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to cut off foreign fighters from joining isis ranks./sot/ phillips - "more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up."/vo/ this loss of isis terrority may come as gogo news but there's still *much* to o /sot/paul salem -they're still around, they're still powerful, and they are not about to be defeated unfortunately anytime soon." /vo/ in washington im jeff barnd reporting. 3 despite isis losing *some* territory, it made some significant gains as well. last summer, isis seized several strongholds in syria 3 3 3 taking a live look out over downtown sioux city tonight onon our j- c roofing and insulating skywatch camera. 3 the winds are picking up and the temperature is getting ready to drop.chad's got the after the break.3 "first alert ather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <
to cut off foreign fighters from joining isis ranks./sot/ phillips - "more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up."/vo/ this loss of isis terrority may come as gogo news but there's still *much* to o /sot/paul salem -they're still around, they're still powerful, and they are not about to be defeated unfortunately anytime soon." /vo/ in washington im jeff barnd reporting. 3...
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they're not going to let an isis fellow slip through or an isis hand-maiden. i am for helping genuine refugees. if you say help the christian refugees who have been driven from their homes, burned out, killed, raped, kidnapped, enslaved, you're a bigot if you say that. you have to be open to everybody. >> colonel cowan, last word. >> sean, i would like to add quickly to what ralph said. the first question. obama is still trying to validate his nobel peace prize. there are thousands upon thousands of iraqis and afghan, interpreters and translators who work side by side with american forces throughout the war who the state department and hillary clinton when she was there will not allow to come to this country. many killed already, the rest at risk every day for their lives. they're not being allowed to come. >> thank you both for being with us. very insightful and scary. >>> coming up next, tonight on this special edition of "hannity." >>> they're backward, even dangerous. ask yourself, who is the one candidate who can stop them? hillary clinton. tested and tou
they're not going to let an isis fellow slip through or an isis hand-maiden. i am for helping genuine refugees. if you say help the christian refugees who have been driven from their homes, burned out, killed, raped, kidnapped, enslaved, you're a bigot if you say that. you have to be open to everybody. >> colonel cowan, last word. >> sean, i would like to add quickly to what ralph said. the first question. obama is still trying to validate his nobel peace prize. there are thousands...
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he's a member of isis by saying he did this for isis. so now we're going to see over the period of weeks and months that come down the road how the fbi and the philadelphia police will hopefully get a lot more information from this individual, how exactly he was radicalized, who exactly he communicated with if he did have any direct communication and/or what sites he visited and what literature he was reading that gave him this mindset to go out and do this heinous act. >> crucial questions already being asked. and we have seen some pictures of the fbi bringing things out of his home already. no doubt looking for some of the answers here. bob baer, tim clemente, thank you so much. >>> the other breaking story in our world lead, the drug kingpin juan guzman "el chapo," he has been caught. this after he walked out of a mexican prison, tunnelling out. now, how authorities say they got him. that's next. iall across the state belthe economy is growing,day. with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the
he's a member of isis by saying he did this for isis. so now we're going to see over the period of weeks and months that come down the road how the fbi and the philadelphia police will hopefully get a lot more information from this individual, how exactly he was radicalized, who exactly he communicated with if he did have any direct communication and/or what sites he visited and what literature he was reading that gave him this mindset to go out and do this heinous act. >> crucial...
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isis. ( laughter ) things are going really badly for isis. they're losing the key city of ramaude tow iraq. their oil fields are being bombed, and worst of all, they can't seem to find love. >> isis fighters are also taking a coup from the polarity of online dating web sites to recruit western women as brides. >> analysts say this blog is a recruitment tool for isis targeting mostly women in a match.com style. >> trevor: so now isis has a dating web site. ( laughter ) i can just imagine girls telling their friends about the guy they met. "so, i've been talking to this guy. he's kind of a bad boy. like, so bad. no, like, really, he's evil." ( laughter ) in case you're wondering, is this really like a western dating site? it kind of is. >> men are promised beautiful brides, true to the faith. experts say there's even a catch phrase circulating-- jihotty. ( laughter ) >> trevor: i want to see those profiles so badly. who is typing that out? seeky jihotty for some caliph-fun. no fat-wahs. ( laughter ) and now, obviously, you know, dating a jihott
isis. ( laughter ) things are going really badly for isis. they're losing the key city of ramaude tow iraq. their oil fields are being bombed, and worst of all, they can't seem to find love. >> isis fighters are also taking a coup from the polarity of online dating web sites to recruit western women as brides. >> analysts say this blog is a recruitment tool for isis targeting mostly women in a match.com style. >> trevor: so now isis has a dating web site. ( laughter ) i can...
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talking isis. this time to nbc's matt lauer. >> ultimately, what isil represents is a blind alley for the region. and people will recognize that. the same way that over time they turned on al qaeda because they saw that this doesn't lead anywhere. >> a blind alley? well, that's not what his former cia director says. today, ex-cia director michael more relevant more relative growing fasters than taliban ever did. >> isil strategic threat to the united states of america. we have not faced the likes of it before. >> global jihadi has metastasized and time is not on our side. there are are thousands of isis sympathizers in the united states. more than al qaeda ever had. >> my fear being number two al qaeda will strike in a large are way because they are in a battle. >> isis has gained affiliates faster than al qaeda ever did. from nothing a year ago there are now militant groups in nearly 20 countries that are sworn allegiance to isis is. they have conducted attacks that have already killed americans.
talking isis. this time to nbc's matt lauer. >> ultimately, what isil represents is a blind alley for the region. and people will recognize that. the same way that over time they turned on al qaeda because they saw that this doesn't lead anywhere. >> a blind alley? well, that's not what his former cia director says. today, ex-cia director michael more relevant more relative growing fasters than taliban ever did. >> isil strategic threat to the united states of america. we have...
