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Cia machine that was spinning what this program was about to the media to make fit something that it wasnt. is that a fair charge, were you a spine-meister for the cia selling us on a program we didnt really understand? >> let me put you on the hot seat. how long has your show been on the air? >> a year and change. >> you guys doing okay? >> better than that, mudd. >> why are you spinning me? i believed in the program. i believed we were crushing al qaeda, crushing them with human source operati...

Given to the military at the time that indicated that bergdahl did try to escape at least twice, was severely punished, put in a cage but at a later point during his five years of captivity, that he declared himself a warrior for jihad. how does the military sort that out? >> the primary evidence were going to use is certainly him, and we do have a single source reporting on everything you just described. we have multisource reporting is the process we want to. we want to confirm a single source...

Actually ti lly killed in the s. given the fact that youre in mountainous terrain. thats very difficult. >> what about, lets talk about the video of this massive rally of the top brass, if you will, of al qaeda. was this retribution by the united states? >> i think if this was a piece of the puzzle its a relatively small piece of the puzzle. its tough to get to human source informants and surveillance by drones. you cannot turn that switch on in a few days. this is really hard to do. >> he was t...

There or whether it could have been some sort of human source. some sort of internal spy that may have provided this kind of information. i have no idea where the information came from but i do sense that someone like saxby who is a big supporter they think these kinds of programs are worth it despite the problems they may generate for americans privacy. >> thank you. g good to see you. new video from l.a.s venice beach. this is car plowing into a crowded boardwalk killing one and sending 12 t...

Do we now how specific it is because im hearing tonight right now the information is that the major plot is under way, that there is a terrorist team to carry out the plot, it is selected and is in place. do we have any way of knowing whether or not this is a human source telling this or whether its an electronic intercept? >> well, the intelligent community is not going the let out exactly the nature of their source, but if they have discovered it, theyll have people on the ground working with ...

Not, its never been this many. do we now how specific it is because im hearing tonight right now the information is that the major plot is under way, that there is a terrorist team to carry out the plot, it is selected and is in place. do we have any way of knowing whether or not this is a human source telling this or whether its an electronic intercept? >> well, the intelligent community is not going the let out exactly the nature of their source, but if they have discovered it, theyll have peo...

Bob baer is a former cia operative and a cnn security and surveillance correspondent. >> hi. >> bob, what other details do you think intelligence has gathered? >> oh, im quite convinced this was based on solid evidence. you dont close 22 embassies and consulates on something flimsy. >> what do you mean? >> chatter, a known player in al qaeda on the telephone saying, all right, were going to hit. nows the time. is everybody in place? these conversations that are a bit vague but if the players are...

With plans for an attack. what could that growing intelligence actually be? >> well, it could be, again, the type of interceptions that theyre getting, the type of human source information from our allies, from the authorities in yemen. as a matter of fact, where they believe these discussions are coming from now. so theres a variety of ways they could be gaining the information and hear an increase in the amount of information being discussed by the terrorists. >> and, tom, the people in those ...

I think its fair to presume if theyre ringing the alarm bells now, based on what we know in prior occasions, very likely once again theres a human source thats talking about something imminent. its not clear what the target is, exactly when its going to be, but theres something very specific apparently here again from a human source suggesting there really is something in the works. >> and that is nbc terrorism analyst evan colemans take to issue a global travel warning and closing embassies. jo...

Tonight on what may have precipitated the closing of all those embassies. joining us now is evan coleman, nbc news terrorism analyst and senior partner at flashpoint global partners. nice to have you. >> thank you. >> all right, evan. i assume vulnerability is just part of the reality of embassies, that threats are probably relatively common. so what kind of intelligence would have led to this kind of action? >> what weve seen in the past were leaks like this have come out, information like this...