he also revealed that up to 20 top al qaeda leaders from pakistan, yemen, and somalia were identifiedn's compound and are now on america's target list. topping that list, american-born clericÑi anwar al awlaki, leade of al qaeda in yemen, considered the greatest terrorist threat to the united states, the so-called christmas day bomber, was trained and equipped by al qaeda in yemen. panetta confirmed today that the cia has joined the u.s. military in launching air strikes aimed at taking out the leadership of al qaeda in yemen and warned the u.s. must remain relentless in pursuit of al qaeda. >> i think now is the moment, now is the moment, following what happened with bin laden to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that if we continue this effort that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> reporter: despite the progress, panetta warns that al qaeda still remains a serious threat, and even after his success at the cia in bringing down bin laden, panetta says that al qaeda itself will still be a top priority of his in his new job at the pentagon. lester. >> jim miklaszewski i

of al-qaeda. yemen looks to be heading toward chaos. perhaps even state failure. can you give us more detail on how you see us proceeding moving forward dealing with yemen to try to get them more effective in fighting al-qaeda? >> thanks, bruce. all the elements present a serious threat. al qaeda inthe peninsula is the most -- in the peninsula is the most operational in -- operationally active. it gives us concern that they have been able to use yemen as a training area to launch these attacks against us. there is a fair amount of political turmoil right now in yemen. president saleh is still undergoing medical treatment. our position from a political standpoint is the gcc initiative is the best path forward to resolve yemen possess a crisis. we have worked with them over the past several years, building up their counter- terrorism capabilities. just like in pakistan where thousands of pakistanis have fallen prey to terrorist attacks, yen and security -- yemeni to their purity -- yet many security

>> the strategic defeat of al qaeda? i think i would define it as ending the threat that al qaeda and all of its affiliates pose to the united states and its interests around the world. >> thank you. thank you madam chair. >> thank you very much senator snowe. senator wyden has some additional questions and the vice chairman and i also, so senator wyden why don't you go ahead? >> thank you madam chair and just two additional matters. following up on senator snowe's question, mr. olsen beyond al qaeda's core leadership in pakistan and the al qaeda affiliates in yemen which terrorist group in your view poses the greatest threat to the country? >> i would say that beyond the al qaeda leadership in pakistan, its presence in yemen, probably the next most significant terrorist threat may emanate from the al qaeda presence in somalia. in terms of the willingness and apparent ability or at least the intent to strike outside of that particular country. we know that country, that group has successfully mounted an attack in uganda,

homeland fees' is with somalia affiliate's of osama bin laden's al qaeda and anwar al-awlaki's al qaeda and the peninsula, aqap. the committee's been briefed by agencies and we've interviewed dozens of experts on al-shabaab. i want to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. they've shown the most extensive insight into the problems and covered by the committee investigation we have grateful they are sharing knowledge with us today. you will hear who been london called one of the most important enemies, excuse me, one of the most important armies of islam engaged in ongoing successful effort to recruit and radicalize dozens of muslim american jihadis who pose a direct threat to the united states. some argue that al-shabaab is only a somalia problem and the group will never strike outside the horn of africa region. that kind of thinking is a glaring example of the 9/11 commission called a failure of imagination. with al-shabaab and the unquestionable ties to al qaeda particularly the alliance with aqap we must face the reality that al-shabaab is a growing threat to the homeland. our

we have a continuing fear of al qaeda striking. bin laden may be dead, but think of the talent that it took to find and build up from nothing, a bunch of different people, a widespread clandestine network, over 60 countries, with the cia and the mossad and the intelligence outfits of various western countries worrying about you. you know, he certainly is overmatched, but he was no fool. indeed, one of the reasons that i think that al qaeda has been so intent on acquiring nuclear materials is the are looking for an equalizer. they are looking for a game changer. because all they can do is try to pursue the old active of asymmetric warfare. that's what such a worry. the death of bin laden effects, i don't know. i have bin laden's operatives saying to them, you know, the years since 9/11 have not been kind to us in many ways. and you do sense that to some extent, depending on what happened in movies, the world is moving on, the forward movements in egypt and tunisia, for example, and he knows how and where they will end. certainly has

