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Point. >> reagans covert war became national news. >> two american congressmen no doubt america is involved in a war with the government there. >> the contras tactics were alarming. >> it became quite brutal. in many ways a war against civilian. >> if there were people they thought were involved with the sandinista government she would shoot them. they were essentially terrorists . >> but before the contras culture of death and intimidation reached the public, many in congress were finding

Paramilitary program in the history of the c.i.a. at that point. >> inevitably, reagans covert war became national news. >> two american congressmen who visited nicaragua today charged that theres no doubt that the federal government is deeply involved in attempts to overthrow the sandinista government. >> when seen close-up, the contras tactics were alarming. >> the contra war became quite brutal. it was a war against civilians. if there were people they thought were involved in the sandinista ...

Their character and 30 and 40 years of service for the united states of america. >> one of the concerns now anew is about iran and how the president is using his fire and fury style with rouhani. any concerns, or you see it as just hyperbole? >> its a lot of hyperbole. i mean weve been in a long challenge with iran. its been a sort of covert war for almost 40 years, really since the shah was overthrown and the regime became so anti-american. and its been tit for tat and a lots gone on behind the...

Speaking out based on current classified information. theyre speaking out based on their character and 30 and 40 years of service for the united states of america. >> one of the concerns now anew is about iran and how the president is using his fire and fury style with rouhani. any concerns, or you see it as just hyperbole? >> its a lot of hyperbole. i mean weve been in a long challenge with iran. its been a sort of covert war for almost 40 years, really since the shah was overthrown and the reg...

A covert war launched by russia in the east of the country in which 10,000 people have died. this is in europe, where were talking now and we have a history of putin doing something rather unexpected after major sporting events, bear in mind the world cup ends on sunday so all eyes next week once trump and putin leave will be to see what they do next. >> this is not an abstraction for ukraine or the baltic states. and the president arrived 30 minutes late to the scheduled meeting at nato that wa...

Some type of covert war going on in africa or there is some type of coverup. i am a bit surprised. we have been doing these types of missions all over the world and certainly all over africa. and in this case in niger, for over 20 years. we have been there quite a long time. steve: sure, and colonel, one of the things he gave the time line as best they know it but the big hanging question really was why did the guys who found themselves surrounded by 50 attackers, why did they waited one hour be...

Ultimately kind of boiling and simmering for the better part of three and a half years now. theres been this kind of covert war going on between the two countries. we havent heard about all the time during president obamas second term i think on purpose. he didnt want to be the focus of its foreign policy by any stretch. but he was the one who really started this program targeting this electronic cyber warfare program targeting the missiles at home. i think we are releasing a continuation of tha...

Simmerin three and a half years now. theres been this kind of covert war going on between the two countries. we havent heard about all the time during president obamas second term, i think on purpose. he didnt want to be the focusme of its foreign policy by any stretch. but he was the one who really started this program targeting this electronic cyber warfare program targeting the missiles at home. i think we are really seeing a continuation of that, is whatn were seeing. >> dana: what about beh...

Ideology, nos a religion and tweeted, fear of muslims is rational. and obviously wants people as you said this here, please forward this to utter the truth fears no questions. its like he doesnt make a distinction between islam and radical islam. see what does that mean for his position where he will be advising the president, president trump? >> thats a very popular viewpoint throughout followers of the trump campaign. so i dont think hes going to get a lot of pushback. what you could see as a ...

Debate you are talking about, do you think that is going to result from this? my completely unscientific view of talking to friends and family about this almost everyone ive talked to says this is an indictment of the drone program. its been this is al qaeda. this is what happened when you are at war with al qaeda. >> yeah im not tremendously optimistic there is going to be a broad and deep discussion of these issues. but well see. president obama looked really grim yesterday and has talked abou...