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got al qaeda. it is something analogous to trade unionists or social democrats. that takes time. 100 or 150 years. if we get to the point where all the heads of the residual core want to talk about how they have influenced the parliament in agent or syria, that battle is just about one. -- won. the voices of the people, [unintelligible] they can't do without the oxygen of violence. that is where they lost footing as people have had alternatives in the greater the middle east. >> i think you touched on it a couple of times. for a game changing watch, watch the money. it is about money. it was -- it is what will drive them and give them capability. recently, i can say this in a general sense. we have realized that and matt with his background in the treasury could speak to this better. we have started to employ those tools to go after some things, and when you take their legs out and add accord, at religious beliefs are important but if you do not have the capability to do it, you will fall flat on y
got al qaeda. it is something analogous to trade unionists or social democrats. that takes time. 100 or 150 years. if we get to the point where all the heads of the residual core want to talk about how they have influenced the parliament in agent or syria, that battle is just about one. -- won. the voices of the people, [unintelligible] they can't do without the oxygen of violence. that is where they lost footing as people have had alternatives in the greater the middle east. >> i think...
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that al qaeda has been? >> yes, i think in many ways the arab spring revolution, especially their, in egypt where it was a relatively peaceful revolution was a clear repudiation of al qaeda's strategy for changing the political die nam knicks the middle east. but it's also important to newport that while there is a shared intellectual lynn age between the muslim brotherhood and groups like alka a, al qaeda looks like the brother had as out foremost enemy, more so than the united states, because it sees groups like that as competing for the same constituencys that it wants to lead. and al qaeda knows that it's not going to lose a lot of supporters to the united states directly, but it will lose supporters to the muslim brotherhood if groups like that are able to demonstrate that they can seize political power and really influence the way that government is structured in that part of the world. >> and david, in a final few seconds, what posture then does the united states have in that struggle between al qaeda
that al qaeda has been? >> yes, i think in many ways the arab spring revolution, especially their, in egypt where it was a relatively peaceful revolution was a clear repudiation of al qaeda's strategy for changing the political die nam knicks the middle east. but it's also important to newport that while there is a shared intellectual lynn age between the muslim brotherhood and groups like alka a, al qaeda looks like the brother had as out foremost enemy, more so than the united states,...
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he was only in his late '30s, and he was the man who declared war on al qaeda. discloses american contact in this war was travis patriquin. and patriquin to anybody who would listen, he's the key to ramadi. nothing will work without him. he is huge but he's the center of gravity force. maybe he can change everything. this might be the way out of iraq force. it turns out to of largely occurred the way patriquin wanted it to because they sheik proved to be very effective in fighting al qaeda industry. and tried to began to flip from neutral or pro-al qaeda to the coalition side. in my book there are a few things of patrick in in action. one of them was when patriquin first met sattar. he speaks arabic, slang, iraqi arabic. and sattar's, sheiks hands and says what part of iraq are you from? are you from the north or the south? and patriquin, as he often did when this happened, he would say something like know, i'm from chicago. i'm an american. and many iraqis were befuddled by that because they thought he might be an iraqi who left iraq as a child, gone over here,
he was only in his late '30s, and he was the man who declared war on al qaeda. discloses american contact in this war was travis patriquin. and patriquin to anybody who would listen, he's the key to ramadi. nothing will work without him. he is huge but he's the center of gravity force. maybe he can change everything. this might be the way out of iraq force. it turns out to of largely occurred the way patriquin wanted it to because they sheik proved to be very effective in fighting al qaeda...
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and costing al qaeda its legitimacy. so damaged is al qaeda's image that bin laden even considered changing its name. >> reporter: bin laden didn't have a clue the seals were coming but he seems to have clearly understood his organization was on the brink of defeat. >> pelley: david, thank you. those documents tell one part of the story, but another part has been coming out over the last two weeks in a federal courtroom in brooklyn, new york. john miller, now, on the story of the men who worked for bin laden. >> reporter: many have heard of richard reid, the so-called shoe bomber who was caught trying to blow up a miami-bound plane in late 2001. fewer supreme heard of saajid badat, the other shoe bomber. he changed his mind and never boarded his flight but in a video deposition he told prosecutors of al qaeda's plan. >> it was to take the shoe on board an american airline. meeting osama bin laden. about more than crashing a plane. it was to crash the airline industry. was played at a trial about three new york men charge
and costing al qaeda its legitimacy. so damaged is al qaeda's image that bin laden even considered changing its name. >> reporter: bin laden didn't have a clue the seals were coming but he seems to have clearly understood his organization was on the brink of defeat. >> pelley: david, thank you. those documents tell one part of the story, but another part has been coming out over the last two weeks in a federal courtroom in brooklyn, new york. john miller, now, on the story of the...
