whereabouts of abdel hamid aboud who hasn't been arrested and the chilling prospect. this could have been a defendant previously unknown isil cell. as crowds of people returned to their homes, there are...
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the military can play a significant role and are and will, and certainly the special operations forces and more robust user pow, but at the end of the day, an attack of the united states is more likely to come out of london, paris or belgian than out of raqqa, and so that is a concern. it is customs and border protection, the fbi, and the cia and otherle tools of domestic protection. >> i want to play you some sound, general from earlier today, senator dianne finestein who is the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee, and take a listen. >> i'm concerned that we don't have the time, and we don't have ye years. we need to be aggressive now, because isil is a quasi state. they have 30,000 fighters and a civil infrastructure, and it is enormously strong, and it has to to be dealt with in a very strong manner. this is going on too long now, and it has not gotten better, but worse. >> there is a real question here of the time, and how much time we have. the general consensus that i with have heard is that it is years if not decades, but what about the urgency here, general? >> well, senator feinstein
the military can play a significant role and are and will, and certainly the special operations forces and more robust user pow, but at the end of the day, an attack of the united states is more likely to come out of london, paris or belgian than out of raqqa, and so that is a concern. it is customs and border protection, the fbi, and the cia and otherle tools of domestic protection. >> i want to play you some sound, general from earlier today, senator dianne finestein who is the vice...
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can you give us a sense of how big this town is or village is that was cleared by theis group and how the operation went? and the other question i would ask on special operations forces, has there been any additional activity in iraq by u.s. special operations forces accompanying iraqis? can you give us any sense of how far beyond the kind of training activities they've been doing, what kind of activities they've been doing outside the wire in general and especially since, if there's been any activity since the new decision on friday? >> phil, i'll start with the second part of that question, and then you'll have to ask the first part again because you broke up a little bit. so the second part of your question just to review. you asked about soft accompaniment, the soft advising the mission here in iraq and what they're doing. so from the beginning these sop accompaniment missions they've been adjustable based on conditions on the battlefield. what we've seen up north in the kurdish area is that we have a static or a well-held line of troops. there's a clear line between friendly forces and enemy forces. so that allows our sop partners to or our sop forces to be able
can you give us a sense of how big this town is or village is that was cleared by theis group and how the operation went? and the other question i would ask on special operations forces, has there been any additional activity in iraq by u.s. special operations forces accompanying iraqis? can you give us any sense of how far beyond the kind of training activities they've been doing, what kind of activities they've been doing outside the wire in general and especially since, if there's been any...
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special forces. is it enough? >> no. the special forces are limited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're really going to use special operationsquick in, quick out, you have to do it in a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this just isn't one facility. it's not one building , it's may different places. the other thing that seems to be emerging is the belief that bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sortees, others have meat sortees as well, we have made the majority of the sortees and that hasn't changed the dynamic. so i think we've got to look at those things which can be major in scope, and this means put together a strategy with russia and move ahead. >> all right. senator dianne feinstein, vice chair of the intel committee. see if they listen to your advice. >> yes, right, chuck. thank you. >> thanks for being on. >> thank you. >> when we come back, why carly fiorina believes she does not have to show any detailed policy plans as they runs for president. wait until you hear this. can a business have a mind? a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of th
special forces. is it enough? >> no. the special forces are limited. i think 50. that won't do it. if we're really going to use special operationsquick in, quick out, you have to do it in a much more comprehensive way to get at isil. this just isn't one facility. it's not one building , it's may different places. the other thing that seems to be emerging is the belief that bombing alone isn't going to do it. we've had over 7,000 sortees, others have meat sortees as well, we have made the...
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we also know that the us has been encouraging allies particularly france and turkey to put special forces on the ground in syria to fight ices tick alongside the 50 us operatorsho of already -- to fight ices along the 50 us operators already there. he also met with putin, this is the second chat in just 48 hours. the president has been encouraging russia to join the fight. the president is speaking now. >> and here's president obama. >> [ no audio ] erdowan and the people of turkey for their outstanding work in hosting this i have been practicing that. at the g20 our focus was on how to get the global economy growing faster and create more jobs and i am pleased that we agree growth has to be inclusive to address the rising inequality around the world. given growing cyber threats, we committed to a set of norms drafted by the united states for -- how our government should conduct themselves insider -- cyberspace including a commitment not to engage in the theft of intellectual property for commercial gain. as we head into global climate talks we have submitted our targets and pledged to work together for a successful outcome in paris. of course, much of our at
we also know that the us has been encouraging allies particularly france and turkey to put special forces on the ground in syria to fight ices tick alongside the 50 us operatorsho of already -- to fight ices along the 50 us operators already there. he also met with putin, this is the second chat in just 48 hours. the president has been encouraging russia to join the fight. the president is speaking now. >> and here's president obama. >> [ no audio ] erdowan and the people of turkey...
