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isis. based in abu dhabi. here for a couple of days only. we are fortunate to host as institution in washington and his book appeared on the "new york times" best seller list. and i did not check it this morning. we side that had has an is going to speak for 20 minutes and we will open the floor to your questions we are happy to have with us jane harmon the president and the ceo of the center of who is very much interested in isis and would get. first hundred on what is going on the ground. and in the movement. thank you very much. i would like to start with the talk would be a snap shop. the first is 1990s and the second is iraq war and the 1990s two very interesting things happened in iraq after the first gulf war and saddam hussein regime and the first is that saddam hussein integrated this in which is the islamic company. what he did was to basically. a baptism. and encouraging people to add to the state. and he allowed to mocks and so on. and the mix that happen and was very relevant t
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that's the isis claim. but schultz says the white house has, quote, no indication to corroborate those claims. presumably presumably we'll be hearing more along those lines from the president's national security adviser, susan rice, who's getting ready to deliver remarks on u.s. national security over at the brookings institution. we also heard earlier, no confirmation at all from the state department. deputy spokeswoman marie harf r the white house obviously concerned about these reports but no confirmation whatsoever. we'll take a quick break. much more after this. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> let's get back to the breaking news we're following. a claim by isis with no proof, no confirmation that an american female hostage has been killed in a jordanian air strike. here's what the
that's the isis claim. but schultz says the white house has, quote, no indication to corroborate those claims. presumably presumably we'll be hearing more along those lines from the president's national security adviser, susan rice, who's getting ready to deliver remarks on u.s. national security over at the brookings institution. we also heard earlier, no confirmation at all from the state department. deputy spokeswoman marie harf r the white house obviously concerned about these reports but...
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isis left him for dead. >> narrator: khalil, his wife and daughter had moved out before isis overran the town. >> narrator: isis believes yazidi women can be enslaved under their interpretation of islam. >> (translated): this video was shot by an isis fighter. they're in their compound buying and selling girls. (video playing) it's devastating. >> narrator: in the video, the men refer to yazidi women as "sabya." >> narrator: it means "slaves captured in war." (video playing) >> (translated): one of our yazidi girls fled from being held by this guy. this is him. she is back home now but she was held by him. this bastard. (video playing) >> narrator: before isis attacked his village, khalil was a lawyer. >> ah! (laughs) >> narrator: but now he runs a secret network of contacts inside isis territory that helps captive women escape through an underground railroad. >> (translated): it can take a whole month to rescue one family. it's very difficult. they are being raped and mistreated on a daily basis. they are calling, crying. they are asking us to rescue them, telling us they can't cope
isis left him for dead. >> narrator: khalil, his wife and daughter had moved out before isis overran the town. >> narrator: isis believes yazidi women can be enslaved under their interpretation of islam. >> (translated): this video was shot by an isis fighter. they're in their compound buying and selling girls. (video playing) it's devastating. >> narrator: in the video, the men refer to yazidi women as "sabya." >> narrator: it means "slaves captured...
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isis was still nonexistent at the time. isi. but a lot of money was going through saudi arabia kuwait not from the government and not meant to go to jihadists, meant to go to mars group. because of the lack of knowledge sometimes the money goes to someone you trust, and that person gives it to someone he trusts and then goes to groups. so there is that looseness that exists in these parts of the world. but government, on a government level golf states support isis. even if iran does. they see it as a threat. two sections within the society. the idea of the caliphate invigorating ideology of isis but also islamists who do not like isis sympathizers, but they do not like isis but they see it as a way to kind of break the region. i spoke to a lot of people who do not like the violence but they would say, you know what that this group were around and exist for a while. at least we will break this. so isis thrives in this climate. i think the problem is really not theology but credibility and legitimacy. most of the clerical establis
isis was still nonexistent at the time. isi. but a lot of money was going through saudi arabia kuwait not from the government and not meant to go to jihadists, meant to go to mars group. because of the lack of knowledge sometimes the money goes to someone you trust, and that person gives it to someone he trusts and then goes to groups. so there is that looseness that exists in these parts of the world. but government, on a government level golf states support isis. even if iran does. they see...
