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That have overwhelming firepower. they are releasing it because it shows propaganda, we are coming to them, they have power and control. >> buck, your headline on this was the same as pete. you said this is a big win for the taliban when it comes to propagan propaganda. how so? >> they are establishing first off they do some closeups of taliban fighters in the background. they show fighters with ak-47s, they are trying to show we're bad, we're tough and we're giving the americans back their guy. i think there is also broader symbolism they will point out. this is making the rounds on jihad for...

Psychologically, what is that like? >> doesn't compare to years. but the one thing you do notice, they moved me around a lot. they moved us around a lot. four or five times in a day we'd be moved from house to houston. but others would come and go. as you try if build up a relationship, somebody else would walk in the room and completely change that dynamic and it would start all over again. that was exhausting over four days. i can't imagine what it was like after years. >> dan, for you in baghdad, you over saw and dealt with a lot of hostage situations. what have you learned about that proce...

That have overwhelming firepower. they are releasing it because it shows propaganda, we are coming to them, they have power and control. >> buck, your headline on this was the same as pete. you said this is a big win for the taliban when it comes to propagan propaganda. how so? >> they are establishing first off they do some closeups of taliban fighters in the background. they show fighters with ak-47s, they are trying to show we're bad, we're tough and we're giving the americans back their guy. i think there is also broader symbolism they will point out. this is making the rounds on jihad for...

Washington. live, team coverage on all the angles, beginning right now. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it's 31 minutes after the hour right now. and this morning we're just poring over this dramatic, new video. we're seeing it for the first time, the moment when bowe bergdahl was handed off to u.s. special forces. you see it right there, a handshake. he walks back toward the u.s. black hawk helicopter right there. these pictures were posted to the internet by the taliban's media arm. they filmed this whole thing. it's got obvious propaganda value to th...

All right, we're following breaking news this morning. this dramatic, new video showing the moments when bowe bergdahl was set free by the taliban, handed over to u.s. special forces. there's the black hawk helicopter right there. you see a handshake. you see sergeant bergdahl being patted down by u.s. special forces, a precaution, no doubt, to make sure there were no explosives or anything dangerous on his body. this is the first time we've seen sergeant bergdahl's face in months. there were at least 18 militants on the hills nearby watching the whole thing, obviously filming the whole thing,...