bin laden's time in the shadow of his mentor abdullah azzam would be short-lived.ontent to fund the fight, bin laden would join it. his countless hours and days in the harsh saudi desert without shelter and with few provisions had prepared him for this moment. it was always his belief that he was destined to be a holy warrior. >> i think he's always modeled himself on the prophet mohammed and the prophet mohammed was not only a great religious figure but also somebody who personally battled the infidels. so for bin laden it would have been important to continue in the prophet mohammed's footsteps. >> reporter: for bin laden the early days on the battlefield were terrifying. >> when bin laden used to hear the explosions, he used to jump and he used to run away. i still remember that me and my elder and younger brother, we used to laugh. >> reporter: but several years on the battlefield would harden bin laden. fear gave way to ambition. mohammed bin laden's shy and reticent young son osama, once reluctant to lead, was now ready to command his own all-arab army in afg

abdullah dawoud was 6 years old when a bomb went off at a family funeral in baghdad.veral relatives as well as his left leg, left eye, and half of his face. he has already had 25 operations. to help rebuild his mouth, muscle was transferred from his back. complicated surgery rarely performed anywhere else in the world. one in 10 of the patients are children. in. 502 this month, they opened a makeshift school. the teacher told us the children are so keen to the pilot class the moment she arrives at the hotel. most of them now are iraqis, but they are getting ready for an influx from syria in the months ahead. what strikes you most of these children is the complete absence of self pity. this 12-year-old is from fallujah. >> i have been here for a year. this part of my face used to be like the other side. i have had two operations so far. >> how is it being here? is it difficult to be away from home? >> good. >> in what way? you like the weather? you like the calm and the fact there are no explosions. hussein is waiting for a third skin graft. he showed me how he was bur

arabian peninsula, a.q.a.p., has gained ground in yemen in the unrest that ousted president ali abdullah saleh. the u.s. responded with a epped up drone campaign that killed anwar al-awlaki last fall and this past sunday a drone took out fahd alkouso, believed responsible for the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" in 2000. for more, we turn to michael leiter, who was director of the national counterterrorism center from 2008 until the middle of last year. and ali soufan, a former supervisory special agent for the f.b.i. his cases included the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" in yemen in 2000, as well as 9/11. al qaeda michael leiter, let me ge win with reports by the "new york times" and others that this plot was foiled that was a sting operation. that there was a saudi who posed as a would be suicide bomber and managed to get ahold of the weapon. can you confirm that? >> i can't confirm it, margaret. i would say this is exactly what we expect and want our intelligence services to do but it's extremely hard to do in the a place like yemen. i think it probably represents a great partnership between

demonstrations across the country last year drove yemen's long time president ali abdullah saleh from power. they're still marching here, this time to win back the independence south yemen lost two decades ago. but along the way, lives have been lost. ghaith joined the funeral of the latest victim, a 15-year-old girl, nada shawqi. >> we are following a funeral. the girl was killed by army fire a few days ago. and it's part of the security chaos that is in aden at the moment. surrounding the cemetery, you see all these military positions. what do the soldiers do? they open fire into the crowd. they fire bullets. live bullets. army soldiers on top of the hill. they're pointing at people. >> narrator: in aden, there are more than 100,000 refugees from the fighting between al qaeda and the government. in this former school, hundreds of refugees are struggling to survive. saeeda alhakami and her family have lived in this small classroom for a year. they fled their home for fear of being killed. >> they haven't fled al qaeda. they've fled the shelling of the army, the aerial bombardments, d

in this al qaeda video, the man wearing the red is his brother, abdullah.rs are saying their last good-byes because abdullah is departing on a suicide mission. inside his body is a bomb made by his brother. wi this is the aftermath. abdullah dead, his target, a powerful saudi prince who has close ties to the white house, injured. >> so i'm getting this straight, his brother finagles this meeting, he turns up with a bomb implanted in his own body and the saudis couldn't detect it? >> an even bigger scam than that. he sent his brother to meet the head of saudi counterterrorism on the premises in a abdul larks the g abdullah urks the guy with the bomb inside him, is turning himself into the saudi authorities and the saudi authorities believed it. and allowed him to get that close to this hugely influential and important figure the son 69 interior minister. so it was an incredible scam that they did. and they were lucky that the saudi prince only had some minor injuries. >> so here's what i'm wondering. if this bomb elouded that skirt can it elude airport secur

