. >> philip ewing is senior defense reporter for politico.his recent article in politico has the state department, terrorism up worldwide, attacks increasing 40 %. why such a large increase in one year? ask the state department officials say that there are many more smaller terrorist attacks, so that although there are fewer big what terrorism attackspectacular up like a spanish subway bombing, there were smaller scale bombings or shootings or terrorist attacks that took fewer lives individually, but collectively round the -- wound up with an increase over the year. >> what does that say about the state about cato worldwide with my >> the organization that septemberhe u.s. on 2011 is pretty well on it's heels. it has succeeded in killing a lot of its leadership, destroying its ability to but theate, and control franchise of our qaeda moving yemen, toouth to africa, to north africa, are as dangerous as they have ever been and the state department official said that they are worried about a large number of foreign fighters who are taking part i

. >> philip ewing is senior politico,porter for his recent article. that attacks increased 43% '2013. such a large why increase in one year? >> well what the state department officials say is that more smallerny terrorist attacks, so although fewer big what terrorist experts call attacks line the september 11 attacks or a spanish bombing type attack, smaller scalee bombings or shootings or terrorist attacks that took individually but wound up with an increase from before. it is pretty well on its heels, they've succeeded in kill a lot they'veeadership, destroyed its ability to communicate and control attackers there and against western europe and the united states. but the franchises of al qaeda are moving west and south to yemen, to africa, to north as dangerous as they've ever been. officialsdepartment also say they're worried about a large number of foreign fighters who are taking part in the civil syria who are coming from all across the place including the u.s. and europe, and attack skills skills and becoming more radicalized and could pose a th