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us defense employees are all safe. french soldiers and special forces helped in the operation. the hotel is popular with foreigners.wo term groups tied to al qaeda are claimed responsibility. terrace also took over mali in 2012. thousands of french soldiers remain in the country. the malian community in washington is reacting to the violence. some gathered today at the embassy of mali. many living in the area still have family in mali and now they are concerned about their safety. >> no one is safe in my country right now. i feel so sorry,
us defense employees are all safe. french soldiers and special forces helped in the operation. the hotel is popular with foreigners.wo term groups tied to al qaeda are claimed responsibility. terrace also took over mali in 2012. thousands of french soldiers remain in the country. the malian community in washington is reacting to the violence. some gathered today at the embassy of mali. many living in the area still have family in mali and now they are concerned about their safety. >> no...
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importantly, what they want us to do is assist them with specializing their force. they see how we operatee continent and it is very appealing to them how we do that. places i think that is going to take a little bit of time. operates how it because predominately that us who they are around. small teams distributed with types of organizations. they want us to be there to advise and assist them. crutch, but in support of what they are doing. >> are you seeing the military becoming more structured than they were? the professionalization as you mentioned? >> absolutely. >> can you talk about the challenge based on the history of certain laces. -- places? >> we have a wonderful amendment called the leahy amendment. if we were having serious problems we would not be able to that them accordingly. lesse seeing less and issues with leahy vetting that would trip problems. so that, in my mind over the years with the work that has been done because that has ability andeir effectiveness has increased their communications to us are at a much higher level, they are looking at institution building and h
importantly, what they want us to do is assist them with specializing their force. they see how we operatee continent and it is very appealing to them how we do that. places i think that is going to take a little bit of time. operates how it because predominately that us who they are around. small teams distributed with types of organizations. they want us to be there to advise and assist them. crutch, but in support of what they are doing. >> are you seeing the military becoming more...
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the 50 special operations forces in northern syria, working with the kurds and the syrian defense forces. i think we may have turned a corner, i hope. >> lieutenant colonel rick francona joining us live. thank you so much for your insights. >> thanks, george. >> we now know the results of a landmark election in myanmar. aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy has won an absolute majority in the country's parliament, giving that party enough seats to choose the next president. sunday's vote was hailed as the freest election in decades for the very latest on this historic election, let's go now 20 simon mosa. good to have you with us. it's worth pointing out that the military leaders released aung san suu kyi on november 13, today marks five years. we know her party has won a big majority. >> yeah, absolutely, george. what an historic moment. it couldn't have come at a better time, as you mentioned. that anniversary of her being released from house arrest. this is a woman, and a people of a country that has been waiting for 25 years to be able to go to the polls, to vote in a free election that comes to fruition when there was a free election. the military wouldn't accept
the 50 special operations forces in northern syria, working with the kurds and the syrian defense forces. i think we may have turned a corner, i hope. >> lieutenant colonel rick francona joining us live. thank you so much for your insights. >> thanks, george. >> we now know the results of a landmark election in myanmar. aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy has won an absolute majority in the country's parliament, giving that party enough seats to choose the next...
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used as much in this hostage-taking. you almost have to have military operations, even though our special forces may not have been as involved fact that it was a raid, a military operation by local officials that was involved in this case, in the bergdahl case and many others. so, the role of diplomacy, you can't participate and negotiate with these terrorists. you almost have to use force. >> let me ask you about what's going on in paris now and the possibilities moving forward. we were talking to brett mcgurk earlier. obviously, there are these huge questions that are out there -- what do we do to fight terror and isis in particular? we have these meetings coming up between president hollande and president obama. he's going to be in washington in the oval office. then he's going to be traveling to moscow to meet with vladimir putin. do you think there's a possibility, ambassador, that this attack in paris, this series of attacks a week ago, could have accomplished what maybe diplomacy hasn't been able to achieve, which is some sort of unified, international coalition to fight isis led by the u.s., france and moscow? >> yes
used as much in this hostage-taking. you almost have to have military operations, even though our special forces may not have been as involved fact that it was a raid, a military operation by local officials that was involved in this case, in the bergdahl case and many others. so, the role of diplomacy, you can't participate and negotiate with these terrorists. you almost have to use force. >> let me ask you about what's going on in paris now and the possibilities moving forward. we were...
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clinton urged a new phase in the fight against isis including more special operations forces and a broader air assault. clinton also used speech to respond to the growing backlash against syrian refugees. >> america's open, free, tolerant society is described by some as a vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism, but i actually believe it's one of our strengths. it reduces the appeal of radicalism and enhances the richness and resilience of our communities. this is not a time for scoring political points. >> there were a lot of political points being put on the board today. the ongoing political frenzy over refugees is next. >>> this afternoon in defiance of president obama's veto threat the republican-led house of representatives passed legislation that would establish new barriers to entry for refugees fleeing the horror of war and violence in syria and iraq. the bill passed overwhelmingly. 289-137. and despite white house officials lobbying democrats to oppose the measure 40 democrats sided with the vast majority of republicans in supporting the bill giving it the 2/3 needed to possibly override a presidential
clinton urged a new phase in the fight against isis including more special operations forces and a broader air assault. clinton also used speech to respond to the growing backlash against syrian refugees. >> america's open, free, tolerant society is described by some as a vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism, but i actually believe it's one of our strengths. it reduces the appeal of radicalism and enhances the richness and resilience of our communities. this is not a time for...
