that is part of the issue that aqap, al qaeda in yemen, has tried encouraging other terrorist factions to take up this particular recipe and use it in their own operations. >> let me ask you about the future of terrorism. when you go to bed at night, you think about it, an old question. is this the kind of spot opportunity where somebody's going to get some training, is going to find a willing recruit, with a limited amount of very state-of-the-art equipment, they're going to -- it's not going to be 9/11 again. it's not going to be khobar towers. it's going to be one person, perhaps, destroying a whole airplane filled with perhaps 300 people. that's what the next target will be. >> let's hope so. let's hope so. >> hope so? why would you hope for that? >> well, i mean, let's hope that they're only aiming that small. but that's not what they're talking about in their propaganda. i mean, if you look at what they're discussing, they're talking about going after strategic targets. they're talking about oil installations. oil pipelines, supertankers. the kind of thing that would drive oil pr

>> the story says that aqap is a very dangerous organization. it is very operationally active right now inside of yemen and we need to continue close cooperation with the yemenis and other intelligence partners overseas. our intelligence allowed us to have visibility into the existence of this device early on. we were able to take appropriate steps necessary to prevent the possible use against innocent americans or others and so we're going to continue that very close cooperation with our partners overseas so aqap does not succeed in these attempts. >> where is the man who was to carry out the bomb? >> we're working with our partners overseas. this was an ied seized abroad and any individuals that may have been associated with it. we are continuing to investigate for might have been associated with the construction of this as well as plans to carry out an attack and so we're confident that this device and any individual that might have been designed to use it are no longer a threat to the american people. >> one of the things that's disturbing t

the united states, i would have guessed, i mean, frankly, i would have guessed it would have been aqap, al qaeda in yemen. >> what would this do with the relations with the yemeni government? would this be an attempt to embarrass the government, bring it into sort of disrepute? what would be the political goal? just to hurt the united states or to hurt our relations with a somewhat friendly government? >> i think they want to demonstrate they are still relevant. they want to demonstrate that they're still active. that despite the loss of osama bin laden, despite all the drone strikes that have been taking place in yemen, that this organization is still capable of moving forward. but the question is, can it really do so? especially in light of the loss of not only al awlaki but also fahd al quso, the operative who died just on sunday. he was instrumental. he was behind the or involved with the october 2000 bombing of the "uss cole." this guy's been involved in almost everything. and he was also the one who stood very prominently when aqap claimed credit for the underwear bomb plot. so i

you talked about aqap right now as a tribe. i want to make sure i didn't misunderstand you. you are talking about al qaeda arabian peninsula in, al qaeda in yemen? not a separate tribal organization? >> that's correct. >> from syria. and assessing the current situation in syria, how do you assess that? attacks took place this morning in damascus. do you have any indications if al qaeda could be behind those attacks? >> i have no information to that effect. as to whether or not they're involved there. obviously, the situation in syria remains of grave concern. this is, you know, the cease-fire does not appear to be working, and annan himself has indicated concerns about whether or not parties are abiding by the cease-fire. we continue to -- to urge assad to step down. if -- there must be a change there. they've lost their legitimacy by a huge number of deaths that are taking place in syria. and, again, we are working with the international community to try to make sure we take all steps necessary to try to do what we can to implement the necessary political reforms to have as

why does aqap, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula as the yemeni group is known, present such a threatto the united states? you would think, um, okay, a couple of bomb plots targeted at airplanes, but are they focused on a local site? i mean, where do they come down? and why do we spend so much time worrying about them now? >> guest: well, especially by 2009 and then into 2010, um, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula was doing both. it was trying to expand its sanctuary in yemen in places where it had established some training camps in the mountains around the gulf of aden. and also it had some individuals like awlaki who were targeting, interested in targeting the united states. and who had some volunteers who were willing to do that. so that mixture was potentially concerning, especially if they could get people and inspire them to do it. >> host: so targeting was almost part of their recruiting process, too, for their overall organization? >> guest: oh, i think there's no question. and so, i mean, encouraging individuals like may jar hassan -- major hassan, the fort hood shooter, to -

susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: officials say al qaeda in the arabian peninsula also known as aqapailed in its attempt to take down an american-bound airliner because of a double agent. the would-be suicide bomber actually worked for the c.i.a. and saudi intelligence agencies. >> clearly this was an intelligence success. >> reporter: senator chambliss, a member of the senate intelligence committee said the planned attack is a reminder al qaeda remains committed to hurting america. >> the bad guys have to get it right only one time. this time our guys got it right again. >> reporter: the bomb was an improved version of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate over detroit on christmas day 2009. the new bomb had no metal parts making it likely it would have slipped through an airport metal detector. the f.b.i. is still examining the device. word of the bomb plot first surfaced on monday in a report by the associated press. now congressional leaders are calling for an investigation into who leaked the story and why. >> you can't have leaks. leaks can kill people. leaks can deter us

frankly, where is aqap? you had a terrorist group that had two very, very serious plots targeting the u.s. within the space of just about a year and then all of a sudden there was dead silence. i think some people thought after all the drone strikes that have taken place, after all the u.s. military activity, after all of the casualties aqap has suffered, this was the end. they were out of their capability to strike. this is a reminder that these guys are still in the business. even after the losses they've suffered, they're still an active threat not just to us abroad but right here within u.s. borders. >> so that brings in my next question. is yemen now the epicenter of terrorism, at least anti-american terrorism in the world? >> i hate to say this, but i think if you ask most terrorism experts a week ago, what country would most likely serve as the base for an operation target gts the united states, i think yemen would have been at the top of most people's list. and it is something of a foreign policy iss

it's all coming from what is described as the military wing of aqap which according to one source is,tfit designated to target the u.s. this deadly al qaeda wing includes multiple bomb makers and willing suicide bombers. one source telling cnn they are now working on several types of bombs that can be hidden in clothes, cameras and even inside animals. >> the talent of the organization is getting better. that is, they're much more capable of carrying out attacks. >> the obama administration says it's working closely with the yemenis. >> we are working very closely with the yemeni government and the intelligence and military forces to ensure that that growth of al qaeda in yemen can be blocked. >> reporter: but that only goes so far. u.s. intelligence is now trying to recruit other spies inside yemen, especially from tribes in the southern sector where aqap exerts extensive control. despite u.s. and yemeni efforts to attack aqap with stepped up drone strikes, al qaeda in yemen is on the rise since the failed 2009 underwear bomber attack. >> aqap at that time was about 200 to 300 member

but aqap's master bomb maker, ibrahim hassan al-asiri, who developed the new underwear bomb, may burrow deeper into hiding now that the existence of the source has been revealed. when we look back on this in a year what, are we going to see about this case and this source? >> if you stop plots without taking people out, the people will simply regenerate the plot. so the question is was this operation leak to the press too early for us to find the bomb maker? if he's still around in a year, that's going to be a critical question everybody is going to ask about. >> reporter: al-asiri is aware he is a target. he its among those training five to 10 new bomb makers. but the source, who came in from the cold, will find a warm place relocated with his family under a new identity. >> first he's going to get a paycheck you and i would want any david week as we we should. >> reporter: are we talking millions. >> we're talking millions. >> pelley: you know, john, mudd said the information has leaked. has that done damage to the ability of u.s. intelligence to penetrate al qaeda? >> it may have. if

why does aqap come al qaeda terrie in peninsula, present such a threat to the united states? you would think okay, a couple of bomb plots targeted at airplanes, but are they also focused on a local site? where do they come down and why do we spend so much time worrying about him? >> guest: especially by 2009, 2010, al qaeda and the arabian peninsula was doing both, trying to expand its sanctuary in yemen and places where it had established some training camps in the mountains around the gulf of aden. and also, it had some individuals like al-aulaqi coo were targeting come interested in targeting the united states and had some volunteers who were willing to do that. so that mixture was potentially concerning. especially if they could get people and in spite your them to do it. >> host: since the targeting was part of the recording process for the organization. >> guest: i think there is no question. so encouraging the individuals like major hassan, the fort hood shooter from this is a great propaganda victory for them because they could take someone who was an american soldier

