SALQIN, Syria (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the northwest. But he wears Adidas trainers. And his accent and swagger are pure London. Full story
Chris Frates, Jackie Kucinich, and Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., discuss the latest developments.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing (AQIM) on Sunday confirmed the death of two of its senior commanders in Mali earlier this year, veteran jihadist Abdelhamid Abou Zeid and brigade commander Abdallah Al Chinguetti, Mauritania's ANI news agency said. Full story
Sen. Lindsey Graham talks about the various facets of the conflict in Syria and the implications it has for dynamics in the Middle East.
RIYADH (Reuters) - An audio recording attributed to the head of al Qaeda in Iraq suggests he has rebuffed efforts by the group's global leader Ayman al-Zawahri to end a dispute with the movement's Syrian wing, the SITE Monitoring group reported on Saturday. Full story
Ayman Mohyeldin, NBC News foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the complicated dynamics of the Syrian civil war and why any military involvement by the U.S. should be very carefully considered given the opportunity for costly disaster.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., talks about the Obama administration's decision to arm Syrian rebels with Kristen Welker, in for Andrea Mitchell.
As the Syrian regime gains ground in a civil war that has killed more than 70,000 people, the U.S. has renewed its focus on the option of arming the Syrian opposition. The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg and The Washington Post’s David Ignatius discusses.
Jeremy Bash, author of section 702 of the FISA amendment act, joins The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd to explain what section 702 of the FISA Act allows the government to do and explains how the court reviews and scrutinizes criteria used from the FISA act to authorize surveillance.
Ginger Gibson, Liza Goitein and Josh Barro share their thoughts on President Barack Obama’s reaction to the NSA report and whether the government is overstepping their privacy boundaries. Marc Morial also joins to discuss the balance between security and privacy.
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-New York, talks with MSNBC’s Richard Lui about federal surveillance tactics. He also shares his thoughts about former South African President Nelson Mandela—and celebrates a big birthday.
A photo of Al Qaeda's leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011. REUTERS/SITE Monitoring Service via Reuters TV
Pashtun men read local newspapers reporting the arrest of senior al Qaeda leader Younis al- Mauritani at roadside tea shop in Quetta September 6, 2011. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed
Detainees suspected of being part of an armed cell with links to al Qaeda are shown to the media during a news conference at the Defence Ministry in Baghdad June 1, 2013. The four men are accused of planning to make chemical weapons like nerve and mustard gas, according to the ministry.
Islamist protesters shout slogans and burn a flag with the word " Police" on it, after they took it down and erected several al Qaeda flags at the main door of the state security headquarters in Cairo May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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