fresh concerns about a new al qaeda threat to air safety. a possible al qaeda resurgence as u.s. troops look for some in afghanistan and outrage over the obama administration's handling of a somali terrorist. they say the department of homeland security is warning air carriers it has new intelligence suggesting terrorists are looking to board flights with surgically implanted explosive devices. the transportation safety administration declined to be that specific, but he acknowledged the new warning. >> the information we have shared concerns information that has been obtained by the u.s. government that describes a new technique to circumvent our current screening protocols around the world or in the u.s. i'll leave it at that. >> u.s. officials are declining as of yet to tell us the exact origins of this new intelligence, though pistole says they're trying to adapt it to improved security screening efforts. >> we see this as the latest evolution of what terrorist groups were trying to do to circumvent our security layers and to perhaps defeat our societal norms. >> more on that

we have al qaeda franchisees if you will in over 60 countries we have al qaeda on the arabian peninsula being a menace in lebanon. we have a continuing fear of al qaeda striking. bin laden may be good, but think of the talent that it took to build up from nothing of a bunch of people a widespread clandestine network over 60 countries with the cia and the mossad in the intelligence outfits of the country's worrying about you. he's certainly overmatched but she was no fool and one of the reasons that i think that al qaeda has been so intent on acquiring the materials they are looking for an equalizer, looking for a game changer and all they could do is pursue the active asymmetrical warfare. that's why it is a worry that it bin laden affect someone in the long run bin ladens's operative says to him, you know, the years since 9/11 u. sense that to some extent what happens in the middle east the world is moving on. the reform in egypt and tunisia for example and who knows when and how they are going to end certainly it has a more healthful alternative them the fantasy of jim islamic kilmers

al qaeda, violent jihad. muslim brotherhood, not so bad. >> host: it occurred to me if the muslim brotherhood is as powerful, they should be illegal itself. but secondarily, if they are essentially underwriting sedition in this country which is an unlawful black, white chemical after them using the same statutes, rocketing and otherwise that we went after organized crime? clearly this is an organization to produce a greater threat than the mafia or john guide for any of those, and yet even those those racketeering statutes are in place, no one is talking about it, why not? >> guest: a legitimate way to go after them. the holy land foundation trial, we are on the right track but nobody is moving on this. the department of justice, our friend patrick just broke a major story about a month ago. this department of justice, erick holder, threw out some cases against muslim brotherhood operatives here in america. threw them out the window and said we will not pursue. wide? drama i want to close this out by going ba

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green, how about al qaeda? we hear reports all the time about al qaeda generally, and obviously a lot of news and a lot of focus on the me first and second with regard to the killing of osama bin laden. but, of course, in an appropriate shift in focus now to a place like yemen and aqap, i think most, most security experts i guess would say that's where their strongest or leasing of the most, the strongest foundation in place. but what's your assessment today with regard to aqap, strength and viability, and al qaeda more generally, today versus where we were six months ago? >> you know, whenever you look at insurgencies and also for counterterrorism, excuse me, terrorist organizations there's a lot of low-level activity that is mistaken as criminality. you will see bank robbers, vacation killings. a lot of these are the precursors, the beginning of an organization. they are gathering money to fund future operations. they overran a munitions factory, acquired more weaponry. the fact that they were -- on the show

secretary says he believes the new leader of al qaeda, ayman al zazahiri, is living in the tribal areas of pakistan. and the al qaeda branch he's most worried about is in yemen, run by the american cleric, anwar al awlaki. the secretary has met with afghanistan's president, discussing plans to drawdown and hand control to local fofoes by 2014. general david petraeus, who will be movinininto panetta's former job as director of the cia, agreed with the assessment that al qaeda is on the run. and reinforced the call to keep pressure on all al qaeda leaders. >> you have to whack all the moles simultaneously. this is a network. you must pressure the terrorist network wherever it is. >> reporter: on the war in afghanistan, general petraeus made a bit of news today. he said for the first time in five years, last year, the number of insurgent attacks in afghanistan actually went down. david? >> david, thank you. >>> at the white house tonight, they are preparing for tomorrow's high-stakes meeting. president obama and leaders from both parties, their own sundayay roundtable, dealing with this lo

this is what al-qaeda is saying publicly. so you have to imagine there really is a financing problem there and apparently, if what the report in the "washington post" is correct, it is having an immediate impact. >> you know, how does al-qaeda get financed? it's not like it's some company building up. is it all donations? various means? what is it? >> mostly, it's donations. mostly, it is people, individuals, many of whom are in the arabian gulf, giving large hand sums of money. the problem is that nowadays, trying to transfer that money through a bank account is very risky. it's likely to get seized. we see what happens with human couriers. law enforcement and intelligence agencies find these people. there's a desperate need for money and a desperate fear of the drone strikes because they have done tremendous damage to al-qaeda's infrastructure. >> plus, there's global recession going on. >>> all right, across the nation this morning, they're still looking for baby kate. the 4-month-old michigan infant has been missing since

