whether or not under all shari'a is actually just a crude sort of front for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has become irrelevant because the political ideas of entourage shari'a very conservative islamic ideas shari'a law imposed with with violence on a population has brought law and order and has gained support of tribal leaders who are quite simply fed up with u.s. airstrikes in the u.s. support for the the sollie kapok prosy and all the brutality that comes with a break in here for a second to right because you're talking about sol a who wants to send a message to the obama administration to us that we can't do this without him but do you also think that those u.s. trained forces are taking advantage of the u.s. has only come from higher up and is also work on a lower level that they were right about this in your piece that this is perhaps a cash cow that they're exploiting this and letting the situation get worse on purpose. right i mean well let's let's remember too that it was under president bush's. you know time in power that the united states began funding arming and training thes

. >> now dead, then the leading figure in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he had called on western muslims to attack their home countries. >> although some of the men had heeded his message and chosen a target, they hadn't actually made a bomb. but they were intent on bricking terror and fear back to the u.k. they will be sentenced next week. june kelly, "bbc news." >> criminal gangs are linked to some british and irish families have been abducting british men, forcing them to work as slaves. our correspondent reports from sweden. >> this is the harbor, a key gateway to southern sweden. i am here to meet a british man who arrived in the country on a similarry icy day. >> there were piles of snow on the ground. it was cold, foggy and windy. >> he has asked not to be identified for his safety. they were promised good pay. in reality they were forced to work like slaves. for their bosses, sweden represented rich pickings. >> they had heard from relatives that this part of the world was an easy place to make a lot of money quickly. >> the three british men live

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula operating in yemen has attended several attacks on the united states, including the failed christmas day airline bombing in 2009 and the attempted bombing of u.s.-bound cargo planes in october 2010. most recently, we have a growing concern about the threat from homegrown violent extremists. these individuals have no typical profile. their experiences and motives are often distinct, but they are increasingly savvy and willing to act alone, which makes them difficult to find and stop. in 2009, smadi was a 19-year-old jordanian citizen living in texas, and although he espoused loyal to -- loyalty to al qaeda and some of the modern, he was not affiliated with any groups that would become terrorists. he had become radicalized on his own on the internet. when he expressed clear interest in attacking a dallas skyscraper, the fbi used undercover agents to set up a sting, and three agents who spoke arabic began talking with him, first online and later in prison. he believed he had found an al qaeda sleeper sell to assist him. after months of planning, he parked

that the premiere terrorist threat to the united states, externally, comes from al qaeda in the arabian peninsulahich is this group inside of yemen. and so the united states was very slow to call for the departure of ali abdullah saleh. eventually the obama administration said he did need to step down, but let's remember, saleh's military is back trained by the united states, particularly the guard forces and the counterterrorism forces. at a time the brutality was being released on nonviolent protesters, john brennan and other officials were saying, our relationship with saleh has never been better. when the counterterrorism unit started turning on their own people, the ones funded and trained by the u.s., the obama administration smartly pulled out those trainers. but the reality is that u.s. counterterrorism obsession with yemen trumped concern for human rights. >> that's not true. >> well, it is true. >> it's not true. i mean, it is certainly true we were -- everything you say about we were training, we were working closely with saleh, but if we go back, you will see pretty soon after the dem

. >> from the terrorist group, al qaeda, and the arabian peninsula. >> the last two serious attemptse and both involved the same expert bomb maker, and both involved the same powerful and incredibly hard to detect explosive petn. >> he knows al qaeda's bombers well. >> we're talking about a new generation of very skillful builders. >> if we don't put in place comprehensive safe guards internationally, we should expect on a yearly basis they will try to find some way of using a passenger plane as a way to attack us. >> master bomb maker ib raama l.a. sira is imaginative and ruthless. in this al qaeda video the man in the red is his brother abdul l.a. h. they are saying their last goodbyes because he is departing on a suicide mission. inside his body is a bomb made by his brother. this is the aftermath of that mission, abdul l.a. h dead, his target a powerful saudi prince, muhammed ben naif with close ties to the white house injured. >> the jet with nearly 300 people on it and passengers told us they saw a flash, flames, and smoke. >> according to u.s. authorities, alisira is behind ev

. >> from the terrorist group, al qaeda, and the arabian peninsula.t terror to the united states both began here, and both involved the same expert bombmaker, and both involved the same powerful and incredibly hard to detect explosive petn. mustafa aloni knows al qaeda's bombers well. >> we're talking about a new generation of very skillful builders. and very committed people. >> if we don't put in place comprehensive safeguards internationally, we should expect that on a yearly basis they will try to find some way of using a passenger plane as a way to attack us. >> master bombmaker, ibrahim al asiri, is both imaginative and ruthless. in this al qaeda video the man in the red is his brother abdula and the brothers are saying their last goodbyes because abdullah is departing on a suicide mission. inside his body is a bomb made by his brother. this is the aftermath of that mission. abdullah dead, his target, a powerful saudi prince, muhammed ben naif who has close ties to the white house injured. >> this is cnn, breaking news. >> a jet with nearly 300

