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Are released, the report is controversial and all around the world u.s. marines have been asked to be on a heightened state of alert to respond if there are any protests or violence directed at americans because of this report. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr to give us details about 24 heightened security. barbara? >> john, good morning. the pentagon may make the case that much of this has been out there in the press in recent years, that the world knows an awful lot...

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With chuck hagel this weekend. he said he has put all combatant commanders on alert as a result of this report. heres how he described that threat to me earlier today. >> in light of the danger that it poses to the troops in the field, do you think its a mistake to release that report? >> well, you know, the president has said we need to be honest and get this report out. the administrations worked very closely with the congress. the congress feels pretty strongly about this. we have had an oppo...

The three years after 9/11. those who were in charge say the committee never once bothered to interview them, any of these former spies have launched ciasavelives.com calling it a one-stop shopping place for the other side. the cia says, simply put, the study tells part of the story. the cia then goes on to address each of the 20 case studies. also missing from the study were interviews with the detainees who survived these techniques. regardless of where you stand on the motivation behind the r...

>> we sat down with secretary hagel in baghdad, iraq, where he made a surprise stop to visit the 1,500 u.s. troops now deployed there and where 1,500 more are on the way. a region certain to be angered by the interrogation report. >> in light of the danger it imposes, do you think it is a mistake to release that? >> well, you know, the president has said that we need to be honest and get this report out. we have had not a opportunity to redact some of the most sensitive parts of that, to protect...

That we need to be honest and get this report out. we have had an opportunity to redact some of the most sensitive parts of that to protect our people. >> reporter: do you believe the military in the field is prepared for the fallout, even with the redactions? >> well, ive directed all our combatant commanders to have all their commands on alert. weve not detected anything specific anywhere. but we want to be prepared. and we are. >> reporter: secretary hagel told me some of those redactions did...

The production and deployment of these mine-resistant personnel vehicles sent to iraq and afghanistan. hes a nuts and bolts guy and a policy guy. the one thing he doesnt have is a career as a uniform military officer. and some people have suggested thats an issue for him. others say, though, hes worked at the pentagon in a number of senior jobs for so many years. he has deep ties to the combatant commanders. and so he should be able to bring, you know, both this budget and bureaucratic expertise...

Good morning, admiral. >> good morning. thampgs for having me. >> what specifically has prompted this new fbi warning? >> this is a warning that has built on similar warnings that our combatant commanders, our four-star generals around the world have issues to their troops over many months. just a recognition that the threat is very real and that we want our service members and their families to be extra careful. >> it sound like theres something specific here. because this one is specifically a...

What would you say to the president? to get the situation under control. >> two things need to be done. first, he did not listen to department of defense and service chiefs and combatant commanders in 2011 and 12. they warned him it would happen and it is fully on the roar. it is not irreversible. two courses of action needs to happen. the prime minister there needs to reach out to kureds and sunni arabs in the north and tell them look, we all agree we dont want a gihaddist islamic state. and i ...

What would you say to the president? to get the situation under control. >> two things need to be done. first, he did not listen to department of defense and service chiefs and combatant commanders in 2011 and 12. they warned him it would happen and it is fully on the roar. it is not irreversible. two courses of action needs to happen. the prime minister there needs to reach out to kureds and sunni arabs in the north and tell them look, we all agree we dont want a gihaddist islamic state. and i ...