abdullah. it's good to hear from you. how are things in cairo ? take your time. yeah. really ?erful. how long are you staying ? well, in that case you must join us for dinner tonight. no, no, no, not at all. i insist. i'll call jihan right away. she'll be so pleased to hear from you. is 7:00 okay ? wonderful. you have our address ? good. good. i'll see you then. good-bye. good-bye, and thank you for your time. i must say, she seemed very qualified. she took to the place the second she walked in. and did you hear of the nice things she said about my specials ? she's perfect. when does she start ? i think i want to talk to a few more candidates before i make up my mind. but that was the 12th person you've interviewed. who are you waiting for, mother teresa ? i just want to find the most qualified person for the job. of course you do. this is katherine's decision, and i'm sure you will find someone soon. thank you, mr. brashov. it took less time to build rome. be patient, victor. it will all work out. hey, hold on a minute. aren't you forgetting something ? what do you mean ? i th

earlier this year king abdullah's government hosted a series of discussions between the parties in jordan. in a more recent example of direct contact between the parties a pair of palestinian envoys carried a letter from president abbas to the prime minister on april 17th. we believe that such contacts are essential for progress and we're encouraged by the fact that the parties put out a statement following that meeting reaffirming their commitment to peace. at the same time of course, syria's challenges remain and were not oblif nous to them. we've made to concern about the greelts of fattah and hamas that were announced in doha. our policy on hamas has not changed. it is designated as a foreign terrorist organization. and to play any role in achieving peace and building an independent state it must renounce violence, recognize israel and adhere to previous agreements. we believe that president abbas remains committed to these principals and he has told us that any government he leads will remain committed to them, too. president obama has also made clear that there will be no lasting pe

he built the so-called underwear bomb that abdullah mutallab was convicted of trying to detonate going to detroit on christmas day of 2009. it flamed up a little bit and only injured the bomber himself. al asiri is believed to have delivered two years back. those bombs like this one were nonmetallic, designed to avoid detection. and yet this one was also highly explosive, powerful enough to blow up an airplane. the white house issues a statement saying, quote, the disruption of this ied plot underscores the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism here and abroad. president obama thanks all intelligence and counterterrorism professionals involved in this outstanding work, end quote. >> what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> now defense secretary panetta said that without mentioning this specific plot. now according to u.s. officials, the would-be suicide bomber had not yet picked a target or bought plane tickets when

a former foreign minister under hosni mubarak and abdullah more name a moderate islamist challenge each other all about the really the role of religion in democracy televised debate last for hours with supporters of both candidates watching closely an outdoor cafes around cairo are the two are among thirteen candidates running in the election that is due to begin on may twenty third. but before we get some arena with the business for now claims that iraq had weapons of mass destruction of course led to the u.s. invasion in two thousand and three later today on our special report uncovered the war on iraq shows how bogus assertions were used to start a full scale conflict with catastrophic consequences for a preview. the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is a regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact that there are weapons there. this were just being carried out into the direction of dr davi

protesters journalists and human rights activists that washington welcomes bahrain's crown prince abdullah has brought to the united states. and pledges to resume arms supplies to a key ally in the gulf. the u.s. had suspended weapons sales to bahrain in the light of massive human rights violations by these sorties there but now the state department has issued a statement saying that american weapons will soon be heading to bahrain again. we've made this decision i want to emphasize on national security grounds we've made this decision mindful of the fact that there remain a number of serious unresolved human rights issues in bahrain which we expect the government of bahrain to address bahrain host the u.s. fifth fleet it's around forty ships two aircraft carriers sixteen thousand personnel a major force in the gulf region clyde prestowitz a top economist in the reagan and clinton administrations argues the u.s. has traded principles for military bases we've sided with the ruling sunni. regime because of the base of this of the sicily. in the gulf. and so yeah i mean i think we compromised

corruption and they're calling for a change through a free and fair election the country's leader king abdullah the second promised to allow an elected parliament to choose a prime minister but he's not said when the protest was organized by the muslim brotherhood jordan's largest opposition group. a suicide bomber the police station in turkey has killed one policeman and injured sixteen other people to attackers try to ram the vehicle into the building leading to a gun battle with guards the bomb itself was detonated shortly after it's unclear who's responsible for that attack but blames being placed on a kurdish separatist group. president francois hollande says the mission of french troops in afghanistan as he sees it is complete and it's no time for them to return home he made that statement while on a surprise visit to the country along promised to bring french combat forces back by the end of twenty twelve that's a full year earlier than initially planned three of our thousand french troops currently deployed in afghanistan. above our heads a privately owned space supply vehicles docked w