. >> from the terrorist group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula.port terror to the united states both began here, and both involved the same expert bomb maker, and both involved the same powerful and incredibly hard-to-detect explosive, petn. mustafa alani knows the plans well. >> if we don't put in place international safeguards, we should expect on a yearly basis, they will try to find some ways of using a passenger plane as a way to attack us. >> master bomb maker, ibrahim al asiri, a 29-year-old saudi, is both imaginative and ruthless. in this al qaeda video, the man wearing a red kafir is his brother, abdullah. the brothers are saying their last good-byes, because abdullah is departing on a suicide mission. in his body is a bomb made by his brother. this is the aftermath of that mission. abdullah dead, his target, a powerful saudi prince, mohammad bineff, who has close ties to the white house, injured. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> a jet with nearly 300 people on it. passengers told us they saw a flash, flames, and then smoke. >> according

that caused a situation where al qaeda in arabian peninsula, they are limited to the failed underwearis that these tribes that did not have a love for al qaeda are starting to say, we share an agenda with them and the u.s. counter terrorism is unpopular. the u.s. backed this corrupt ruthless dictator. he is at the ritz carlton hotel right now. the counter terrorism policy is backfiring in an extraordinary way and fulfilling the words of the al qaeda guys, that is what i heard from people, why is the u.s. bombing and why are they hitting simpcivilians? >> the funding of the counter terror movement is biting us, it's counter intu active at the end of the day. >> why do they hit civilians? did you get a answer? >> it cuts to the heart. it's happening regularly in pakistan, the u.s. intelligence relies often times on human intel on the ground. my understanding from the people in the intelligence community and some people are very upset about this. you need three human intelligence reports to put somebody on a kill list, if you have someone with tribal grudges they can do death by american

. >> reporter: treasures from the desert of the arabian peninsula, staring eyes, statues, sculpted in what is saudi arabia 2,500 years ago. a glimpse into the heritage of a country known for its oil, not its archaeology. now on a tour of western capitals. >> it is not intended to change the image of saudi arabia, in terms of political image, it's to introduce, open a new window to the dimension of heritage of saudi arabia, that is not really known. >> reporter: we visit just hours before the show is due to open in berlin. there's still plenty to be done. curator admits he and most scholars of islamic art know next to nothing about the saudi heritage, primarily because the saudis themselves were not interested. >> a fume people from the museum are pushing forward for not only the archaeology of the past but as well of the heritage management of the building, traditional buildings that are scattered around saudi arabia which were subject as well to the -- not knowing of ignorance of people but also modernization. >> reporter: jewel othe exhibition is the door to the kava, touched by mil

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula are a cause for concern, it because it creates a sanctuary for external operations. my question is what is the intelligence community's assessment of their territorial gains in southern yemen, and has it provided training for external operations? >> we are concerned about that, particular because of the fact that it could provide a haven for training facilities. we are monitoring that very carefully and also watching -- it is interesting when a terrorist group like al qaeda all of a sudden has municipal responsibilities and how they deal with that, whether that will be a distraction to their foreign plotting. aqap is probably the organization we are most concerned about regarding potential threats to europe and the homeland. >>we have good cooperation with the yemeni intelligence and security organizations, and hopefully that will be sustained even as the government transitions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you gentlemen. >> thank you very much, senator hagan. senator corning? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i just have a few questions i want to ask you

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula another organization have sustained important losses. having said that, the threat of terrorism remains significant and we must sustain the campaign and maintain the pressure on al qaeda and its affiliates and other violent extremist organizations wherever they may be. beyond that, i concur with director clapper that there has been continued important progress in the organizational aspects of the war on terror, the counter terrorist campaign has benefited enormously from the continued efforts to better integrate intelligence, for the various elements of the community to work together more effectively, and even within individual agencies to further the progress in the integration of efforts between the cia operators as well as analysts in bringing together all of the different components of our organization and the rest of the intelligence community, say in the counter-terrorism center and others we have as well. >> general burgess'? >> the phrase appears like to identify myself with the remarks of those who have gone before me. as a plan

. >> officials are worried that it might deepen its cooperation with al qaeda in the arabian peninsulamember that's the and the plot to send bombs on cargo planes bound for the u.s. in 2010, both of those plots, of course were foiled, about you that group does have some dangerous capability. >> brian todd, thank you. >>> happening now, rick santorum is not backing down from a startling comment that he made that his critics say insulted women. wait until you hear what the republican presidential candidate is now saying about women serving in combat. also my full interview with rick santorum. that's straight ahead. >>> plus venting frustration over endless carnage at the hands of the syrian government. this hour robert ford shares inside information about the brutal crackdown. >>> and team obama releases the campaign's play list with the musical choices rock voters or surprise them? >>> well to well cub our views. rick santorum could potentially be hurting his chances. heads's under greater scrutiny after the three contest sweep on tuesday. a remark he made right here on cnn about women