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al qaeda's merger with al-shabab. at the same time, al-shabab is a focus on regional attacks, and this is a look at two organizations in a climat -- in decline. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula continues to suffer from the death of ayman al- zawahiri. nevertheless, aqap continues to be al qaeda's most active affiliate will continue to support the government of yemen in its fight against aqap. in north and west africa, another a little bit affiliate, -- another al qaeda affiliate, aqim, continues efforts to destabilize friends and engage in the kidnapping o -- destabilize governments and engage in the kidnapping for ransom activities. and a group that aligns itself with al qaeda's violent agenda is increasingly looking to attack western interests in nigeria, in addition to the nigerian government targets. more broadly, al qaeda's killing of innocents, mostly men, wom -- mostly muslim men, women, and children has tarnished its image around world -- >> are you willing to speak out against -- what about the hundreds of i
al qaeda's merger with al-shabab. at the same time, al-shabab is a focus on regional attacks, and this is a look at two organizations in a climat -- in decline. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula continues to suffer from the death of ayman al- zawahiri. nevertheless, aqap continues to be al qaeda's most active affiliate will continue to support the government of yemen in its fight against aqap. in north and west africa, another a little bit affiliate, -- another al qaeda affiliate, aqim,...
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obama's decision to order the killing of the al qaeda leader.n a speech used a bumper sticker slogan that thanks president obama, quote, bin laden's dead and general motors is alive. biden suggests it might have been the other way around were mitt romney the president. so much for what the obama white house was saying when bin laden was killed. in the days following the bin laden raid, president obama said he decided not to release photos of the terrorist corpse, saying, quote, we don't trot this stuff out as trophies and we don't need to spike the football. and four years ago, then candidate obama accused clinton of playing the politics of fear like george w. bush. none of this is lost on the president's critics, it'sthat h turning -- the real tragedy here is probably the president obama by politicizing the raid that got bin laden is managing to upstage the navy s.e.a.l.s who are the real heroes. here's the question, should president obama use bin laden's death in his campaign. go to cnn.com/caffertyfile or go to cnn's facebook page. >>> meanwh
obama's decision to order the killing of the al qaeda leader.n a speech used a bumper sticker slogan that thanks president obama, quote, bin laden's dead and general motors is alive. biden suggests it might have been the other way around were mitt romney the president. so much for what the obama white house was saying when bin laden was killed. in the days following the bin laden raid, president obama said he decided not to release photos of the terrorist corpse, saying, quote, we don't trot...
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one year after the raid that killed osama bin laden, al qaeda al qaeda gears up for revenge. >>> in hiding. a chinese legal activist who escaped from house arrest is believed to be taking refuge in the u.s. embassy. >>> and white house humor. president obama tries for laughs at the expense of mitt romney at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 30, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. it was one year ago this week, u.s. special forces raided bin laden's secret compound in pakistan and killed the al qaeda leader. al qaeda is weaker but remain a threat to americans and u.s. interests and the raid has become a political issue in this year's presidential campaign. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this anniversary is quickly becoming a controversial campaign issue. this as americans are warned to be on guard while officials track down leads. the fbi and homeland security depa
one year after the raid that killed osama bin laden, al qaeda al qaeda gears up for revenge. >>> in hiding. a chinese legal activist who escaped from house arrest is believed to be taking refuge in the u.s. embassy. >>> and white house humor. president obama tries for laughs at the expense of mitt romney at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >>> this is the "cbs...
