man now considered to be the world's most dangerous terrorist. here he is, american-born anwar al awlaki hiding out somewhere in yemen, and it turns out he is a hands-on terrorist and obsessed with striking this country. let me read something for you. quote, our highest priority, this is one of those highly crypted e-mails, our highest priority is the u.s. anything there, even if on a smaller scale than britain would be our choice. paul cruikshank, cnn terrorism analyst. paul, is what we're now learning giving us even greater cause for worry? >> well, that's right, brooke. this trial has shed a lot of light on the activities of al qaeda and the arabian peninsula and particularly anwar al awlaki. he's the driving force behind terrific and taken a hands-on role in plotting terror attacks against the west, and especially against the united states.