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Foreshadowing of the terror attacks that hit the united states since that event. it was set off by muslim extremists including this man, who is the nephew of the khalid shaikh mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. moving on to our next part investigators tied seven suspects to an egyptian fundamentalist cleric who is known as the blind shaikh convicted of masterminding several attacks against the u.s. he died in prison last year. the others were convicted in 1994 were sentenced to prison...

He cleared the roof of the building, removing 20 to 40 men, women and children. the men were dancing, some of them dancing, several of the women were keening, and he said theres absolutely no possibility it was anything but a celebration. he said it was over in minutes. they cooperatively left the roof. and their concern was there was a crowd on the ground as well who were watching and they thought there might be a confrontation. >> so was that the second location? because the second location of...

Attacks. >> andrew mccarthy, a former federal prosecutor who won a conviction of the blind shaikh that plotted to bomb new york city tunnels and landmarks in the 1990s. >> the motivating cause of the attacks, it is us against them. we are the them. >> reporter: the difference between the obama administration and its critics is the lesson that each has learned. through the 70s, 80s, and 90s, the united states dealt with terrorism as a crime. >> what we found, we were repeatedly attacked, and atta...

What do you think the u.s. should do? we rely on host countries and libya was unable to deal with threat level. >> north africa is the new front in the war on terror. evidence has come out now that those who are -- the compound, that consulate office in benghazi also part of what happened in algeria. we have a serious al qaeda threat going on and i think we need a strategy in place, we need to refocus our efforts, we need to look at special forces, counterterrorism footprint close by to respond ...

Violence, and provide social services through islamic charities. still other opposition figures that favor a more brutal approach. >> al zawahiri, number two in al qaeda, is an egyptian. >> reporter: he has been gunning for mubarak for decades. he may make a public statement. he is on the run, and his old group, egyptian islamic jihad has been absorbed by al qaeda. another group massacred tourists and once came close to assassinating mubarak. they are hiding out in pakistan. and the blind shaikh...

Muslim brotherhood. the brotherhood lived by the gun long ago but in recent years has moved away from violence and toward providing social services through islamic charities. still, there are other opposition figures who favor a more brutal approach. >> the number two in al qaeda was an egyptian. he still has an enormous following among radical islamic extremists. >> reporter: he has been gunning for mubarak for decades. but he is on the run and his old group, egyptian islamic jihad has been abs...

But hes on the run, and his old group has been absorbed into al qaeda. another faction called the islamic group has massacred tourists and once came close to assassinating mubarak. but experts say many of its members are now hiding out with al qaeda in pakistan. and its spiritual leader, known as the blind shaikh, is serving a life sentence in the u.s. for his role in the 1993 world trade center bombing. these groups are down, experts say, but not necessarily out. >> you foresee a scenario where...

>> we have congressman roadway blunt, adam smith and andrew mccarthy, the man who prosecuted the blind shaikh. >> what an interview. >> on the ropes like i have never seen him. my hat is off to bret baeir. >> right. >> you dont have a hat on. >> well, your hair is on. (laughter) >> about an hour and a half. >> thank you, guys. >> headlines to get to. on the imty american muslim preacher known to be in touch with suspected shooter hassan has told an american muslim stages jihad because of how the...

Interrogator, that function? >> well, they can be trained by people who are trained in this kind of interrogation. the fbis had a very good record. i mean, an agent, jack klunnan in 1993, the world trade tower bombings, he interrogated the blind shaikh, got convictions and he also got people to turn on one another. it was a very successful interrogation, and it was not done with any enhanced interrogation techniques. so they know how to interrogate. i can tell you, without going into detail, bec...

>> we have reasons for interrogating people for criminal reasons. we try to determine their guilt or innocence, try to understand the crime itself. we have intelligence reasons for interrogating people. can they be performed by the same prosecutor, the same interrogator, that function? >> well, they can be trained by people who are trained in this kind of interrogation. the fbis had a very good record. i mean, an agent, jack klunnan in 1993, the world trade tower bombs, he interrogated the blind...