counternarrative online that the u.s. has a long way to go with countering the isis narrative. i want to ask you before we go we ve talked about this paul, the fact that ramadan is still ongoing. we still have ten days until the end of ramadan. there was so much talk about the fourth of july threat but that threat is far from over. that s right and isis have called for a surge in terrorism, including in the united states during ramadan, the spokesmen issued a fatwa saying their followers would receive ten times an award in the afterlife. so there s a lot of concern in these last 10 11 days that you could have an attack. in fact as you reach the final stages of ramadan, these jihadis believe the rewards can go up exponentially for carrying out an operation, especially they carry out an attack on the so-called night of power, the night koran was revealed to the prophet mohammed.
how long do we have to keep this war on terror going? it is a mindset from the muslim world, a certain set of the muslim war, jihadists that declared war on us. it could be a lifetime. i would rather have war on terror than war on drugs. we been doing the war on drugs forever and it failed. i can guarantee you it failed. the minute you say it is over, the minute you lose. attacks were scheduled sunday for the night of power, first versus were revealed to muhammad which some use to encourage infiddles. i got to meet the smurfs, they like to party. ahead on the five, major league baseball dropped a hammer on a-rod and 12 other players suspected of doping. what s a-rod s punishment? stay tuned to find out.
are staying at their residences if the residences are away from the consulates or embassies. with the worldwide alert, there s been no travel ban. the government is telling everyone still travel, just be smart, and i have to say registering with the embassy of the country you re traveling to should be part and parcel of anyone s international travels, just smart to do. and then decide when ambassadors and their families can get back to normal. but there might be specific precautions taken in particular countries, and that would be normal given the family members and there s children and others who essentially live their lives there. and sunday, tomorrow being the day that these embassies and consulates are closed, it s also called the so-called night of power, one of the holiest days on the muslim calendar. is this simply a precaution and making this closure fitting for this day? or is there something more to it beyond the threats?
concerns about all u.s. embassies across the region. we are coming to a series of holy day as the islamic month of ramadan ends. they believe tensions will be rising. there is some difference of opinion within the u.s. intelligence community how much of this is just about yemen and how much is about the region as a whole, but no difference that it is very serious. the 3rd and 6th of august. those are critical important days. that s what the focus is. is that what you re hearing? sorry about that. they are really concerned about the next few days. this sunday night is called the night of power in the islamic faith. this is a particular night in the islamic calendar, a very holy day for those who follow
take care of yourself, be on the lookout, that warning through the end of ramadan. they also have a special day, if there s a full moon during ramadan. night of power. that s apparently a very big deal. for the power rangers. that s have you kept yours together? still on ebay. benghazi as andrea said, eric, there are developments, cnn is reporting there may have been, they are reporting that there were dozens of cia operatives on the ground during the benghazi attack, this is a secret arms dealing situation, gun running, want to be quiet. two issues, that there were cia on the ground, several dozen what they say, may have been gun running, whatever you want to call it to some syrians, i guess, is that right?