there is a larger tribal operation called aqap. and the yemenis are dealing with them. there are -- i mean, i will say that, you know, they do represent a threat in yemen, and the yemenis are the ones that are pursuing the -- that tribe, aqap, and trying to make efforts to reduce their influence as well. but you know, they are a threat. no one -- no one in any way underestimates the fact that all of them represent a concern for the united states in terms of our national security. but i do believe that we are making effective progress at going after those specific targets that represent real threats to the united states. >> my apologies, can you just clarify one thing, sir? you talked about aqap just now as a tribe. and i want to make sure i didn't misunderstand you. you are talking about al-qaida in the arabian peninsula -- >> yeah. >> -- al-qaida in yemen, not a separate tribal organization? >> yeah, that's correct. that's correct. >> i would like to ask you, on syria, mr. chairman, to -- how do you assess the current situation in syria? as you may know, two suicide at

have experienced heavy losses recently --or aqap. >> how was the government likely to respond. >> the have responded already. they have a left commanders of the some security forces. the response will be force, like he told the yemenis. he has said the war against terror will continue the matter the sacrifices. that was their message. >> what does this mean for the new president of yemen? >> it is a big, big test. the people in yemen want to see who was running the country. many allege he is not in control. o members arecome fo holdoury bo kp 2013. wato cle. >>a tt heurea miildense a, an t r rd. ficials inran. clracits.nga th a situte sto time in ki --obds ssilie in the summit. discussis will be frank and open. meeting. leaders will discuss all options, even the controversial ones. >>as week's g-8 summit, hlae is support for eurobonds clear. germany rejected the idea.the gd burl leerlin would work with the -- said berlin wouldoorat >> we will stick toreenma betwen chancellor merkel and president hollande. we wl all strive to work together on this. >>radernyay not agree on eurobonds, b

>> i think the sense is, i know the sense is, aqap is the number one threat to your country. there are efforts to get at the bomb maker of this nonmetallic bomb that may be able to go through mag notom meters and the fact that the bomb was recovered intact was a substantial victory and impressive win for the sy. we have to devote our resources to end it could become error complicated. >> the information that leaked out. there are concerns on both sides of the aisle on your counter part in the house mike rogers was upset that it could disred the opportunities and could be a crime . is is what defense secretary leon panetta. >> you have to protect the people and the confidence and the classification and the covert nature of this coined of work. when these leaks take place, i can't tell you how much they damage our ability to pursue intelience efforts. >> what kind of investigation should be launched in to how the information was leaked? >> a big one. this was serious. the operation was closely held and sy, f.b.i. and homeland security and tsa. so a limited number of people knew

but say aqap, the al qaeda branch in yemen, was behind the operation. >> reporter: the aqap has been clearly determined to continue to pursue these attempted attacks. and we are going to do everything in our power to stop them, long before they get to an aircraft. >> reporter: officials say the device had all of the hallmarks of ibra ham alasiry, the mastermind behind the underwear bomb that failed over detroit in 2009, as well as the 2010 attempt to hide explosives in toner cartridges, shipped on cargo planes. >> reporter: the white house says president obama is pleased with the work of counter terrorism agents in foiling this plot. the cia had help from an informant and foreign intelligence services. >> reporter: on capitol hill, lawmakers got closed-door briefings on the operation. >> bomb analysts are going through it right now. to see exactly what this device is capable of. can it penetrate our detection systems and what we have to do to go out against it. >> reporter: officials describe this new device as an upgraded underwear bomb that did not contain any metallic parts. they

