and former intelligence officials after there was another report from the guardian newspaper alleging that he had inserted himself into this intelligence controversy and in the email, clapper says that any of these accusations are, quote: b.s. but he also confirms that he has basically a regular video conference call with some of these senior intelligence people and he says he does it so that when he goes in to brief the president he has got all of his ducks in a row. but someone like tony can tell you whether that kind of video conference is really standard practice or whether it smells a little fishy. well, to me as an outsider and civilian it would make sense that clapper, the head of the white house intelligence apparatus would talk to simply everybody who is involved in tracking isis. so, to me, it seems like that s vigilant to go twice a week to down there and saying what s going on, i want to report back to the
of video conference is really standard practice or whether it smells a little fishy. well, to me as an outsider and civilian it would make sense that clapper, the head of the white house intelligence apparatus would talk to simply everybody who is involved in tracking isis. so, to me, it seems like that s vigilant to go twice a week to down there and saying what s going on, i want to report back to the commander and chief. but that s to me. so, in your experience, catherine, is it unusual? it does seem a lit unusual because generally senior peopleof the wreaks have staff is so that the staff members can talk to one another and then the senior people can look at the bigger picture of policy and strategy is so it depends whether the top intelligence chief has the time and these other principles to go over this information a couple of
enough to be in their club now they are going to go after hamas and say you are out of here. we are the top islamic group and you better be as brutal as we are. what happens when something hits israel in the course of the battle? i think the hamas groups want that. they are not at risk of being removed but there is a risk of isis-affiliated folks firing hamas and firing rockets and instigating that battle. you have folks that don t recognize the modern nation state, they don t recognize all of the formations. they believe in a worldwide caliphate. our allies in egypt and jordan, you know why they are not banding together to fight isis? because we are at the table
heightened security at home before the fourth of july weekend. a new jersey man arrested suspected of supporting isis. this is more proof the analyst say the terror group is trying to radicalize people living in the u.s. former cia director and chairman of the foundation for defense for demomeracy is here. thank you for coming in. mike mccall house chairman from yesterday said this on america s newsroom yesterday about the threat: yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the caliphate and the fourth of july we know there are possible targets for 4th of july parades. all of these things create a scenario that is almost a
brits. when it comes to chatter you are not following a phone conversation. this chatter pops up from anywhere. they are getting and tracking isis threats out of syria, through social media into the united states every day and that is what concerns him. and the combination of the social media changes and the anniversaries make this a dangerous time. i, like everybody else am not going to say stay home from the fourth of july parades but we watch full. the police commissioner in new york city said we are not always worried about what we know but it is what why don t know we are chasing. and different people can find things. i think a food vendor on time square found the time square