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but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then on january 9th a little hope. >> translator: she called me and said she had escaped from the village. >> he headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally, deliverance. >> translator: we have been through many tortures. >> translator: i was afraid they wouldn't let you cross. i thought they would keep you there. >> translator: the isis members who came to iraq took all the christian girls to have sex with them. i did whatever they wanted except sex. if a girl ref
but isis won't wait. if america doesn't act boldly, it is likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript earlier this year this man lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tell affair to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepard who gave her shelter for who days in his house and helped her to escape. >> eight of his...
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. >> the french launching air strikes against isis targets... >> as the fight against isis intensifies after the paris terror attacks, an exclusive report on how the radical group is spreading. correspondent najibullah quraishi shows us for the first time isis's new foothold in afghanistan. >> their aim is to have their networks all over the world. when i saw these young children who learn how to kill people, how to do jihad, i was thinking the war will never end. >> and later tonight, in pakistan, the taliban are wreaking havoc in karachi with crime, kidnapping, and targeted assassinations. >> could you point out the areas where the taliban has a strong presence? >> frontline is with the police unit hunting the taliban. tonight, two new reports, one exclusive hour of frontline. >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more inf
. >> the french launching air strikes against isis targets... >> as the fight against isis intensifies after the paris terror attacks, an exclusive report on how the radical group is spreading. correspondent najibullah quraishi shows us for the first time isis's new foothold in afghanistan. >> their aim is to have their networks all over the world. when i saw these young children who learn how to kill people, how to do jihad, i was thinking the war will never end. >> and...
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isis claims responsibility. has the u.s. actually confirmed that isis did this? >> i don't think there is any question and i have had consolations on this today. isis clearly carried this out. very cowardly act if you look at the attack on the bakery inside the market, that was primarily women and children and you look at the attack outside of the mosque, the shiite mask and you see this pronouncement they are attacking because they are apostates, the same reason for aseeties or christians or kurds. this is their m.o. and claimed credit and it is good that we now have in custody one of the attackers clearly u.s. forces and lebanese armed forces are going to have to work very closely together on this security question because what you see in lebanon today, wolf, is one quarter of that population are people fleeing from syria and obviously, what happened was isis embedded their suicide bombers with that population. >> the lebanese sources tell our terrorism analyst paul, one of them taken alive. is there a suspicion now that isis really wants to expand this war bec
isis claims responsibility. has the u.s. actually confirmed that isis did this? >> i don't think there is any question and i have had consolations on this today. isis clearly carried this out. very cowardly act if you look at the attack on the bakery inside the market, that was primarily women and children and you look at the attack outside of the mosque, the shiite mask and you see this pronouncement they are attacking because they are apostates, the same reason for aseeties or...
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but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all that, a post script, this year takir who lost his family was reunited with his wife and three children. >> my wife was taken to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days and helped her escape. >> but eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then, on january 9th, a little hope. >> she called me and said she'd escaped from the village. >> she headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally, deliverance. >> we've been through many tortures. i was afraid they won't let you cross. i thought they'd keep you there. >> the isis members took the christian girls had sex with them. i did whatever they wanted except sex. if a girl refused sex they would rape her. >> it's a tearful reunion they return to the refugee camp but they cannot rest until they're reunited with a
but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all that, a post script, this year takir who lost his family was reunited with his wife and three children. >> my wife was taken to iraq. she escaped over a fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days and helped her escape. >> but eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then, on...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. but the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well,
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes, and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance....
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but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about a postscript. earlier this year dakhil who had lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tal afar to iraq ka. she escaped over the fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days in his house and helped her to escape. >> but eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then on january 9th a little hope. >> translator: she called me and said that she had escaped from the village. >> dakh ix l headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally deliverance. >> translator: we've been through many tortures. >> translator: i was afraid they wouldn't let you cross. i thought they would keep you there. >> translator: those isis members who came to iraq took all of the yazidis, the christian girls to have sex with them. i did whatever
but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about a postscript. earlier this year dakhil who had lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tal afar to iraq ka. she escaped over the fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days in his house and helped her to escape. >> but eight of...
