he says that those comments, the videotape by osama bin laden was the same old crap he'd been coming out with for years. there was nothing new in there. his hatred of the west and president bush was not news or was it increasingly threatening. congressman moran, let me read you another quote that's grabbed me. it also seemed possible to me and to others around the table, that was in the situation room when they were considering that tape, that something could be afoot other than simple concern about the country's safety. that's a very nice way of saying i think politics -- >> diplomatic. he's trying to be diplomatic. i think he feels much the way colin powell feels. they were -- anyone that had real credibility, they were willing to use and abuse to the point that those people lost their credibility. colin powell i think lost much of his, unfortunately. he was manipulated by the administration, and it's clear that tom was as well. i'm sure tom would wish that he had stood up, but if he had not said what he said, i don't think they would have included him. they would have had the whit

osama bin laden and his deputies. and this could be a number of ways they could do it.they had plans over eight years for going after him. this one phase, they decided, let's outsource it, let's use blackwaeshgs which is seen as great connections with cia, lots of former cia employee also there, task them with the job of trying to find these guy, and either capture them or kill them. and it turns out it didn't get very far. they had training. they had purchase of weapons. they spent millions of dollars. they apparently did some field surveillance. they never got close to pulling a trigger so eventually the thing was cancelled. >> suzanne, blackwater's involvement in iraq was very controversial. there were accusations of excessive force, of killing civilians. were these contractors equipped to pull off a sensitive operation? >> i think if the american public had any idea, they'd be terrified. the fact there are now more of them in iraq than there are troops. the issue has always been accountability. they're certainly equipped to pull something like this off. the people o

>> well, it's not just about osama bin laden -- >> but so many americans, for them it really was.w it started. >> certainly. what i was going to say is there are a lot of other forces there that threaten us, and we need to target them as well. coy certainly see a credible situation. the killing of baitullah mehsud in the fatah significantly undermined the taliban's power. i can clearly see a situation where we take out people like mehsud, others who are leaders in the organization that's trying to plot against western targets. well, you could significantly degrade the taliban and even if we haven't found osama bin laden, we have stopped al qaeda. that certainly is possible. >> congressman, thank you so much for joining us today. always great to talk to you. >> thank you for the chance. appreciate it. >>> you know, tamron, it's so interesting you talk about the time frame that he suggested, trying to evaluate things a year from now. that will coincide with the 2010 elections. if the polls continue to go the direction they're going, you will see a lot of political action on this. >>

alert that he says he resisted on the eve of the election came right after the release of a new osama bin laden tape and the release of another tape by ad follower who was warning about blood flowing in the streets. so there was, in fact, stuff going on that had security people concerned during this time. so i don't think we should completely dismiss everything that was going on. >> but in the book, he says those comments -- the videotape by osama bin laden was the same old crap he'd been coming out with for years. there was nothing new in there. his hatred of the west and president bush was not news or was it increasingly threatening. conman, let me read you another threat that's grabbed me. it also seemed possible to me and to others around the table, that was in the situation room when they were considering that tape, that something could be afoot other than simple concern about the country's safety. that's a very nice way of saying i think politics -- >> diplomatic. he's trying to be diplomatic. i think he feels much the way colin powell feels. they were -- anyone that had real credib

we are led to believe this could have a much larger series of the implications when it comes to osama bin laden. true? >> absolutely. this will free up the badly stretched assets of these predator drones so that they can be full-time looking for bin laden. it is a step forward in terms of intelligence sharing with pakistanis. there is concern among the military that this strike could cause the pakistani military to have cold feet about going further, and that is a hotbed of activity in that area. they need them to continue. shepard: thank you. there's another big piece of the story. baitullah mehsud is believed to have controlled an army of taliban fighters up to 20,000 strong. all of them are now going to be looking for a new leader. jonathan hunt is with us. is there a ready-made replacement already waiting in the wings? >> there are several candidates. the successor will be chosen by a taliban executive council. according to some website we have monitored, that meeting could be taking place right now in a village. as you zoom in to the satellite picture, it is extraordinary to think a