nobel peace prize winner elie wiesel, computer tycoon michael dell, and her majesty queen rania al-abdullahdown in the lobby of the hotel last night, and i noticed that you were talking to president clinton, and while you two were talking, bill gates walked by. i mean it's that kind of place. >> it is, and i find that a lot of work gets done in corridors, in the lobbies of the hotels and in the elevators. you just bump into people. you know, we're all stuck together in this place, and a lot can get done when you see people from all walks of life. >> why is it important? >> because you have a high concentration of some of the best minds in business, technology, politics, all together in one destination, far away from everything else. >> at 5,000 feet, davos is europe's highest town and arguably its best ski resort. but the 800-year-old village has only 13,000 residents, one road in and out, and no airport. it's a tight fit as skiers make way for the high security capital of capitalism. what is this, your super bowl? >> yep, yes absolutely. it's the place where everybody that i ever want to m

king abdullah controls that country and the national guard.e have libya, which is unfinished revolution. you're going to see it break up in a couple weeks between east and west. you're going to see a fight over the oil facilities. we don't know. now you have lebanon, the mess in syria has come across the border. you have truly a sectarian conflict in front of us there between the sunnis and the shiia. and to predict where this is going to go is -- is fruitless. you can't. >> no one can. >> this is very serious stuff. >> and this administration or any country's administration can really predict. >> i've spent my whole life in the middle east, and i have never seen change so fast or so significant and at the same time so dangerous. >> does it surprise -- having worked for so long in the middle east, to see the amount -- that fear has kind of been put away by people? people seem no longer afraid in so many of these places. they're willing to repeatedly go out in syria and demonstrate knowing they're going to get fired upon. >> they would never ha

al-qaeda fighters gained ground there during last year's uprising that ousted former president ali abdullah saleh. in a warning today, the al-qeada group warned of more attacks, unless the army pulls back. it said, "what happened today is but the start of a jihad project in defense of honor and sanctities." even before the yemeni army's offensive, the u.s. stepped up a drone aircraft campaign against a.q.a.p. its leader anwar al-awlaki was killed in a missile strike last fall. and earlier this month, another strike killed fahd al-quso, believed responsible for the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" in 2000. two weeks ago, f.b.i. director robert mueller warned the group is committed to high-profile attacks against the u.s. >> let me begin with the threat meanwhile al qaeda affiliates especially a.q.a.p. represent the top counterterrorism threat to the nation. a.q.a.p. has attempted several attacks on the u.s. including the failed christmas day airliner bombing in 2009 and the attempted bombing of u.s. bound cargo planes in 2010. >> holman: mueller spoke after u.s. officials said a saudi double age

king abdullah controls that country and the national guard.e have libya, which is unfinished revolution. you're going to see it break up in a couple weeks between east and west. you're going to see a fight over the oil facilities. we don't know. now you have lebanon, the mess in syria has come across the border. you have truly a sectarian conflict in front of us there between the sunnis and the shiia. and to predict where this is going to go is -- is fruitless. you can't. >> no one can. >> this is very serious stuff. >> and this administration or any country's administration can really predict. >> i've spent my whole life in the middle east, and i have never seen change so fast or so significant and at the same time so dangerous. >> does it surprise -- having worked for so long in the middle east, to see the amount -- that fear has kind of been put away by people? people seem no longer afraid in so many of these places. they're willing to repeatedly go out in syria and demonstrate knowing they're going to get fired upon. >> they would never ha

abdullah. inrom of the caller: on this issue, there's not even a contest, because romney has said publicly that he wants to do away with the department of education. the other reason -- and i agree with the previous caller, rita, on that issue. right now w we have right nowho bill lee -- right now we have a president who really understands education more than mitt romney, because money comes from a privileged past. i went to college. i had a student loan. it was a nightmare. here you have the president and his wife who just barely paid off their student loans only because obama had two successful books. if this is not a contest. this is a man who understands education. and mitt romney is a liar. so why should we trust him on this? that's what i have to say on the issue. thanks for taking my call. a democrats is the from california. caller: he was a liar. look what he did in massachusetts. we have a mayor here who is with a charter schools, but put every effort into it. you cannot say it is just

so he goes to see king abdullah, then he goes to the airport applies up to see the sultan of brunei, and then he flies on and goes to see putin in moscow. he spent most of his time in airport culture line. and actually there are some fairly spectacular airports around the world. tom friedman's point is when you're in singapore, or hong kong, you fly back to lax or newer, as thomas l. friedman always said, it's like flying from the jetsons to the flintstones. this is his preferred pop-culture analogy. this is riding 101 by the way. it's often a good way when you're getting with complex issues to find a pop-culture analogy that will make you giddy way -- the trick is not to use the same over and over which is what thomas l. friedman does with his jets in an flintstones. he said before 2001 after afghanistan, he said in america, in afghanistan the taliban were the flintstones and america were the jetsons. and the jetsons always beat the flintstones but actually that's not true. you know what the flintstones and the jetsons are. but in the flintstones are the classic. the jetsons are sor