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the godfather of isis. in 2004, he swore allegiance to osama bin laden and became the leader of al qaeda in iraq. >> the u.s. has described him as one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. >> his ultimate goal was to create an islamic state. and events in iraq were going to give him the chance to realize his dream. >> the old military needed to be formally disbanded. >> saddam's military was out on the street. and then american soldiers captured saddam himself. sunnis were out of favor and out of jobs but they had guns and organizational prowess. zarqawi began recruiting them. >> he was a major celebrity in 2004, he became a rock star. >> some of the worst violence americans saw on their tv screens during the iraq war came courtesy of zarqawi. >> he was like a terrorist psychopath. >> sunni insurgents inspired by al qaeda's leader in iraq blew up a holy shiite shrine. >> the murders of innocent civilians, indiscriminate bombings, even beheadings, the focus not just on foreigners but on shiites. other mu
the godfather of isis. in 2004, he swore allegiance to osama bin laden and became the leader of al qaeda in iraq. >> the u.s. has described him as one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. >> his ultimate goal was to create an islamic state. and events in iraq were going to give him the chance to realize his dream. >> the old military needed to be formally disbanded. >> saddam's military was out on the street. and then american soldiers captured saddam himself....
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she was on her way to join isis and marry an isis fighter. she is now serving four years in federal prison. we have seen many cases like that. a growing number of cases where isis is finding vulnerable girls online. young girls. and folks, let me tell you about how isis treats women. this is again a throwback to many centuries ago. because when isis comes into a town a village, a city and the people are there it is raping and pillaging. i document in my book the horrific stories of first-hand accounts on the ground in syria and iraq particularly in iraq and they have seen how isis treats the population where women are children are beheaded. it is really happening. it is not alarmism. it is really happening right now in real time. isis has brothels in syria where they take christian women and religious minorities who they have vanquished and they turn them into sex slaves. worse still is that at least one of the brothels in the capital of isis is one by british women. god save the queen. british women running an isis brothel where when isis fi
she was on her way to join isis and marry an isis fighter. she is now serving four years in federal prison. we have seen many cases like that. a growing number of cases where isis is finding vulnerable girls online. young girls. and folks, let me tell you about how isis treats women. this is again a throwback to many centuries ago. because when isis comes into a town a village, a city and the people are there it is raping and pillaging. i document in my book the horrific stories of first-hand...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. but the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory? was that a complete surprise to you? >> well,
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance....
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take it from a guy who spent five months with isis studying isis researching isis writing about isis. pray. now, i know this was a heavy message tonight but speaking of praying, i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do here in the washington, d.c. area. [laughter] at times. but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay. we're equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone watching at home to be watchmen and watchwomen on the wall for such a time as this. again, if not us, who? these are the times. thank you very much. thank you again to sarah emet. god bless you, thank you. [applause] thank you. >> i have a question about the military. obama has given pink slips to over 200 military colonels and generals and up. he's decimated the military top brass. many of them, the active -- including dempsey -- have said we're not sure we can defend the united states if we're in more than one war. some of the retired military have spoken out on fox and other things. where are
take it from a guy who spent five months with isis studying isis researching isis writing about isis. pray. now, i know this was a heavy message tonight but speaking of praying, i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do here in the washington, d.c. area. [laughter] at times. but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay. we're equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone...