osama bin laden released a shocking new videotape and it played nonstop on the arab language network al jazeera. >> translator: your security is not in the hands of kerry or bush or al qaeda. your security is in your own hands. >> reporter: the next morning, 72 hours before the polls open, the president's top security advisors including donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft huddled for a meeting deciding whether to raise the threat level from yellow to orange. and in an explosive new book, ridge says a vigorous and some might say dramatic discussion ensued. ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat level and supported by rumsfeld. there was no support for that position within our department, none. i wondered, is this about security or politics? postelection analysis demonstrated a significant increase in the president's approval rating in the days after the raising of the threat level. the bush campaign was pushing the envelope on frightening voters listening to then vice president cheney ten days before the al al qaeda tape. >> it's they're smuggling weapons in our own cities an

laser focus should be. >> reporter: so we are still looking for going after al- qaeda looking for osama bin laden. >> that's the priority and what it should have been from the beginning. we have a great team in the pentagon and secretary gates admiral mullin, general petraeus and general mcchrystal. so we couldn't have better people in place. >> we seem to have a partner in that belief in in the new chief at alternate who has said that we need more u.n. and european union forces to stop afghanistan from becoming the grant central station of international terrorism. he believes this. the obama administration is pushing for that. what about the eu, bt what about great britain and france? are they buying in to that as well. >> in certain capitals and countries there is a commitment. the u.k. has stood by our side, iraq and actual, suffered casualties, the canadians, the dutch and now even the french. but of course 28 nations in alternate and where are the rest of them? that's a big question. political decisions are hard decisions but they have to be made because this is not a u.s. problem. it

. >>> tomko lom bee yann drug boss who appeared on the fbi 10 most wanted list next to osama bin laden. prosecutors will recommend the man who was once said to be providing over half the colombian cocaine in the united states spend 45 years in prison. >>> it sounds like a cheesy movie plot but the host of a tv crime show is ordering killings to boost ratings. the host, right wing politician and former policeman faces drug trafficking and gang involvement. >>> in paris, a russian visitor described as unhinged tossed a mug at the mona lisa painting. she is reportedly frustrated in her attempts to become a french citiz citizen. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 9,241 after dropping 96 points on tuesday. the s&p was down 12. and the nasdaq lost 22 points. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 150 points while in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 638 points. >>> the federal reserve and what they have to say this afternoon when they deliver their report card on the nation's economy. analysts aren't expecting the central ba

. >> osama bin laden, several years ago, obtained a fatwa to use nuclear weapons, and our goal is toake certain that that fatwa does not come to

these drugs are not going to support osama bin laden. i do think the obama administration has the right idea. the question is whether we have enough money, whether we can get enough support from other allies in nato and the coalition in afghanistan. it is going to take not only an enormous number of troops, we're sending out another 17,000 soldiers right now. is going to take an enormous number of civilian officials, a law enforcement officials, people who are agricultural experts, people who can help train lawyers to get the judicial system working. all sorts of stuff. this is a nation that is badly broken, that is going to require an enormous force of people to help them get back on track. if you are one of those people, there will be work for you in afghanistan. [laughter] is that all? the lead. >> probably minor but i was wondering about the justification behind it all on their end, whether or not -- is it justifiable to them or is this an aspect of their war against america or just out ride hypocrisy? the taliban tell the farmers wh

what is the war plan, is it nation building, are we still looking for osama bin laden there or do we think he is in pakistan. >> the key word is counterinsurgency. going out and killing the taliban or in this case drug lords. the other side is nation building side. the loaded word in american politics but certainly what they are trying to do. boost the civilian effort, root out corruption and try to build up the capacity of the afghan government to provide for its people. they are having an election in a couple of days and this is about trying to boost legitimacy of local afghan government. as far as osama bin laden, the common theory is he is still in pakistan or at least in that very ungoverned border area, possibly going back and forth between each side but sloan that very unclear. >> reporter: we had secretary gates talking about maybe speeding up the process of withdrawalling troops in iraq. we understand a lot of troops maybe going to afghanistan but then you have i the general saying don't be too quick of moving the troops out of iraq and we are seeing a spike in violence, but

osama bin laden released a shocking new videotape. and it played nonstop on the arab language network al jazeera. >> translator: your security is not in the hands of kerry or bush or al qaeda. your security is in your own hands. >> reporter: the next morning, just 72 hours before the polls opened, the president's top security advisers, including donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft huddled for an urgent meeting to decide whether to raise the color-coded threat level from yellow to orange. then homeland security secretary tom ridge reveals in an explosive new book, a vigorous, some might say dramatic discussion ensued. ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat level and was supported by rumsfeld. he goes on, there was absolutely no support for that position within our department, none. i wondered is this about security or politics? post-election analysis demonstrated a significant increase in the president's approval rating in the days after the raising of the threat level. the bush campaign was already pushing the envelope on fri

