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Cheap 12-inch-square marble tiles behind the speaker at the u.n. always bothered me. i will replace with beautiful large marble slabs if they ask me. as of this evening there has been no such request from the world body. that is our broadcast for tonight. welcome back. the islamic state is reportedly facing new hurdles in getting its message out thanks to increased military operations against it. according to a study by researchers at west point, in addition to a drastic drop-off in the amount of messages being sent out by the group, their message has also shift way from one of the functioni...

States using a passport alone. they'd need a visa. in order to get a visa, they need to be screened by the state department which includes fingerprints. but all that goes without saying that this is a fundamental travel document and wherever fakes are used to circumvent the legal process there's going to be a concern. >> we talked about how they're a functioning state. they behave like a government and they are printing passports like a government. ren m rene marsh, thanks very much. up next, an exclusive look at a top secret operation. the missile and space intelligence center. i'll show yo...

. should the west take the fight to isis in syria? is that what isis wants us to do? back is graeme wood and michael weiss. they have to keep territory. i want you to listen to president barack obama on monday. he is laying out the approach to fighting isis. >> and the more we shrink the territory, the less they can pretend that they are somehow a functioning state and the more it becomes apparent that they are simply a network of killers who are brutalizing local populations. that allows us to reduce the flow of foreign fighters which then over time will lessen the

Started to read that you were in for the daily beast. i encourage anyone whose not read it to do so. the guy you interviewed claims he defected from isis' security state service. what to you is perhaps the most revealing thing you learned from talking to him? >> well, i mean, isis is always presented itself as an actual state. i mean, they are called the islamic state for a reason. we have administrative services. we run a vast intelligence gathering apparatus and have more conventional than conventional manner but it was hard anderson to separate just their bluster from the reality. what the ...

What i saw developed creating this califate makes it more attractive to potential recruits. so when i said that we are containing their spread in iraq and syria, in fact, they control less territory than they did last year. and the more we shrink that territory, the less they can pretend that they are somehow a functioning state and the more it becomes apparent that they are simply a network of killers. >> president obama defending his isis strategy, basically saying it's working as best it can, that he's certainly open to other ideas, but for now, they are staying the course, not adding more ...