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The plane, that suggested to me either the pilots were dealing with an emergency that just consumed their ability to do anything as mundane as a radio call. or it is possible of course that there could be hijackers who took command of the airplane and deliberately shut down the transponder and deliberately shut down the radio, and therefore you wouldnt know where it was going. >> all right, peter if that happened with hijackers who took down the plane during this attack, why havent we heard anyt...

Foreign ministers discussing the movement in ukraine. ukraine accused moscow of taking control of two airports. but john kerry said they told him they have no move of taking control. peter brooks is here and sounds like wise advice, never say never, why does it apply to this situation with russia? >> the fact is that russia has significant interest in the ukraine. i think the russian war games could be turning into an invasion of war games if they go the right way. it is unlikely. there are ten ...

Population, or the russian citizens in the eastern part, they could do something. remember in 2008, russia still has armed troops in a place there so they could do something about this. and russia could take military action. >> and peter, on the ambassador bolton who worked under the bush administration, has been critical for them not taking a stronger line in 2008 when that happened and russia went into georgia. how do we not repeat the same mistake? we would meet russia if they come into ukrai...

Hiding from whats left of the government, with all that going on, vladimir putin is saying what better time than now to hold war games right by the boarder? surprise military drills involving 150,000 russian troops, a show of muscle by russia, the very country whose influence many of those ukrainian protesters wish to escape. what is russia up to here? lets bring in peter brooks, former deputy assistant secretary of defense and currently senior fellow for national security affairs and the herita...

Bubble, for example? joining me now in the virtual studio is correspondent tom foreman and peter brooks at the heritage foundation. tom, show us what this ring of steel refers to. >> what it really means, jake, is in a great big country like russia, not everything can be guarded the same. this massive country. yes, you can have a ring of steel over here where you can say you have a tremendous amount of security inside that zone and the tighter you get to the middle there may actually be more sec...

Think its worth the risk. odds are nothing is going to happen, but the odds are higher than to any other olympic, i believe, that something could happen. >> strong words from peter king, the house subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence already plagued by terror bombings in its southern region russia has put up a so-called ring of steel around the olympic venue, but can that keep athletes and all the visitors safe? tom foreman joins us with a closer look. whats going on, tom? >> hi, wo...

Word and we got to run. >> there is no reason that the congress shouldnt continue to look at the issue and hold people responsible and accountable for what happen, that terrible tragedy and what they should do in their role as oversight of the federal government. >> peter brooks, heritage foundation, thank you, peter. lets talk super pole. not this sunday, bill in case you were wondering, you had to clarify that for me when the broncos and sea hawks take the field for the super bowl, fans may ...

Saying that speaker john boehner, vinge virj frafshg wolf said despite hearings, no one in the white house is held accountable and the deaths of four americans. not a single person. peter brooks former cia officer and heritage foundation and peter it is good to so you and welcome back here. >> thank you. >> five different committees in the house and congress. i dont get a sense a special committee is coming. that doesnt mean frank wolf will stop pushing for. it what do you think? >> my sense the...

Difficult to get passage. you have to show passports and your identity. i think sochi itself will probably be safe. just remember, this happened quite a ways away. >> peter, in july, the leader of the chechen group, we dont know that theyre responsible, but they vowed to use maximum force to disrupt the sochi games. how big a threat is this group? >> a big threat. they are on the terrorist list. they have been involved, the chechen islamist militants have been involved in everything from taking ...

To eliminate the groups leader before the games start. thats quite a promise. how realistic is that? >> i dont think thats realistic. hes been hiding, umarov has been hiding in the mountains for a long time. i think this is a deep, deep problem the russians have with islamic militants and it has deeply rooted causes, and its highly unlikely that they are going to solve it in the near future. so as far as the olympics go, thats a different question. but yes, russia faces a huge terrorist threat a...