campaign against the global jihadist movement as director clamper's opening statement called it had a number of notable exception -- these successes struck major blows to al qaeda senior leadership into one of its most active affiliates. as a result of these operations, and sustained pressure in pakistan, yemen, somalia and north africa, al qaeda and it's affiliates are showi ining stre. we would be interested in the committee's -- whether it signals an increased threat to the united states and our interests from somalia. sued presidential study director tim which identifies the prevention of mass acrossities and genocide as a core national security interest and moral responsibility of the united states. i'm pleased to see director clamper has included in his testimony a instruction of the importance of the prevention of mass atrocities and the immediate for the intelligence community to report on these incidents rapidly so as to inform policy makers of these deeply concerning events. over the past year, the international community has acted to prevent a mass atrocity in libya, but we

. >> boko haram is a jihadist movement that has the same ideology as al-qaeda, taliban, al-shabab. what they want to do is establish an emirate in the northern part of nigeria and declare emirate across nigeria. >> it is split. boko haram wants to see the laws more strictly enforced. the groups radical theology has little traction in the south. >> founded in 2002, boko haram has attacked their homes, churches and killing scores of believers. bishop ransom is a prompt leader and received several death threats. most recent came from boko haram. warning of an impending attack. >> security of the state. >> one of the largest mosques, a recent friday noon gathering to urge followers to remain calm and seek peace. the imam refused to directly criticize the actions by boko haram. book has distributed leaflets not to criticize their actions. >> i don't know who the people are, i can't judge them. i can't tell you if boko haram is a muslim group or not. >> one thousand people in 160 attacks since july of 2009. the january 20th incident were far more complex and coordinated than anything lin

officers of our city and utilized in the training of our police officers that talk about the third jihadist. there are things that i think have gone, askew, i am wondering how we have the conversation about civil liberties and civil rights. i hope me raising this with you today is an indicator to you that there needs to be some discussions, some very serious discussions. we are new yorkers, a town of diversity. and to the extent where our police department has become so empowered that civil liberties become something that is secondary, then our nations beginning to decline. i wanted to raise that with you and hope that you look into that, madam secretary but my question is, when you testified before this committee at the beginning of this congress, you testified that the threat level was at the most heightened state since 9/11, your testimony was quoted for the basis of many meetings. a recent report issued by the try ankle center said that certains about a potential wave of home grown terrorism has not materialized over the lasts two years and terrorists incidents have declined. do we rema

military burned qurans, reportedly this an effort to stop detainees in afghanistan from passing jihadist messages together inside of islam's holy book. the burnings happened a week ago. within days our president apologized, but this is turning into a major incident. here's what's happened over the last few days. two u.s. servicemen were killed on thursday. then on saturday an attacker shot to death two more u.s. service members execution style inside a heavily-guarded ministry build anything kabul. yesterday seven u.s. military trainers were injured after a grenade attack at their base in northern afghanistan. day nine, afghan -- today nine afghan citizens killed, the taliban claiming responsibility for that one saying it is revenge for the quran burning. now, the first u.s. troops were reportedly murdered by afghan army members. we trained these guys. joining me now with more is conor powell streaming live from kabul. connor? >> reporter: megyn, afghanistan is always a violent place, but the burning of qurans by u.s. soldiers last week set off a wave of violence unprecedented here. it's

so you have either people recruited by al qaeda in the country or you have self radicalized jihadists reporter: the fbi said today what it said last september when it arrested a man who plotted with undercover agents to fly planes into the pentagon. the fbi said the public was never at risk. the investigation did not end today with the arrest. it continued well into the evening. ken molestina is in the suspect's neighborhood now and joins us with that. >> reporter: gary, this is the 1600-block of south randolph street in arlington. this is the second place where fbi agents executed a search warrant earlier today. they also executed a search warrant out in alexandria where the suspect lived. now, they're being very tight lipped about what, if anything, they found here. but tonight an anti-terrorism investigator is chiming in. >> they monitored all of his communications and then they went in to recover computer files and look for any other fingerprints or any other identifying information. >> reporter: larry johnson is talking about what federal agents may have been looking for when the

