anwar al-awlaki, who was born in the united states, delivered his message on an extremist website. jeremy bowen is where the cleric is being tried in his absence. >> it does not matter that anwar al-awlaki is not here for trial. the authorities say he is taking on al-qaeda the way the americans want. >> his response was to release and new video from wherever he is hiding. anwar al-awlaki urged his followers to kill americans. he has already inspired attacks, according to investigators. inside the court, they let in his co-defendant, on trial for in his life for killing of frenchmen and wounding another last month. they read out what they said was his confession, detailing how anwar al-awlaki incited him to kill a foreigner. >> are those your words, the judge asked that -- asked? >> no, he said. he claimed the confession was beaten out of him. he said the shooting happened because of a political disagreement. later, i managed to speak to them. the verdict is ready, he says. "it is of farce. they want to appease the west." he said he had 120 bullets and asked why he killed only once i

our correspondent reports. >> it doesn't matter that anwar al-awlaki isn't at his trial, the authorities are showing they're taking on al qaeda in the way americans want. >> his response was to release a new video from wherever he's hiding. al-awlaki urged his followers to kill americans. his servants have already inspired attacks, according to western investigators. inside the court, they led in his co-defend, 19-year-old mohammad asam, on trial for his life for killing and wounding two. they read out what they said was his confession, detailing how anwar al-awlaki incited him to kill a foreigner. the judge asked, are those your words? no, he said. he claimed the confession was beaten out of him. the americans want al qaeda rounded up, but asam said the shooting happened because of a personal disagreement. later, i managed to speak to him the verdict is ready, he said, it's a farce and the hero is the prosecutor and the judge is the director. they want to appease the west. he said he had 120 bullets and asked why he'd kill only once if al qaeda was directing him. yemenese seem less conc

al-awlaki, believed to be hiding in yemen, is targeted by the u.s. for capture or assassination. >> the best-case scenario would be someone in the al-awlaki tribe itself turning over anwar al-awlaki a bullet with his name on it. >> reporter: now, it's notable in his latest tape al-awlaki used the same words bin laden used in 2001 in proclaiming death to america. al-awlaki views himself now as a new leader of al qaeda. katie? >> couric: bob, he may be on to something because it seems that africa and the arabian peninsula now represents the center of al qaeda. >> reporter: well, katie, there are twin trouble spots, if you will, in somalia and yemen, both with american-born terror operatives at the center but al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the biggest threat and al- awlaki is right now the biggest u.s. target. yemeni officials have indicted him and pledge to get him but he remains at large. kate di? >> couric: thank you, bob. in india, president obama is wrapping up his visit tonight, the first of four nations on his ten-day asian trip. after stopping in mumbai, the president flew to new delhi and drew applause today in parliament by backing india for a permanent sea

anwar al-awlaki, as you know very well, as you fought and served in the bin laden unit with the cia, laki, the radicalized cleric who's been driving a lot of the radical tension here in the united states. all eyes on him. is he the new bin laden? >> no, bin laden is still the bin laden. al-awlaki is a talented man, eloquent, charismatic, but few credentials in terms of ever suffering or fighting in terms of beating the soviets or attacking the americans. what he is important for and what he represents is al-qaeda's growing presence in the united states. he's been tied to almost every terrorist operation we've stopped or failed to stop in the united states in the last two years, and he's also one of now, a number that's five or six of senior u.s. born, u.s. citizen muslim males who are in the hierarchy of al-qaeda. what al-awlaki represents over the last decade to establish an al-qaeda network and they've done so successfully in the united states. it shows us how more al-qaeda has become in the arabian peninsula. the former cia operative, thank you for joining us on this sunday morning

the key here is really the american cleric anwar al-awlaki. the course of our 10 month investigation we found that documents linked to al awlaki are almost always blocked, citing national security concerns. and this is significant because the cleric, who as you know was picked up for soliciting prosecutes, that's the booking shot there in 1997, is the first american on the cia's kill or capture list. and as we reported in may, there was an effort by the fbi to either recruit al awlaki as an intelligence asset or to track him for intelligence right after 9/11 and the fbi has never disputed those findings, shep. >> shepard: catherine herridge live in washington. catherine, good weekend, thank you. suspected members of a major drug ring getting an early morning visit from and the feds and that's the top story as we go across america. massachusetts. >> [bleep] >> all right, come on. the raids near boston rounding up near 25 people. one local mayor saying this makes a big dent in the heroin operation. >> many of the individuals that were arrested t