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isis arrest. iraqi refugees facing terror related as calls grow louder to put limits on who the united states takes in. the suspects allegedly talking online about weapons and training in syria. were they plotting an attack right here inside the united states? kingpin capture. one of the world's most dangerous drug lords seized by authorities in a dramatic raid after six months on the run following an unbelievable prison escape. how did mexican law enforcement finally catch up with the man called "el chapo"? >>> unscientific, kim jong un gives cnn an exclusive tour of the country's science and technology center but no scientists there and south core re korea is resuming broadcast. will tensions along the heavy armed border boil over? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. a terror attack in philadelphia by a gunman who ambushed and shot a police off
isis arrest. iraqi refugees facing terror related as calls grow louder to put limits on who the united states takes in. the suspects allegedly talking online about weapons and training in syria. were they plotting an attack right here inside the united states? kingpin capture. one of the world's most dangerous drug lords seized by authorities in a dramatic raid after six months on the run following an unbelievable prison escape. how did mexican law enforcement finally catch up with the man...
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we will defeat isis. there is going to be something after isis that will threaten our national interest in the middle east or someplace else that is going to get us involved and concerned and we will have meetings about it and people will follow me here and tell you how to deal with that problem. and that is the single problem i see that we have not faced this problem strategically to deal with radical islam itself and stop -- well, we have to stop and defeat isis as we had to stop and defeat al qaeda senior leadership in pakistan. until we deal with a comprehensive strategy, we're going to find ourselves in the same situation we're in now with isis. this is a generational problem. we have to understand it for that and take a page out of the weh century and look at how came together to deal with a common problem. >> ambassador? >> senator, that is a profound question. i thought a lot about it. i opened our embassy in afghanistan shortly after the fall of the taliban. the force on the ground then was the s
we will defeat isis. there is going to be something after isis that will threaten our national interest in the middle east or someplace else that is going to get us involved and concerned and we will have meetings about it and people will follow me here and tell you how to deal with that problem. and that is the single problem i see that we have not faced this problem strategically to deal with radical islam itself and stop -- well, we have to stop and defeat isis as we had to stop and defeat...
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a syrian bomber with isis backing. how does it look to be how likely this was to be an isis attack. reporter: isis is a lead suspect and separatists that have long attacked the turkish government. the point towards isis, among the dead are germans and norwegians, foreigners that were killed. in the heart of downtown istanbul, an area popular with tourists and locals. it's an area like times scwairp or washington, d.c. this is where tourists will go on a trip to istanbul. it gives you an idea how vulnerable turkey is these days. and suicide bomber likely with isis ties is able to detonate his bomb and kill 10 people. martha: turkey has been accused of being a big entry point into syria and selling oil to isis. why would those militants strike now and why would they strike there. >> turkey has long had a complicated relationship with isis. they viewed isis in the fight with bashar al-assad who is enemy number one with countries like saudi arabia and turkey. western officials have long accused turkey of turning a blind eye to isis. to even allowing isis's oil to be smuggled through tur
a syrian bomber with isis backing. how does it look to be how likely this was to be an isis attack. reporter: isis is a lead suspect and separatists that have long attacked the turkish government. the point towards isis, among the dead are germans and norwegians, foreigners that were killed. in the heart of downtown istanbul, an area popular with tourists and locals. it's an area like times scwairp or washington, d.c. this is where tourists will go on a trip to istanbul. it gives you an idea...
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and these scars are still not resolved. >> and there's isis. >> and there's isis and other jihadist elements, which, by the narrative of the iranians, they see that the saudis have, in part, encouraged. and if they will point to the fact that almost all of the terrorists involved in 9/11 were saudis, none were iranians. >> thank you very much. >> so tension piling upon tension in a region already fraught with sectarian division. when we come back, you heard what jack straw said about needing both powers to defeat isis in syria or iraq. next, how is that going? we get a special report from the iraqi city of ramadi. let's celebrate these moments... this woman... this cancer patient... christine... living her life... loving her family. moments made possible in part by the breakthrough science of advanced genomic testing. after christine exhausted the standard treatment options for her disease, doctors working with the center for advanced individual medicine at cancer treatment centers of america suggested advanced genomic testing. the test results revealed a finding that led to the use of a tar
and these scars are still not resolved. >> and there's isis. >> and there's isis and other jihadist elements, which, by the narrative of the iranians, they see that the saudis have, in part, encouraged. and if they will point to the fact that almost all of the terrorists involved in 9/11 were saudis, none were iranians. >> thank you very much. >> so tension piling upon tension in a region already fraught with sectarian division. when we come back, you heard what jack...
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to drive because the sunni arabs are not going to cross the order and invite isis isis -- despite isis isis while they ran into propping up the assad regime. this is not going to happen. >> get the syrian army plaza moderate authorization would then be able to focus on isis. and i'm not being argumentative here. you all come at least you two have endorsed a no-fly zone. that was a lot easier when it was just syrian air force and the testimony is we talk about a no-fly zone. you are talking about shooting down russian air force. >> this is the problem we have had from the cold war to the present and because the russians have the capabilities and we have the capability and if we fear the use of that capability it paralyzes us from taking action that we are taking a -- and i think when to do it. i would have demonstrated americans resolve right from the beginning when they first romped syrian mutters that we train we should created that runway. absent a strong signal, not kill a single russian accreted that runway and say you do that again been more than that runway is going to go away. t
to drive because the sunni arabs are not going to cross the order and invite isis isis -- despite isis isis while they ran into propping up the assad regime. this is not going to happen. >> get the syrian army plaza moderate authorization would then be able to focus on isis. and i'm not being argumentative here. you all come at least you two have endorsed a no-fly zone. that was a lot easier when it was just syrian air force and the testimony is we talk about a no-fly zone. you are...