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broadly speaking, the debate over strikes targeted at individual members of al qaeda has centered on their legality, their ethics, the wisdom of using them and the standard by which they are proved. with the remainder of my time today, i would like to address each of these in turn. first, these targeted strikes are legal. attorney general holder, harold coe and jay johnson have all addressed this question at length. to briefly recap, as a matter of domestic law, the constitution empowers the president to protect the nation from any imminent threat of attack. the authorization for the use of military force, the aumf, passed by congress after the september 11th attacks authorized the president to use all necessary and appropriate forces against those nations, organizations and individuals responsible for 9/11. there is nothing in the aumf that restricts the use of military force against al qaeda to afghanistan. as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with collide yash the taliban and associated forces in response to the 9/11 attacks and we may also u
broadly speaking, the debate over strikes targeted at individual members of al qaeda has centered on their legality, their ethics, the wisdom of using them and the standard by which they are proved. with the remainder of my time today, i would like to address each of these in turn. first, these targeted strikes are legal. attorney general holder, harold coe and jay johnson have all addressed this question at length. to briefly recap, as a matter of domestic law, the constitution empowers the...
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an al qaeda plot to attack an american passenger train. details coming to light at the trial of an unlikely terror suspect. plus the bird strike that had passengers on one flight fearing for their lives. just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> the federal trial in new york has exposed a terrifying al qaeda plot to blow the the long island railroad. >> this is one of the first time we've heard directly from al qaeda operatives in court on their operational plan, their motivations, what they liked as ideas for attacks and what they didn't. a blockbuster from this testimony, vivid details on ideas for attacks on the u.s. homeland, which came from an american. they knew how and when to make the most devastating impact, an explosion on a long island rai
an al qaeda plot to attack an american passenger train. details coming to light at the trial of an unlikely terror suspect. plus the bird strike that had passengers on one flight fearing for their lives. just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was...
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they may take on the al-qaeda name but be very different. we have to worry about things like biological and chemical warfare and nuclear warfare where they take a dirty bomb and is put it somewhere we don't expect it to be. that would be the nightmare scenario we obviously want to avoid. >> with the significance of an anniversary coming up, how worried should we be there might be some sort of retaliation on al-qaeda or anyone's part on the u.s.? >> it could happen obviously but i think given the fact our intelligence is actually quite good, the likelihood of that is less than 40% i would say. the reason i say that is because we're able to be very precise with the kinds of threat information that we're able to glean from not only foreign sources, but also domestic law enforcement sources. the other part is the intelligence community and the law enforcement community are working really hand in glove much better than they were prior to 9/11. >> always a pleasure, thank you for your insight tonight. >> thank you so much, maureen. >>> god said he
they may take on the al-qaeda name but be very different. we have to worry about things like biological and chemical warfare and nuclear warfare where they take a dirty bomb and is put it somewhere we don't expect it to be. that would be the nightmare scenario we obviously want to avoid. >> with the significance of an anniversary coming up, how worried should we be there might be some sort of retaliation on al-qaeda or anyone's part on the u.s.? >> it could happen obviously but i...
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we can call it al qaeda-related wqaeda-related -- a kaeda-related website but not al qaeda.down because they sustained a major attack. that appears to be just propaganda, recruiting tool by sympathizers who appear to be pro--qaeda. >> wannabes? no one seriously involved with the al qaeda network? >> well it does not appear so. it seems that the government and the fbi cannot find any specific threat in new york. now, this should be taken as a reminder that there are a lot of people out there. they would like nothing to do more than do terrorism in the united states, create chaos. kill people here and especially do a terrorism attack in new york, because it's symbolic. to do anything in new york. however, we know that the intent is there. do they have the capability of doing something like this? that's a totally different story. >> so you say this really is kind of like a reminder? n.y.p.d., national security very much aware of the potential threats coming from al qaeda, but something like this, whether it be kind of a credible website or something created by one i d- one in a
we can call it al qaeda-related wqaeda-related -- a kaeda-related website but not al qaeda.down because they sustained a major attack. that appears to be just propaganda, recruiting tool by sympathizers who appear to be pro--qaeda. >> wannabes? no one seriously involved with the al qaeda network? >> well it does not appear so. it seems that the government and the fbi cannot find any specific threat in new york. now, this should be taken as a reminder that there are a lot of people...