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but the animosity with isis is not over the fact it is isis. it is over the fact that al qaeda sees isis as doing this the wrong way. isis is killing other muslims, sunni and doing it at a publicly. al qaeda will assassinate an official do it off-camera in general. al qaeda incorrect eating the major exception and -- al qaeda in iraq being the major exception. the al qaeda network, despite that challenge from isis, have remained cohesive. we have not seen mass leaders effecting from al qaeda. we still have a strong and somewhat resurgent al qaeda network in north africa coming back. al-shabaab remains loyal to al qaeda. there are rumors that our shabbat will move to isis because of finance and it has not been successful in somalia and kenya with what is doing. aqap is doing quite well in yemen without being a part of isis. there are rumors aqap might go to isis. we saw a leader we pledge the group's leadership. he has put aqap back in the al qaeda pile. why am i arguing al qaeda is still doing well? it is not most eminent threat to the united s
but the animosity with isis is not over the fact it is isis. it is over the fact that al qaeda sees isis as doing this the wrong way. isis is killing other muslims, sunni and doing it at a publicly. al qaeda will assassinate an official do it off-camera in general. al qaeda incorrect eating the major exception and -- al qaeda in iraq being the major exception. the al qaeda network, despite that challenge from isis, have remained cohesive. we have not seen mass leaders effecting from al qaeda....
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isis might -- okay i think you can look at isis in two ways. isis as we know as we see it today as a group that operates as an army as an insurgency and as a terror group will exist for, say, around a decade from now. it will be probably like a decade, five years to a decade. but as a group that exists and has some kind of one way of another exists in iraq, syria and beyond, i think it will continue to operate. i think it will override al-qaeda, it will become a global kind of inspiration for entry hadties and like a -- actually, you know one of fascinating things about isis project today is that people don't see that there is, there's an emerging a new jihadist cult that's been established. it hasn't been established yet, so isis like al-qaeda doesn't have idealogues, they have a legacy of jihad since afghanistan, you know, egypt syria, afghanistan and iraq until today. they don't have that kind of legacy as al-qaeda does. but they are establishing that kind of ideology that has idealogues that have ideas, it has books, it has theories and so
isis might -- okay i think you can look at isis in two ways. isis as we know as we see it today as a group that operates as an army as an insurgency and as a terror group will exist for, say, around a decade from now. it will be probably like a decade, five years to a decade. but as a group that exists and has some kind of one way of another exists in iraq, syria and beyond, i think it will continue to operate. i think it will override al-qaeda, it will become a global kind of inspiration for...
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>> this is the end of may, areas in red, isis control. yellow, isis support. the orange areas, where they've been able to carry out attacks. you see it extends from into iraq. extends down to jordan. general clark mentioned the threat to jordan. attacks in lebanon, also threatening saudi arabia. so key question -- has the u.s.-led air campaign, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference so far in changing this map? let's look to three months ago, february. if you can't tell a difference between those two maps, you're not alone. the maps are largely the same. again, this is may, end of may. this is february. the map largely unchanged. in fact, during that time, isis gaining some ground in ramadi. the oil refinery, maintaining their key base of support in mosul. let's look at the influence beyond iraq and syria. as they've held their ground there, they've gone to expand their influence throughout the region. you have presence and affiliate in libya, in egypt, in yemen, as well as areas of support in afghanistan and pakistan. they were able to c
>> this is the end of may, areas in red, isis control. yellow, isis support. the orange areas, where they've been able to carry out attacks. you see it extends from into iraq. extends down to jordan. general clark mentioned the threat to jordan. attacks in lebanon, also threatening saudi arabia. so key question -- has the u.s.-led air campaign, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference so far in changing this map? let's look to three months ago, february. if you can't...
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here in jordanian they are campaigning behind this war with isis and now isis will be attempting to shift public opinion again with this announcement. >> absolutely. and keir simmons, please stick around in am man, jordan because we want to come back with more information. >>> and right now i want to bring in ayman mohyeldin who is joining me here in new york. i want to bring in the propaganda war being waged by isis. a lot of analysts saying about the murder offal kassasbeh, and now a group putting out propaganda that they killed a woman -- not that they killed a woman hostage, but that the jordanians did that. what is the propaganda value of that. >> on the surface, it is to create tension between the united states and the jordanian government over this that would be then described -- obviously from the jordanian perspective as an accident. in a situation like this the propaganda value for isis would be to get the jordanian to doubt the intelligence they've had. we've heard from the minister of information in jordanian saying that the strike was targeting a weapons depot or a training s
here in jordanian they are campaigning behind this war with isis and now isis will be attempting to shift public opinion again with this announcement. >> absolutely. and keir simmons, please stick around in am man, jordan because we want to come back with more information. >>> and right now i want to bring in ayman mohyeldin who is joining me here in new york. i want to bring in the propaganda war being waged by isis. a lot of analysts saying about the murder offal kassasbeh, and...