this mammoth indoor ski facility called ski dubai on the arabian peninsula.se, touch them and swim with them. >> the whole objective of the program is to raise awareness about those wonderful creature and about the environment and what people should do and what they shouldn't do about the penguins and the environment. >> the new arrivals will live in climate controlled cool and be pampered like shakes. they won't have to hunt for fish. a staff of 13 people, part minders, part butlers, will serve them restaurant quality dishes. vets will see them every two weeks. there's not a predatory seal in sight. still, some animal rights critics complain, this exhibit distort the true penguin experience in the wild. both for the birds and their visitors. >> these are ice animals and climate change and other issues impact them. does it educate people about the plight of these animals. if it's not educating and just entertainment, there is a concern about that. >> but exhibit organizers compare penguins to animal ambassadors, which will now represent their species and flau

yes you'll have tactical attacks on the ground, by al-qaeda on the arabian peninsula, but the big picture is we are winning the war against al-qaeda, bin laden and al-qaeda is in decline. yuen jen but al-qaeda is a known entity, right? we know about al-qaeda. the question is more about the unknown. iran has an state sponsor of terror since 19 # nine, according to our country, so despite the inspectors that might go in over the weekend, despite the fact that iran maybe someday benefits -- abandons its nuclear program, will it ever stop being a state sponsor of terror? >> again, nation states form relationships with nonstate actors as a matter of convenience. if they settle up their issues then they won't have any use for them. that's the path, that's what we see historically is the case. and again, most states prefer, if they k. to use their own operatives and not to depend on third parties that are often unreliable. it's much more likely than unlikely, if there are associated -- negotiated settlements, they don't need them, and that's a positive. you can't ignore the trendline, al-qaeda h

government, at least from his opinion, because he gave up information about al-qaida in the arabian peninsula. >> he did provide some information to the government, and typically when a person provide some information they receive a benefit, so to speak for the bargain. and in this particular case, obviously he has received absolutely zero benefit. >> reporter: now the other argument is that he was incompetent. he did indeed intend to kill nearly 300 people on board that christmas day flight in 2009 but he couldn't get his act together. it's going to be a tough legal rode to travel particularly because the government is asking for five life sentences. the real surprise would be if he got anything less than life without parole, jenna. jenna: 289 counts of attempted murder. has he shown any signs of remorse, any indication that he's sorry for what he tried to do? >> reporter: no, he has not. he is absolutely dedicated to the gentleman had. you can even look in the court documents after anwar al-awlaki his spiritual guider was killed by a u.s. strike he became more dedicated to the gentleman had

have learned in recent weeks that abdulmutallab did give up information about al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and lakshmi narayanan al-awlaki and he did cooperate with the government. martha. martha: once sentenced where is he expected to do his time? >> reporter: it is anticipated he will be sent to the supermax facility in florence colorado. he will be in company as notable as sack rye was moussaoui. they won't have contact wit each other. 23 hours a day solitary confinement. martha. martha: thanks very much. what a story to look back on. mike, in detroit for us. bill: those are some of the stories we're watching. still to come here in "america's newsroom" is this, a hidden danger in some types of baby formula. what is inside that bottle that could pose a serious health risk to your child. we'll tell you what that is in a moment. martha: as friends and family prepare to say their final good-bye to whitney houston police now want to see the legendary singer's medical records. what they are now looking for in there. that's next. bill: also one state closer to putting an armed militia on the b

we must keep up with events in yemen, where al qaeda in the arabian peninsula still plotting to kill americans and disrupt our way of life. even with the death of the charismatic al qaeda leader who inspired people to kill americans, we still have more work to do. our intelligence community must have global reach and not have the capability to address a ever-changing variety of threats, including iran. iran is a definite threat to world peace. they're trying to create nuclear weapon that could destabilize the entire region and threatens national security. s iran has become more brazen in their recent actions. their recent actions cross the line of state-sponsored terrorism and that's why iran cannot be trusted and should not be allowed to critical weapon. a nuclear-capable iran threatens our safety as well as the safety of israel and the rest of the middle east. the united states and the rest of the world must prevent them from creating a nuclear weapon. i agree with the secretary of defense, leon panetta, when he talks about iran. he said there are no options that are off the table

we must also continue to keep up with events in yemen where al qaeda and the arabian peninsula is to plotting to kill americans, and disrupt our way of life. even with the death of anwar al-awlaki, a charismatic al qaeda leader who inspired people to murder americans with hate filled media messages, we still have more work to do. our intelligence community must have global reach, remain agile and have the capability to address a variety of ever-changing threats, including iran. iran is a definite threat to world peace. iran is going to great a nuclear weapon that could destabilize the entire region and threaten american national security. iran has become more brazen in their recent actions against our nation. without any regard for american casualties crosses the line of state-sponsored terrorism. that is why iran cannot be trusted, it should not be allowed to create a nuclear weapons or a nuclear-capable iran threatens our safety as well as the safety of israel and the rest of the middle east. the united states and the rest of the work must prevent iran from creating a nuclear weapo