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by al qaeda to blow up a u.s.gett with a shoe bomb. you'll recall in 2001 there was an attempted attack from richard reed to blow up a padgett. badat revealed in court that he was conspiring with reed, he was conspireing with al qaeda and al qaeda's plan just a few weeks after 9/11 was to blow up two u.s.-bound padgetts simultaneously. now, badat actually backed down away from the operation and he was subsequently arrested. don? >> he says he came face to face with bin laden. what did he say bin laden said to him? >> he met just the two of them in a room and bin laden said he wanted to launch another attack by the united states. by attacking u.s. aviation, bringing down u.s. aviation, he believed that you could bring down the whole u.s. economy, don? >> what is badat's testimony tell us about al qaeda's trat strath ji following 9/11, paul? >> it shows that in the weeks after 9/11, al qaeda was an emboldened organization. they felt they could lunch a knockout blow against the united states. reed the shoe bomber bec
by al qaeda to blow up a u.s.gett with a shoe bomb. you'll recall in 2001 there was an attempted attack from richard reed to blow up a padgett. badat revealed in court that he was conspiring with reed, he was conspireing with al qaeda and al qaeda's plan just a few weeks after 9/11 was to blow up two u.s.-bound padgetts simultaneously. now, badat actually backed down away from the operation and he was subsequently arrested. don? >> he says he came face to face with bin laden. what did he...
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how much did that set al qaeda back?get a sense from this of whether key players have been eliminated by some of the successful attacks in pakistan and in afghanistan and in yemen? >> absolutely. rasheed ralph according to u.s. counterterrorism officials was at the top of his game, and that he's been missed by al qaeda already. in fact, one of the reasons that najibullah zazi was wipicked upn new york for an attack he planned there, just days before he was going to pull that attack off, was because rasheed ralph had been killed. and the techniques he used to avoid detection weren't being employed by the people who were replacing him. zazi was one of his planned attacks. but they would like to attack cruise ships, execute passengers, upload the videos to the internet. they want cheap, low-budget, easy to pull off attacks as well as the bigger attacks. it would like to get its recruits back into europe and the united states faster than it is at the moment, so it can confuse counterterrorism officials by having a lot of act
how much did that set al qaeda back?get a sense from this of whether key players have been eliminated by some of the successful attacks in pakistan and in afghanistan and in yemen? >> absolutely. rasheed ralph according to u.s. counterterrorism officials was at the top of his game, and that he's been missed by al qaeda already. in fact, one of the reasons that najibullah zazi was wipicked upn new york for an attack he planned there, just days before he was going to pull that attack off,...
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white house officials say there is no sign of a specific al qaeda revenge plot but al qaeda is stilling to attack american interests. >>> and it's presumed a chinese legal activists is hiding out in the u.s. embassy in beijing. activists say china and the u.s. are trying to resolve the issue before secretary of state clinton's visit later this week. >>> a disease that normally attacks adults is now being found in the young. it's type 2 diabetes. a new report says doctors are seeing a dramatic increase, especially in overweight teens. and as tony guida reports, is also harder to treat. >> reporter: type 2 diabetes was never seen in young people as recently as 15 years ago. now it's occurring with alarming frequency. doctors know a major risk factory is obesity. beyond that they were mostly in the dark about this disease. >> very little is known about the right way to both prevent it and to treat it. >> reporter: a new study in "the new england journal of medicine" finds standard treatment for type 2 diabetes in children is ineffective because the commonly prescribed drug metformin pre
white house officials say there is no sign of a specific al qaeda revenge plot but al qaeda is stilling to attack american interests. >>> and it's presumed a chinese legal activists is hiding out in the u.s. embassy in beijing. activists say china and the u.s. are trying to resolve the issue before secretary of state clinton's visit later this week. >>> a disease that normally attacks adults is now being found in the young. it's type 2 diabetes. a new report says doctors are...
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navy s.e.a.l.s, al qaeda has vowed revenge. with the approaching anniversary of bin laden's death, u.s. officials are monitoring persistent rumbles on jihadist websites advocating new attacks. a joint intelligence bulletin issued by fbi and homeland security, urges state and local police to increase vigilance, warning, quote, al qaeda's affiliates and allies remain content on conducting attacks in the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin laden. white house press secretary jay carney said there's no evidence any real plot is in the works. >> at this time we have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including al qaeda, are plotting attacks in the u.s. to coincide with the anniversary of bin laden's death. >> reporter: still u.s. officials are concerned about future threats on three fronts. new al qaeda chief al zawahiri has new series of propaganda videos pledging to, quote, do everything in order to deprive america of security. al qaeda's most lethal affiliate in yemen also poses great danger. while a u
navy s.e.a.l.s, al qaeda has vowed revenge. with the approaching anniversary of bin laden's death, u.s. officials are monitoring persistent rumbles on jihadist websites advocating new attacks. a joint intelligence bulletin issued by fbi and homeland security, urges state and local police to increase vigilance, warning, quote, al qaeda's affiliates and allies remain content on conducting attacks in the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin laden. white house press secretary jay carney...
