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Bash, the managing director of beacon global strategies, a policy advising firm, but also chief of staff to leon panetta some years ago. youre the perfect person to talk to. thanks so much for joining me. and i know youve been in touch with folks at langley and the intel community. of what youve seen and heard and read today, what was your gut reaction to all of this? >> well, my first reaction is the context in which the program began is really one of the most important facts. look, right after...

He was captured off of a roof in pack tan in late march 2002. at that time between the twin towers were in a rebel heap at ground zero and members were saying this has been a colossal failure. we need more human intelligence. get everything you can to find out if more attacks are in the works. the agency admits today that it was unprepared for this mission. it had no information to form the basis of what became a vast body of knowledge. they are correct. the bottom line is we shouldnt need to us...

Im not sure hes enjoying this much. youre a long way from london, in the middle of nowhere really. and to think, ive got to spend the next four years here is intense. >> william and kate attended art history lectures in this building. the first year it was a tough one for william, struggling with the pressures of his work and being far from friends and family. he almost quit. >> he went home for christmas after the first semester and said to his father, i dont know if this is for me. >> friends ...

Know if its for me. >> friends say it was kate who helped convince william to stay. and as soon as he returned from christmas break, everything changed. >> the turning point really came when william watched kate in that now infamous charity fashion show. >> it was march 2002, the annual st. andrews charity fashion show. and on the catwalk, kate. >> i remember that specific night very well. >> jules knight was watching the show that night with william. >> she wasnt what you call a kind of risque ...

>> friends say it was kate who helped convince william to stay. and as soon as he returned from christmas break, everything changed. >> the turning point really came when william watched kate in that now infamous charity fashion show. >> it was march 2002, the annual st. andrews charity fashion show. and on the catwalk, kate. >> i remember that specific night very well. >> jules knight was watching the show that night with william. >> she wasnt what you call a kind of risque girl. she was a pret...

He lp quit. >> he went home after the first semester and he had a wobble. he said to his father, i dont know if its for me. >> friends say it was kate who helped convince william to stay. and as soon as he returned from christmas break, everything changed. >> the turning point really came when william watched kate in that now infamous charity fashion show. >> it was march 2002, the annual st. andrews charity fashion show. and on the catwalk, kate. >> i remember that specific night very well. >> ...

I remember distinctly thinking im not sure hes enjoying this much. youre a long way from london, in the middle of nowhere really. and to think, ive got to spend the next four years here is pretty intense. >> william and kate attended art history lectures in this building. the first year it was a tough one for william, struggling with the pressures of his work and being far from friends and family. he almost quit. >> he went home for christmas after the first semester and said to his father, i do...

Youre a long way from london, its, you know, its in the middle of nowhere, really. and to think, oh my god, ive got to spend my next four years here, its pretty intense. >> william and kate attended art history lectures in this building. the first year it was a tough one for william, struggling with the pressures of his work and being far from friends and family. he almost quit. >> he went home for christmas after the first semester and he did. he had a wobble. and he said to his father, you kno...

Low and unhappy, and i remember thinking, distinctly, i dont know if hes enjoying this much. youre a long way from london. you know, its in the middle of nowhere, really. and to think, oh, my god, ive got to spend the next four years here is pretty intense. >> reporter: william and kate attended art history lectures in this building. the first year was a tough one for william, struggling with the pressures of his work and being far from friends and family. he almost quit. >> he went home for chr...

Low and unhappy, and i remember thinking, distinctly, i dont know if hes enjoying this much. youre a long way from london. you know, its in the middle of nowhere, really. and to think, oh, my god, ive got to spend the next four years here is pretty intense. >> reporter: william and kate attended art history lectures in this building. the first year was a tough one for william, struggling with the pressures of his work and being far from friends and family. he almost quit. >> he went home for chr...