they say aqap was behind the investigation. >> the aqap has clearly been determined to pursue these attempted attacks. and we are going to do everything in our power to stop them, long before they get to an aircraft. >> reporter: officials say the device had all of the hallmarks of ibrahim alasiry, the mastermind behind the bomb that failed in detroit in 2009, as well as the 2010 attempt to hide explosives in toner cartridges, shipped in cargo planes. >> the white house says president obama is pleased with the work of counterterrorism to foil this plot. >> reporter: on capitol hill, lawmakers got closed-door briefings on the operation. >> the best defense against terrorism, is clearly intelligence. and it works. >> reporter: officials describe this new device as an upgraded underwear bomb that did not contain any metallic parts. they are trying to determine if it could have slipped through airport security, but also expressed confidence in current screening measures. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> white house officials say there is no evidence that this plot was to coincide with th

if aqap does not follow the news he remindedded abu bs.ir unable to hold afghanistan as islamic state in the face of u.s.-led invasion in two this one the chance of holding onto yemen are even slimmer. as bsair's ask senior leader to be dispatched to yemen for operational work this was politely denied citing security related reasons even though bin laden was planning to dispatch someone to the region the fact that aqap continues to attack the yemeni police the that leader of aqap did not relief the letter or if he did it displeased him and he decided to ignore its directives. my personal favorite is the ttp, the pakistani taliban. the few scattered references in which bin laden mentioned the group are far from flattering. he was not informed by the way of the group's planned bombing of times square by shahzad in may 2010 and was al paul by shahzad's conduct in his trial which bin laden was following in the news. i beg your indulgence because this is a very new quotation from the letter which i will relay to you. this is a letter from bin l

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. >> the aqap has shown to continue to look at these plots. we're going to do everything in our power to try to do this. >> a little chilly that somebody could do something like that. >> reporter: even though this time it was a false alarm. the big concern is that surgically implanted bombs can be really hard to detect by airport security, especially overseas where airports don't see those body scanners. >>> animal activists activists are trying to protect pit bulls. opponents of the ruling have already gathered thousands of signatures. they hope lawmakers will take up the issue when they return to annapolis next year. >>> tonight a victory for a group of pit bulls rescued from a baltimore county dog fighting incident. after two years being held as police evidence, most of the dogs known as the pit six are ready for adoption. kai jackson explains how the abused dogs were brought back from the brink. >> reporter: the baltimore humane society wants them in good homes. they were all abused pit bulls, relegated to a life of fighting, torture and p

have experienced heavy losses recently --or aqap. >> how was the government likely to respond. >> the have responded already. they have a left commanders of the some security forces. the response will be force, like he told the yemenis. he has said the war against terror will continue the matter the sacrifices. that was their message. >> what does this mean for the new president of yemen? >> it is a big, big test. the people in yemen want to see who was running the country. many allege he is not in control. the time has come for them to show you can hold country together. >> lesley in yemen, thank you. >> u.s. president barack obama says afghanistan is on track to customers on its ability for their own security by the middle of next year. speaking at a nato summit, obama said alliance troops would leave as planned by the end of 2014. >> not all nato members are happy with that schedule. the new french government is vowing to pull troops earlier. >> keep nato capable. >> nato and the partner nations formally agreed afghan forces would take control from mid- 2013. nato troops will remai

. >> reporter: penetrating an organization like aqap is extraordinary difficult. it means finding someone they know and trust and getting them to turn. few know more than aqap than ali soufan. >> most of these individuals are brainwashed into believing that their concept of jihad is basically their earthy dimension in believing in god. there is that ideological drive they have, religious drive they have. >> reporter: the newest bomb is said to be a redesign of the underwear bomb, the one that failed to blow up in a flight over detroit on christmas day 2009. had it worked, it would have looked like this. >> our team has to get it right every time. the bad guys have to get it right only one time. this time our guys got it right again. >> reporter: the latest design is said to have an improved detonation system, created by ibrahim al asiri, aqap's explosive experts. what do his bombs tell another explosives expert? >> he has the assets, the intent and he has no conscience. >> reporter: does he have talent? >> yes, he has talent. and he's good at it. >> with us now fr