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and that *isis* members could likely be among the masses."/sot/bill braniff/terrorism expert"it was using this idea of a destabilizing way of migration as deterents, so that it could continue its state building endeavors."/nat//vo/and after the paris attacks last year where isis claimed responsibility the threats on europe haven't ceased./sot/ shaffer "isis has said the next stop after the initial attacks is rome and there's no reason to doubt their interests." /vo/experts say isis has already targeted several libyan oil refineries to help finance, recruit and expand its caliphate. the islamic state is also shoring- up alliances with *other* african-based jihadist groups like boko haram.. /sot/braniff "so that's connectivity issue across north africa which is really valuable for them to move fighters, weapons and resources."/vo/pentagon officials say they're monitoring the libyan coalition partners and considering their military optionsin washington... i'm jeff barnd reporting. 3 military analysts say thousands of isis soldiers in libya are s
and that *isis* members could likely be among the masses."/sot/bill braniff/terrorism expert"it was using this idea of a destabilizing way of migration as deterents, so that it could continue its state building endeavors."/nat//vo/and after the paris attacks last year where isis claimed responsibility the threats on europe haven't ceased./sot/ shaffer "isis has said the next stop after the initial attacks is rome and there's no reason to doubt their interests."...
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how i've explained it, it's not just isis. all these groups, from philippines or indonesia, all the way to mali, these are all the same, whether it's isis, boko haram, al shaab bob, wherever you find them around the world, there is either a full-out war or counterinsurgency warfare. this say global struggle that brings, as i said many times, muslims, christians, jews, other religions, fighting alongside us, as we fight our civil war in islam. >> the iraqi prime minister says isis can be defeated this year. in the president's state of the union address, he says this is a war that's going to go on -- it's going to be a generational war. what's your assessment? >> well, again, let's make the differentiation. when we say isis, syria, or iraq, or are we saying this global war. so isis, syria, iraq, can be defeated fairly quickly. but the global war, what i call the third world war by other means, is one that is a generational one. hopefully, the military secure aspect is the short term or the military part is a short term. the midt
how i've explained it, it's not just isis. all these groups, from philippines or indonesia, all the way to mali, these are all the same, whether it's isis, boko haram, al shaab bob, wherever you find them around the world, there is either a full-out war or counterinsurgency warfare. this say global struggle that brings, as i said many times, muslims, christians, jews, other religions, fighting alongside us, as we fight our civil war in islam. >> the iraqi prime minister says isis can be...
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the other is isis. so we -- we've got to be able to get governments in place in the middle east that will be responsible to all the citizens. >> you got to admit, senator, that shiite-led government in baghdad, the sunni iraqis don't trust that government, certainly the kurdish iraqis don't trust that government. that has not turned out the way the u.s. hoped it would. >> this is a matter in evolution. there is no question that there is still serious issues, but this government is better than the prior government, and we are establishing better ties with the kurdish population than with the sunni tribes. we are doing a better job but we still don't have and you're absolutely right the confidence we need to take back territory, we can take the territory and stop the recruitment by isis in the region. so we still have work to do. >> that government has to do a better job with the military when isis goes into a big city like mosul, they can't run away and leave u.s. weapons behind and let mosul take over.
the other is isis. so we -- we've got to be able to get governments in place in the middle east that will be responsible to all the citizens. >> you got to admit, senator, that shiite-led government in baghdad, the sunni iraqis don't trust that government, certainly the kurdish iraqis don't trust that government. that has not turned out the way the u.s. hoped it would. >> this is a matter in evolution. there is no question that there is still serious issues, but this government is...
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why does it matter isis is a quasi states? because they can utilize all the resources human and otherwise in the area that it controls in the pursuit of its objectives. the best example is the tens of millions of dollars per month in revenue from taxing people they earn more in taxes and oil sales. and number two it will make it more difficult to dislodge them they have become deeply rooted in the areas they control. the isis threats to the territorial integrity to inflame the entire region all of this in a part of the world is still provides almost one-third of the world's oil supply is closest to the only ally of israel in the arab states are pushing against hegemony in the region. third progress a revolutionary political movement is gaining affiliate's among extremist groups around the world. they are signing up for what it desires a as a global caliphate -- caliphate and in the mind for the united states of america itself when they doing isis the evolves from local issues and local grievances to establishing an extension t
why does it matter isis is a quasi states? because they can utilize all the resources human and otherwise in the area that it controls in the pursuit of its objectives. the best example is the tens of millions of dollars per month in revenue from taxing people they earn more in taxes and oil sales. and number two it will make it more difficult to dislodge them they have become deeply rooted in the areas they control. the isis threats to the territorial integrity to inflame the entire region all...
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to cut off foreign fighters from joining isis ranks./sot/ phillips - "more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up."/vo/ this loss of isis terrority may come as good news but there's still *much* to do /sot/paul salem -they're still around, they're still powerful, and they are not about to be defeated unfortunately anytime soon." /vo/ in washington im jeff barnd reporting. 3 despite isis losing *some* territory, it made some significant gains as well. last summer, isis seized several strongholds in syria 3 3 seven of the leading republican presidential candidates held their sixth televised debate this evening.tonight's debate took place in north charleston, south carolina.senator rand paul and carly fiorina were excluded from the main stage... with paul boycotting the event entirely in favor of an online town hall with supporters.the seven candidates who did take part discussed a range of policy shots at president obama and hillary clint
to cut off foreign fighters from joining isis ranks./sot/ phillips - "more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up."/vo/ this loss of isis terrority may come as good news but there's still *much* to do /sot/paul salem -they're still around, they're still powerful, and they are not about to be defeated unfortunately anytime soon." /vo/ in washington im jeff barnd reporting. 3...
