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Counterterrorism. on monday we turned out the four to 12 tour and they are actually getting two weeks of training. the day squad is now undergoing that two weeks of training and they will be deployed in about a week and a half and these officers are trained in a number of different counterterrorism programs and active shooter is at the top of the list. >> so the idea is, i mean, in many cities throughout the world, they have to wait a long time for tactical units, swat teams to show up. the idea...

Muscles as well. jon: conner joining us from our mideast bureau. thank you. jenna: bomb shell allegations involving a senior state department official in charge of federal counterterrorism programs. hes now due in court later today after he was arrested at his d.c. home for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor. doug is on that story for us. >> daniel rosen is his name and hes held at jail and likely to be extradited. he was arrested after he sought to arrange sex with a minor. he had been commu...

And sites. we go where the kids go and so do the bad guys. rosen is the director of counterterrorism programs and policies at the state department. state department source says that dan rosen was not responsible for homeland security. he was simply one of many office directors in the counterterrorism bureau. in a 2012 youtube video, rosen is seen talking about the lure of extremism for vulnerable young people. he describes how young people can be persuaded to crossing the boundaries. now, obviou...

This is a gold mine for critics who say that the post-9/11 counterterrorism programs that started under the bush duration and have largely continued under the obama administration, have gone too far. just this weekend, for instance, you were talking about the nsa, there was a panel that was appointed by president obama to review nsa programs. they suggested some modest changes, not really changing any of the big programs, knut the white house has already indicated it plans to make very few of th...

He has jeopardized our national security. i disagree with the reporter. clearly, the bad guys have already changed their way. remember, these were counterterrorism programs essentially, and we have seen that bad guys overseas, terrorists who are committing and plot eight tacks on the united states and our allies, have changed the way they operate. weve already seen that. to say that that is not harm to feel the national security of the united states or our safety is just dead wrong. >> and we me...

Security. i disagree with the reporter. clearly, the bad guys have already changed their way. remember, these were counterterrorism programs essentially, and we have seen that bad guys overseas, terrorists who are committing and plot eight tacks on the united states and our allies, have changed the way they operate. weve already seen that. to say that that is not harm to feel the national security of the united states or our safety is just dead wrong. >> and we mentioned the fisa opinion, 80 pag...

And when you look at it, every one of those nations is hostile to the united states. i mean, if he could go to north korea and iran, he could round out his government oppression tour by snowden. so you think about what he says he wants and what his actions are, it defies logic. he has taken information that does not belong to him. it belongs to the people of the united states. he has jeopardized our national security. i disagree with the reporter. clearly, the bad guys have already changed thei...

Public conversation about drones so that the american people are brought in to this debate and have a full understanding of what rules the governments going to observe when it conducts targeting killing? >> i think this hearing is one of the things that can be done because i think this type of discourse is critically important. i believe there need to be continued speeches that are going to be given by the executive branch to explain the counterterrorism programs. i think theres a misimpression ...

>> were rin reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. i think now is the moment. >> but here on the frontier of northern mali, al kay da is gaining strength. we have heard some horrible stories about what is happening and youre going to hear them now. today i called the military leader. its the main islamic group linked to al kay da here. >> yes, this is omar, hello. >> translator: no, no. listen. i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. we do not sp...

guessing. he will always soar to great heights here on the riduculist. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. good evening. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, al qaeda rising. im live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern mali. more than a quarter million refugees have fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they are fleaing radical s extremists here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of tonight president obama said al kay da is on the run. >> ...