in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden. in his new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- >> now is a good time for him to use his emergency duct tape. and then a story to sell copies of the book is nonsense. in his defense, incredibly, rumsfeld quotes frequently and at length osama bin laden. given those facts, the statement continues as if there were facts, it would seem reasonable for senior administration officials to discuss the threat level, talking about the time before the 2004 election, it would have been irresponsible to have that discussion not taken place. all of that carefully missing the point. mr. ridge knew the discussion had to take place after a new bin laden tape was released. he writes about that at length. most notably, the timing of the tape may have been a surprise, the content was not. there had been nearly 0 audio and videotapes attributed to bin laden or his lieutenant. a threatening message, audio or visu visual, should not be the sole reason to elevate the threat level.

that is right next door to where osama bin laden's son was killed.ground zero for bad guys. hopefully we can continue to do these kinds of attacks. martha: thank you for serving our country and for being with us today. the afghan ambassador to the united states joins us. it is very good to have you with us. tell me your reaction to the take out of this terrorist in pakistan. what does it mean for you? >> it is a major accomplishment, not only for the united states, but people of afghanistan and pakistan. he had a lot of blood on his hands. if there is no support for the taliban outside of afghanistan, they will not be able to resist for long in afghanistan. martha: i spoke with colonel oliver north and we talked about the military effort going on in afghanistan. he was saying he believes that in order to build up the afghan army, which many people seem to agree needs to happen, we have to send more support in for training of the afghan army. stabilizing afghanistan is such a central part to all of this. >> we have made significant progress in buildin

in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden.new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- "attorney general john ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat delve and was supported by donald rumsfeld. there was no support for that decision in our department. i wondered is this about security or politics?" mr. ashcroft saying, didn't happen. now would be a good time for mr. ridge to use his emergency duct tape. from mr. rumsfeld's office, more of an attempt in a statement that reads, a storyline seemingly to sell copies of the book is nonsense. in his defense, incredibly, rumsfeld quotes frequently and at length osama bin laden. given those facts, the statement continues as if there were facts, it would seem reasonable for senior administration officials to discuss the threat level, talking about the time before the 2004 election, it would have been irresponsible to had that discussion not taken place. all of that carefully missing the point. mr. ridge knew the discussion had to take place after a ne

you'll recall just four days before president bush was re-elected, osama bin laden released a videotape message in an attempt to impact the vote. according to ridge, here is what happened next inside the bush administration. a dramatic discussion enshoe ue. ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat level and was supported by rumsfeld. there was absolutely no support for that position within our department. none. i wondered, is this about security or politics? donald rumsfeld calls the ridge claims nonsense and andy card told politico, we bent over backwards repeatedly to make sure politic zs not influence any national and homeland security decisions. the clear instructions were to make sure politics never influenced anything. ridge said the 2004 incident led him to ultimately resign before ever investigating his hunch that the american people were scared into voting for president bush. >> now, david, in the bigger picture, bush administration officials are livid about tom ridge's claims. listen to what ridge said in august of 2004 when he was asked directly about it. >> i wish i

he is pulling out of the country and the perception that the country is going where it was when osama binaden slips in afghanistan and plotted the attack of 9/11. >>> going back to iraq, horrific bombings across the country. does it detract from the president's ability to act forcibly in afghanistan? >> i'm not sure it does. i don't think that the success going forward in afghanistan will be defined by the troops on the ground. in iraq we have withdrawn american troops from the iraqi cities. the iraqis are doing reasonably well. i'm quite optimistic. am i surprised that terrorists are challenging the situation? no, i'm not. do i know who it is? they accuse, said it was al-qaeda. it could be iran. there will be continuing challenges to order in iraq. iraq is continually surprised to the up side. >> last word, bret. >> i agree one bombing in baghdad does not make a terrible ending to the war. this president will have to show the same fortitude his much maligned predecessor showed in iraq with the surge. >> will he? >> well, we'll see. >> we shall indeed. thank you. >> we have to take one mo

