translator: i have a question to president trump. you met with the family members of abductees and you met with the actual abductee. how can you comment on your meeting with them? to north korea, is there a possibility of u.s. military action? suppose that u.s. decides t garnett the abductee s rescue. how do you think about it once the military action is to be imminent? well, i think it s very sad. i look at what s happened and it s a very, very sad thing. who has ever heard of anything like this? abducted by a hostile country for purposes of language, for purposes of could be any number of other reasons. we ll see what happens in terms of the ultimate conclusion. but i did put it in my speech at the united nations and many people in japan were really
this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. does this surprise you? i m not really sure about the quality of the american intelligence around syria. who s the inner circle? is it his brother? yes, his inner circle will be with him throughout, they will flee with him, they will fight with him and most likely they will die with him. he hears what the american officials are saying, he hears general dempsey saying their defense system in syria is robust. and president clinton rebuking the syrian people. you know, this has been a good run. and in homes now, basically they won. they were able to decimate and move in with their forces. do you feel t
85 lives today alone. in addition those same sources outlined the help assaad is getting from iran. in other words help in targeting its own people. also with us tonight, former cia officer and time.com intelligence columnist robert baer. barbara, even though we have word today of more defections from the syrian army, you re seeing that assaad has a firm grip on syria. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge, commanding his forces. there is no break, they believe in the inner circle around him. this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. does this surprise you? i m not really sure about the quality of the amer
that is not the most urgent issue anymore. the prime minister leaving the white house. getting into the limo and headi couple of hours. he has been in the white house maybe three hours. this is an important moment in u.s./japanese relations. japan has their own interest on what to expect. and abductee is the pivotal issue. thousands of japanese citizens abducted over the years in north korea and still held tlnchs i don t know if it is quite thousands but the singl issue that became the hurdle and it absolutely has become and prime minister abe made itunfor mayor moment. it will is the only country in the entire region that has become eclipsed. it is not no longer about