and the leak, i think, has to be prosecuted. >> aqap, she says al-qaeda and the arabian pens. and we've learned that an investigation is being done. and feinstein saying she hopes criminal charges will go all the way to the justice department. that bomb plot, you may remember, was hatched by affiliate in yemen and in an effort to dismantle that group, a visit by the top white house official. deputy national security advisor, brennan promising to continue supporting yemen with military trainers and financial aid. al-qaeda militants have a strong hold in remote parts of yemen and controlled shadow government in some tribal areas there. the potential for peace in afghanistan achfter a decade of war, one gun opening fire on a kabul street. killing a member of the peace council and the victim had key ties to the taliban and afghan government and was actively trying to bring both sides to the negotiating table and his death could have a big on international efforts. and what does it mean for the united states going forward? connell powell on the ground from afghanistan's capital cit

. >> aqap has attempted several attacks on the u.s. including the attempted bombing of u.s.d cargo planes in 2010. >> reporter: even as the fbi takes apart this new and improved bomb. there are no immediate plans to change airport security screening. at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz. >> he will be relocated with his family and according to cbs news will be rewarded with a payment worth millions. >>> a moving tribute to a state trooper who made the ultimate sacrifice. families today remembered state troopers who died in the line of duty. troopers sean chamber is name was added to the memorial. >>> there is closure tonight for the family of two young students who died after their tug boat was plowed. the lawsuit ends with a multi million dollar settlement. kai jackson has more on the agreement and emotional words from the victim's families. >> reporter: it's a painful day for the families of the two people who died and for the survivors. . this video recently released shows what happened. the tug boat was hit and sunk. on wednesday a $17 million settlement was reached

such a concern for the u.s., because even though al qaeda central has suffered tremendous losses, aqap as it's known continues to try to do these type of attacks. you mentioned the 2009 attack, the underwear bomber, and then the cargo attempt in 2010, this is another example. this is three in the past four years. this remains an ongoing concern for us. >> the reverend al sharpton is on politics nation. >>> speaking of politics, after weeks of negotiation, including an hour-long face-to-face meeting last week, mitt romney has finally received the endorsement of his former top rivalries, rick santorum. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. all the latest from the campaign trail. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. final word from rick santorum, i'm backing mitt romney. it came in a late-night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party's nominee. the two did meet last week for a final meeting before this endorsement. all of this after santorum had called romney the worst republican in the country. meantime, romn

petn is the choice they used over and over and aqap, and there won't be much deviation. the underwear bomber, no metal involved. if have you it in a plastic ziploc bag and something and trying to light it with a match, there won't be a metallic object with that and there is a difference between an underwear bomber or external will i carried as opposed to what we heard about body bombs and trying to put did into a body cavity. it is a different thing and i don't know what kind of container it would be in prior to it going into somebody's cavity, and the only other concern i have in the whole plot, everyone is cheering the success so far but yet we don't have someone in custody. the question that i have is how much intelligence do we have about who made it, where did it come from, who was going to carry it, what airplane or group of airplanes may have have gone to later. we don't have a lot of details. we just have the material and it is often easy enough to obtain or intercept, and i think if you're enter ikt didding an explosive device does it give you enough information

aqap is the al-qaeda affiliate in yemen. >> aqap has attempted several attacks on the united states including failed christmas day airline bombing in 2009. and the attempted bomb of u.s. bound cargo planes in 2010. and of course, we are currently in the bureau are currently exploiting an ied, which is similar to devices used by aqap in the past. >> worth noting that director mueller was just in yemen last month meeting with the president of yemen there. beyond those remarks really by director mueller, the committee has focused largely other issues. outside this committee though, you will note the focus is very much squarely on what is happening in the latest, specifically bipartisan anger and serious concerns by members of both sides of the aisle. they're calling it a devastating leak to the media. top members like the chairman of the house homeland security committee, peter king, mike rodgers, voicing serious concern this information was leaked to the media prematurely calling for a full investigation and trying to get down to the bottom of how this information got and and their focus, rodge