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unfortunately, al qaeda burrows within these areas.afe havens as well as areas where there are civilians. we have been very judicious with our partners, in terms of trying to be surgical in addressing the threats. the president told us we want to make sure we protect the american people. unfortunately, sometimes you have to take lives to save lives. that's what we have been able to do. to prevent the individual terrorists from carrying out the murders of the past. >> john brennan, thank you for your time. >> thank you, george. >>> don't go anywhere. we're back with the economic panel in just 60 seconds. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in new credit to small businesses across the country last year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. ♪ pressure >>
unfortunately, al qaeda burrows within these areas.afe havens as well as areas where there are civilians. we have been very judicious with our partners, in terms of trying to be surgical in addressing the threats. the president told us we want to make sure we protect the american people. unfortunately, sometimes you have to take lives to save lives. that's what we have been able to do. to prevent the individual terrorists from carrying out the murders of the past. >> john brennan, thank...
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team moved in on the compound in pakistan, where the al qaeda leader was hiding out. so one-year later where do we stand in the war on terror? peter doocy is live in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we heard from the president's chief counterterrorism advisor, john brennan who said killing bin laden definitely damaged al qaeda but didn't destroy them. >> we've degraded the organization over the past decade significantly and over the past several years in particular as we have taken off the battlefield of the founding leader and we are determined to destroy the organization. we are going to city of detroit but, th sh -- going to destroy it, in pakistan, afghanistan and as well as yemen. >> reporter: that jives with what congressman mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence committee said a few days ago. >> al qaeda is bigger than the core and some of that core, core leadership is still around and, ayman al-zawahiri is still in charge and providing inspirational leadership and guidance. >> reporter: wednesday the fbi an dhs releas
team moved in on the compound in pakistan, where the al qaeda leader was hiding out. so one-year later where do we stand in the war on terror? peter doocy is live in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we heard from the president's chief counterterrorism advisor, john brennan who said killing bin laden definitely damaged al qaeda but didn't destroy them. >> we've degraded the organization over the past decade significantly and over the past several years...
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on the other hand, he said that it has, like a cancer metastasized and al qaeda in yemen, al qaeda inninsula has become much more powerful. remember, that's where anwar al-awlaki was. he says they are much more powerful and they have a new drone campaign to try to degrade them. but clearly... things are better. we are safer. but the war on terror is not over, talking to john brennan. >> shannon: you touched as well on the secret service scandal with him and what kind of compromises could have been made to national security. >> that's right. secret service and the tsa because four current or former agents, tsa screeners were arrested this week, involved in smuggling. they have taken bribes to allow drugs through their screening checkpoint. obviously, they could allow explosives or weapons through. he said that really, we are looking at all of these things s and taking it very seriously, anything that is a potential security lapse, in the protection of the president or the protection of our civil aviation systems, we have to be on guard for. >> shannon: you had a very interesting, wide-
on the other hand, he said that it has, like a cancer metastasized and al qaeda in yemen, al qaeda inninsula has become much more powerful. remember, that's where anwar al-awlaki was. he says they are much more powerful and they have a new drone campaign to try to degrade them. but clearly... things are better. we are safer. but the war on terror is not over, talking to john brennan. >> shannon: you touched as well on the secret service scandal with him and what kind of compromises could...
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the world had lost their trust in al qaeda, confessing to disaster after disaster in al qaeda plots, he said he urged his followers to flee the places away from aircraft photography and bombardment. after this current threat, u.s. authorities have made adjustments in security screenings onr to make it easier to spot the body bomb. >> how can they do that? >> they've turned up the radiation as well as looking for people who have had recent operations, might be walking funny or have surgical scars. >> because it had to have been sydney recently. >> because the explosives can't stay in the body long. >> i think you have been asked not to report some critical details. and you left those out. >> yes, for national security. >> the decision to take out osama bin laden loomed large today in the battle for the white house as the candidates campaigned. today there was a kind of vote between mitt romney and president obama, over which candidate has the sheer determination and nerve to eliminate u.s. enemies. >> reporter: mitt romney said today of course he would have given the order to go after
the world had lost their trust in al qaeda, confessing to disaster after disaster in al qaeda plots, he said he urged his followers to flee the places away from aircraft photography and bombardment. after this current threat, u.s. authorities have made adjustments in security screenings onr to make it easier to spot the body bomb. >> how can they do that? >> they've turned up the radiation as well as looking for people who have had recent operations, might be walking funny or have...