. >> as osama bin laden warned in a videotape that blood would run through the streets of america, tom ridge claims in a new book that he was pressured to raise the color-code threat level on the eve of the 2004 election, but he refused. he wrote, "there is absolutely no support for that position within our department. i wondered, is this about security or politics?" this was perceived as a move that would help then-president bush. francis townsend flatly deny that. >> not only do not think it played politics, it was never discussed. >> for the region >> there was concern that if intelligent supported raising the threat -- the threat level, it might be to the detriment of president bush because people might perceive it being political. >> rich's language does not appear definitive. the allegations in clear, that donald rahm spelled -- rumsfeld wanted to use the color-coded threats system for political gain. in reference to the advice to americans to cover their homes in saran wrap secured by duct tape in the event of a biochemical attack, former justice department official said -- rich

osama bin laden, all the mom and, the brother-in-law of bin laden.and ali mohamed who as i told you from 1992 is an fbi informant. now, ollie mohammed's, if you will, control agent is a guy named john who was involved in a grisly like in cold blood like murder case involving the family, the kid on the extreme right, danny, literally hired a guide to kill his entire family in cold blood. his mother, father, ancestors. john is control officer under id with the police investigation and years later when he was on trial lederle was a character with his beard and in a court was convicted. he just missed getting the death penalty. he was guilty as sin. is fbi agent who is supposed to be controlling ali mohammed, his daughter is the fiancÉ of the killer, and he vouchers for the guy, as a character witness at trial. what kind of judgment does this guy have? that tells you something. is supposed to be making sure that all the mom is on the straight and narrow, okay. that is his daughter. i didn't give you the whole payoff. let me go back so you understand the

osama bin laden is a smart guy. we have to grand him that. he knew by saying this three days before the election it would raise the specter of terrorism and he knew that that was bush's strong suit. it was in fact the only arrow bush had left in his quiver at that time and he knew exactly what he was doing. he was trying to help bush because george bush and his policies were the greatest recruiter that al qaeda had. not just in iraq, but all over the globe. >> okay. congratulations, governor. i think i'm missing the other half of you. you have lost so much weight. you look so good. you're going to live to be 100. >> mike huckabee. >> i hope you make it to 100. thank you very much governor ed rendell of pennsylvania who is on one of the meanest damn diets i have ever seen in my life. you will look good in ocean city this weekend. let's go to joan walsh of salon and ron reagan of air america radio. let me go to you joan and your thoughts on this. it seems to me you must be somewhat sanguine about reading the other side of the ideological argume

meetings withhe yemeni president ali abdullah saleh you'll recall that yem is the cestral home of osama bin laden anwas the site of the bombing nine yea ago of the "ussole" in the gulf of aden. 17 amecan sailors were killed in that bomb blast. > still one more note about terrorism tonight. ina's prime minister says that he has "credle information" -- his words -- that milint oups in pakistan are plannin new attackon his country. last novemr, 166 people were killed in muai in an operation parently conceiv and organized in pakistan. >>> the talk of ina today was the detention over the weend by customs oicials at newark aiort of one of india's most famous actors, sharukh khan. khan is a muslim and his ne came uon a computer alert list. many indians likgayatri goswami of mumbai expresd outrage. she writes -- he detention was shameful. the u.s. sulapologize. they better." but others wermuch more undersnding. one indian man implored hi countrymen wake up, india. wake u it time for tight security. i would appreciate iif india takes milar actions against each and every person whenters and exits dia

oh, by the way, we may have killed the single most threatening terrorist short of osama bin laden with that guy from the taliban that it looks like that they got and is dead, and they say, you know, intelligence will show that this guy maybe was more menacing and more of a problem than osama bin laden. and, oh, by the way, look at the jobs numbers. they sit there and say to themselves, this wasn't a bad week. we did pretty well. >> yeah. >> not a good time to go on vacation maybe. >> and walk out of here on a time. >> "usa today" you can get it anywhere you go on vacation. thank you chuck and susan v a nice weekend. it's a bufl weekend so far. coming up how much of the anti-obama anger we see out there at these congressional town halls are really rooted in the fact he's an african-american, they just don't like it. let's try to figure that out. i'm not sure what percentage of this is, but some of it is existenti existential. they don't think this guy should be our president. at your chevy dealer, but funds are going fast. so hurry. let us recycle your older vehicle and you could qualif