al qaeda are weakened. their leader is dead. last month the u n adopted two separate sanctions regimes creating a clear distinction to separate taliban from al qaeda. local peace councils have been established in almost all afghanistan's provinces allow 1800 people from 17 provinces to be enrolled for reintegration. we should take this opportunity to send a clear message to the taliban that now is the time to break al qaeda and participate in a peaceful political process. in this task we need pakistan's assistance. as i discussed last week as much in pakistan's interest as britain or afghanistan. the taliban pose a more wolf read to the states of pakistan as well. mr. speaker there is no reason afghanistan should be destined to remain a broken country. it has fertile agricultural land and stands at the crossroads of asia's training program. it has succeeded in the past when not wracked by conflict. afghanistan has many challenges ahead. there are security issues and lack of government capacity but ten years ago afghanistan was i

kind of like al qaeda royalty. he takes the legal pad and makes this paper airplane. ♪ acss toss the court room and one nspiratoo-conspirators. and he opens the serb plan.ee both men stood laughing.and botn i say to myself, have to find out what was going on. i later learned on the inside of the paper o airplane he wrote te flight numbers or the tell numbers for the jets.mbfor for me that image of the military court and the paper airplane and these two suspectst in effect mocking s7ra years after the attacks. >> host: catherine herridge for fox news. her new book is called "the next wave: ohon the hunt for al qaeds american recruits."x one of our followers wants to know, this. amand why she thinks terrorist attack us. please ask her why she thinks o they hate us. for this just start with that. >> guest: part of the book,artht but i try to do is take you lone on this investigation. you get to thes interviews, the documents. we kind of discover the storyisr about the cleric and his followers together.ogether. it is v

we did that against al qaeda and associated groups. we really considered ourselves, fareed, underweighted in asia. as we looked at the world, we looked at our interests and the future, we concluded that we did not have the mind share, the diplomatic effort, the resources and presence in asia, given what we had at stake in asia. it wasn't a mistake by the way or an accident that secretary clinton took her first trip to asia, the first secretary of state to do that since dean rusk in 1961. very importantly working with china as part of our asia strategy, through intensive engagement, which includes engaging directly with them intensively, integrating them into international institutions and norms of dispute resolution and solving problems. and very importantly, setting the regional context through our work to do what we can do ensure a peaceful rise of china an economically and secure asia. >> the "new yorker" had a long article about obama's foreign policy has a quote from an administration official saying we're leading from behind. thi

sources tell abc news that after bin laden's killing, al qaeda's new leader, ayman al zawahiri, told operatives to to target americans wherever they can be found, not just the u.according. according to the state department, americans should be concerned about suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings. u.s. officials are also mindful that bin laden had encouraged leaders to attack the u.s. by the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and there is growing concern about the reach of al qaeda affiliates overseas in yemen and the emerging threat from somalia. a senior al qaeda leader recently killed in somalia was carrying computer files indicating the group was discussing mumbai-style attacks on hotels in europe. this warning from the new nominee to head the national counterterrorism center -- >> probably the next most significant terrorist threat may emanate from the al qaeda presence in somalia. >> reporter: at least 40 americans have gone to somalia to fight and train in recent years. the wore is that some of those could be directed to attack here at home or oversea

dhs has not linked either case to saeb sabotage to al qaeda. sharif worked at five nuclear power plants doing maintenance work, then moved to yemen to follow anwar al awlaki. he was named after he allegedly expressed militant islamic views. mobley admits he admeyers al awlaki, but is not tied to -- to encourage attacks on sensitive locations. a u.s. officials says this week's warning is not based on new intelligence nor from a treasure trove of material confiscated from osama bin laden's compound. dms tells cnn there is no credible imminent threat. however, the several previous incidents illustrate an ongoing need to be on guard. wolf? >> good advice indeed, thanks, susan, very much. >>> later this hour i'll be speaking with janet napolitano about the threat to america's utility plants, also about concerns of a terror attack exactly ten years after 9/11. stand by for that interview. >>> also new information and new tally of what taxpayers lost by bailing out chrysler. the price tag is big. we've been using cnn's global resources to explore the h

