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That have overwhelming firepower. they are releasing it because it shows propaganda, we are coming to them, they have power and control. >> buck, your headline on this was the same as pete. you said this is a big win for the taliban when it comes to propagan propaganda. how so? >> they are establishing first off they do some closeups of taliban fighters in the background. they show fighters with ak-47s, they are trying to show were bad, were tough and were giving the americans back their guy. i ...

Psychologically, what is that like? >> doesnt compare to years. but the one thing you do notice, they moved me around a lot. they moved us around a lot. four or five times in a day wed be moved from house to houston. but others would come and go. as you try if build up a relationship, somebody else would walk in the room and completely change that dynamic and it would start all over again. that was exhausting over four days. i cant imagine what it was like after years. >> dan, for you in baghdad...

That have overwhelming firepower. they are releasing it because it shows propaganda, we are coming to them, they have power and control. >> buck, your headline on this was the same as pete. you said this is a big win for the taliban when it comes to propagan propaganda. how so? >> they are establishing first off they do some closeups of taliban fighters in the background. they show fighters with ak-47s, they are trying to show were bad, were tough and were giving the americans back their guy. i ...

Washington. live, team coverage on all the angles, beginning right now. welcome back to "early start." im christine romans. >> im john berman. its 31 minutes after the hour right now. and this morning were just poring over this dramatic, new video. were seeing it for the first time, the moment when bowe bergdahl was handed off to u.s. special forces. you see it right there, a handshake. he walks back toward the u.s. black hawk helicopter right there. these pictures were posted to the internet by...

All right, were following breaking news this morning. this dramatic, new video showing the moments when bowe bergdahl was set free by the taliban, handed over to u.s. special forces. theres the black hawk helicopter right there. you see a handshake. you see sergeant bergdahl being patted down by u.s. special forces, a precaution, no doubt, to make sure there were no explosives or anything dangerous on his body. this is the first time weve seen sergeant bergdahls face in months. there were at lea...

>> but mark, heres what youre going to hear. you want to talk to terrorists, you want to negotiate to terrorists. whats wrong with you? the blood of americans is going to be on your hands and anyone who supports this in the future. what do you say to that? >> take a look at what the british did with the i.r.a. or the israelis did with the palestinians. if you want peace, you are going to sit across the table from people who have the blood of your friends on their hands. the very existence of gua...

Asking if theres any relevant information, and then getting on their way. >> should anything be made of the fact that he is in traditional tribal dress from that region or -- what do you think of that? >> no, if anything hes in pretty formal dress. they kind of dressed him up for the occasion. obviously they made this video for propaganda value. >> hes not changing when he gets there. they are. >> yeah. >> its interesting at the end of this tape they say never come back to afghanistan but they d...

Settlement forward between the afghan government and the taliban eventually. there are certainly some risks in terms of releasing people from guantanamo, but there are always going to be risks there. >> but mark, heres what youre going to hear as soon as you say that. ive seen it everywhere, as soon as you say it, you want to talk to terrorists. you want to negotiate to terrorists. whats wrong with you? the blood of americans is going to be on your hands and anyone who supports this in the futur...

That their electronic communications are intercepted. thats why we have a lot of u.s. embassies closed last year as a result of nsa intercepts. they are being very careful. this flies in the face of being careful because clearly they felt they could do this with some impunity. >> and felt it had some sort of propaganda value. show a display of strength. theres people we dont see in this video who are part of this group, the bomb maker, correct? hes the crown jewel of the group. hes the guy that ...

Communications. given that, why would they make a video about this and then have it out there? >> as barbara said, this group is relying on couriers. they know from stories in the past that their electronic communications were intercepted. that is why we had a lot of u.s. embassies closed last year as a result of nsa intercept. so this sort of flies in the case of being careful. so clearly they felt they could do this with some impunity. >> and clearly, they thought it had a type of propaganda v...