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>> i can tell you that the intelligence was acquired over the last nine years or so, and there was some pain staking work done by some very, very dedicated analysts who were putting together the pieces of information. >> officials are now giving specifics on information recovered from the compound, as well. >> a lot of that is currently being exploited and reviewed. what were most interested in is seeing if we can get any insight into any terrorist plot that might be under way so we can take the...

Intelligence was acquired over the last nine years or so, and there was some pain staking work done by some very, very dedicated analysts who were putting together the pieces of information. >> officials are now giving specifics on information recovered from the compound, as well. >> a lot of that is currently being exploited and reviewed. what were most interested in is seeing if we can get any insight into any terrorist plot that might be under way so we can take the measures to stop any attac...

Overseas and facilitate attack planning. bill? bill: steve, what kind of training can we say theyre getting in yemen today? >> in some cases theyre hooking up with a radical cleric who once lived in the u.s., anwar al-awlaki and he was connected with maj of nidal malik hasan, its believed he radicalized abdulmutallab, according to the times, he established an internet presence in english, something al-qaeda did not have until recently, the paper saying some of the english speakers being sought m...

Killing in. >> i think in both cases, now talking specifically about the two al qaeda leaders that you mentioned, they appear to be fairly senior members. gudan is a especially interesting case. he really didnt have much of an operational role. there are reports he did have a role in attack planning but if you want to understand his significance, remember hes the guy that really brought the al qaeda threat home to the u.s. hes the most high profile, one of the first home grown terrorists, went f...

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What were most interested in is seeing if we can get any insight into any terrorist plot that might be under way so we can take the measures to stop any type of attack planning. >> questions still remain over who might have known bin laden was holed up in this compound. a senior pakistani saying they were embarrassed they failed to locate bin laden. >> i think we have to know whether they knew. if the pakistanis knew. if they didnt know, why didnt they know? why didnt they pay more attention to ...

Going to follow it or if there will be others to move in and stake a claim to that leadership position. al zawahiri is not nurmly popular but very demissive. >> the latest from jeanne meserve. more evidence on the urgency to uncover attack planning and target key terrorist leaders before they strike a again. a u. barbara starr live at the pentagon. barbara? >> it was in the last 48 hours a u.s. military drone launching a strike in southern yemen. a place called shabwa. this is a place thats a ...

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