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you'll want to watch tonight as we explore the isis threat. isis grew out of the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. its first leader, abu musab al zarqawi. sharing a similar ideology and hatred of the west. zarqawi was also targeting fellow muslims in iraq. the brutal tactics cause d them to p avoid the group. zarqawi was killed in 2006 and the group scattered. a few months later, they're rebranded as the islamic state in iraq. in 2011 the group names a secretive religious scholar as its leader. he claims to be a direct descendent of the prophet muhammad. his ambitions spread beyond iraq into the chaos of syria. by 2013, al baghdadi changes the name again, this time calling the islamic state in iraq and syria, and soon take the first syrian city. the black flag hanging in the eastern city of raqqa. comes the strong hold for their growing movement. president obama is asked about the threat in the interview with the "new yorker" in january of 2014. compared isis to a junior varsity sports team, saying, quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes that i think is accurate
you'll want to watch tonight as we explore the isis threat. isis grew out of the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. its first leader, abu musab al zarqawi. sharing a similar ideology and hatred of the west. zarqawi was also targeting fellow muslims in iraq. the brutal tactics cause d them to p avoid the group. zarqawi was killed in 2006 and the group scattered. a few months later, they're rebranded as the islamic state in iraq. in 2011 the group names a secretive religious scholar as its leader. he...
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now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not yet sure when or where that video was shot. >>> also this weekend the u.s. military is discussing strategy and how they're going to support an iraqi military mission to liberate the iraqi city of mosul where between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters are believed to be dug in. the new u.s. defense secretary isn't committing to a timetable, but iraq's prime minister said this week they expect to launch an assault on mosul in the coming months. michael weiss is joining us here. he wrote the book "isis: inside the army of terror." despite isis' se
now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not...
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areas in red is isis control and the yell is isis support and it extends into iraq and extends down to the border with jordan and general clark mentions the threat to jordan and also threat even saudi arabia. so key question, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference in changing the map. let's look to three months ago. this is february. if you can't tell the difference between the maps, you are not alone. this is may and february. the map largely unchanged. and in fact, during that time, isis gaining some ground in ramadi and the oil refinery and maintaining the key base of support in mosul. and let's look beyond iraq and syria. as they've held ground there they have expanded influence throughout the region. you have presence from libya, in egypt and yemen and support in afghanistan and pakistan. they were able to carry out an attack in tunisia and does isis extend influence into aurp as you have returning foreign fighters and carrying out attacks in europe and crucial concern for america, can they cross the atlantic and you've had a number of arrest of supporters he
areas in red is isis control and the yell is isis support and it extends into iraq and extends down to the border with jordan and general clark mentions the threat to jordan and also threat even saudi arabia. so key question, has the effort of kurdish and iraqi troops made a difference in changing the map. let's look to three months ago. this is february. if you can't tell the difference between the maps, you are not alone. this is may and february. the map largely unchanged. and in fact,...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a front row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous jv comment. the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on "60 minutes." >> how did they end up where they are in control of so much territory. was that a complete surprise to you? >> well, i think our head of the intell
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with the new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> michael flynn had a...
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this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes and i think is accurate is of a jvt puts on lakers uniforms that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed he said that. i don't think he was well-served. >> the need for intelligence -- >> michael flynn had a front row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn said intelligence officials warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the president made his infamous comment. the president has said the intelligence on isis was inadequate. here he is on 60 minutes. >> how did he end up where they are in control of so much territory. was that a complete surprise to you? >> well i think our head of the intelligence community, jim clammer acknowledge
this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes and i think is accurate is of a jvt puts on lakers uniforms that doesn't make them kobe bryant. >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed he said that. i don't think he was well-served. >> the need for intelligence -- >> michael flynn had a front row seat...