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we need to test troy isis. we can't contain it. >> reporter: some lawmakers say the fault lies with congress. that congress should go on the record and vote yes or no to declare war on isis. >> we need to send a message to the american people that we stand with the president. >> reporter: still, other democrats thought mr. obama's message on isis missed the mark. >> i would have preferred to hear a much more detailed set of plans as to how we organize an international effort to stop isis. >> reporter: tuesday the president tried alloying the fear -- allaying the fears on the minds of many americans. >> they do not threaten our existence. reporting. polle. in your opinion do terrorists threaten our national existence? news3lv.com. >> marie: hillary clinton released her latest ad last night ahead of the president's state of the union address. the ad highlights her commitment u.s. the ad titled "i'm with him" centers on clinton's sup supporting reform that reduce gun violence. she argues it is time to pick a side.
we need to test troy isis. we can't contain it. >> reporter: some lawmakers say the fault lies with congress. that congress should go on the record and vote yes or no to declare war on isis. >> we need to send a message to the american people that we stand with the president. >> reporter: still, other democrats thought mr. obama's message on isis missed the mark. >> i would have preferred to hear a much more detailed set of plans as to how we organize an international...
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the first is, what was taken from isis and second is who took it. what was taken, this was strategically significant city. largest city in anbar province, the capital where the sunnis in iraq live. on the strategic road to syria, on the strategic highway to jordan. 70 miles from baghdad, an embarrassment to the iraqi government when they lost it seven months ago. what was taken is of significance. who took it, all of the games to date in iraq have been by the kurds or by shia militia in this case it was iraqi security forces. >> dickerson: tom, we look back on this say this was a turning point for the region? >> i think it's important progress, no doubt about that. a part of continuing progress against isis where they lost about 30% of their territory that they had at the height of their sweep across iraq. i think it's also to be put in perspective. we have a long way to go. this operation took eight months, 630 or so u.s. airstrikes. a tremendous amount of support for the iraqi security forces in pulling this off. it's a smaller city, it's importan
the first is, what was taken from isis and second is who took it. what was taken, this was strategically significant city. largest city in anbar province, the capital where the sunnis in iraq live. on the strategic road to syria, on the strategic highway to jordan. 70 miles from baghdad, an embarrassment to the iraqi government when they lost it seven months ago. what was taken is of significance. who took it, all of the games to date in iraq have been by the kurds or by shia militia in this...
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charlie: next is isis. what do we do about isis? mike: the iraqi government three weeks ago took ramadi back. charlie: with help from american airstrikes. mike: help from american airstrikes, advice from american special forces. that was significant, and it was significant for two reasons. one was what they took, which was ramadi, which they lost last may, which was a real embarrassment to them. it is 60 miles from baghdad. it's the capital of anbar province. it's on the main highway to syria. it's on the main highway to jordan. what was taken back was significant, but more importantly, it was who took it back. there has been a string of defeats in iraq for isis. tikrit, sinjar, those were not taken back by the iraqi military. those were taken back by the kurds, and those were taken back by shia militia. ramadi was the first time that the iraqi security services took back territory from isis. it was who did the taking that was significant. there are big steps ahead. the next objective will be fallujah. in some ways, it's going to be
charlie: next is isis. what do we do about isis? mike: the iraqi government three weeks ago took ramadi back. charlie: with help from american airstrikes. mike: help from american airstrikes, advice from american special forces. that was significant, and it was significant for two reasons. one was what they took, which was ramadi, which they lost last may, which was a real embarrassment to them. it is 60 miles from baghdad. it's the capital of anbar province. it's on the main highway to syria....
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so isis is rapid and easy spread. it wouldn't havea been impossie without such a huge population being disinfranchised. >> rose: what was it about isis, though. i mean, they had to see the threat of isis. >> the christian refugees we interviewed said they were great to begin with. >> rose: to begin with. >> they were very plight to us, we said hello in the street. but within three or four weeks the true colors started to show. youngss girls started to be abducted. >> rose: what surprised you about this in iraq? >> well i mean we had been in afghanistan the fall before and so that was a nice little, you know, little bit of preparation and we were there for a month. with all these stories, what surprises me is there's just a lot of down time. there's a lot of time where you're just like waiting anticipating what's going to come and what's coming is the most intense couple hours of your life. for me, i'm sitting around and i'm over and over again just thinking man, what's this going to be like. and you're kind of excite
so isis is rapid and easy spread. it wouldn't havea been impossie without such a huge population being disinfranchised. >> rose: what was it about isis, though. i mean, they had to see the threat of isis. >> the christian refugees we interviewed said they were great to begin with. >> rose: to begin with. >> they were very plight to us, we said hello in the street. but within three or four weeks the true colors started to show. youngss girls started to be abducted....