the key here is anwar al-awlaki. what our investigative team has found is that documents linked to anwar al-awlaki are almost always blocked siting national security concerns. the cleric seen here in a booking feet tow for prostitution in 19 # 7 is the first american on the cia's kill or capture list. there was even effort to track him for intelligence purposes one year after 9/11 and our reporting has not been disputed by the bureau, shannon. shannon: very interesting. we know you are on it in washington thank you. unattended suitcases at berlin's main train station sparked a full-blown bomb scare. they quickly called it off after finding the owner of the bag. germans remain on high alert. they raised -d terror alert wednesday. yesterday they seized a bag on a flight bound for munich. they found a fake bomb-like device and suspect it was to test their security. michael mukasey slamming eric holder for his handling of the terror trial of ahmed khalfan ghailani. they tried him in in his role for bombings in africa tph-

behind the tomorrow was anwar al-awlaki, the radical muslim cleric reveered by islamic terrorists. ing u.s. born nidal hasan, psychiatrist who killed 13 comrades at fort hood, texas. al-awlaki was also an imam in falls church, virginia, at the time of the 9/11 attacks. he fled to yemen in 2006 where he is now specifically designated by president obama for assasination. the u.s. military is building several military bases in yemen and augmenting intelligence operatives, the yemeni government is hesitant about u.s. military operatives. across the sea is the republican of jabudi, the u.s. has 1500 troops stationed there. troopsin 2002 to track al qaeda operatives and oversee development projects. is the operational center of al qaeda now in yemen? monica? >> largely, yes. after 9/11 the united states- led forces went into afghanistan and largely disrupted al qaeda in afghanistan. they had to find another base of operations. some of them went into iraq. we've been able to largely dismantle al qaeda in iraq. and now they found this base in yemen which is essentially a failed state. there

. >> reporter: anwar al-awlaki's radical islamist teachings put him on the cia's hit list almost a year ago but only now is he officially a wanted man in yemen, where he's thought to be hiding. a judge ordered al-awlaki to be brought in dead or alive after he failed to show up in court to face charges of inciting this security guard hisham assim to kill foreigners. at the airport in yemen's capital, another sign the government is finally getting serious about tackling terrorism-- new, intensive security. "we took a decision to subject all cargo to hand searches," says the transport minister. "in addition to regular bomb detection and x-rays." yemen's government, long reluctant to mount a full-scale attack on the local al qaeda cell, is running out of wiggle room. >> al qaeda's affiliate in yemen is the most dangerous of al qaeda's branches or allies. they have hardened al qaeda operatives and leaders from the old days of the afghanistan mujahideen. >> reporter: on friday, al qaeda in yemen posted a message on line taking responsibility for the two bombs planted on cargo planes bound for

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the document examines american cleric anwar al-awlaki's emails to accused gunman nidal malik hasan. they say it's not in keeping with obama's pledge of transparency. catherine herridge is live in washington. why are they holding back the intelligence report, catherine? >> reporter: according to this letter obtained by fox as part of its on going investigation of american cleric anwar al-awlaki the report is being withheld from the defense because of the intelligence information it contains. it reads in part it contains highly classified compartmented and sensitive information, accordingly we cannot produce the document if ever until after a detailed and time consuming interagency review. the letter is also being blocked because officials argued the release may compromise sources and methods that were used to gather that classified information. jon: i'm sure john galligan, his lawyer is steamed about this -frpbts he is. one of the major lawyers representing nidal malik hasan tells fox he has been asking for this report for a year and now is informed it won't be provided for him. he s

anwar al awlaki. linked to multiple plots including those bombs on cargo planes. martha raddatz tells us his latest video is a polished production. >> reporter: he calls america satan -- but the video itself looks almost corporate. and today, investigators are examining the well-produced propaganda tape to see what clues it offers. first, compare it to the last time osama bin laden was seen on video. the awlaki image is sharp. the background is wood lattice. the glass topped desk, an executive leather chair and not one but two microphones. awlaki has made his name with recruiting videos. investigators from new york congressman anthony weiner's office found more than 700 videos on youtube with an alarming 3.5 million hits. weiner said the videos facilitated "the recruitment of homegrown terror." youtube took down some of the most offensive. but it is still incredibly easy to find videos of awlaki on youtube. you just type in his name and you get hundreds, even thousands of results. the overall theme of the tape is that america is waging war against muslims and most

