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Combat operations? >> that was status of agreement negotiated by the bush administration that said we would stop combat operations as defined by the status of agreement. you have special operators now working close commando units, swat units and the like bringing the iraqis up on their stuff. not withstanding anxiety about what is happening politically iraqi security services are as good as any other police force in the world. when an iraqi citizen calls for help today, they dial their equivalent of 911. they do not expect brutality to show up at the door. one of the benefits of having u.s. mi...

Suspicions that pakistan's military spy service is actually helping the taliban. the taliban is using portable heat-seeking missiles against u.s. aircraft. secret commando units are working off a capture kill list. wikileak's editor is defending the move. >> this material doesn't just reveal occasional abuses by the u.s. military. of course it has u.s. military reporting on all sorts of abuses by the taliban. so it does describe the abuses by both sides in this war, and it's how people can really understand what is actually going on and whether they choose to support it or not. >> joining me a...

Heat-seeking missiles to shoot down u.s. aircraft. and they have secret commando units working from the capture list. >> the suicide bombers and ieds are going off and so on. so it does describe the abuses by both sides in this war. and that's how people can understand what is actually going on and whether they choose to support it or not. >> now, that's one view, but senator john kerry say that is the documents came to light illegally. the white house says a disclosure of classified information threatens our national security. eric schmidt is a terrorism corp spon accident with "the new york ...

U.s. trainers have been training these so-called commando units for about six years now. their tactical kit is excellent. it is interesting. they are a nonsectarian group, jamie, in the fact they are shias, sunnis and kurds all in the same organization and have a strong allegiance to the nation. but what they are lacking is helicopters, drones, electronic intercept, the ability to do the very quick intelligence analysis to go out and get ahead of these bad guys, intercept them and take them down like they did on the 18th of april. so the u.s. special forces presence in this region is of incred...

Speech and what he sees as the president's two agenda for the second term. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> the pentagon today is set to announce a major policy shift involving women in the military. women will now be allowed to serve in full combat roles. that could potentially include elite commando units and positions directly in the line of fire. nbc chief pentagon correspondent has ...