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was isis. what do you think is going on here? >> to me, the significance of this is not what happened in terms of immigration. it's the pervasiveness and power of the isis message. if you contrast where we are to where we were 15 years ago, you think about how infrequently al qaeda appeared on tv with older guys who droned on periodically about islamic scriptures. they didn't recruit as broadly as isis did. now today, we have kids being turned on more quickly in ways they might have been turned on ten years ago. pervasive message over social media. it's far more pervasive and frequent and talks in their language. >> and seth, phil is saying this is less immigration, more the strength of isis propaganda. but the idea of this -- these guys being refugees, this does speak to the fears of a lot of people that terrorists will exploit the refugee process to make it into the united states. how big of a problem is this, from your perspective? >> look, i think the data is indicative here. and that is, t
was isis. what do you think is going on here? >> to me, the significance of this is not what happened in terms of immigration. it's the pervasiveness and power of the isis message. if you contrast where we are to where we were 15 years ago, you think about how infrequently al qaeda appeared on tv with older guys who droned on periodically about islamic scriptures. they didn't recruit as broadly as isis did. now today, we have kids being turned on more quickly in ways they might have been...
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russia says it's bombing isis target, as well. >> the russians are not attacking isis. they are conducting strikes in the areas where there are anti-regime militias. the strikes will bolster bashar al assad. >> reporter: turkey protecting its borders. >> turkey shooting down a warplane. >> a russian warplane crashed in the mountains of syria near the turkish border. >> the russians are understandably furious. >> president putin calling it the incident a "stab in the back." >> reporter: this year the world watched the biggest escalation of the military campaign against isis to date. >> i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. the u.s. stepping up its presence on the ground. >> president obama putting combat boots on the ground in iraq and syria, the first time sending special forces in to syria to fight isis. ♪ [ cheers ] >> reporter: rounding out the top five, a rock star welcome for pope francis as he toured the united states and cuba. the masses before millions. >> this man is employing extraordinarily well on the new york stage. >> i want to listen in
russia says it's bombing isis target, as well. >> the russians are not attacking isis. they are conducting strikes in the areas where there are anti-regime militias. the strikes will bolster bashar al assad. >> reporter: turkey protecting its borders. >> turkey shooting down a warplane. >> a russian warplane crashed in the mountains of syria near the turkish border. >> the russians are understandably furious. >> president putin calling it the incident a...
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scary new details we're learning about isis. the weapons, the terror group appears to be texting and why it's leaving al qaeda in the dust. the former acting director of the cia is saying about that. >>> new video of the shoot out that led to the capture of el chapo. more details on the role actor sean penn played in this real life drama. what're you, what're you, what're you? i probably got that question 3 to 4 times a week. i'd always get asked if i was asian or moroccan or something else. so i jumped at the chance to take the dna test through ancestry. and my results ended up being african, european and asian. it just confirmed what i guess people had seen in me all my life. i do feel like ancestry helped give me a sense of identity. "what are you?" now i know. discover the story only your dna can tell. order your kit now at ancestrydna.com he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then
scary new details we're learning about isis. the weapons, the terror group appears to be texting and why it's leaving al qaeda in the dust. the former acting director of the cia is saying about that. >>> new video of the shoot out that led to the capture of el chapo. more details on the role actor sean penn played in this real life drama. what're you, what're you, what're you? i probably got that question 3 to 4 times a week. i'd always get asked if i was asian or moroccan or something...
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and that *isis* members could likely be among the masses."/sot/bill braniff/terrorism expert"it was using this idea of a destabilizing way of migration as deterents, so that it could continue its state building endeavors."/nat//vo/and after the paris attacks last year where isis claimed responsibility the threats on europe haven't ceased./sot/ shaffer "isis has said the next stop after the initial attacks is rome and there's no reason to doubt their isis has already targeted several libyan oil refineries to help finance, recruit and expand its caliphate. the islamic state is also shoring- up alliances with *other* african-based jihadist groups like boko haram.. /sot/braniff "so that's connectivity issue across north africa which is really valuable for them to move fighters, weapons and resources."/vo/pentagon officials say they're monitoring the libyan situation closely with coalition partners and considering their military optionsin washington... i'm jeff barnd reporting. 3 military analysts say thousands of isis soldiers in libya are season
and that *isis* members could likely be among the masses."/sot/bill braniff/terrorism expert"it was using this idea of a destabilizing way of migration as deterents, so that it could continue its state building endeavors."/nat//vo/and after the paris attacks last year where isis claimed responsibility the threats on europe haven't ceased./sot/ shaffer "isis has said the next stop after the initial attacks is rome and there's no reason to doubt their isis has already targeted...
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next is isis. that's the top level. >> right. >> rose: what do we do about isis. >> so the iraqi government just three weeks ago took ramadi back. >> rose: with the help of american air strikes. >> help of american air strikes, advice from special american forces. this was to me, charlie, significant and it was significant for two reasons. one was what they took which was ramadi which they lost last may which was a real embarrassment to them. it's 60 miles from baghdad. it's the capital of anbar province which is the home of a vast majority of iraqi sunnis. it's on the main highway to syria and jordan. it's strategically important. so what was taken back was significant. but more importantly it was who took it back. so there's been a string of defeats in iraq for isis, to crete, beji, sinjar. those were not taken by by the iraqi military they were taken back by the kurds and the shi'a militia yeah. the first time the iraqi services took back territory from isis. it was the who did the taking that w
next is isis. that's the top level. >> right. >> rose: what do we do about isis. >> so the iraqi government just three weeks ago took ramadi back. >> rose: with the help of american air strikes. >> help of american air strikes, advice from special american forces. this was to me, charlie, significant and it was significant for two reasons. one was what they took which was ramadi which they lost last may which was a real embarrassment to them. it's 60 miles from...
