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Swearing allegiance to isis and the surprising erasing of the fire power he somehow accumulated. the two other paris attackers the kouachi brothers had their own deadly arsenal as seen in these surveillance photos made public showing them holding up a gas station with a disposable rocket launcher over the shoulder of one of them. powerful enough to stop an armored vehicle, a serious military weapon. it was another isis weapon that got the attention of the u.s. military. the terror groups followe...

Isis that the terrorist group is responsible for shooting down a jordanian military plane. the f-16 went down over the isis stronghold of raqqah in eastern syria, and it happened yesterday during a coalition air raid. the planes pilot was later captured and is now being held hostage by the militants. this morning, the pilots family is pleading with isis for his release. let me bring cnns pentagon correspondent barbara starr to talk more. this. are officials saying how they know this plane wasnt ...

The mechanisms are set up to ensure they are properly vetted. its complex and not easy. its a very difficult environment but does need to happen otherwise the u.s. will be seen as kplis it. >> speaking of which, theres a new report out that is authored by folks from the cia and pentagon and former head of central command that cautions americas use of drones risks a war with killing without end. you indicated the tools necessary to combat terrorism and the president had much success in using dron...

U.s. strategy to destroy al qaeda has curbed the rise of sunni tower -- terrorism, and the former head of the u.s. military central command has oversighted the middle east, co-chaired the panel and emphasized that drones are a tool and not a strategy. >> if i had a dollar for every commander, political person, leader of the cia, that has pronounced the death of a terrorist organization or extremist movement over the past 13 years, i would be a rich man. >> since 2010 the recent record by the ran...

And he has clients and security in aerospace and defense. also joining us the former commander of the u.s. militarys central command, retired u.s. marine corps general anthony zinni. to all of you, thanks very much for joining us. general zinni, you were strongly opposed to going to war in march of 2003. you thought it was a mistake. i remember and ive got the quote here. you said in the summer of 2002 you said attacking iraq now would cause a lot of problems. iran is about to turn around 180 de...

Trained units. i also think we ought to have a more robust capability to evacuate americans if necessary. i dont believe just the carrier itself. i would like to see an amphibious ready group in there. more helicopters, more marines. what we have right now in the embassy is fine for a point defense of the embassy itself, but its not enough for an evacuation if necessary. >> thats an important point. with the specter of benghazi looming, when you hear there are 50 to 100 marines on the ground and...

Syria. and much of the oil supply in syria now in northern and center line iraq. in that respect, its important to think of isis as something that is trying to be a quasi state entity. and, indeed, they use social media very well to their advantage. and i think, you know, its important to understand, what theyre putting out is propaganda, and no one should take it at face value. it should always be cross-checked in terms of what they claim to be doing versus what they actually are. but there is ...

Going to have to be through negotiated settlement, what people call reconciliation. we dont have a lot of negotiations with the taliban. five detainees are a potential source of leverage. we dont have a lot of leverage to be giving away easily. the most important way to think about the question of whether release bergdahl was worth it is werent it could play some role in bringing about a negotiated settlement to the war. the administration has apparently given up on at least the prisoner swap el...

>> how was it that this tiny country came to become the middleman of sorts? how was it that qatar decided to help broker this deal? >> in some ways, qatar has positioned itself very much in between the united states on the one hand and the kind of rising tide of islamists on the other hand. its very easy in qatar and its been the treasury department and state department have documented this for years to raise money for jihadist organizations including al qaeda. as recently as december, a very pr...

Quiet. qatar has a very sophisticated police force. they wont be able to fly out. i doubt they can get through the ports as well. and their honor is attached to this. as voli said. and theyre going to do their best to manage this to washingtons favor. >> the u.s. military central command still has quite a facility there in camp oci li ta, just outside of doha, qatar, ive been there, ive seen it. its robust. even though the qatari government doesnt like to discuss it. thanks very much for joining...