the al qaeda in yemen group expanding its efforts along with al qaeda in somalia. we are told what they're looking at is expanding their ability for training camps, resourcing, planning, financing, all of it. aiming to add that, aspirations, but trying to do it. we already see a lot of unrest in both of these countries. now leon panetta, his first day on the job here at the pentagon. he has already talked to congress about both these countries and his concerns. regarding somalia, just a few weeks ago, he told congress the al qaeda movement in somalia is significant and on the rise in the threat -- their threat being posed to the united states. and next door in yemen, he talked about that al qaeda group as well, saying, quote, that group has made tactical gains in tribal areas, seizing and holding territory outside the yemen government control. so again, wolf, we're talking about two country, al qaeda on the rise, no government ability to really control it, looking for the united states to continue its secret wars in these countries. >> terrorists are plans attacks

the end of al qaeda? some say bin laden's death has the terrorists on the ropes. but other security experts have their doubts. remember the last time we heard "mission accomplished"? and ronald reagan called it the 11th commandment. republicans shall not attack other republicans. that commandment was shattered today. can john boehner pick up the pieces? then, in a new poll his numbers are higher than congress. he gets good marks for job creation. but for disaster relief not so much. no, it's not the president. even mr. obama answers to this higher authority. now let's get back to our top story. on capitol hill tonight speaker john boehner has just rewritten his plan to raise the debt ceiling. he had to after the congressional budget office said his numbers did not add up. now the question is can he sell it to his own party? cnn congressional correspondent kate bolduan is on capitol hill tonight, and kate, the speaker clearly took the whip to his party today. i guess my biggest question to start the night off is are members responding? >> reporter: well, it seems t

lure was set up by al qaeda using their own video equipment and knowledge it was set up by al qaeda,using their own video equipment and their own knowledge of how the cia works to create something so attractive that the cia could not possibly say no to it. >> the reason that the cia found him credible, although through the jordanians, and he knew the medical history of zawahiri, and it matched the information we from his egyptian files. and now the objective becomes, let's bring him in. we americans need to set eyes on him and allow him to lead us to the al qaeda leadership. and that's where things got lax. >> exactly. remarkably, and if you think about this, we are getting this incredible evidence. this is the most exciting thing that's happened in the search for bin laden and his deputies since 9/11. and yet it occurs to everyone, we've never even met this guy. how do we know -- he could be a con artist. there are doubts and questions raised. but it becomes imperative to meet with him. they have to get him to a place where they can look at him, look him in the eye and decide if he'

. >> nos vamos al qaeda otro lado del munod un terremoto de 7. >> en japon y cientos de pedrsonas salieroncalles de atlanta para protestar por la nueva ley migratoria. >> un juex federal bloqueo 2 partes de la ley. en niaragua el aumento en los precios. >> cada día se nos dificulta estudiar en este pais es una desmostracion de cidadanos que estamos muy molestos por que no hay progreso no hay trabjao. >> para este diputado es un derecho ciudadano. >> esta marcha tiene fundamentos no solo para reclamar si no que tambien para ganar puntos en el proceso elecytoral que estamos. >> la policia nacional a tomado la desicion de manera responsable y a autorizado las manifestaciones que se realizaran en 2 tiempos y lugares dstintis. >> en noticias de america américa:las farc anunciaron movilizacion. >> según versiones de prensa. >> estallo un coche bomba quizo estallar un hombre. >> en mexico al qaeda menos 40 personas murieron. >> en el bar savino gordo las autoridades locales piensan que es un multihomicidio organizado, una de las personas asesinadas es mujer. >> hay que decir que la ola de violenc

the leader of al qaeda, osama bin laden, is now dead. but it's far from clear what the long-term consequences of this kill/capture campaign will be. on frontline... >> the marijuana megastore. >> narrator: california's green rush. >> ♪ i smoke two joints in the morning ♪ ♪ i smoke two joints at night >> california is the leading producer of marijuana in the united states. i didn't vote for it, but it's the law of the land. >> everybody's happy. >> narrator: but is the party over? >> i was told by the justice department this is clearly not legal. >> narrator: frontline and the center for investigative reporting go inside "the pot republic." >> visit frontline's web site for more on the kill/capture policy. more on the controversy over night raids. >> we didn't think, in this case, with respect. we knew. >> explore interviews from the program. >> before killing them, talk to us first. >> get in among the people. protect the people. isolate the insurgents. >> chat with the producers. watch the program again online, and look for us on facebo