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take it from a guy who spent five months with isis steadying isis, researching isis, writing about isis. pray. i know this was a heavy message tonight, but speaking of brain i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do it in the washington, d.c. area at times, but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay, we are equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone watching at home to be watching and and watch women on the wall for such a time as of this. again, if not us who? these are the times. thank you very much. thank you again to sarah, image. god bless you, thank you. thank you. [applause] >> i have a question about the military. obama has given pink slips to over 200 military colonels and generals end up. these decimated the military top brass. many of them the active including dempsey, has said we are not sure we can defend the united states if we are in more than one war. some of the retired military have spoken out on fox and other venues. where are the active joi
take it from a guy who spent five months with isis steadying isis, researching isis, writing about isis. pray. i know this was a heavy message tonight, but speaking of brain i'm going to reference the bible. very dangerous thing to do it in the washington, d.c. area at times, but it never stopped me before. the bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. okay, we are equipped now. we have the knowledge. now what are we going to do about it? i challenge you and everyone watching at home...
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so entire villages go to isis before isis even gets there. this is the reason they've been able to take all this terrain. as far as the social media and propaganda is concerned, yes, they're very good at using twitter and facebook. actually, they even have platforms most people here haven't herald of. there's one that's an application you can put on a mobile device that allows you anywhere in the world to listen realtime to what clerics are promulgating from the caliphate. so isis clerics giving their friday sermons and prayers, you can listen to that on your cell phone. this is a process that goes back years. zarqawi, again, the founder of what we now call isis, his cell, his network really masterminded the use of process thelytyization, what we used to call agitationing of propaganda. we didn't have the term viral back in 2004 or '5, whenever it was, but that video essentially went viral. and in the west it's very difficult to understand. we watch these things and we're horrified by them. but a lot of people in the islamic world watch these
so entire villages go to isis before isis even gets there. this is the reason they've been able to take all this terrain. as far as the social media and propaganda is concerned, yes, they're very good at using twitter and facebook. actually, they even have platforms most people here haven't herald of. there's one that's an application you can put on a mobile device that allows you anywhere in the world to listen realtime to what clerics are promulgating from the caliphate. so isis clerics...
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but to destroy isis the u.s. jordanian, uae, qatar, saudi arabia all those countries you mentioned, to do that you need ground troops. certainly, the iraqi military has proven they are not up to it. kurds, while they are ferocious fighters courageous they need help. the free syrian army that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. is there in the works, senator, a ground invasion if you will being planned right now to go ahead and destroy isis? >> probably planned is too advanced a word. it is certainly being discussed. but as i said most members of congress are reluctant to sign on to a full-scale putting boots on the ground in this fight. having said that the other arab nations are talking much more boldly than they have in the past about actually putting boots on the ground there going along with what you said before. air power is great. air power can do a lot of powerful things. but a lot of times, to get completely cleaned up you will need boots on the ground. >> certainly, when i spoke to jordan's foreign minist
but to destroy isis the u.s. jordanian, uae, qatar, saudi arabia all those countries you mentioned, to do that you need ground troops. certainly, the iraqi military has proven they are not up to it. kurds, while they are ferocious fighters courageous they need help. the free syrian army that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. is there in the works, senator, a ground invasion if you will being planned right now to go ahead and destroy isis? >> probably planned is too advanced a word. it is...
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waits but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. liwe as a reminder of what this is all about, a post script, earlier this year, takil who who lost his family, was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >>. >> translator: my waive was t takentakewife was taken to iraq. shewo ind escaped over a fence and a sis farmer gave herter shelter and helped her escape. >> still in isis activity, then y 9th on june 9th a little hope. >> translator: she called me andsaid said that she had escaped from the village. >> takil headed to the syrian rian border and spent ten hours spent waiting. finally, deliverance.ough >> translator: we've been t through manyor tortures. the >> translator: i was afraid theyt wouldn't let youyou cross. i thought they would keep you re. there. >> translator: the isis memberss>> tr who came to iraq took all of the christian girls to have sex withex them. iith did whatever they wanted except sex. if a girl refused sex, tl
waits but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. liwe as a reminder of what this is all about, a post script, earlier this year, takil who who lost his family, was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >>. >> translator: my waive was t takentakewife was taken to iraq. shewo ind escaped over a fence and a sis farmer gave herter shelter and helped her escape. >> still in isis activity, then y 9th on...