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they are working on the assumption that this was isis-inspired, not isis-directed. what are you hearing? >> i don't know much more, wolf, than what you've reported. they are trying to figure out what those 18 minutes represent in terms of movements. and i believe that in time they will, with the help of the community at large, hopefully plug in that time. the real question for me has always been, is this isis-inspired or isis-directed and it seems at this point they are moving in the direction of isis-inspired. isis-directed would have been a game changer. still, a dangerous set of circumstances with lone wolf activities here in the united states and abroad. >> and they are trying to figure out during those missing 18 minutes whether this husband and wife, these killers were in touch with anyone that might have been directly involved in isis or some other terror group. senator, a u.s. soldier, as you know, was killed today in afghanistan. the situation is described as still ongoing. you just heard jim sciutto's report. it's been 15 years since the u.s. got involved
they are working on the assumption that this was isis-inspired, not isis-directed. what are you hearing? >> i don't know much more, wolf, than what you've reported. they are trying to figure out what those 18 minutes represent in terms of movements. and i believe that in time they will, with the help of the community at large, hopefully plug in that time. the real question for me has always been, is this isis-inspired or isis-directed and it seems at this point they are moving in the...
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this is a logical jump off point for isis to begin staging operations into europe. >> reporter: isis has controlled the libya isisshiping, kree auting and expansion. they sit between tripoli and benghazi and is in a 1,000 radius of most of southern europe. >> if attacked by the west in libya isis has threatened to overwhelm europe with a massive influx of libyan migrants and that isis members could be among the masses. >> using this idea of destabilizing wave of migrations as deterrents. >> reporter: and after the paris attacks last year where isis claimed responsibility, the threats on europe have not ceased. >> isis has set the next stop after the initial attacks is rome. and again there's no reason to doubt their s say isis libyan oil refineries to help finance, recruit and expand its caliphate. the islamic state is also shoring up alliances with other groups like boko haram. valuable for resources. >> reporter: pentagon officials say they're monitoring the libyan situation closely with coalition partners and considering their military options. reporting. >> jessica: military anal
this is a logical jump off point for isis to begin staging operations into europe. >> reporter: isis has controlled the libya isisshiping, kree auting and expansion. they sit between tripoli and benghazi and is in a 1,000 radius of most of southern europe. >> if attacked by the west in libya isis has threatened to overwhelm europe with a massive influx of libyan migrants and that isis members could be among the masses. >> using this idea of destabilizing wave of migrations as...
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ranks. >> more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up. >> reporter: this loss of isis territory may come as good news but there is still much to do. >> they're still around. they're still powerful and unfortunately any time soon. >> reporter: in washington, i'm jeff barnd reporting. >> marie: despite isis losing some territory, it made significant gains as well. last summer isis seized several strong holds in syria. >> reed: british actor alan rickman from harry potter and other movies have died. sources say rickman had been battling cancer. he was known for his roles as hans gruber in die hard and the professor in the harry potter series. other film roles included a deceased lover who consoles his bereaved partner in truly, madly, deeply. the wicked sheriff in nottingham. and a wayward husband in 2003's romantic comedy love actually. alan rickman was 69. >> marie: a local fire chief has joined the armed occupiers at a federal wildlife refuge
ranks. >> more than 25,000 have flowed there to join isis. so the quicker isis is defeated militarily, the sooner that flow of foreign fighters will dry up. >> reporter: this loss of isis territory may come as good news but there is still much to do. >> they're still around. they're still powerful and unfortunately any time soon. >> reporter: in washington, i'm jeff barnd reporting. >> marie: despite isis losing some territory, it made significant gains as well....
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they are and utterly and completely destroy isis. >> the caliphate of isis has to be destroyed, which means we need to arm directly the kurds. embed our troops with the iraqi military. reengage with the sunni tribal lawyers. get the lawyers off the damn backs of the military once and for all. >> they want to bomb isis and assad same simultaneously. i think that's a really really bad idea. i have said for several years that arming the allies of isis will make the situation worse. >> the "on the record" political panel is back. john, it seems to me that with the exception of senator rand paul, that it's really sort of hard to distinguish the other republicans' views on how to destroy isis and what do do. am i right or wrong? >> it is hard. the candidates have this moved on this issue as things are changed on the ground. senator cruz has been criticized for opposing ground troops. i think you saw marco rubio hit him for the right for voting for rand paul's budget. i think donald trump, by not being there, for voters who are concerned about national security, that was a bad thing. i you t
they are and utterly and completely destroy isis. >> the caliphate of isis has to be destroyed, which means we need to arm directly the kurds. embed our troops with the iraqi military. reengage with the sunni tribal lawyers. get the lawyers off the damn backs of the military once and for all. >> they want to bomb isis and assad same simultaneously. i think that's a really really bad idea. i have said for several years that arming the allies of isis will make the situation worse....
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in terms of buying isis's oil. do these attacks disprove that thesis? >> no, i don't think so. i think in that part of the world all kinds of things happen. i don't have any doubt that isis is selling fair amount of oil it produces into turkish territory. erdogan is hassing his own policy, islammizing turkey and changing the second constitution after the ottoman empire ended after world war i. you can be out on the spectrum of muslim, extremism and still be at each other's floats. david: i want to read a line from his last statement a year ago. iraq and syria, american leadership, including our military power is stopping isil's advance, he said including our military power like anything but that would dissuade isis. what do you make of that? have we made any strides against isis since then? >> well i think there have been some territorial gains. i don't think there is any question about that but in terms of really dealing with the serious threat that isis is entrenching itself in parts of iraq and syria and spreadi
in terms of buying isis's oil. do these attacks disprove that thesis? >> no, i don't think so. i think in that part of the world all kinds of things happen. i don't have any doubt that isis is selling fair amount of oil it produces into turkish territory. erdogan is hassing his own policy, islammizing turkey and changing the second constitution after the ottoman empire ended after world war i. you can be out on the spectrum of muslim, extremism and still be at each other's floats. david:...
