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Analyst: Video Of Sotloff Apparent Murder Appears To Be Legitimate

MIAMI (CBSMiami) --  CBS4's Rick Folbaum spoke with CBS News' National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the video which shows the apparent murder of U.S journalist Steven Sotloff.

According to Zarate, the video appears to be legitimate.

"At this point, I don't think there is any reason to doubt the authenticity," said Zarate who was a deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism during the George W. Bush administration.

Watch the video above for more analysis.

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