of our city and utilized in the training of -- of our police officers that talk about the third jihadist. there have been some thinks that i think have just gone askew. and i'm just wondering what role it is in the partnership, in the collaboration, that we have the conversation about civil liberties and civil rights. and i hope that me raising this with you today is an indicator to you that there needs to be some discussions. there need to be some very serious discussions. we're new yorkers. a town of diversity. and to the extent where our police department has become so empowered that civil liberties become something that is secondary, then our nation is beginning to decline. i just wanted to share that with you and hope that you will look into that, madam secretary. but my -- my final -- my question, actually, is that when you testified between -- before this committee at the beginning of this congress, you testified that the threat level was at the most heightened state since 9/11. your testimony was often quoted by members of this committee as a basis for many hearings on radicaliza

it's islamists, jihadists. it can be internationally based or homeground. it requires us in the terrorism prevention area to be looking at all of the known threats all of the time. >> and looking closely at behavioral characteristics? i know that intelligence looks at many factors in the war against terror. >> we are looking at techniques, for behaviors, for tactics. early warning signs, anything that with r will enable us to prevent a terrorism act from being completed. >> thank you for that. some of us agreed with that approach and i want to be clear that our budget framed in that way as well. i'm not asking you this question but i do know that having set through a hearing on fast and furious with the attorney general and one being held in the oversight committee i would refer my colleague to the testimony he gave in both of those committees and a fast and furious report. i want to go to the transportation security administration and i know that through the faa bill that a -- i won't even say a compromise was made but what i think is a provision that real

that we salafi jihadists so the foreign interference is already there now this is a super shadow war build with the civil war which the only people who will lose you know this are this so-called syrian people that once in a while our muster pieces of the democracy or mediocrities like coming on suckers in research of. asia times correspondent have asked about talking to us from bangkok that. have his held a referendum on whether russian should become the country's second official language authorities claim it threatens national integrity despite russians making up a third of the population and as an axiom fifty reports this fight is just the first step to ending decades long discrimination. valente from a lot of the russian minority says his country's government has gone too far having lived in lot of all his life it was only recently that he managed to exchange a temporary residence permit to a full passport but now this father of three faces another hurdle for his family this time and that his children and their education. in the russian school schools sixty percent of the lessons

that would sell off the jihadists so the foreign interference is already there active and it's going to be much more hardcore from not want because the arabs in the g.c.c. who controlled the arab league nowadays the six person gold monarchist they are already on the record saying that yes we're going to be arming them more and more but with russia and china trying to mediate a conflict calling both sides for dialogue nato and arab states create friends of syria group what are they really trying to achieve by doing that. look if we trends like these look at the loose the threats washington. britain and france former colonial powers who actually divide the middle east among themselves including that the vision of syria itself this is this cancer that started a century ago it's still plaster and and festering in the whole region and this is the responsibility of the brits and the french hundred years ago did turkish government ok former ultimate empire with some of dreams of neo ultimate in this as well and the persian gulf monarchies dills beacons of democracy in the persian gulf who a

that we salafi jihadists so therefore if there is already there now this is a souped up shadow war build with the civil war which the only people who will lose in all this are this so-called syrian people that once in a while. muster pieces of the democracy or mediocrities like cover and suckers you refer to as the times correspondent pepe escobar talking to us from bangkok there. latvia a set to decide whether russian ship become the country's second official language of artists claim and friends national integrity despite russians making up a third of the population and as alexander shamsi reports this referendum as just the first step to ending decades long discrimination. lady from russian minority says his country's government has gone too far having lived in law to be all his life it was only recently that he managed to exchange a temporary residence permit to a passport but now this father of three faces another hurdle for his family this time and that his children and their education was a pass through legislation school schools sixty percent of the lessons must be taught in latv