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he showed what life is really like under isis. bashra told us her husband received death threats from isis, though the extremists haven't claimed responsibility for his murder. >> i hate the sound of bullets. i hate it very much. i know they are not going to kill me by the knife. >> reporter: her husband sometimes worked with a group that is being slaughtered silently. their citizen journalists risk their lives to report from inside the city of raqqa, the so-called isis capital. the group's web site includes accounts not just of public executions but also of extortion, breadlines and how isis stops people from escaping the city. all of it revealing that raqqa's far from the paradise that isis claims. isis has hunted down and murdered the group's act -- activist, even when they're over the boarder in turkey. mohammed massara is a former high school math teacher who helped found t raqqa group and later fled to turkey where the death threats followed him. "we've become numb," mohammed told us. "it's not easy to talk to your friends a
he showed what life is really like under isis. bashra told us her husband received death threats from isis, though the extremists haven't claimed responsibility for his murder. >> i hate the sound of bullets. i hate it very much. i know they are not going to kill me by the knife. >> reporter: her husband sometimes worked with a group that is being slaughtered silently. their citizen journalists risk their lives to report from inside the city of raqqa, the so-called isis capital. the...
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isis controls territory in syria, isis controls territory in iraq. it is very important for us through our special forces, through our advisors and the president at least has the basic elements in place that we need, what needs to be done is to intensify those efforts so that we regain those territories so that isis does not have the kind of territory where they can train and then conduct attacks on this country. that's something we need to intensify if we're going to be able to do what the president said which is to defeat isis. >> is it still possible? >> i think it is possible. i think that it's very important for us to increase our air attacks, to be able to deploy special forces, to provide the trainers and advisors and to build the coalition, the ground troops we need from our arab friends there so that we can provide an overall military strategy which will, in fact, fulfill the mission that the president has defined for this country. the president has said we have to defeat isis. i think we need a military strategy that will do that job. >> bo
isis controls territory in syria, isis controls territory in iraq. it is very important for us through our special forces, through our advisors and the president at least has the basic elements in place that we need, what needs to be done is to intensify those efforts so that we regain those territories so that isis does not have the kind of territory where they can train and then conduct attacks on this country. that's something we need to intensify if we're going to be able to do what the...
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. >> translator: defeating isis in this victory has impacted upon isis plans and its existence causing weakness and debt precipitation. the road is mosul is now open and clear. >> blindfolded an bound, they face the war. they were attempting to blend into what remains of the local population. a reminder isis fighters could be hiding in plain sight. even as the road to mosul is in the iraqi armed forces's sites, a week on from the liberation, and counterterror forces battle to purge the city of the remaining militant's presence. we're hearing some pops of gunfire. they're a little further across the other side of the river. the fighting is ongoing. the cleanup operation is still going on, and that's why the helicopters circling overhead. in spite of the threat of ied and roadside bombs, the troops continue their painstaking push. under every inch of recon territory, a possible dead. everyone here knows so much is at stake in this claimed liberation, and not just for iraq. >> translator: this victory is a victory for humanity, because isis is against iraq, and against all of humanity. >>
. >> translator: defeating isis in this victory has impacted upon isis plans and its existence causing weakness and debt precipitation. the road is mosul is now open and clear. >> blindfolded an bound, they face the war. they were attempting to blend into what remains of the local population. a reminder isis fighters could be hiding in plain sight. even as the road to mosul is in the iraqi armed forces's sites, a week on from the liberation, and counterterror forces battle to purge...
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because social media is a key tool for isis obtaining new recruits, the u.s. is now increasing resources to fight the group online. that's the focus of tonight's signature segment. as the newshour's christopher booker reports, the u.s. is enlisting college students in the cause. >> reporter: at the midday formation at the u.s. military academy at west point, every cadet is subject to inspection. the way they stand, salute and march is part of their development of a u.s. army officer. but across this hudson river campus, in the basement of the social sciences building, a new aspect of cadet education is under way. while lacking the ritual and repetition that dominate this prestigious 214-year-old academy, the virtual warfare tactics explored in this counterterrorism elective may one day prove to be as integral as the midday formation. >> information has always been crucial to warfare, and so when you take a look at propaganda, over the years it's always influenced the fight in some capacity. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel bryan price directs west point's comba
because social media is a key tool for isis obtaining new recruits, the u.s. is now increasing resources to fight the group online. that's the focus of tonight's signature segment. as the newshour's christopher booker reports, the u.s. is enlisting college students in the cause. >> reporter: at the midday formation at the u.s. military academy at west point, every cadet is subject to inspection. the way they stand, salute and march is part of their development of a u.s. army officer. but...
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isis, of course, is -- the isis threat is nested in several other conflicts that are ranging across the middle east. civil war and sectarian conflict, the global jihad and then proxy war between saudi arabia and its allies in iran and its allies. in my opening statement i would like to offer a few thoughts on how i believe u.s. strategy needs to be intensified and accelerated to deal with these challenges. the aims of u.s. strategy in the mid many east should be threefold. one, to prevent a major attack on the u.s. homeland and defeat the global jihadist threat. two, to reassure our allies and partners and contain iran. three, to restore a favorable balance of power and greater stability across the middle east. i will discuss what i believe are the needed adjustments to our strategy in syria and iraq. beginning with syria, syria is the center of gravity for middle eastern conflict. it's where the battle for the future of the middle east is being waged. a coalition victory in syria would roll back iranian power and deal a significant blow to the global jihadist movement. i believe we nee
isis, of course, is -- the isis threat is nested in several other conflicts that are ranging across the middle east. civil war and sectarian conflict, the global jihad and then proxy war between saudi arabia and its allies in iran and its allies. in my opening statement i would like to offer a few thoughts on how i believe u.s. strategy needs to be intensified and accelerated to deal with these challenges. the aims of u.s. strategy in the mid many east should be threefold. one, to prevent a...