you'll recall that yemen is the ancestral home of osama bin laden and was the site of the bombing nine years ago of the "uss cole" in the gulf of aden. 17 american sailors were killed in that bomb blast. >>> still one more note about terrorism tonight. india's prime minister says that he has "credible information" -- his words -- that militant groups in pakistan are planning new attacks on his country. last november, 166 people were killed in mumbai in an operation apparently conceived and organized in pakistan. >>> the talk of india today was the detention over the weekend by customs officials at newark airport of one of india's most famous actors, shah rukh khan. khan is a muslim and his name came up on a computer alert list. many indians like gayatri goswami of mumbai expressed outrage. she writes -- "the detention was shameful. the u.s. shoulapologize. they better." but others were much more understanding. one indian man implored his countrymen. wake up, india. wake up. it's time for tight security. i would appreciate it if india takes similar actions against each and every person

this is about getting osama bin laden. >> yes, but not if it is an unwinnable war. that is the great irony. democrats are the ones who said that afghanistan is the good work, the right word, we should have been there all the time. but how do you fight a war in a country that never was a country? iraq was a country, had been one, and it can hold together and it is holding together. it was a winnable war. afghanistan is a war that only at a minimum is winnable, meaning keeping at bay the taliban and allocate a. -- al qaeda. the idea of constructing the new afghanistan, as we all must successfully done in iraq, is out of the question. afghanistan never was a country and will not be a democracy. we have to redefine our goals radically now or we are going to be there for 30, 40 years. >> we will not be there for 30, 40 years. at some point, it becomes unsustainable without an achievable mission, a defined mission. >> we are going to have some kind of force there for as long as you and i can see. >> may be in kabul. >> he is the mayor of kabul. karzai is. >>p explain. oh

the alert level was not raised in response to a release of a video from osama bin laden. ridge isn't talking yet, but his publisher says pressure to raise the security level persuaded ridge to leave the administration. >>> intelligence officials say a missile apparently fired from a u.s. drone this morning destroyed a suspected taliban hideout and killed at least a dozen people. it was in the north waziristan region on the afghan bore ter. since last year, the u.s. has launched more than 40 missile attacks on al qaeda and taliban targets in the area. >>> they're counting ballots from afghanistan's presidential election, but preliminary results aren't expected for days. only about 40% to 50% of country's 15 million registered voters defied taliban threats of violence and went to the polls. some of the 36 candidates are making claims of vote fraud. both president hamid karzai and his chief rival ab budullah abdullah are claiming victory. >>> as it stands now, u.s. troop strength by the year's end will total 68,000. cbs news has learned general stanley mcchrystal will recomm

this is about getting osama bin laden. >> but not if this is an unwinnable war, which is the irony. democrats said that this was the good war. but how do you fight a war for a country that never was a country? iraq was a country that you can hold together and is holding together. it was a winnable war. afghanistan is a war that and a minimum this winnable, keeping and pay the taliban and al -- keeping and today the taliban and al qaeda. the idea of constructing a new afghanistan is out of the question. afghanistan never was a country and is not going to be a democracy. i think we have to redefine our goals radically napa or we are going to be in their -- radically now or we are going to be there 34 years and leslie. >> we will not be there 30 or 40 years. this is a democracy, and that becomes unsustainable without an achievable mission, a defined mission. >> we are going to have some kind of force there as long as you and i can see. >> may be in kabul. that could be enough at some point. >> he is not the president of afghanistan. >> how do you think are secretary of state did in afr

>> i was going to say one of the main reasons we are there the first place, osama bin laden is at large. if he is captured or killed that could buy the administration more time. >> if it proves to be true, is a boom for the administration. >>> coming up next, a round table discussion continue was look at congress and unfinished defense budget. hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. how? well, funny you should ask. you see, after i book 10 nights, i get a free one. say i spend 2 nights at aig name hotel, 3 at a boutique, and 5 at a beach resort... and boom! free night. ( dings, monkey chatters ) ( in a baby voice ) aren't you a smart one? ( monkey laughs ) accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >>> we are back with our round table discussion with our distinguished panel. rick, let me ask you this question. the administration wants to keep defense spending at $534 billion and then contingency war time-type funding. given the realities and the size of the deficit, health care underway, there is anyway that number is

this is about getting osama bin laden. >>es, but not if it is an unwinnable war. that is the greatirony. demoats are the ones who id that afghastan is the good war, the wwar -- r it war, that w should at all the time to but how you fight war in a country that nev was a countr iraq was a winnable war. afghanistan is war that only at a minimum is winnae, meeting in keeping at te the talin and al qaeda. the idea of constructi a new democracy afghanistan,s we have alst successfully done in iraq, is out of the question. afghanistan neve was a country and is not going to be democracy. thinke have to redefine our als ricallyow, or we are going to be in there for 30, 40 years. >> we will not be there for 30, 40 years. the will of the american pple - atome point that becomes unsustainable without an achievablemission, defined mission. >> we wl have some force there for as long as the eye c see. >> may in kal. >>e is the mayor of kabul karzai i >> while on a reign policy, how do you think hilry clinton diin africa this week? >>the complexity of dealing with and a lot, niger