while we have made considerable progress against al qaeda and the fata, we face growing threats as al qaeda continues to spread. in my view, aqap poses the biggest threat and i urge you to make dismantling that were pure primary focus before the strike us successfully cured at home. the past spring brought immense changes to the middle east but it remains unclear what effect this might have on our long term counterterrorism efforts. this on certainty is further complicated by our own the current fiscal condition where the resource constraints were no devotee impacting the national defence and counterterrorism enterprise. a mixed these threats it is critical to the national security that the ncbc perform its mission. you and i talked about some of the feelings leading up to the christmas bombing attempt. especially the ncbc's an ability to connect the dots. while there has been much progress, a lot of work remains including on the information sharing and the detainee and data retention. where there's an attack on the imminent threat like 12, 25 or times square committee will often be t

sources tell abc news that after bin laden's killing, al qaeda's new leader, ayman al zawahiri, told operatives to target americans wherever they can be found. not just the u.s. homeland. according to the state department, americans should be concerned about suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings. u.s. officials are also mindful that bin laden had encouraged leaders to attack the u.s. by the tenth anniversary of 9/11. >> there is a desire to do an attack, and therefore americans whether they're at home or abroad need to take that into account, as well as the new guidance from al qaeda to its cells to attack k erseas americans. >> reporter: and there is growing concern about the reach of al qaeda affiliates overseas, in yemen and the emerging threat from somalia. a senior al qaeda leader recently killed in somalia was carrying computer files indicating the group was discussing mumbai style attacks on hotels in europe. today, this warning from the new nominee to head the national counterterrorism center. >> probably the next most significant terrorist

they found safe havens for al qaeda. u.s.ve revealed to cnn they located here al qaeda fighters using the is a included alpine villages for training and planning. in june, hundreds of americans were airlifted in, 9,000 feet up. they faced a longer flight than planned. u.s. officials say they killed 120 insurgents. many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda damaging their network. the clashes reveal that al qaeda for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we pushed down into the valley, still an insurgent strong hold. high-tech american attack helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them from the valley. >> it's uncharacteristic from the taliban i know. they're getting gutsy. right past there. if you go past that you're going to take enemy contact, it's pretty certain. >> the afghans are clear about who lay in weight for them ahead. >> translator: it's very dangerous, there are taliban, arabs, pakistanis there. >> at the fo

in an operational role leading al qaeda in a town 35 miles from islamabad. mechanism there. i don't think at this point know all of the elements of thaf support mechanism and we are working through that. we have tremendous amount of informationing that we recovered from the compound where osama bin laden operated. we continue to work through that. but at this point, i don't know any evidence shown to me that would indicate the pakistani leadership and the military, political military services had foreign knowledge there. but he did operate there for an extended period of time and those questions are being asked in pakistan. >> when we come back, i will ask if there is an obama doctrine and does it involve leading from behind? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance fo

and in america about a potential al qaeda cell looking to attack in those countries as the. jew to be indicted in fact in the coming weeks on those charges so there is a theme we're seeing here car bombs which at the moment hasn't been confirmed bill is suspected possibly been used in these attacks also used car bombs force there are potential trends we're beginning to see with. related attack by i think it's too early to confirm that always heavily involved of course in nato military come planes including afghanistan libya could have any connection there. well this is being talked about there's also been reference made to the fact that norway reprints of the mohammed cartoons the danish cartoons these are all of course possible motivations but what we have to say is that that doesn't excuse for one second the terrorist violence i think that has to come up point where you say we don't care what the root cause is this kind of violence is completely unacceptable and it must be stopped over recent years a very high particularly in the west what do you think the state of alert w

in other words, it could be some kind of outside plot, possibly linked to al qaeda, etc. right now, if you look at the backs on the ground -- the facts on the ground, there's a one man so far, he is 32, norwegian. he has attacked the central power, but also a political party youth camp on the island. there is the possibility that this is a norwegian domestic extremist. >> does norway have any anti- government extremist groups that you are aware of? >> not that i am aware of. i have posed this question to people and they say no. norwegians will tell you that they have had threats in the past from al qaeda-linked groups. there was an alleged plot under arrest last year and a number of people were arrested. it was linked to peripheral lead to the whole danish cartoon issue. norwegians are absolutely battled but -- baffled by this. i think people are starting to look for other explanations. the fact is, this man is a norwegian. he is a lawyer. i presume he is talking to the present -- the police. he seems to be incredibly organized. there is talk of 100 kilos surrounding 220