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isis has been affiliate's faster than al qaeda ever did from nothing when you're go now groups in nearly 20 countries that have sworn allegiance to isis and conducted attacks have killed americans and carry the potential to grab a large amounts of territory. libby is a place that this could happen in the near term as a contingent -- has territory and is expanding territory in foreign fighters are beginning to fight with the isis group there would not be surprised if we wake up one morning isis in libya grab a large part of territory with the same type of blitzkrieg from iraq. defeating isis will require moving -- removing the leadership from the battlefield the shrinking and the elimination of the safe haven of the quasi
isis has been affiliate's faster than al qaeda ever did from nothing when you're go now groups in nearly 20 countries that have sworn allegiance to isis and conducted attacks have killed americans and carry the potential to grab a large amounts of territory. libby is a place that this could happen in the near term as a contingent -- has territory and is expanding territory in foreign fighters are beginning to fight with the isis group there would not be surprised if we wake up one morning isis...
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people are worried about isis. if isis continues and the radicals continue on the move, they'll shake the foundations of our economy. america won't be the same. candidates who connect don't get that. liz: last word quickly, joe. >> yes, the economy is hitting speed bumps, creating more jobs than ever in america right now. we had a banner year for jobs. the dow is down, and the markets are down, china is a large part of that. they are a huge trading partner of ours, we have intermingled economies there, and then the ideas of introducing tariffs and things along those lines against china aren't going to work. we need to focus on job creation, raising salaries for individuals and getting the economy and keeping it going. we have added all the jobs back that we lost due to the great recession, and now the economy is steaming forward. we got to keep it going and hope the marks come back. liz: and we need stronger wages. great to have you both, matt and joe, vital and exciting conversation. gentlemen, great to have you b
people are worried about isis. if isis continues and the radicals continue on the move, they'll shake the foundations of our economy. america won't be the same. candidates who connect don't get that. liz: last word quickly, joe. >> yes, the economy is hitting speed bumps, creating more jobs than ever in america right now. we had a banner year for jobs. the dow is down, and the markets are down, china is a large part of that. they are a huge trading partner of ours, we have intermingled...
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isis is evil. and as the chairman said in a different context earlier, we need to keep a moral compass on these things. we are america. >> thank you. >> i thank the witnesses. this has been extremely helpful, i am sure to all of us and those who are observing on c-span. i don't think we could have had of a group embers of people who have served our country with honor and distinction, and we are proud to have all three of you before the committee today. jack? >> just to commend you, mr. chairman, for holding a very timely and important hearing, and to thank the witnesses again for their service and thoughtful comments. >> adjourned. ca]ptions coright national [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i've been watching the campaign this year, it's far more interesting to look at the republicans than the democratic side. that may have something to do with why there's more interest in these candidates and the
isis is evil. and as the chairman said in a different context earlier, we need to keep a moral compass on these things. we are america. >> thank you. >> i thank the witnesses. this has been extremely helpful, i am sure to all of us and those who are observing on c-span. i don't think we could have had of a group embers of people who have served our country with honor and distinction, and we are proud to have all three of you before the committee today. jack? >> just to commend...
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he pledged his allegiance to isis. doctor moorcock, when you see this, unfolding before us today, what is it that is going through your head, in terms of the risks that americans face right now is a result of islam make it stream is him? >> my question is what will the response be from the federal government. will we see what happened after san bernardino? more concerned with the civil rights of muslims in america and whether they will be verbally abused after these attacks. do they want to actually take the fight to the jihad like this man who brutally is attacking law enforcement officers and wish to kill anybody. though war against the jihad has arrived. it is here on u.s. soil. the question is, can we remove the politics from the threat analysis or does washington continue to maintain its approach to the threat? trish: i want to pursue that more. why would this individual target a police officer? >> he is the obvious representative of the state, of this nation. the point of view, the pinnacle of westwood civilizati
he pledged his allegiance to isis. doctor moorcock, when you see this, unfolding before us today, what is it that is going through your head, in terms of the risks that americans face right now is a result of islam make it stream is him? >> my question is what will the response be from the federal government. will we see what happened after san bernardino? more concerned with the civil rights of muslims in america and whether they will be verbally abused after these attacks. do they want...
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it is true the isis has this claim to a caliphate, but what is also happening is isis is in spreading into many other places . getting stronger in libya and all the way over to afghanistan where they are growing and number of places in between. i think it does not give us the full measure of how things are going to take off territory in percentages and say this town, or that town. it is a good thing that the iraqi army is making progress in ramadi. no question about it. but that should not lead us to think that isis is going away anytime soon. ms. swain: just following up on your first answer, what is an example of something that did not work in the president's policies? rep. thornberry: number one is getting out of iraq completely when he did. that left a vacuum in iraq and that led to the rise of isis. secondly, putting the arbitrary limits in afghanistan, which he has done against the advice of his military commanders, has helped make the situation more dangerous than would be otherwise. so, you have the taliban. you continue to have al qaeda. now, you have a rise in isis. all in a
it is true the isis has this claim to a caliphate, but what is also happening is isis is in spreading into many other places . getting stronger in libya and all the way over to afghanistan where they are growing and number of places in between. i think it does not give us the full measure of how things are going to take off territory in percentages and say this town, or that town. it is a good thing that the iraqi army is making progress in ramadi. no question about it. but that should not lead...