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iran is known to host senior al qaeda members within its territory. it's not clear how active iranian support of al qaeda is currently. a lot of al qaeda members are known or reported to have been actually under house arrest in iran and iraq could be using al qaeda members as a negotiating -- as leverage against the united states. again, if the united states attacks iran, iran could let al qaeda loose. i think the relationship there is somewhat murky. i wouldn't overexaggerate the role in al qaeda but there are some ties there that could really be used by iran in the future. in addition, iran faces its own insurgency in the southeast iran. the baluccis have been restive. they actively discriminate against them who also live in pakistan in large numbers and also in afghanistan. they are suny muslims and iran and since that president ahmadinejad came to power in 2005 discrimination against them has really increased. the balucci area is one of the least developed parts of iran and the balucci group has been very active against the iranian government. it
iran is known to host senior al qaeda members within its territory. it's not clear how active iranian support of al qaeda is currently. a lot of al qaeda members are known or reported to have been actually under house arrest in iran and iraq could be using al qaeda members as a negotiating -- as leverage against the united states. again, if the united states attacks iran, iran could let al qaeda loose. i think the relationship there is somewhat murky. i wouldn't overexaggerate the role in al...
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so there's a big concern that where al-qaeda central has diminished in its capacity, that al-qaeda in arabian peninsula in yemen has increased. then there's also the danger of the home grown lone wolves, if you will, here in this country, like nadal hassan, somebody who doesn't travel overseas, but reads on the internet, gets the message and somehow buys into it. they are the most dangerous, because obviously they don't have the passports and the trips and don't leave the paper trail. it's just somebody who may be reading about this in his apartment, then suddenly decides to take violent action. >>> we keep hearing about these little things trickling out. yet critics say the obama administration in its budget has made defense its lowest priority, that we really don't have enough funding to maintain the military capabilities. >> well, a lot of this is not military. we're talking a lot about special forces, talking about cia. you know, i must say, i think it's pretty hard to make a case that this administration hasn't done everything it can to try to fight against terrorism. i do think
so there's a big concern that where al-qaeda central has diminished in its capacity, that al-qaeda in arabian peninsula in yemen has increased. then there's also the danger of the home grown lone wolves, if you will, here in this country, like nadal hassan, somebody who doesn't travel overseas, but reads on the internet, gets the message and somehow buys into it. they are the most dangerous, because obviously they don't have the passports and the trips and don't leave the paper trail. it's just...
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navy seals, al qaeda has vowed revenge. and with the approaching anniversary of bin laden's death, u.s. officials are monitoring persistent rumblings on jihadist web sites, advocating new attacks. a joint intelligence bulletin, just issued by the f.b.i. and department of homeland security, urges state and local police to increase vigilance, warning "al qaeda's affiliates and allies remain intent on conducting attacks in the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin laden." but white house press secretary jay carny said there is no evidence any real plot is in the works. >> at this time, we have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including al qaeda, are plotting attacks in the u.s. to coincide with the anniversary of bin laden's death. >> reporter: still, u.s. officials are concerned about future threats on three fronts. new al qaeda chief ayman al- zawahiri has tried to rally his pakistan-based terror network with a new series of propaganda videos, pledging to "do everything in order to deprive americ
navy seals, al qaeda has vowed revenge. and with the approaching anniversary of bin laden's death, u.s. officials are monitoring persistent rumblings on jihadist web sites, advocating new attacks. a joint intelligence bulletin, just issued by the f.b.i. and department of homeland security, urges state and local police to increase vigilance, warning "al qaeda's affiliates and allies remain intent on conducting attacks in the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin laden." but...
