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Form denied them the cybercaliphate. that may be a more persistent long-term threat. >> the us-led coalition says there are currently less than 3000 fighters left in iraq and syria but the question is where do those fight is going to they resume influence on the saudi space. >> thank you, kitty. a warning from gop chairman ron johnson coming days after a terrifying isis plot to assassinate british prime minister theresa may was afforded. how is the trump administration addressing the evolving te...

Coalition, was a special forces operator trained by the united states state department in counterterrorism who boasted on video, im going to use all the tool kit you americans have taught me how to kill muslims against you and bring the jihad back to you. always a special forces fighter trained by the u.s. who fought russia in 2008. >> all right. so the history is deep. we dont know this man and this crime this act of terror. you can do what he did without a lot of coordination and without obvio...

I want to point out, weve gotten so far away from this discussion. this happened because colin kaepernick was sitting on the bench. a special forces veteran was offended by that. his name was nate boyer. he and colin kaepernick worked out a deal. they said the best way to peacefully protest in a respectful manner was to take a knee. >> brian: robin, i appreciate your service and your sincerity. when you take a seat at the national anthem, i dont care what deal you cut with a special forces opera...

He then got a reply from somebody. im i am available at your leis. tim is tim kennedy, whose bio it reads "ufc fighter, ranger, sniper, and special forces operator" ." "deadspin" will be looking for a new editor soon. i am done. >> tom: coming up, it sexist barbie. but first, kennedy. >> hey there, "red eye" disco beans. anthony fisher and julie banderas is swing by with something good.

Therapyselves. a couple things about this. first of all, these are very labor intensive operations. it takes a long time to train a special forces operator and to train a special forces team. among the skills they have to have are language skills and each of these organizations are organized to apply its capabilities in specific areas. second, it requires a long, long time to get these people up to speed. this is why its -- its interesting to note that were talking about sending a relatively sma...

Assistance sometimes means, as we saw here, coming to the aid of your local partners on the ground. thats exactly what that special forces operator did mortally wounded in this attack. you see more of these, may not be a masked round exercise like we saw during the invasion of iraq but certainly danger and ill tell you, anderson, there are people in the pentagon pushing for more roles for u.s. combat forces such as ground advisors but that decision stays with the president. >> terrible loss of a...

Thats exactly what that special forces operator did mortally wounded in this attack. you see more of these, may not be a masked round exercise like we saw during the invasion of iraq but certainly danger and ill tell you, anderson, there are people in the pentagon pushing for more roles for u.s. combat forces such as ground controllers or deployed military advisors but that decision stays with the president. >> terrible loss of an american hero. thank you very much. its been more than 12 years s...

At our convoy. we dont see a weapon. soldiers say they grabbed it. we see about half a dozen bodies left to rot. the soldiers find a child. they want him to tell where the flighters fled to. he seemed terrified and confused. the soldiers view anyone survivors here with suspicion. the war is murky and very dirty. u.s. special forces on the ground in africa. part of the annual exercise. keep for the united states according to one special forces operator we spoke to is containing and defeating the ...

You can make an argument this was maybe, maybe a tough call but i suspect we will, in future americans will be held at risk, precisely because we made this trade. eric: in fact last week you wrote a column called, the bergdahl dishonor. what do you mean by that. >> the dishonor was not circumstances of bergdahl leaving although i spoke with a special forces operator by the way who contradicts, the secretarys hagel testimony and does say that american lives were lost and put at risk. that is some...

On that, saying that they sent a message, that wherever you are, america will not forget you and come back and grab you. on that one point, several times he said, quote, there was no direct evidence that there were any deaths in that search for bergdahl. bottom line, how could he say that in light of these claims? >> bottom line, that was something contradicted by a special forces operator who was involved, who i spoke with, involved in the early attempts to get bergdahl. maybe the secretary is ...