fugitive terrorist anwar al- awlaki, the american-born cleric linked to the attempted underwear bombing put on trial today in yemen in absentia. he's charged in the killing of a french contractor. officials believe the underwear bomb was made by the same person who built the printer cartridge bombs that were intercepted last week. and as homeland security correspondent bob orr reports, the plotters may have made a dry run. >> reporter: in mid-september, u.s. intelligence got a credible tip that someone possibly connected with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula had just shipped three packages to chicago. the information was so specific counterterrorism agents overseas were able to intercept and search the packages. inside we are papers, religious books, computer materials and other common items like compact disks. but the boxes contained no threats, no explosives and no hint that chicago might be a terror target. so the packages went on to their chicago destination which turned up no connections to the yemen terror group. now law enforcement officials suspect those september shipments may

and the cleric, anwar al awlaki. the ring leader, the master mind, american-born, american-educated, calling on muslims to attack his country. >> you were the first to report about the dry run. and u.s. officials possibly knew of a plot six weeks ago? >> reporter: in mid-september, they intercepted packages being shipped from yemen to chicago, by fedex and u.p.s. they believe it was a dry run. in the packages were religious literature and books. no explosives. they had an intelligence tip. and the people shipping it were tied to al qaeda. so nay now believe that was a dry run to check and see how long it took for the packages to go. how long they were carried. they were aware that something could be brewing for some time now, at least six weeks. >> i know you're staying on top of the investigation. thank you, brian. >>> now, juju chang has the rest of the morning's news. good morning, juju. >> good morning, robin. good morning, everyone. >>> just in time for election day, general motors is unveiling its plan today to

. >> rose: what about, mark, anwar al-awlaki? >> well, they september that any plot from yemen that involves an attack against the united states probably involves al-awlaki. al-awlaki is an american citizen he's a radical cleric who has, according to intelligence officials, taken on an increased level of prominence in the organization. he's certainly familiar with the united states. so so there's a belief that al-awlaki probably had some hand in it but, again it's a little bit of speculation and, you know al-awlaki has has been put on a kill list by the c.i.a. and they're trying to find him and capture or kill him, which is certainly rare, him being an american citizen. but he is that important in the minds of american initials as a leader of this organization. >> rose: what can you add to that, david? >> well, he's a tough person in part because as an american he understands us. at least that's the view of the u.s. intelligence analysts. he knows our vulnerabilities. he targets these operations cleverly. i think he's very visible

he says the most dangerous is the anwar al awlaki the radical cleric now in yemen.has been linked to the accused christmas day bomber, the botched times square bombing and the fort hood massacre. also the first measure on the cia's capture or kill list. rick leventhal in our new york city newsroom. why are they coming out? what's the significance here, rick, i don't get it. >> well, shepard the nypd says a proven track record of rad rad lick k58izeing muslims. calling for violent jihad against americans including in the u.s. by american muslims and they want to call attention to this guy. also concern about a magazine he publishes online called "inspire" that includes articles like, and i'm quoting here "make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom. >> i don't know if it's strict ranking protocol here, we know obviously that he has inspired acts in this country. >> whether he is most dangerous or not al awlaki's recent plots have been caught in time or the terrorists failed to pull it off, shep. >> shepard: now i'm starting to see the point of all of this. now we have got

anwar al-awlaki has been linked to the fort hood shootings, the failed bombing of a plane over detroit last christmas, and the times square bomb plot. he is believed to be in hiding in southern yemen. the u.s. has blacklisted awlaki as a global terrorist. in financial news, wall street made modest gains, as investors waited to see how the election results might affect economic policy. the dow jones industrial average added 64 points to close at 11,188. the nasdaq rose 28 points to close at 2533. san francisco celebrated a world series championship today after the giants finished off the texas rangers last night. the giants clinched it in game five with a 3-1 win. they had not claimed a world series title since moving west from new york city more than half a century ago. the victory sent thousands of fans into the streets of san francisco. officials said most were peaceful, but some revelers turned rowdy, and five were arrested. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. new york times columnist david brooks. david, how would you characterize the potential importance o

