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    To the Point

    CIA Director Brennan Testifies on the ISIS Threat

    President Obama has insisted that ISIS — or ISIL, as the administration calls it, is losing territory and power, but John Brennan told Congress today that’s only part of the story.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 16, 2016 • 6m Listen

    President Obama has insisted that ISIS — or ISIL, as the administration calls it, is losing territory and power, but John Brennan told Congress today that’s only part of the story. At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, the director of the CIA reminded that our resources to fight terrorism are "very modest," and added that ISIL is urging the group’s followers "to conduct attacks in their home countries if they were unable to travel to Syria and Iraq." Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for the New York Times, has more on the story.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Independent Producer

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Mark Mazzetti

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What's Next for the Bernie Sanders Revolution
    1. 1:56CIA Director Brennan Testifies on the ISIS ThreatYou’re reading this
    2. 8:46The Bernie Sanders Phenomenon: How Long Will It Last?
    3. 43:31Shanghai Disneyland Opens, but Will the Chinese Come?
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