and i think obama would really like to be the guy that brings osama bin laden's head home to america. >> reporter: livingstone says the cia practice of hiring contractors to carry out missions is not a new practice and he says it has been going on since the dawn of the agency and he says he and many current cia officers would like to see it done away with. >> he mr. livingstone may love barack obama but americans may be losing confidence in him. the "washington post" abc news survey finds less than half of americans, 49% say they now believe the president will make the right decisions for the country. the people say they are concerned over health care reform and are anxious about the growing federal budget deficit. >>> furious relatives of americans killed on board pan am 103 in ' 88 plan to mount a protest. moammar faffty will visit the united nations next month and they plan to be there to greet him. the scottish justice officials released a man because he is dying of cancer. >>> up next, topper is back with the weekend forecast and another look at the aftermath of today's storm ram

. >> security expert says it's the sort of environment of osama bin laden flourished in the months leadingto 9/1 and a forthcoming report to the top field reporter in afghanistan is expected to mirror earlier nato requests for more troops, to beat back a taliban in the south and east of afghanistan. >> quite frankly we can hold on for as long as we need. we may not control the entire countryside. we may not have a great government in power there but we can make sure that it is not a haven for terrorists. >> in the meantime this was the scene earlier today in the southern city of kandahar. following a massive bomb blast yesterday, 43 lives lost, the deadliest attack in the past year. digital correspondent andrew stack, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> last month, it turns out was the deadliest month so far in afghanistan, 44 u.s. service members lost their lives. >>> closer to home two people stabbed along a residential street in d.c. and one of them has died. it happened this afternoon along the 200 block of q street in northwest. police found two adults with stab wounds, one of them was prono

osama bin laden threatened new attacks on the united states.despite that, this was no support for boosting the threat level and he refused. he writes i wondered is that about security or politics and he says this incident re- enforced the decision to resign from the administration. >>> ridge says he was never invited to a white house security meeting and blind sided in meetings with the president. >> down playing a homecoming from the lockerbie bomber. they set the terrorist free. the libya national released yesterday and hailed by supporters when he arrived in his home country. he's the only person brought to trial in a flight that killed 270 people, mostly americans. he was set free because he's dying from terminal cancer. >>> the authority selected a law firm to defend itself from a deadly train collision. it was the scene in june when one plowed into the back of another in the red line. 7 lawsuits have been filed relate to the crash that killed nine people. the investigation continues. >>> new information on the express jet standed for hour

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accused osama bin laden more master mine minding the bombings. strikes would not shut down the terror network which went on to carry out the most devastating attacks on september the 11th. this time on u.s. soil. but al qaeda struck in africa 11 years ago today. and now you know the news for

what does this mean in the hunt for osama bin laden? that is the main thing. he is believed to have been in the area for years. >> i am told that what you should take from this are two things. pakistan has crossed a line where they are sharing intelligence about their own internal threat, which was a big barrier for a long time. for pakistan to help us kill baitullah mehsud shows a leap forward has been made. the question is, will get informations continue. remember, the predator program has limited resources. if mehsud is dead, more resources can be put into the hunt for bin laden. shepard: you probably have not heard much about baitullah mehsud before this week. we know that the taliban leader, omar, appointed him five years ago. for some time, the state department had been offering a $5 million reward for his capture or assassination. we are also told that he was diabetic, being treated during the missile strike when he was killed. for more, you can listen to jonathan hunt. he was behind major attacks, wasn't he? >> yes. he was behind some of the biggest, m

that is how we took out the top taliban leaders in pakistan who was also one of the osama bin laden's key allies. the goal is to have a picture where we are squeezing them on both sides, eliminating their allies, making it more difficult for them to communicate, more difficult for them to operate safe-haven, and overtime, we hope to flush them out. we will keep on putting pressure on them and i know it is at great cost. i have to sign letters to family members who have fallen. a lot more are falling in afghanistan than iraq. as a consequence, we have to be sure we are really focused on finishing the job in afghanistan, but it will take some time. >> susan listens in new york city. go ahead, for the president of the united states. >> thank you very much mr. president for talking to us directly about this important issue. >> thank you. >> we all want reform. i guess it is just a matter of what the best solution is. a lot of us feel the federal government is just not equipped to be getting involved in delivering health care services. we are very concerned that most of the money will actu

