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There have been international sanctions that have been put on it. think russia is trying to make this about the united states versus north korea so they can put more responsibility on the united states and more blame if something goes wrong. >> what about this "l.a. times" report where it says russia is also -- well, in this case, it could be russia is trying to pose as a diplomatic solution broker. russia is so involved in syria and the peace process, the u.s. isnt. china stepped in when it com...

West bank. now, whats significant here, of course, is the whole syrian element. but also, according to israeli officials, the direct involvement of al qaeda, something that really hasnt happened here until now. now, we spoke this morning with a source at shin bet who told us, i cannot tell you if he, ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda, spoke to him, the man in gaza, but the way he operated was coordinated with ayman zawahiri. if al qaeda is going to start launching attacks here in israel,...

Jerusalem, which is just near the cnn bureau, as well as attacking an israeli bus on the west bank. whats interesting in all of this is the syria angle. just yesterday, jake, i was speaking with a senior israeli intelligence analyst who said that they are now concerned that there are as many as 10,000 jihadis in northern syria, a real source of instability for israel and many of the other countries in this region. jake? >> ben wiedman in jerusalem, thanks very much. back to cnn security analyst ...

Its not far from the cnn office and they would have attacked a bus in the west bank as well. this man was arrested by the israeli police on the 25th of december this. does seem to be a fairly complicated plot. its not clear how far along it was. >> so im clear on the arrest, you talk of one man we are hearing from israeli security who arrested three. do we know if there were others? there are three, but what is disturbing or worrying in this scenario, the syria angle. just yesterday i was speaki...

president obama was heard saying this. >> this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. >> he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this system. so is the president saying i cant be seen catering to russian demands during an election year so wait until im re-el...

tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. >> this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. >> he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this syst...

im erin burnett and outfront tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. >> this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. >> he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russ...