i think we need to look no further than the recent aqap bomb plot to know that the threat is still out there, as you said. it's very real, and there is no question that they will attack this country if they can. for the benefit of members and so that the american people can hear directly from you about this intelligence collection activity, can you please explain the need to reauthorize title seven of the foreign intelligence surveillance act? >> if we learn one thing in september 11th and one thing only, it was the need to share intelligence and gather intelligence to identify persons who would kill american citizens whether it be here domestically or overseas. the shock of september 11th in part was attributable to the fact these were individuals outside of the united states who were radicalized, who plotted, who then undertook the attack in the united states. we cannot wait until the attackers are on the shores of the united states to preempt plots such as the plot that was preemped last week. we cannot wait until the person gets on the plane and over u.s. territory in order to try

and we believe that that's a reflection of our shared commitment to thwart aqap and its attempts to attack not just yemen es. but americans and u.s. and partners allies. >> if missions do fall under that training and advising set that american trainers are working under over there, is that -- do you see that that is where things are going to stop? is there a possibility that mission could expand beyond just helping out with targeting operations? >> it's a fair question. i would offer that i guess in the realm of the hypothetical. again, our focus is on train, advise, assist. and on deepening our cooperation with yemen. we're committed to that. coming back around. yes. >> when secretary panetta visits south korea next week, the secretary discussing on the north korean nuclear issues? >> i don't have the talking points in front of me but i can assure you any time the secretary of defense goes to the republic of korea, the issue of north korea arises. and the secretary has made it clear we have an unwaving commitment to the security of the republic of korea and that -- and he's made it clear

department of justice pursuant to the aqap bomb retrieval? and the leak? >> i'm not certain, you describe a crimes report. there has been -- i know, discussion between ourselves and other agencies as the necessity for an investigation on the leak and as i have said, we have initiated an investigation. in terms of reporting, we, as i think has been indicted, had the responsibility of exploding the ied device and whatever reporting has come out of that has gone to not only the department of justice but other agencies. >> you have a counterterrorism special agent working out of los angeles that has been missing for five days now. >> yes. >> what can you tell us about that? >> we are still searching for that individual. we've made, met his wife yesterday, and the office has had widely publicized the fact he's missing. there have been searches made in the areas where this agent would aurch run or hike. we're still searching. >> thank you. on sunday, hank crumpton, who you probably know, the former head of the cia's national resources division, was interviewed o

aqap receiving charitable donations in yemen. hezbollah's drug and criminal activities. aqa m's link to drug trafficking and kidnapping with al shabab and kidnapping for ransom and extortion. hezbollah facilitators were particularly savvy in skirting u.s. restrictions on terrorist financing and have been charged in a number of high-profile criminal schemes. as a former united states attorney in philadelphia, i initiated investigations into hezbollah's fund-raising activities that included attempts to transport stolen laptop computers, passports, and sony playstation systems. a separate intricate hezbollah scheme shows the interconnectedness of these networks where a lebanese bank launlderred money from colombian drug cartels and mixed it with proceeds from used car sales that were bought in the united states and then sold in africa. the cash was then moved back into lebanon and poured into hezboll hezbollah's coffers. clearly, these groups are highly innovative and motivated and we must be up to the challenge. terrorist groups and state sponsors of terrorism turning to c

i had a question for the secretary, regarding aqap bomb plot. wonder what measures, the tsa and federal marshals will be taking in response to this. also in the department's communications with the public, yesterday, your spokesman said that, we have no specific credible information regarding an act or terrorist plot against the united states at this time. and also, comments by, by white house counterterrorism adviser john brennan when clearly there was a device that has been deemed to be a viable ied that was intercepted by the cia. how the administration can make these -- these assertions that there is no credible plot. >> no specific credible plot tied to the anniversary of bin laden's death. so, that was, and is an accurate statement. and was accurate when made. the key point its that we will be taking all appropriate measures now that the plot has become public to make sure aviation and traveling public remain safe. we will be working with airlines. we will be working with foreign nations. remember, the tsa doesn't do passenger screening in