they say they also seized a copy of a book buy anwar al walky, the form -- al awlaki, he is known to be a senior al- qaeda leader in yemen. claims responsibility for those explosives headed to the u.s. in cargo planes. al-awlaki also allegedly helped recruit the so-called underwear bomber. the president has taken the extraordinary step of authorizing the targeted killing of al awlaki, an american citizen. farooque ahmed asked for a jury trial. at this point that trial is slated to start on april 11th, less than six months after his arrest. there is a reason they called the federal court in exsand district attorney -- alexandria the rocket docket. >>> last weekend anwar guandique. the prosecution may call three or four more witnesses before possibly resting its case this week. >>> that tight congressional race in the 11th district is finally over. republican keith fimian conceded defeat to jerry connolly today. the congressman was reelected by only 981 votes. he spent the weekend in the hospital after a routine test found a blood clot. he says he's fine, he'll have no problem doing hi

and found really a long list of bad actors who have been a part of these services, including anwar al-awlaki. he of course is the radical al-qaida cleric who has ties to the 9/11 hijackers, to the christmas day bomber: the fort hood shooter, even recently the mail bombs he may have ties to those as well. he conducted a prayer service shortly after 9/11 at the capitol. randal royer also a part of those services, a former communications associate with cair, the council of islamic relations. he confessed to receiving jihad training in pakistan. he's now serving 20 years in prison. the former president of a group called tieba international which has funneled money to terrorist organizations, they themselves have been listed as a terror organization. they found many more. the list goes on and on. what they don't have, shannon is an exact list because there are no public records here, and the website, which is part of the congressional directory no longer exists. so if you talk to the people who run these they'll say, look, this is public, these are public ceremonies, public services, we can't tel

. >> it's not a new theme for the american-born anwar al awlaki.eo. here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: he calls america satan. the video itself looks almost corporate. the investigators are examining the well-produced propaganda tape to see what clues it offers. first, compare it to the last time osama bin laden was seen on video. the al awlaki image is sharp. the background wood lattice. the glass-top desk and executive leather chair and not one but two microphones. al awlaki has made his name with recruiting videos. investigators from new york congressman anthony wiener's office found more than 700 videos on youtube with an alarming 3.5 million hits. weiner said the videos facilitated the recruitment of home-grown terror. youtube took down some of the most offensive. but it is still incredibly easy to find videos of al awlaki on youtube. you just type in his name and you get hundreds, even thousands, of results. the overall theme of the tapes is that america is waging war against muslims and must be stopped. while some of those checking out the

considers militant yemeni cleric anwar al awlaki as one of the rogue militants and terrorists. ght medical and religious advice from al awlaki before leaving for yemen. >> well, if that is not evidence of a nefarious plot, they should have arrested him. >> reporter: he was also arrested after trying to get a pooszport home. soon after, in this capital of yemen, he was arrest fod in a sweep for possible al qaeda suspects. he was shot by gunmen and beaten and jail and prevented from contacting his wife. agents visited him in custody and his attorneys did not mince words. >> we are here to talk about yemen and tell us who the extremists are, or you are not going the walk. >> reporter: mogley says he does not have information and desperate to see the family tried to escape and allegedly killed a guard in the process. he is sad, his lawyer says, and very scared. >> reporter: and neither yemen officials nor the fbi will comment on him period. his wife and children have returned to yemen from the u.s. for his trial and in a statement to cnn his wife is asking the u.s. embassy to do wha

not only looking for him for obvious reasons but also looking for anwar al awlaki, who is the american-born cleric, who they also believe has inspired so many of these plots. also believed to be hiding in yemen, yemen authorities say they're trying to find these people. they've also instituted additional security screenings at their airlines there. but so far, the people that are believed to be responsible and behind these attacks are still in hiding somewhere. >> still in hiding, the motivation certainly does not change. susan candiotti, we thank you for getting some of that information confirmed for us just for cnn. thank you. >>> let's talk about this big ship, shall we? forget lavish buffets. more than 3,000 cruise ship passengers feasting on wait for it spam, yum, not so much, pop tarts, as tugboats pull their ship to shore. this is one huge mess and we're now hearing from some passengers who could set foot on lands. plus i talked to a passenger on board this very second, told me a lot about the stink right now. that's bad news for them. that is ahead. >>> plus students protesting over