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but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript. earlier this year dakhil who had lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tal afar to iraq ka. she escaped over the fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days in his house and helped her to escape. >> but eight of his children and sister were still in isis captivity. then on january 9th, a little hope. >> translator: she called me and said that she had escaped from the village. >> dakh ix l headed to the syrian border and spent ten hours waiting. finally deliverance. >> translator: we've been through many tortures. >> translator: i was afraid they wouldn't let you cross. i thought they would keep you there. >> translator: those isis members who came to iraq took all of the yazidis, the christian girls to have sex with them. i did whate
but isis won't wait. and if america doesn't act boldly, it's likely others in the world will step in as well. as a reminder of what this is all about, a postscript. earlier this year dakhil who had lost his family was reunited with his wife and three of his children. >> translator: my wife was taken from tal afar to iraq ka. she escaped over the fence and got to the mountain top. she found a shepherd who gave her shelter two days in his house and helped her to escape. >> but eight...
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day life under isis. it brings to mind of evil, isis has its own license plates and traffic cops who give parking tickets. and there are friendly shop keepers. >> completely brain washed. i've never in my life met people like this. this of course is the mosul officials wanted him to say. they gave him written permission to come to the city and he believes they let him leave alive to make a point. >> they wanted to show me that they are a state and that this state is working. it's not a perfect state, it's not like the united states but it's a state. >> and it's getting bigger. tottenhoffer saw new recruits pouring in every day. >> these recruitment center we had every day more than 50 new fighters. they can lose fighters, they don't care. the amazing thing is that they are completely enthusiastic, they think it's the time of their life. they think that they are part of a historic allal event, changine whole middle east. >> among them were americans. >> i met many americans, i met germans and french people
day life under isis. it brings to mind of evil, isis has its own license plates and traffic cops who give parking tickets. and there are friendly shop keepers. >> completely brain washed. i've never in my life met people like this. this of course is the mosul officials wanted him to say. they gave him written permission to come to the city and he believes they let him leave alive to make a point. >> they wanted to show me that they are a state and that this state is working. it's...
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unfortunately, it also help people find others interested in isis or joining isis. twitter is now taking a much more active stance against this. brian: we have some video of beheadings. we are not going to show the actual beheading, but about two minutes of this. i have never seen this before. you can find all of this on the internet. this particular one, we will show two minutes of it, because it shows from almost beginning to end beheadings of something like 17 people. this was at the end of last year. you cannot be sure about this video, you never know where it is coming from or what timing is on it. i would just warn people if they don't want to have anything to do with this, turn it off at this point. we will not show the actual beheadings. that we get pretty close to it. we will run this and get the opinion of the impact of it. >> to obama, today the soldiers and tomorrow your soldiers. we will break this last crusade and the islamic state will begin to slaughter your people on your street. brian: what do you think? jessica: i think two things. the impact is -
unfortunately, it also help people find others interested in isis or joining isis. twitter is now taking a much more active stance against this. brian: we have some video of beheadings. we are not going to show the actual beheading, but about two minutes of this. i have never seen this before. you can find all of this on the internet. this particular one, we will show two minutes of it, because it shows from almost beginning to end beheadings of something like 17 people. this was at the end of...
