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but in terms of the capabilities of al qaeda i think director panetta in his various statements have captured it quite well the group with senior leadership is under the worst pressure it has experienced in quiet day long time since 2001, 2002 point* however this is an a nervously cable and creative opponent that is always looking for new ways to rid achieve its hands. i don't think we should write-off their ability to direct complicated logistical the challenge jane operations that could strike you as interest abroad or at home. the the thing to note to the threat to in some ways is a bit more distributed and that was before and a lot of these groups are capable actually al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and others aspirational the are able to conceive of operations themselves and are tapping their way forward to carry them out. again we are doing better at tactical counterterrorism and we have ever done before but it is a dynamic and the evolving situation and i would note with a new complexity that we face a significant uptick in domestic radicalization which obviously will compli
but in terms of the capabilities of al qaeda i think director panetta in his various statements have captured it quite well the group with senior leadership is under the worst pressure it has experienced in quiet day long time since 2001, 2002 point* however this is an a nervously cable and creative opponent that is always looking for new ways to rid achieve its hands. i don't think we should write-off their ability to direct complicated logistical the challenge jane operations that could...
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in terms of the capabilities of al qaeda, i think that director panetta in his various statements has captured quite well. the group really is, certainly its senior leadership is under the worst pressure it has experienced in quite a long time. certainly since the 2001-2002 period. however, this is an enormously capable and innovative opponent that is always looking for new ways to achieve its ends. i don't think that we should write off their ability to direct complicated logistically challenging operations that could strike u.s. interests abroad or at home and, i think the other thing to note is that the threat in some ways, as i noted about al qaeda of the arabian peninsula is a bit more distributed than it was before and a lot of these groups are capable, a lot of these groups, al qaeda in arabian peninsula certainly and other groups aspirationally are able to conceive of operations themselves and are of, you know, tapping their way forward to carry them out. again, i think that we are doing better attack call counterterrorism than we have ever done before but i think it is a die
in terms of the capabilities of al qaeda, i think that director panetta in his various statements has captured quite well. the group really is, certainly its senior leadership is under the worst pressure it has experienced in quite a long time. certainly since the 2001-2002 period. however, this is an enormously capable and innovative opponent that is always looking for new ways to achieve its ends. i don't think that we should write off their ability to direct complicated logistically...
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the cia director, leon panetta, says the predator is, quote, the only game in town for disrupting alhip. but are we really doing that? some say no. most recently, robert wright in the "new york times." he says studies show that killing leaders of terror groups, especially religious terror groups, doesn't actually lead to the downfall of the organization. in fact, in some cases, it makes them stronger. the leaders can always be replaced and the organization is energized by the attacks. then there's the legal problem. the obama administration recently authorized the assassination of an american, anwar awlaki. the aclu is in a court battle with the u.s. government to try to force it to release information on the secret i have program. now, late last month, state department legal adviser harold koh, a very distinguished liberal, usually on the same side as the aclu, provided a spirited defense of the predator. he says the use of predators complies with all applicable law, domestic and international. his basic argument boils down to this. on 9/11, the united states went to war with al qae
the cia director, leon panetta, says the predator is, quote, the only game in town for disrupting alhip. but are we really doing that? some say no. most recently, robert wright in the "new york times." he says studies show that killing leaders of terror groups, especially religious terror groups, doesn't actually lead to the downfall of the organization. in fact, in some cases, it makes them stronger. the leaders can always be replaced and the organization is energized by the attacks....
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the director of the cia, leon panetta, decided this was not a good thing to do and he went and told congressnd said we're not going to do that. on the other hand the cia does as you know though they don't admit it have a pretty extensive campaign, in fact very intense at the moment of attacking alleged terrorist targets in pakistan covertly using a drone-borne missiles. some years ago the u.s. used such a drone-borne missile to attack a terror suspect in yemen of all places and an attack in which an american suspect was also killed. there was some sort of attack on christmas eve, the day before the bombing on a house in yemen where a suspected terrorist was hanging out and they thought this guy al awlaki had been there though he was not the principal target because at that time the proper authorization was not given to go kill this american guy. they thought they might have gotten him which they didn't. now it's going to be more difficult to get him. >> mark, thanks so much for that report today. >> thank you very much. >>> the head of the republican party is fighting for his political life
the director of the cia, leon panetta, decided this was not a good thing to do and he went and told congressnd said we're not going to do that. on the other hand the cia does as you know though they don't admit it have a pretty extensive campaign, in fact very intense at the moment of attacking alleged terrorist targets in pakistan covertly using a drone-borne missiles. some years ago the u.s. used such a drone-borne missile to attack a terror suspect in yemen of all places and an attack in...
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cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about al qaeda's plans. what i said in that hearing was an assessment of the likelihood that we are going to be able to capture him alive. what i said was that with regard to that possibility both in our attempt to capture him and from what we know about instructions that he was given to the people who surrounded him, his security forces, i think it is highly unlikely that he will be taken alive. but our goal is to either capture osama bin laden or to kill him. >> mr. attorney general the last time you can do for this committee strongly defended your decision to try the 9/11 plotters and criminal court in ne
cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about...
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cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about al qaeda's plans. what i said in that hearing was an assessment of the likelihood that we are going to be able to capture him alive. what i said was that with regard to that possibility both in our attempt to capture him and from what we know about instructions that he was given to the people who surrounded him, his security forces, i think it is highly unlikely that he will be taken alive. but our goal is to either capture osama bin laden or to kill him. >> mr. attorney general the last time you can do for this committee strongly defended your decision to try the 9/11 plotters and criminal court in ne
cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about...
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cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about al qaeda's plans. what i said in that hearing was an assessment of the likelihood that we are going to be able to capture him alive. what i said was that with regard to that possibility both in our attempt to capture him and from what we know about instructions that he was given to the people who surrounded him, his security forces, i think it is highly unlikely that he will be taken alive. but our goal is to either capture osama bin laden or to kill him. >> mr. attorney general the last time you can do for this committee strongly defended your decision to try the 9/11 plotters and criminal court in ne
cia director panetta said that should bin laden being caught he would be taken to a military base and interrogated by u.s. agents. mr. holder, would you like to explain that comment and clarify and when we all hope bin laden is captured? >> with regard to osama bin laden, it is part of the target for the united states. our plan is to capture him or to kill him. our hope would be to capture him and interrogate him to get useful intelligence from him about the structure of al qaeda, about...
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my first encounter with director panetta during the position, hi a three by five that was half fun of i wanted to make to leon. the first thing i said to him was, i don't know if you realize this yet, but you are -- you will be america's combatant commander in the global war on terrorism. i cannot imagine doing that job, filling that function. if hi to do what -- if i had to do what mike mcconnell had to do. i had a four-hour jump in terms of turning to my task at hand because the dni existed. now, i don't know how that sustains itself after we get through the current war on terrorism. i suspect it will. i will go, i will travel to stations around the world after i became director and there was still when the whole question of the dni was at least a jump ball. with most of the cia population. and my wife jenne and i, took questions and invariably within the first three questions, what about the dni thing? the answer i would give is the one i just gave you. that it freed up -- i would be the first occupy of my suite to be able to spend my day being the director of cia. i think that rea
my first encounter with director panetta during the position, hi a three by five that was half fun of i wanted to make to leon. the first thing i said to him was, i don't know if you realize this yet, but you are -- you will be america's combatant commander in the global war on terrorism. i cannot imagine doing that job, filling that function. if hi to do what -- if i had to do what mike mcconnell had to do. i had a four-hour jump in terms of turning to my task at hand because the dni existed....