interesting comment is no talking there about the notorious preacher abu qatada are self professed jihadist and terrorist he says can't be extradited from britain yet a suspected shipping organize a congress that tell us about the justice system i don't know that it's fair to compare it to cases like that each case stands on its own on its own the us government was under a duty to the stablish. that mr chapman was involved in the criminal activity that there was some reasonable suspicion for doing so the court in the u.k. found. that to be the case and therefore was was subjected him to the extradition i don't know that it's fair to say that the prime minister is under some sort of a duty to to to enforce his rights there's a judicial process mr tappan availed himself of the judicial process and lost with regard to the other cases a completely different set of facts. and it would stand on its own as well as my now international expeditions lawyer and senior principle that associates thanks ever so much for your thoughts it's a pleasure thank you it's coming up now to twenty five minutes pas

it's islamist, jihadist. it can be based on other ideologies. it can be internationally based. it can be home-grown. so it requires those of us that are in the terrorism prevention area to be looking at all of the known threats, all of the time. >> and looking closely at behavioral characteristics. i know that intelligence looks at many factors in our war, against terrorist acts? >> we are looking for technique. we're looking for behaviors. we're looking for tactics. early warning signs. anything that will enable us to prevent a terrorist act from being completed. >> and i will not ask you -- thank you very much for that. some of us agree with that approach, and i jut wanted to be clear that our budget frame in that way is well. i'm not asking you this question but i do know having sat through a hearing on fast and furious with the attorney general and one being held in the oversight committee, i would prefer my colleagues to the testimony that he gave in both those committees along with the various, a very astute report on fast and furious that would be helpful to the question

what you have is people recruited within the country or you have self radicalized jihadists under thenot connected to al qaeda. today fbi agents removed hundreds of shoe boxes from a house where he pet with under cover operative autos as promised governor chris christie vetoed a same-sex marriage bill. the bill delivered to his desk this morning after the garden state legislature passed it yesterday. he opposes gay marriage but believes the public should decide this issue not the politicians. >> whether or not to treed the -- redefine hundreds of years of society and religious traditions should not be decided by 121 people in the state house in trenton. >> tonight another state is on the verge of approving same-sex marriage. maryland house of delegates passed the gay marriage bill. the governor has said he will sign it. if enacted it would become the age state to legalize same-sex marriage. >> president obama wrapped up the california less leg of his campaign swing today because his mostor kaid, then, headed north for a photo op with workers in a boeing plant outside seattle. the pres

. >> reporter: they are trying to stir things up in syria just like iraq, releasing a video to jihadist websites late on saturday, a message from the chief himself saying the countries around syria, muslims should join the opposition and gouge out what he described as the cancerous regime of assad. he said the opposition could not count on western countries to help. video comes as the activists report that government troops are using weapons as human shields. they also claim 59 children were killed. we can't independently verify that. meanwhile, arab nations spent sunday tried to find ways to reviving negotiation and including the possibility of other nations. in the united states joe lieberman has joined voices in washington calling for military intervention. it appears that humanitarian aid most desperately needed will take priority even as the violence continues. >> gregg: dominic, thanks. >> heather: deadly weather slamming parts of europe. new video of a massive avalanche. the disaster killing at least nine people. this was in kosovo. rescuers pulled a five-year-old girl alive from

this case is really the who's who of the jihadist movement in u.s. today he did plead guilty to using his web site, revolution muslim, to encourage threat against and to murder those who oppose radical islam. morton pled guilty to picking threats against the creators of "south park" who portrayed the prophet muhammad wearing a bear costume, but the plea shows morton was connected to more than a half dozen jihadists. the most noteworthy generated the online magazine inspire, and anwar al-awlaki who was the first american on the cia's kill or capture list, both men killed in a cia strike last year. the threats were more serious and spread like a virus through the virtual world. >> the law has never allowed somebody to, you know, yell fire in a crowded theater. and threats are real, and when they're made on the internet, they're out there forever. and it's very hard to, it's very hard to take them down. >> reporter: the head of the fbi's largest field office here this washington who led this investigation told fox that there appear to be a generational