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they looked at isis. some made the calculation that isis was the lesser of two evils. >> they left after the u.s. could not reach agreement with maliki to maintain a military presence. >> the question that we ask today when people look back at that decision is, what would we have done with 10,000 u.s. troops? frankly, would we have wanted them to be fighting which is like mosul and fallujah against isil? >> republicans have criticized president obama for not leaving troops in iraq. some have said if american forces had stayed there would be no isis but they that was never in the cards. he had a new set of patron fellow shiites and the mullahs made him an offer he couldn't refuse. >> that was part of iran's deal with maliki we will give you a third term but the conditions are no american soldiers. that was what tehran had demanded. there was no way it had gone through the parliament. >> one thing is clear, it was only iraq's army that could have stopped isis. instead, iraqi soldiers threw down their weapon
they looked at isis. some made the calculation that isis was the lesser of two evils. >> they left after the u.s. could not reach agreement with maliki to maintain a military presence. >> the question that we ask today when people look back at that decision is, what would we have done with 10,000 u.s. troops? frankly, would we have wanted them to be fighting which is like mosul and fallujah against isil? >> republicans have criticized president obama for not leaving troops in...
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isis hates it. many americans may not realize that iraq and syria are home to dozens of ethnic and religious minorities with ancient cultures, with deep roots. these communities, syrian and caldian christians, yazidis and others are under mortal threat in their ancestral homelands. and the mass execution of men, the enslavement of women and children, the destruction of religious sites is part of the isis effort to destroy these communities, to destroy all evidence of the preexistence of these communities. in fact, isis maintains a special battalion, and they call it the demolition battalion. and that battalion is charged with going after art and going after artifacts, religious and historic sites that it considers heretical and its job is to simply destroy history. the situation for some of these groups was precarious even br isis. according to some estimates, more than half of the ethnic and religious minorities have fled the country over the last dozen years, but what they face today is annihilati
isis hates it. many americans may not realize that iraq and syria are home to dozens of ethnic and religious minorities with ancient cultures, with deep roots. these communities, syrian and caldian christians, yazidis and others are under mortal threat in their ancestral homelands. and the mass execution of men, the enslavement of women and children, the destruction of religious sites is part of the isis effort to destroy these communities, to destroy all evidence of the preexistence of these...
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. >>> isis attack denied. a major offensive by the terrorists met by kurdish fighters on the ground and coalition strikes from the air. what is the end goal for the terror group and what's next? >>> i love my father and my brother but that's a little of what jeb bush is expected to say next hour. major policy speech as he looks to lay out his own vision ahead of a possible presidential bid. what he says about his family legacy and president obama. >>> cold is an understatement folks. another blast of arctic air is on the way if it can get much colder. it will force the temperature to lows not seen in two decades. who is getting the brunt of it? good morning. thanks for joining me. i'm kate bolduan. john berman is off again today. we begin with breaking news out of iraq at this hour. after hours of deadly fighting near the northern city of erbil, kurdish fighters fought back a major isis attack. the battle was followed by air strikes pounding isis targets from the air. plus there's new information this morning
. >>> isis attack denied. a major offensive by the terrorists met by kurdish fighters on the ground and coalition strikes from the air. what is the end goal for the terror group and what's next? >>> i love my father and my brother but that's a little of what jeb bush is expected to say next hour. major policy speech as he looks to lay out his own vision ahead of a possible presidential bid. what he says about his family legacy and president obama. >>> cold is an...
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isis-inspired versus isis-directed? regardless, 14 people died. >> the distinction has become a little muddied over time as isis is in touch with them from syria and iraq, the so-called caliphate, to the united states. there's a little muddying of the waters about this distinction which used to exist more between a directed terrorist talk and an inspired terrorist attack. inspired terrorist attack means they haven't gone oversaes to syria or iraq, or places like libya to meet with senior isis figures who have given them training. and i think the nature of this attack, guns and pretty primitive bombs is consistent with more isis-inspired attacks. people who haven't got that training overseas because when they do, we see things like paris where you have more than 150 people killed. >> this is not just. as kate said, isis wants these to spring up organically all over the world. they have called for just such thing. >> they have called for just such thing. they say it's the religious duty of their followers. they have an al
isis-inspired versus isis-directed? regardless, 14 people died. >> the distinction has become a little muddied over time as isis is in touch with them from syria and iraq, the so-called caliphate, to the united states. there's a little muddying of the waters about this distinction which used to exist more between a directed terrorist talk and an inspired terrorist attack. inspired terrorist attack means they haven't gone oversaes to syria or iraq, or places like libya to meet with senior...