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is al-qaeda ready to collapse? perhaps. the u.s. counter terror officials say the killing of bin laden and several years of cia drone strikes have pushed the terror group to the brink of defeat. but they caution it doesn't mean terrorism against the u.s. will stop. still, it seems the jihad is going bad. said senator chamblis, the greatest name ever, quote, there is a swagger within the community right now for a good reason. when it comes to al-qaeda, core leadership in pakistan, we have made the kind of strides that we need to make to be in a position of thinking we can win. speaking of vang wishing shadowy enemies. >> isn't that the metaphor for what we are talking about. terror is a shadow and we are a big, adorable dog chasing a shadow? that made no sense at all. moynihan, time for a parade? >> really? time for a parade? like we defeated al-qaeda parade with blimps and balloons and things? you have actually a bad track record with things. >> it is not over you think? >> i don't know. i was going to say something bad about the ci

we went to afghanistan to get al qaeda. we succeeded. and now we are involved in a civil war, a great civil war, a five-sided civil war, maybe a six-sided or seven-sided civil war and we are supporting a government in that war that is at best corrupt. and quite possibly even more inept. so what are we doing there? besides spending $120 billion a year? well, we are kind of fighting it out, we're losing a lot of americans and even more afghans are dying. we're not going to be able to solve this with troops on the ground. this war needs to be negotiated. we ought to spend as much effort as we are spending on the troops , we should spend that on negotiations. unfortunately little or no negotiations are going on, at least talked about publicly, and i would hope they're going on privately, secretly, but i don't think that to be the case. so we need a negotiated settlement, we need to pivot on the success of bin laden, we need to focus like a lacer on al qaeda, wherever they -- laser on al qaeda, wherever they happen to be in the world and we k

you saw rise of al qaeda in north africa and al shaback in east africa.q done great damage to u.s. forces. the taliban was once a government but relegated to affiliate movement of al qaeda. what you have a is number of organizations sort of franchises of al qaeda that continue to grow and thrive while we have focused in on the core as we called it. now i think after the death of bin laden in early may, i think we were able to get a lot of intelligence. we've gone after a lot of the other high-level officials within al qaeda and obviously this drone campaign been ongoing in pakistan and some cases yemen, we've taken out something like 1200 fighters from al qaeda including senior leaders. jon: right. >> this is all good news. but again the ideology of radical islam lives on and so do these affiliate groups. that is the challenge ahead of us. jon: if you take out those leaders, and we have been very successful in doing that, if you take out people who have experience going back to the russian-afghan war, take out the people who know how to motivate and organ

al qaeda is under a tremendous amount of stress.tion of efforts of strikes and special forces activities and diplomatic activities, we put a tremendous amount of pressure on these folks. we know this, from al qaeda's own mouth, senior leadership has said we're short of money, we need recruits. we don't have enough money to pay for the suicide bombings we carry out. they are under pressure and the death of bin laden emphasises that, but al qaeda is decent tralized, an ideology as well as a physical organization. trying to stamp out al qaeda's going to be very difficult. and i don't want to declare victory prematurely. >> what is meant by the deputy national security adviser when he says we need to cresco verdict action in pakistan? >> i think what's clear, pakistanis not doing everything they can to crack down on al qaeda. they have certain limitations they can't live up to. but for whatever reason, they are not doing everything they can. and what the raid that killed bin laden proved, there are things the u.s. can do, perhaps withou

hundreds of taliban and al qaeda fighters were caught. but the head of al qaeda, osama bin laden, escaped detection for another decade. as 2002 drew to a close, the emphasis shifted towards the impeding invasion of iraq. the taliban regrouped. >> in my view, that was the biggest mistake the americans made in the war in afghanistan since 2001. >> the taliban buy in small units. they said booby traps and suicide bombings were more effective. a new generation of television militants saw their chance. by 2006, the insurgency was in full force. the international security assistance force, isaf, found it increasingly hard to stabilize the country. american combat troops were deployed in the north for the first time to battle a resurgent taliban. >> was clear is that the whole strategy in all -- in the north has had little success. that means that the german troops there remain in great danger. the more than 130,000 foreign soldiers are stationed in afghanistan. 90,000 of them are from the u.s.. president obama inherited the afghanistan war, but

