in addition to abdulmutallab, faisal shahzad, the attempted times square bomber, ahmad gilani, a conspirator in the embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania and three individuals who plotted an attack against jfk airport in 2007 have also recently begun serving life sent sentences, and convictions have been obtained in homegrown extremists as well. daniel boyd pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure persons abroad and u.s. citizen and illinois resident michael finten pleaded guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his efforts to detonate a truck bomb outside a federal courthouse. i could go on. which is why the calls that i've heard to ban the use of civilian courts in prosecutions of terrorism-related activity are so baffling. and ultimately they are so dangerous. these calls ignore reality. and if heeded, they would significantly weaken, in fact, they would cripple our ability to incapacitate and to punish those who attempt to do us harm. simply put, since 9/11 hundreds of ind

what he says is it's actually illegitimate to uz faisal shahzad because he was an american citizen who is worried about the rules of engagement, talking about the need to do this with honor and to restore the image of al qaeda, which is fascinating. people need to remember, they care about their legitimacy. until his dying day, he wanted to restore their name and brand. >> when you say he was worried about feisal shahzad pledging his allegiance to united states, does that mean osama bin laden did not feel even if someone pledged their allegiance to al qaeda, it would ultimately trump anything else? that's very telling. >> it is very telling. his point is if someone pledges an oath, they're given their word to defend america. if that's the case, they're no longer eligible for an operation. now, this doesn't mesh with what the organization is doing at large because we know as al aki out of yemen they have recruited americans and want to insert them. it's a reflection of bin laden, again, trying to control the movement, the discipline of the movement with everybody else just trying to fin

terrorist group or whether he's part of a larger plot in the same vein as madgey beautiful sassy or faisal shahzadeported to be a self-proclaimed member of the al-qaeda branch in france. this translates as the knights of glory, and their goal is to establish islamic law in western societies. most concerning to u.s. officials are the suspect's choice of targets, the jewish school, and the french military. those three french paratroopers were shot at point-blank training on march 11th and 15th. this is seen as the leading edge of the home grown plots in the u.s. and also france. as a final point, officials say the attacks in france are in line with the ideology of inspire magazine. this was created by al-qaeda in yemen for western recruits that calls on jihadists to kill using handguns. and while there's no link established at this time, officials confirm it is actively being investigated. jon: let's hope they get this guy. catherine herridge, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. jenna: well, back to some politics now. new fallout from a major political victory. jeb bush endorsing mitt romney aft