osama bin laden had just put out a new video.he thought the real motivation was to scare voters and he didn't go along with it. fran townsend doesn't remember it that way. president bush's homeland security adviser and now a cnn contributor. >> i'm co-chairing along with bill webster a bipartisan task force to make recommendations to secretary napolitano about the advisory system. we asked tom ridge and chertoff talk to the panel. tom ridge never mentioned any concern about politicization of the thread advisory system. you've got to believe this is personally motivated in some way. >> tom ridge isn't the first administration higher up to write a book. scott mcclelland wrote this scathing memoir. he claims bush's inner circle relied on propaganda to sell the war in iraq. speaking of iraq, the former head of coalition forces, ricardo sanchez describes chaos on the battlefield and blames the bush administration. >>> former attorney general john ashcroft looks back not in anger, but in awe in "never again." ashcroft writes about his

we agreed relative to osama bin laden. things you said during the campaign played a critical role in my personal decision. i would be derelict if i did not say, where are we? we had a major victory recently with the number one individual for the taliban, but pertaining to bid lot and, where is it? >> we are continuing to ramp up the pressure in afghanistan. we had what appears to be a successful election in afghanistan, despite the taliban's effort to disrupt it. we have the general over there and more troops who are putting pressure on the eastern and southern portions of afghanistan. on the other hand, you have the pakistani army fighting in a very aggressive way. that is how we took out the top taliban leader in pakistan, who was also one of osama bin laden's important allies. we're squeezing them on both sides. we are eliminating their allies. it is making it more difficult for them to communicate. it is more difficult for them to operate safe havens. over time what we hope to do is to flush them out. we're going to co

could strike a truce with osama bin laden. howeveral dohowever al zowy says mr. obama is the new face of the same old crime. the state department has no comment on the truce offering but says the u.s. changed the tide against extremist. >>> the president vowed to close guantanamo and this could land suspects in our backyard. the white house says no final decisions have been made. some are more worried about the media circus and some feel 's too dangerous. >> this is not a good place. there ought to be a better place to have these trials. and quite honestly, it's frightening to the residents of this community to have this much activity this close. >> i'm sure the security will be concerned but i'm more concerned about getting to work and getting to school every day. it seems like ever day i'll have to deal with off the area. >mater of alexandria has said that he's lobbying t president to stop any detainee trials here. the district stress it is too early in the process. >>> several people accused of plotting a terrorist attack expected in north carolina today. dani

osama bin laden had issued a videotape threatening attacks. but december site there -- despite that there was no support for boosting the terror level and he refused. i wonder is this about security or politics and he said this reinforced his decision to resign from the administration. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. >>> former homeland security adviser says intelligence was the only motive for the change in the alert back in 2004. >>> pope benedict xvi had the cast removed from his wrist today. he broke it five weeks ago after falling on vacation in the alps. doctors say it healed up well and he pope will undergo rehab to regain strength in that hand. >>> here's something to make you smile. the winning numbers will be revealed here on wusa9.com. the jackpot is up to $207 million. buy tickets in maryland and virginia. the odds in winning are one in 176 million but if you have a ticket. you have a chance, right. >> got a shot. >> and just points out if you buy tickets it doesn't really matter. it doesn't change your odds. if you buy one ti

what we are doing, and while i agree that we need to rev overtures internationally, as we see with osama binaden, and we know that this colonel was a progenitor of terrorism before he showed up, this is not only just collateral issues to community but could create geopolitical problems in the future. he has every right to speak, but i do not want him sleeping in my city. neil: all right, good to see you. thanks a lot. all right, the lion of the senate is gone, but that does not mean that his signature issue in the senate will not still roar. washington doling out bonuses to top aides, but blasting wall street for doing the same? my identity was stolen when i was eight years old, and we didn't find out until i was going to get... my driver's permit at fifteen, seven months. i think the stories that affect me the most... are the ones i hear from children. they go off to start off in life, and by no fault of their own, they're already in a hole. you're supposed to, uh, protect your children. it's hard to protect them from an identity theft when... you don't know who's out there doing it. so how