burr if it is indeed al qaeda, then greater steps against al qaeda will need to be taken. they have a safe haven right now in pakistan where they're still able to train operatives, including norwegian residents. and arrested last year in norway and suspected of being involved in a plot over there. so the response if it is al qaeda will have to increase, brooke. >> right. and then again, no one has thus far come forward claiming responsibility, but it does have the makings, as you mentioned, of that terrorist organization. thank you very much. >>> coming up next, we'll speak with someone on the ground in oslo on the exact same street where that explosion happened. he says his office felt like it contracted and then expanded. the windows you saw from the shattered glass blown all throughout the building. that is next. >>> plus this -- >> in 2010, americans chose a divided government. but they didn't choose a dysfunctional government. >> but right now, a dysfunctional government is exactly what we're getting. you know the deal, time's ticking on america's debt ceiling, and wa

then he sends a piece of video that shows him in the company of a top al qaeda.ebody we've been looking for for a long time, and then the motherload of information. he claims he's now rendered medical services to ayman al zawahiri. correct? >> how clever he was, weaving in between two worlds, the cia and al qaeda and convincing everyone he's on their side. but ultimately, as we discover later, he's actually on al qaeda's side in this elaborate plot, an incredible lure was set up by al qaeda using theirqaeda their own video equipment, their own knowledge of how it works, to create something so attractive that the cia couldn't say no to. >> the reason the cia found it credible through the jordanians is that he knew the medical history of zawahari and now the objective becomes, well, let's bring him in. we americans need to set eyes on him and allow him to lead us to the al qaeda leadership. that's why things got lax. >> remarkably, if you think about it, this is the most exciting thing that happened in the search for bin laden and his deputies since 9/11 and yet it

has al qaeda in his words on the run. his first trip to the war zone comes during his first full week on the job. >>> the dalai lama is in washington, d.c. today, beginning a ten-day spiritual ritual with thousands gathered on the west lawn of the u.s. capital. the leader of tibetan buddhism said the journey to world peace starts with individual peace of mind. >> try to create calm mind, peaceful mind and that creates our own community. that's the way to change society. >> the chinese government is taking a dim view of the dalai lama's visit to washington. it dismissed him as a political exile engaging in tibetan separatist activities under the guise of religion. >>> the final edition of the news of the world is due out in a few hours from now. rupert murdoch is expected to arrive in london to deal with the hacking scandal that forced the paper to shut down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of crime victims and bribing police. >>> across america, people are remembering betty ford for her r

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and go after al qaeda. out of habit, al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.ecurity expert who tracks al qaeda said the attack was well coordinated and involved an unusual cocktail of sophisticated techniques. which -- how hard could it be to hack al qaeda? bin laden was the most powerful al qaeda guy ever and his tv was the same one i used to watch "t.j. hooker" in my parents basement. terrible job for the geek squad, isn't it? i like the idea. they did this last year and i really -- i enjoy the idea of pulling a prank on al qaeda every fourth of july. maybe next year we toilet paper their caves. it was an historic day on fox news. the end of an era as glenn beck said farewell. fortunately, "toddlers and tiaras" is still around to pick up the crazy where glenn left off. i honestly never watched an entire episode of his show before today and it was amazing. i was enthralled. he's quite a character. he's leaving to launch his own company. it's called mercury radio arts. but look at this. he or someone on his staff spelled the word "mercury" wrong. i'll -- [ lau

panetta explained later he was talking about al qaeda in iraq today. throughout this trip, panetta showed he's a different kind of defense secretary, bold and outspoken. >> damn it, make a decision. >> reporter: and when talking about osama bin laden, brash. >> and to get that son of a bitch. >> reporter: will there be more? >> hey, i'm italian, what can i tell you? >> reporter: at 73, panetta has already had a lifetime of public service. and he told us today he took the pentagon job because he loves the work. and so far, brian, there's no holding him back. >> all right, jim miklaszewski traveling with the secretary tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now we turn to libya where the uprising against moammar gadhafi is now entering it's fifth month and is at a stalemate. and while we have been hearing a lot about the rebel forces in benghazi, east of the capital, the big push now is from the western front, a lot closer to tripoli. nbc's mike tiabbi is thehere inn maloot. where the rebels say they're preparing for an all-out assault on gadhafi's center of power. mi