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>> not legally much really much. its emotion ally good. but we dont have any indication he was particularly important in the command structure. and one of the things weve learned about these organizations is particularly at this level, i would call this the mid level. you kill them. they recruit as fast as they can. if you get at the absolute top as we did with al qaeda, that is different there is no indication -- >> so if you took out el baggeddy that would be something. >> baghdadi would be so...

Structure. an increasing toll inside syria and the u.s. clear to claim credit for the death of this one man who they say a vital militant here. russian, other forces continue to make that side in syria so deadly a, brutal, and lengthy. nick paton walsh, cnn, istanbul. next, it was supposed to be a fun weekend in florida. [ gunshots ] gunshots and panic at a sozombin event. several shot, one left dead. why it has been so difficult for police. ♪ nothing artificial. just real roasted turkey. sa...

The sixth fleet is less ships than a command structure for ornamenting american warships. moreover the fleet is one of the growing military commands in europe. fiorina then said she would begin rebuilding the missile defense program in poland. but while one missile defense program there was scuttled, poland is actually leading eastern european missile defense efforts and plans to install a new system in 2018. fiorina then vowed to conduct regular aggressive military exercises in the baltic state...

And had to leave crawford and come back to washington, d.c. it was recommended he take a look at the disaster from the air. >> he missed a moment though of leadership that somehow the country wanted the president to say we feel your pain, we feel that youre hurting. >> if anybody should be blamed about him looking out his window, it probably is me, the chief of staff. >> what really angered people with that his homeland security chief michael chertoff was in atlanta at an avian bird convention a...

The negotiations between qatar and the united states. qatar said they are willing to extend the terms of the flamework for another year. them united states wants more restrictions. the u.s. wants more surveillance against these guys because there are concerns they have reestablished contact with the taliban and are getting ready to be reintegrated to the command structure. a little impasse but at the at least in public statements qatar seems willing to continue to hold to the framework thats bee...

Because iraqis are asking for them. they have to have the intelligence in u.s. channels that indicates its a valid isis target. a lot of concern about civilian casualties. and the other thing is they are only going to strike targets and only support the units that are in support of the central government of iraq. so the shia militias backed by iran the sunni tribes that may be out there, all of these other units that may be out there fighting. the u.s. view is they have to come under the control...

Security forces partially surrounding that. sort of a semicircle to the south. the key issue here and this indicates success of these operations is do the many groups fighting against isis have a cohesive command structure. will they work together. the announcement was announced by the shia militia here backed by iran. but of course iraqi police and military are in the mix as well as militia hope are maybe thousands of sunni tribesmen. militia were clear to name the operation answering the call ...

Shia paramilitary units backed by iran. it is also saying it is undertaking a campaign to arm the sunni tribes. this is all going to lend itself to a very complex battle field and fighting force. it is not going to have a single command structure. it will be very difficult to control, but the iraqi government at this stage does not have a choice. it cannot afford to have isis push further toward baghdad. although isis is trying to launch smaller scale attacks against the various towns that exist...

Particular raid there is the possibility they may have hoped somebody else was there. i have to say its on the far end of probability that they expected to really capture him alive. this was initially a capture mission, u.s. officials say, because isis leadership they worship death frankly. its unlikely theyd just surrender and hand themselves over. they now have his wife and laptop but on the balance of it all youre seeing a very high-risk maneuver a rare thing frankly that either signifies a w...

She may not know anything. i think it is more productive to go through the hard drives and addresses and address books and the pocket litter to give you a idea of the command structure of the islamic state and that is the kind of the intelligence that helps the cia and the joint special operations command, and look at al qaeda, it was so hard to break, because of the intelligence hard to get, but over time, you do accumulate a good database. >> thak you, bob. good to have your perspective as alw...