me just take these in part because you asked a couple questions here first on the issue of major nidal hasan who is the alleged fort hood shooter he hasn't been prosecuted yet so you know we have to be careful about that because we do have a system of justice in this country that's supposed to be respected as far as the communications between a locket asan go they took place before he was the this incident took place in fort hood and investigators that reviewed those e-mails said that there was nothing indicating that a lockie had directed him to take part in that action and that their discussions were of a more spiritual nature about the koran lucky did praise major nidal hasan after the fort hood shootings but again that's not any evidence that he was involved that the most serious allegation against a lockie is that he provided operational support to the alleged underwear bomber that you were referring to earlier but there has been no evidence and certainly no evidence that would stand up in a court of law other than hearsay to indicate that that's true that's why it would have been impor

i mean major hassan, for example, nidal hasan, the tiemmes square bomber, the cargo plot. and you name it, all these plots have been linked to him. >> you actually interrogated or were involved with getting, bringing to justice a lot of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, leaders who were actually then sent to prison in yemen and escaped. >> we actually assisted the yemeni government in the prosecution of all these individuals, and we arrested many of them after a series of operations that we did in yemen with the military, and they were planning to do a few attacks, targets. >> they're still out there. they've escaped. >> we prosecuted all of them, we put them in jaybel and they were able to dig a tunnel and escape, all of them, including the leader until today. the leaders of al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. >> so is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula going to be the driving force behind the attacks to come or the attempted attacks to come? >> regionally i don't think the death of al awlaki will affect al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. i think awlaki's death is mo

i mean major hassan, for example, nidal hasan, the times square bomber, the cargo plot.nd you name it, all these plots have been linked to him. >> you actually interrogated or were involved with getting, bringing to justice a lot of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, leaders who were actually then sent to prison in yemen and escaped. >> we actually assisted the yemeni government in the prosecution of all these individuals, and we arrested many of them after a series of operations that we did in yemen with the military, and they were planning to do a few attacks, targets. >> they're still out there. they've escaped. >> we prosecuted all of them, we put them in jail and they were able to dig a tunnel and escape, all of them, including the leader until today. the leaders of al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. >> so is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula going to be the driving force behind the attacks to come or the attempted attacks to come? >> regionally i don't think the death of al awlaki will affect al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. i think awlaki's death is more i

his emails helped to inspire accused fort hood gunman major nidal hasan. al-awlaki helped plot the failed underwear bomb attack on a northwest airlines jet. and he worked with al qaeda bomb makers to put explosives inside printers on two cargo planes. >> brothers and sisters, when it comes to religious freedom... >> reporter: it was al-awlaki's command of english and his understanding of american culture that made him al qaeda's most effective recruiter of radicals inside the u.s. >> this religion is about your willingness to sacrifice for allah. >> reporter: in repeated postings on the internet, al- awlaki urged al qaeda sympathizers to launch their own homegrown attacks. juan zarate is the national security analyst for cbs news. >> anwar al-awlaki was the pied piper of al qaeda, radicalizing them and committing them the cause of al qaeda to fight fellow citizens. >> reporter: one of al-awlaki's followers, another american, samir khan, died next to him in today's missile strike. khan, from north carolina, denied his ties to al qaeda in this interview in 2

the cleric had exchanged emails with major nidal hasan before hasan allegedly killed 13 people in a shootingge at fort hood, texas, in 2009. u.s. officials also accused awlaki of directing the plot to blow up an airliner over detroit on christmas day, 2009. he acknowledged meeting with umar farouk abdul mutallab, the accused bomber, but denied any role in the failed attack. and faisal shahzad said he was inspired by online contacts with the cleric. shahzad has pleaded guilty to trying to set off a car bomb in times square in may of last year. awlaki was also suspected of involvement last october, when printer cartridges laden with explosives were found on cargo planes in dubai and britain, but addressed to chicago synagogues. still, he was never charged with any crime, and the decision making him the first american on the cia's "kill or capture" list drew fire from civil libertarians and others. in fact, a second american-born militant, samir khan, also died in today's strike. he produced the al-qaeda web magazine "inspire," focusing on ways to carry out attacks inside the u.s. at the white

the fort hood shooter, nidal malik hasan, had communications with him before an attack that left 13 people dead in november of 2009. and yemeni officials say umar farouk abdulmutallab, the so-called underwear bomber who tried to board a plane with explosives also on christmas day had contact with al-awlaki and some of the 9-11 hijackerare believed to have had advanced contact with him before that terrible day. >> arthel: fox news recently took a closer look how al-awlaki, an american born cleric, was able to gain so much influence in the al-qaeda organization. this is from our special, the american terrorist. listen. >> i believe he realized he had a certain power that he could develop followers with his way of presenting, his brand of extremism to young people here in the united states. >> when he preached in the mosque, did he have a commanding personality? >> i hate to use played out words, but yes. he was charismatic. >> every person among them will have two wives. >> his specialty is painting a very elaborate, graphic picture of the carnal pleasures that await the martyrs and their pa

the fort hood shooter, nidal malik hasan h communications with al-awlaki before an attack that left 13arouk abdulmutallab, the so-called underwear bomber who tried to take down a plane over detroit on christmas day had contact with al-awlaki. >> heather: fox news took a closer look how al-awlaki, an american born cleric, was able to gain so much influence in the al-qaeda organization. this is from our special, the american terrorist. >> this association between islam and terrorism. >> al-awlaki is going daytime, starring in a day in the life of an imam. in january 2001, after four years of preaching in a small mosque in san diego with 2 to 300 people, he spans his reach and preaches to thousands. the 30-year-old moves to northern virginia to become an imam in the washington disturb of falls church. the mosque is one of the largest on the east coast and thousands attend prayers and services each week. >> he doesn't have high credentials. but it doesn't seem to matter because of his personality, his aggressiveness, his charisma. >> this is where i first saw anwar in the spring of 2001, w