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top leaders of al qaeda's north african branch have been seen in the area reportedly. so i would just ask you, what is the outlook there? i had a muslim governor of a northern nigeria providence tell me that he was very, very concerned with the change in the islam bringing a lot of money with them but there was always from the gold state who would then set up shop and begin expressing a different type of islam and he was concerned with his security in northern islam. i'd like your insights here. >> thank you very much, sir. we are deeply concerned by what is going on in nigeria. and i would say that whoever is not the principle driver, it is certainly the case that extremism in the north a and nigeria is being expressed in intrareligious strive and there have been a lot of attacks on churches. that is obviously the case. we are deeply concerned about any connections that boca horam which is a cluster of organizations may have in particular with al qaeda and it seems clear that some of their trade craft, some of their ability to carry out terrorist attacks was learned f
top leaders of al qaeda's north african branch have been seen in the area reportedly. so i would just ask you, what is the outlook there? i had a muslim governor of a northern nigeria providence tell me that he was very, very concerned with the change in the islam bringing a lot of money with them but there was always from the gold state who would then set up shop and begin expressing a different type of islam and he was concerned with his security in northern islam. i'd like your insights...
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a former baltimore county man, who plotted with al qaeda to kill americans. wjz investigates how he got involved in terrorism. >>> a baby, savagely attacked with a knife inside what is supposed to be a secure department of social services office. her mother, now charged. now, major changes to security procedures to prevent it from happening again. and wjz is live. gigi barnett explains what is being done. gigi? >> security workers say 29-year- old kenisha thomas, visited her daughter earlier this week. she was able to sneak a kitchen knife into the building to attack her daughter. >> reporter: three days after police arrest 29-year-old kenisha thomas for stabbing her 8-month-old baby during a supervised visit inside this east baltimore social service office, the state is tightening its safety rules to keep all weapons out. >> we'll -- we will be installing lockers, where bags will be checked prior to going into the rooms. >> reporter: social workers who fear for their safety or a child's security can also request additional security inside the visitation room
a former baltimore county man, who plotted with al qaeda to kill americans. wjz investigates how he got involved in terrorism. >>> a baby, savagely attacked with a knife inside what is supposed to be a secure department of social services office. her mother, now charged. now, major changes to security procedures to prevent it from happening again. and wjz is live. gigi barnett explains what is being done. gigi? >> security workers say 29-year- old kenisha thomas, visited her...
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they say al qaeda could never get ahold of them if they destroyed them.s the word from a c.i.a. official who says he developed many of the tactics during the bush administration. he told the cbs news program "60 minutes," the government approve every technique seen in the videos. the former c.i.a. officer defended enhanced interrogation, although critics including president obama have called the methods "torture and illegal." >> president obama is entitled to his opinion. when president obama condemns the covert action activists of a rest government, he is breaking the covenant that exists between intelligence officers who are at the pointing end of the spear hanging way out there and the government that authorized and directed them to go there. >>shepard: the official says he where a book on the c.i.a. counterterrorism tactics to "get rid of ugly individuals." and now, catherine, what does this official say they learned after torturing people or after water boarding people? >>reporter: he and supporters of the c.i.a. program say 50 percent of the knowled
they say al qaeda could never get ahold of them if they destroyed them.s the word from a c.i.a. official who says he developed many of the tactics during the bush administration. he told the cbs news program "60 minutes," the government approve every technique seen in the videos. the former c.i.a. officer defended enhanced interrogation, although critics including president obama have called the methods "torture and illegal." >> president obama is entitled to his...
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but reports indicating he was very much involved with the al-qaeda's planning. and according to the washington post, investigators sifting through documents and other evidence found the compound in pakistan are founding information about an attack plots and some of them reportedly in the works and peter doocy with the news how from washington. >> it's been almost a year since operation geronimo and the president's chief counterterrorism advisor made clear today that al-qaeda didn't die with osama bin laden. we've degraded the organization significantly over the past decade and several years in particular as we've taken off the battlefield the founding leader. we're determined to destroy that organization. we're going to destroy it, but that's going to continue to require us to maintain this pressure on al-qaeda, whether it be pakistan, afghanistan as well as in yemen. on abc, brennan says that aviation is a target and the former chief of the cia bin laden unit says we've taken out al-qaeda's leader and the big target is ours. and generally al-qaeda is not in the
but reports indicating he was very much involved with the al-qaeda's planning. and according to the washington post, investigators sifting through documents and other evidence found the compound in pakistan are founding information about an attack plots and some of them reportedly in the works and peter doocy with the news how from washington. >> it's been almost a year since operation geronimo and the president's chief counterterrorism advisor made clear today that al-qaeda didn't die...
