[Whitfield:] Russia's president says he is doing everything he can to keep the winter Olympic games safe. But after a new terror video came out today, we are all wondering if what he's done will be enough. The video had this ominous statement from men claiming to be suicide bombers saying this, quote, "as for your Olympics, something that you really want, we've prepared a present for you. You do your business and we'll do ours. We've prepared a present for you and all tourists who come over," unquote. Russia is flooding Sochi with police. But one U.S. lawmaker worries about what it's not sharing about security.
[Rep. Mike Rogers , Intelligence Committee Chairman:] I am very concerned about the security status of the Olympics. I do believe that the Russian government needs to be more cooperative with the United States when it comes to the security of the games. We have found a departure of cooperation that is very concerning to me.
[Whitfield:] Mike Baker is a former CIA covert operations officer and president of Diligence LLC, a global intelligence and security firm. He join me via Skype from Boise, Idaho. Good to see you, Mike. All right, so, Representative Rogers complains the Russians aren't sharing enough Intel, particularly with U.S. authorities. But should the expectation be that they would reveal everything?
[Mike Baker, Former Cia Covert Operations Officer:] It's their turf, right? And they are very nationalistic. They know what they are doing. But there is this tradition of cooperation between the host country and all the other Intel and law enforcement services because you've got even two issues here. You want to ensure you're providing the host country, in this case Russia, with all this possible and additional resource if they need an additional Intel, if they need it. But you're also hoping to get a very thorough assessment to take back home with you so you can work with your own Olympic team to ensure that, you know, they are, the host country, they are doing the security that you want to see. And so, in the lack of cooperation
[Whitfield:] So, what if anything, can the U.S. do, for example, to protect its delegation? What kind of cooperation can U.S. intelligence give or provide or expect from Russian authorities?
[Baker:] Well, part of the problem is that the Russians are in a difficult situation here. Just in their backyard, they have got a major threat. They have been engaged in a very brutal battle, most people know about it over the years, particularly Chechnya, Dagestan, with
[Whitfield:] And given this video from these alleged suicide bombers, do you expect now there will be an attempted attack at these winter games?
[Baker:] Well, yes, I mean, frankly, what do you have? You have to look at the realities on the ground. You have a highly motivated group of people. Not that far away from where the Olympics are going to be taking place. There's a history of brutality, who maybe Russian forces and the folks that are engaged in this battle, particularly Chechnya. And so, they are highly motivated. They are working against the Russian force service, law enforcement military Intel service behind that is putting everything behind this. It is again, Putin's reputation. That counts for a lot in Russia. So yes, I would expect to see more attempts. The Russians can stop every potential attack. It's counter-terrorism. You don't expect to stop everything. So, I'm not really liking the odds.
[Whitfield:] All right, Mike Baker, thanks so much coming to us from Boise, Idaho. Appreciate it.
[Baker:] Thank you.
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