we are looking at a muslim jihadist movement that will be emboldened by iran acquiring a nuclear weapon is always possible a president will change and bring a different set of policies to the forefront. that is possible. right now what i just told you is absolutely on the horizon. if the republicans don't gain some sense of urgency about it and knock off the nonsense they will likely lose in november. that is enough. now, next on the rundown. laura ingram will respond to whether or not the republican party is getting weaker or stronger. also brand new polls pitting romney and santorum against president four years ago after romney care was put in place, four years ago he not only endorsed me he said this is the guy who is really conservative and we can trust him. let's not forget he said that. >> uh-huh. >> center of the storm. >> all right. how do you assess what happened last night? >> look, bill, your key point and your talking points memo is that the republicans are missing the opportunity the issues. last night i think rick santorum had to have a much stronger performance. he had go

they're still rioting and the people in the street are rioting, not taliban, not jihadist, literallyeople in the streets. didn't matter who was apologizing, they're looking for a reason to get up in arms. >> and bob, this could escalate fairly quickly given you're not dealing with people that are necessarily rational about an issue. we're talking about burning of a book and here, you go to school two years old and sent to the cafeteria and come back to the family when you can be a nice person again. and this is different. and how dangerous do you think this situation is, especially now that afghanistan army knows that we're leaving? >> well, it's danger in a lot of fronts. first of all, i think the president's apology was on behalf of the country and i think the right thing to do given now explosive the situation is over there. for karzai to suggest that the american military should be prosecuted is beyond the pale. i agree with joe biden and did from the beginning, this war should be fought in the eastern part of that country to keep terrorists from infiltrating into pakistan. we're

here we have millions of our fellow americans unemployed, jihadist camps set up in latin america, which rick is warning about, and people are so preoccupied with sex. it says something about our culture. we need a massive therapy session to concentrate on what the real issues are. and the contraceptive thing, it's so inexpensive. back in my day, we used aspirin, the girls put it between their knees and it wasn't that expensive where. >> that's foster friesz talking with andrea mitchell. he apologized today. before listening to santorum's reaction, mr. friesz is a backer, he's given thousands of dollars to the super pac. that's why was asked about his supporter's gaffe. >> when you quote a supporter of mine and i'm responsible for that, that's gotcha. >> nobody said you were responsible. they said how would you characterize it and what would you have said to it? not that you're responsible. it's to understand how you differ from what this person said. >> so i'm not going to have to respond to every supporter who says something now, i'm going to have to respond to them. this is what you g

we are looking at a muslim jihadist movement that will be emboldened by iran acquiring a nuclear weapon is always possible a president will change and bring a different set of policies to the forefront. that is possible. right now what i just told you is absolutely on the horizon. if the republicans don't gain some sense of urgency about it and knock off the nonsense they will likely lose in november. that is enough. now, next on the rundown. laura ingram will respond to whether or not the republican party is getting weaker or stronger. also brand new polls pitting romney and santorum against president obama in four crucial states. we are coming back from la. [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of p

your knowledge, secretary of state hillary clinton answered a loaded question about some tough on jihadisttoric in the republic campaign. >> let me say you will learn as your democracy develops that a lot of things are said in political campaigns that should not bear a lot of attention. there are comments made that certainly don't reflect the united states, don't reflect our foreign policy, don't reflect who we are as a people. if you go to the united states, you see mosques everywhere, you see muslim americans everywhere. that's the fact. so, i would not pay attention to the rhetoric. >> bill: okay. notice the new hairdo we have by the secretary of state. check four, angelina jolie at the academy awards. >> please welcome the original girl with the dragon tattoo, angelina jolie. ♪ ♪ >> good evening. [ laughter ] here are the nominees for adapted screenplay, whose who work so hard to make it look so easy. >> bill: is it just me or is she looking mighty slim these days? emaciated even? i was kind of taken aback. look at the arms on her. once again the media largely ignoring ms. jolie's phys