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of pay back for the raid that killed bin laden. >> we are considered about al qaeda which is locatedyemen. they have demonstrated intent and capability to try to carry on attacks. >> counterterrorism experts say the anniversary as it approaches police departments will be on alert. he says there is no sign of any active revenge plot against u.s. targets. >> president obama getting support from former president bill clinton. last night clinton said mr. obama has beaten the clock with the economy recovering and
of pay back for the raid that killed bin laden. >> we are considered about al qaeda which is locatedyemen. they have demonstrated intent and capability to try to carry on attacks. >> counterterrorism experts say the anniversary as it approaches police departments will be on alert. he says there is no sign of any active revenge plot against u.s. targets. >> president obama getting support from former president bill clinton. last night clinton said mr. obama has beaten the clock...
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has made major blow, the threat to al qaeda is very real. would transform into the bureau of counterterrorism, according to the state depth elevation was natural as the responsibilities that had outgrown the coordinator title when reported to congress the state department noelted that only existing funds would be required to create the new bureau and any changes in personnel would be, in their words, marginal. well, for this fiscal year, the bureau is seeking to increase staffing by 17%, which is a rather unorthodoxed definition of marginal. the state department would like for this new bureau to be headed by an assistant secretary and specifically by ambassador benjamin, our witness here. the department could have made this move on its own but chose to take the heads of its new energy and post conflict secretaries instead and appoint them basically. making that choice and now facing a statutory cap for assistant secretary of positions, the state department is seeking legislative relief to be headed by an assistant secretary. most members of
has made major blow, the threat to al qaeda is very real. would transform into the bureau of counterterrorism, according to the state depth elevation was natural as the responsibilities that had outgrown the coordinator title when reported to congress the state department noelted that only existing funds would be required to create the new bureau and any changes in personnel would be, in their words, marginal. well, for this fiscal year, the bureau is seeking to increase staffing by 17%, which...
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and i would argue -- let's say that these websites generated by al qaeda, if an al qaeda backed organization tried to commit a cyber attack, would you consider that an attack on the united states? >> yes. >> so if we captured somebody involved in a cyber attack that was affiliated with al qaeda, they would be treated differently than a common criminal, is that correct? >> it depends on the circumstances. i see where you're going in terms of the -- >> you could use one or two models. >> you could. and if i may, what you point to is one of the difficulties in the cyber arena, because at the point of time of the intrusion, you don't know whether it's going be a country, a terrorist, or the 18-year-old kid down the block. >> right. and the best way to find that out, i believe, is to hold someone that you suspect of being involved in terrorism and gather the information in an orderly fashion. and i do believe the law enforcement model has deficiencies in that regard. the people at guantanamo bay, there are some people being held there for multiple years, is that correct? >> yes. >> has the fbi in
and i would argue -- let's say that these websites generated by al qaeda, if an al qaeda backed organization tried to commit a cyber attack, would you consider that an attack on the united states? >> yes. >> so if we captured somebody involved in a cyber attack that was affiliated with al qaeda, they would be treated differently than a common criminal, is that correct? >> it depends on the circumstances. i see where you're going in terms of the -- >> you could use one or...
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one is that al qaeda burned itself out.s an organization that even bin laden himself before he was killed understood had failed in its aims of violent jihad. if you read these documents you find bin laden, who is deeply upset by mistakes his affiliates made in killing too many muslims to the point where he ruminates about rebanding the organizationes, dropping the name al qaeda altogether. he knew before he died the extent of that military failure. in terms of ideas, as i travel the arab world and read about what's happened there in this amazing year of uprising and awakening, i'm struck by how many of the people who have risen owe their muslim ideology to people who bin laden himself looked to. they're some of the same roots. you see muslim brotherhood leaders rising into prominent positions in egypt, possibly in syria, if bashar al-assad is overthrown, certainly in the future, and libya. so bin laden's violent dreams of jihad probably died with him. but the idea of purifying the muslim world of western influence, of getti
one is that al qaeda burned itself out.s an organization that even bin laden himself before he was killed understood had failed in its aims of violent jihad. if you read these documents you find bin laden, who is deeply upset by mistakes his affiliates made in killing too many muslims to the point where he ruminates about rebanding the organizationes, dropping the name al qaeda altogether. he knew before he died the extent of that military failure. in terms of ideas, as i travel the arab world...