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clinton urged a new phase in the fight against isis including more special operations forces and a broader air assault. clinton also used her speech to respond to the growing backlash against syrian refugees. >> america's open, free, tolerant society is described by some as a vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism, but i actually believe it's one of our strengths. it reduces the appeal of radicalism and enhances the richness and resilience of our communities. this is not a time for scoring political points. >> there were a lot of political points being put on the board today. the ongoing political frenzy over refugees is next. good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. with great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. delivery. hey. lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. have a good one. ah, these small new york apartments... protect your belongings. let geico help you with renters insurance. prge! a manufacturer. well that's why i dug this out for you. it's your grandpappy's hamme
clinton urged a new phase in the fight against isis including more special operations forces and a broader air assault. clinton also used her speech to respond to the growing backlash against syrian refugees. >> america's open, free, tolerant society is described by some as a vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism, but i actually believe it's one of our strengths. it reduces the appeal of radicalism and enhances the richness and resilience of our communities. this is not a time...
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us. let's turn to syria, there's quite a kerfuffle building up among 50 advisers from the special operations forces going into syria, but there's really very little new in that, isn't there? >> absolutely true. i mean, it seems to me what we're doing is now acknowledging something we've been doing covertly for a number of months, that's helping the syrian kurds and syrian arabs in the north central part of syria, and also had a soft headquarters in iraq, almost for over a year now, and we just acknowledge the fact we're establishing one. i'm not certain why all of that is now being released, probably because we've had so many setbacks in iraq and syria that the administration wants to demonstrate they're doing something. lou: and doing something, they seem to be on another level as well. moving on the a-10's into turkey. we learn now that f-15 c's, air-to-air combat jet fighters are moving in. without targets inthe islamic state, these are significant movements at least in appearance if not in numbers? >> yeah, they will be helpful as will the 50. the 50 can't be decisive in terms of winning the wa
us. let's turn to syria, there's quite a kerfuffle building up among 50 advisers from the special operations forces going into syria, but there's really very little new in that, isn't there? >> absolutely true. i mean, it seems to me what we're doing is now acknowledging something we've been doing covertly for a number of months, that's helping the syrian kurds and syrian arabs in the north central part of syria, and also had a soft headquarters in iraq, almost for over a year now, and we...
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killing platform, we've been using drone strikes, we can use special operations troops on the ground, we can use a multinational and arab and western forcee out in order to be effective. so if we systemically work down the list through a series of air strikes and limited special operations troops in order to take those individuals out. >> cheryl: matt, good morning, what's the number? what kind of number of on-the-ground troops do we need? we have to go in further. what's the number of troops we need to put on the ground there? >> matt: well it's not a conventional force, so the numbers really -- it's really not a conventional force. we are not sending airborne in tanks, what we are sending in are specialists. >> cheryl: how many of them? 50 was a joke. 50ops was a joke and we wasted lives. >> matt: 50 is a good start. 50 trained operations personnel can take out quite a few terrorists regardless of where they are, what we need to do though is continue to move forward. if we have that first foot in the door of 50, then build on that. this is a nonconventional war and we've not been fighting it as a nonconventional war. we are taking a co
killing platform, we've been using drone strikes, we can use special operations troops on the ground, we can use a multinational and arab and western forcee out in order to be effective. so if we systemically work down the list through a series of air strikes and limited special operations troops in order to take those individuals out. >> cheryl: matt, good morning, what's the number? what kind of number of on-the-ground troops do we need? we have to go in further. what's the number of...
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used both over syria, but it was what they called persistent surveillance. in other words, they've been tracking him for some days, and that is usually done with a drone, usually by special operations forces of the united states military. they gather the intelligence, they find these guys and then they go after him. they do believe they got him. >> explain to us how significant such an achievement, if you will, is. >> this is extremely important to the united states and the families in japan and england that he killed. this is a great emotional victory to have some closure, some bringing to justice of this person. by all accounts he had been shuffled to the side because of his notoriety and his violence. you haven't seen him out there in months. does it change the war? no. stay hill hope to get the leader of the isis movement, but at least tonight they feel they have brought one person to justice. >> just so i'm clear, this strike was conducted in raca, a strong hold of isis. again, the u.s. making it clear in carrying out the strike that they have eyes over that area. >> what's the message to isis? the message is we're watching, we'll find you, you can't run, you can't hide. we'll get yo
used both over syria, but it was what they called persistent surveillance. in other words, they've been tracking him for some days, and that is usually done with a drone, usually by special operations forces of the united states military. they gather the intelligence, they find these guys and then they go after him. they do believe they got him. >> explain to us how significant such an achievement, if you will, is. >> this is extremely important to the united states and the families...