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SHARE Britain repeatedly turned down Egyptian requests to extradite an extremist sheltering in London who was later linked to the murder of a leading anti-Taliban commander two days before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, newly-released documents from the 1990s show. Yasser Al Sirri applied for political asylum in the UK in April 1994, the month after he was sentenced to death in his native Egypt for his alleged involvement in a failed bombing targeting then prime minister Atef Sidqi....

Arguments since the last obama administration that there was a need to pull out troops out of afghanistan. the former president had vowed to do that. this president has handled a little different late. how important is u.s. troop presence in afghanistan, till this day, when we hear that al qaeda is still trying to grow strong? >> the u.s. troop presence in countries like afghanistan is maintaining security. the u.s. has to ensure that its counterterrorism objectives can be met. we have to rememb...

Brian: hundreds of migrants storming the paris airport. some of the chants france does not belong to the french and we have a right to be here. yet they are there illegally. so why is this happening? and should americans care? here to weigh in is national security analyst robin simcox. robin, how did they get to this point and what the illegal immigrants want from the country of france? >> well, good morning, as the protests are about the right to stay in the country. there is a belief even thou...

Will this problem is going back with this further. look what happened in germany in 2015 where a million people were essentially let into the country almost overnight and the government didnt have any clue who they were. we have obviously seen a variety of security problems following on from that. so, look, people can be -- there is no problem with controlled immigration into a country. i didnt think anyone has a problem with that. this idea mass am mess city for people who come there illegally ...

He expressed his warmest sympathy and best wishes to the people of new zealand after what he described as a "horrible massacre." >> harris: greg palkot, thank you very much. i want to bring in my first guest, robin simcox, a terror and national security analyst for the heritage foundations margaret thatcher center. thank you for being with me. first of all, as we took a look at the scene, what specifically are they seeking? >> i think at this stage there will be a lot of interest to see whether ...

Ground. thats what they were saying, if you see something, say something and the first line of defense are hotel workers with clear eyesight to the areas. the n.y.p.d. always adding and enhancing depending on the security worldwide. leland: all right, bryan llenas on the ground in new york. thank you. much more to come on the terror investigation in new york that bryan talked about. terrorism expert robin simcox joining us later this hour to discuss the best way to prevent another attack happeni...

In europe. this had a timer. which are corresponded catherine herridge pointed out is somewhat more similar to the boston marathon bombing. obviously, we are very early in the investigation. there is a lot more that needs to be done before we can put any completed picture about the nature of this attack. >> robin simcox, thank you for coming on with us. >> thank you. >> we hope to learn a lot more on that attack soon. meanwhile, the popular budget chain motel 6 said it will prohibit locations na...

And doing so indiscriminately. we are living with the consequences of this all to regulatory now in europe. >> trace: and robin, very quickly, you look at the social media sites. the isis propaganda sites talking about getting a truck, do it in your own hunt he met country, kill as many as you can, get out and start stabbing. it seems like it to me, wow, how do you defend against that? >> so hard. nothing publicly disclosed where european security agencies have been able to stop one of these veh...

Need to improve intelligence sharing, and that it exists. but intel services relying heavily on the cia, nsa, and the other intel members to be able to combat this. >> trace: mike baker, boise, idaho, robin simcox, thank you, both. straight ahead, protecting the homeland from attacks like in barcelona. much more breaking news on the attacks in barcelona and the possibility of a second attacked. attacked. th

What twisted ankle?ask what muscle strain? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. >> trace: welcome back to the special live coverage of todays terror attack in barcelona, spain. a local spanish media reporting that over the last few months of the cia the spanish authorities of isaiahs plots against barcelona. for more, lets bring in former cia officer mike baker joining us from boise, idaho. and from washington, robin simcox, at the heritage ...