so you say we should go after these guys, and certainly we're trying to find somebody like an anwar al-awlaki, but isn't it a little bit like chasing cockroaches, you turn on the light and they all scatter? >> well, i think that's one of the great myths of terrorism, that you destroy one terrorist, another -- and -- and others step town take his place. what we have found is when we got -- we have gotten about 80 percent of the top leadership of al-qaeda in pakistan, and afghanistan. and the people that have filled the voids where we've killed or captured major terrorists are not as good as the people that were there previously. and i think that's what we ought to be doing right now is isolate those countries and go after the individual terrorists. >> that sounds good. neil livingston, thank you for your expertise. >> thank you. jenna: staying with international news, not a big surprise, very troubling, that's what u.s. officials are saying about north korea's nuclear revelation. but is that the way we really should be feeling about it? we're going to talk more about that just ahead. let me te

among them, the notorious al-qaeda cleric anwar al-awlaki.aff association. the doj has thus far declined to comment. >> and notorious b.i.g. >> no, different notorious. >> an online social media so bright test lets you set the hours you feel more likely to type a drunken post or tweet aly. no, you have to pass one of five tests and if you can pass the tests, you can post. if you fail, it sends all of your facebook friends or followers a message. and that's interesting thing. because people, midnight to 6 a.m. >> online so bright test, let's go out to maria for how our weather is looking around the country. >> it's looking a little snowy in minnesota and a low pressure system there that is prompting some concerns where we actually also have winter storm warnings and now taking a look at the map, we have another band of rain that does extend basically from wisconsin all the way down into parts of southeastern texas. now, as we head into southeast extexas that's where we have a couple of showers and the steadier rain across western parts of kent

these weekly prayer meetings, they don't screen the people who come in and it is a fact that anwar al-awlakir session. ish mal royer, a spokesman for the council on islamic american relations was doing 20 years now because he admitted to taking terrorist training in pakistan, he attended and so did others with questionable backgrounds. the problem is, how do you weed them out? how do you say if you have -- >> ainsley: his face has been all over the news for years. when they walk in the door, that's how they weed them out. >> the note ryity came later. >> brian: how about an f.b.i. agent in there? >> you don't think there are f.b.i. agents in there? >> brian: i color myself naive. >> i would say so. i would say every other person in there is an f.b.i. agent. >> steve: it's good. of the big number of americans who earn more than a million dollars, geraldo is hanging out with a bunch of them. they are talk show hosts, they are on the oprah show to celebrate great moments in television talk show history like this one. >> i was sailing with my family around the world, i was in the panama canal. s

husan was connected to cleric anwar awlaki who is linked to al qaeda and is himself an american citizen. there was also najibullah zazi, an afghan turned u.s. resident who in september of last year conspired to detonate backpack bombs in the new york subway. >> so this isn't just about al qaeda plotting attacks, like we saw in the new york subway attacks. but you have american citizens planning attacks against their fellow citizen, even in portla portland, oregon. >> reporter: this report says u.s. legal residents and citizens are lucrative assets for local terrorist organizations and that arrested seem to harbor the belief that the united states is at war with islam, which worries islamic experts. >> we are running out of time. we are running out of time so we have to run much faster to close the gap between muslims and non-muslims. >> reporter: akbar ahmed has studied it across america and says the problem only get worse. >> if they're caught at the airport terminal. it's too late. they need to be stopped at the source, which is the community, the mosque, the home. >> reporter: since

al qaeda leader and u.s. national anwar all al-awlaki broadcast propaganda interest instruction in english over the internet. every intelligence effort needs to go where the threat is. one of the advantages of the way that we at sis work is we are highly adaptable and flexible. we don't get and in one place. there is no single reason for the terse phenomenon. some blame political issues like palestine or cashmere or iraq. others cite economic disadvantage, distortions of the islamic faith, male supremacy, the lack of normal checks and balances in some countries. there are many theories. i've worked a lot in the islamic world. i agree with those who say we need to be steady and stand by our friends. over time into a more open system of government in these countries colin more responsive to the grievances will help but if we demand an abrupt move to the pluralism that we in the west in chollet we may undermine the control store now in place, yet terrorists would end up with new opportunities. but the cause of the so-called islamic terrorism, it is little prospect of a fading away soon. sis deals with the reali