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[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. We are going to get the hearing started. I want to welcome director Nick Rasmussen from the National Counterterrorism center. Nick, we have invited you here today in an open session. I think some of the news outlets vice chair that said this would never happen with me being chairman that everything would be close and i want to point out we are having an open session and this is to provide the senate and the American People with an update on the current threat from terrorism. The committee remains concerned about the expanding evolving nature of this th...

Tough situation. Thats a terrific question senator and isils propaganda runs the gamut. You are absolutely right to point to some of these horrific videos including that sends a signal and attracted some element of isils propaganda also includes a fair number of messaging examples in which they paint a fulfilling life in the caliphate that they project to individuals who may be disenfranchised, disadvantaged dissatisfied in their home environment. So the range of factors for people than that going to places like syria now ranges from ideological that you pointed to but also to the psychologica...

So the comebination of intelligence and law enforcemented is a big deal. We have to make sure that there are good mechanisms in place. If we know somebody is getting on a plane out of liguardia or dulles to fly over to ankora we need to recognize we know who they are, theyre being tracked and have the right visas. And turkey needs to know what theyre doing over there. Weve got to know why are you going there . Are you part of a Nongovernmental Organization . Are you part of a private organization . Or are you going e going there for some other ill gotten game. Let me ask this. Weve seen whats ...

Im Daniel Schweimler in buenos aires, where a march symbolizes deep divisions in Argentine Society the u. N. Envoy to syria says the government is willing to suspend Aerial Bombardments. Of aleppo for six weeks. The move described as a glimmer of hope towards ending the conflict which is about to enter its fifth year. The syrian army has been advancing to aleppo capturing several villages. It is divided between the east and the west. It used to be the countrys Financial Center and is close to a supply line providing a link to the turkish boarder. James bays has more from u. N. Headquarters in ...

Traveled to syria or attempted to travel there and who will return home. At least 3400 of them are from western europe. And that includes visa waiver countries, where theyre a plane ticket away from the United States. What we dont know is how many people are inside the United States following isil, and who are becoming inspired to carry out their own attacks. Separately al qaeda remains focused on conducting attacks against or homeland while aq in the ungoverned areas of pakistan may bes weak as it has been in many years, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, or aqap still poses a clear threat. T...