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Security apparatus, what we see as the role of secrecy and privacy. let me point to the setup of this. what was missing from the obama excerpt is that he did say that the work of international law needed to be carried out, that we -- you know, we dont know what the cia is doing behind closed doors, what our diplomats are doing in mid-level, high-level negotiations with our counterparts in other countries. that work needs to get done. the moment it ruins americas prestige is when the president ha...

Shameful on the national security apparatus for allowing this to happen. >> i think there are thousands of men and women, loyal, patriotic americans working very hard for our national security within the national security agency, within the cia, all these other agencies, but i do think that brooke points makes a smart point here about, this is a pivotal point in our history where were being compelled to a new era of transparency. if theres any silver lining at all to this snowden case, we need t...

Was doing to try to figure out who their mole was and deal with them appropriately. which not only has consequences in terms of that persons and their familys lives, but also in terms of future information that would be, you know, accurate information that we could get from the north korean government. in that particular instance, you know, to me, there is a logical case to be made that this was an for breach of national security. >> i guess -- i guess one thing that bothers me is you -- have yo...

Uses of the irs for political ends that weve seen from other presidencies? >> well, first of all, no one should be surprised as you laid out. administrations have been doing this for many, many years, both republican and democratic administrations, but not all cases are the same. in the case of the richard nixon administration, it was the president himself, it was proven no, doubt about it. it was the president himself who said go after these people on their taxes. >> hes on tape saying that. >>...

That there will be a free, fair, and credible election in venezuela. they understand, of course, that ma dduro is the front-runner. and they say theyre open to what one senior administration official called to me a more constructive relationship with the venezuelan government. they believe it is, quote, counterproductive to be at odds. and thats why this expulsion of these military attaches was not welcome news by the administration, wolf. >> did they say anything about whether or not the u.s. w...

Important, we have a problem with pakistan. the pakistanis are complicit in harboring al qaeda and they facilitate al qaeda, recruitment takes place inside afghanistan. they are not going to offer up anybody except a mid level, low-level bunch of people perhaps as bait to get us off the track. at the end of the day they are going to complain bitterly about our operating in their area but they are not going to be cooperative about giving us major operatives inside pakistan. we will know who they ...

But its clear they had certain holdups along the way and they are moving slower than expected. but the painful fact is they keep moving forward. they are overcoming gradually the difficulties they faced. they dont get tired of it. >> so the recent hurdles they have to overcome, these problems, do you believe it was the result of cyber war fair? >> it could be. i cannot answer this explicitly. but there were many kinds of problems. the fact of the matter is they continue to accumulate more and mo...

Are closed this morning. cnn has the story covered like no other. here are more details about what is open and what is not and what the rest of the week could be shaping up to look like. first to rob marciano with where the clouds of ash are going right now. this is the last thing they are hoping for as they thought the skies were starting to clear. >> it is a complicated issue. youre working in three dimensions and the the ash plume is going everywhere depending on the height you are in the atm...

Studies and iraq war veteran and noah shackman, executive editor of the daily beast. nice to have you here. how important is the raid? is this the media excited for a clean win or is this important in the battle against isis? >> i dont think we know yet. this guys position hasnt been entirely clear judging on the reports yesterday he was either super senior or mid-level, either controlling their finances or maybe just some. i dont think we know yet about this raid. i think well know if there is ...

West moist air from the south,r&$ñ and the mid-level -- causing the upward motion to get the thunderstorms going. so issue its something we have actually been talking about this morning when the severe storms prediction center issued the outlook today. i m this looks like a particularly strong situation that is possible. people have to keep an eye on the sky here. the tornado watch around the d.c. area is going until 10:00 p.m. tonight and i suspect a third watch is going to be issued probably ...