here we have millions of our fellow americans unemployed, we have jihadist camps being set up in latinrica, which rick has been warning about, and people seem to be so preoccupied with sex. i think it says something about our culture. we maybe need a massive therapy session so we can concentrate on what the real issues are. and this contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's such inexpensive. back in my day, they use bayer aspirin for contraceptives. the gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly. >> excuse me, i'm just trying to catch my beth from that, mr. friess, frankly. sheldon addleson is, of course, supporting newt gingrich, and supporting that super pac, he's apparently said in the "wall street journal" that, or "the wall street journal" is at least reporting in a bit of political chess that mr. addleson is ready to not only direct support to the former house speaker in the republican primary, but to use his cash to push rick santorum from his position atop the latest national polls. do you think addleson's support for newt gingrich as a way to also topple rick santorum?

go to synagogue and talk to people and each and even then very few religious muslims are jihadists but when your identity is a negative one this type of nuance has to be stepped out of consciousness. americans regard pakistan has a dark and awful place. they did osama bin laden from american troops or harbor al qaeda operatives or drones strikes in their country which mostly kill civilians or in league with the taliban. what would americans say if they read in newspapers as i did last june when i was in london and picked up our copy of the guardian that a popular tv show in pakistan has a john stuart type comedian who pokes fun at the government and hosts songs like rock groups like bear, woman that ridicules muslim fundamentalists. this is the same music as pretty woman. burqa woman walking down the street with her sexy feet because that is all you say. none of this is picked up by the american press. it would weaken our ability to paint is the enemy as totally dark which could lead to a softening of our ego boundaries and subsequent question about who we are beyond the nation in oppo

here we have millions of our fellow americans unemployed, jihadist camps set up in latin america, whichk is warning about, and people are so preoccupied with sex. it says something about our culture. we need a massive therapy session to concentrate on what the real issues are. and the contraceptive thing, it's so inexpensive. back in my day, we used aspirin, the girls put it between their legs and it wasn't that expensive where. >> that's foster friesz talking with andrea mitchell. he apologized today. before listening to santorum's reaction, mr. friesz is a backer, he's given thousands of dollars to the super pac. that's why hae was asked about his supporter's gaffe. >> when you quote a supporter of mine and i'm responsible for that, that's gotcha. >> nobody said you were responsible. they said how would you characterize it and what would you have said to it? not that you're responsible. it's to understand how you differ from what this person said. >> so i'm not going to have to respond to every supporter who says something now, i'm going to have to respond to them. this is what you gu

nobody asked how strong he is, a threat we face with jihadists and how he fought that issue and how hes a young senator, 42 years old, he managed that on the floor of the senate. here he was when he was -- i guess they are telling me to be quiet. >> i understand. let me ask one final question. for all those reasons you support him, there was a big debate that you know about. wealthy people likeç you being able to give to a candidate to prolong their run. it brings up questions about buying the election and buying the influence. you must understand that? >> that is silly when you look at george source put in $20 million to influence the elections on george bush f. you look at meg whitman, how much did her money do for him? i think if there's influence in the campaign, this gives us who have been the underdogs to be on an even playing field. also, if

we can either help the syrians or they will seek help from jihadists, from terrorists.t is the fate of america, in you will, to be this indispensable nation as our own leaders keep telling the nation. we can't be indifferent. in libya we waited and we led from behind. in syria we're even doing much worse. and it is these things come back to haunt us in a way. we can't abdicate. we always pay a price for these things. we can't quit the middle east. and when you look at the borders of syria, we can see that these are very strategically important country. >> we know that president obama just late today said the international community cannot be bystanders in his words during these extraordinary events. we'll be all watching very closely to see what steps are taken and when. thank you very much, professor ajami for joining me this evening. >> thank you, kate. >>> seven states are taking the fight over birth control and the new healthcare law to a whole new level. we'll have more details in a minute. >>> sound you'll be able to use your computer to glide along one of the wor