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Of a complete extremist who people here believe hijacked their religion and made muslims look bad and killed many muslims anyway. >> thats absolutely true, richard. as far as we know, you mentioned the operational side of this. was bin laden -- did he have a hand in any of the attacks happening around the world? he had no phones, no internet connection in the compound were looking at pictures of right now. was he frankly a nonfactor at this point, operationally for al qaeda? >> reporter: he wasn...

The most dangerous, still the one based in pakistan, still looks for bin laden for inspiration. he still was the chairman of the board, and theres no doubt that this -- his death will impact that. and all of the operational materials and intelligence materials that were seized during this raid as well. he may have been number one on the list, but theres a lot of others on that list, and you can imagine what kind of treasure trove of information was discovered on his laptops, hard drives, miklasz...

Divide our intelligence officials as they adapt and inknow separate in an ever changing world. finally i am pleased to announce my choice for the civilian military team leading our efforts in afghanistan in this year of transition. i am nominating a superb commander, lieutenant january -- john allen, a battle-tested combat leader in iraq he helped turn the tide and deputy commander of central command, he is respected in the region and has been deeply involved in planning and executing our strate...

Of kates wedding dress be covered up by an umbrella? >> after days of sunny skies in london, the weather could soon take a turn for the worse. cloudy skies are in the forecast with showers predicted for the day of the royal wedding. after theyre married, william and kate are supposed to take an open carriage from westminster abbey to buckingham palace, but there is a back-up plan, of course. if it rains, the newly married couple will take a glass coach. >> rides lady diana. >> reporter: the same...

Syria, need to be attacked in a wise way. unfortunately i hear even officers and military being shot. until now do i not know exactly whats happen. >> is it your opinion -- i know iran plays a regional role in your part of the world. that iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb? >> well, as far as i know about they are trying to -- peaceful nuclear. >> beyond peaceful nuclear capabilities, are they trying to develop a military use of a nuclear power? >> what i hear this from the united states fro...

There. >> the "uss mt. whitney" is a ship designed for normandy style invasion. it has the best command and control, bar none, across the globe. >> thats where its all happening. central command. alec, good to see you. appreciate your insight. >> good to be here. in a few moments we expect could hear from president obama for the first time since u.s. forces started protecting libyan residents by force. well bring you his comments live from chile. earlier today, a top u.s. kmapder said the mu...

This for the long haul. >> he was on the same page as the president which is we want to begin to back off. and mentioned that the u.s. right now is taking the lead in terms of coordination but does not want that to be. theyre now trying to figure out where central command will be and who will be in charge of that. is that when its over? it was a lot more diplomatic, i think, than military. >> candy crowley, thank you. look forward to seeing you soon. >> thanks, richard. >> yes, it will be very s...

>> any time you fly your own aircraft into the box to patrol it, youre in danger of getting shot down by one of the anti-aircraft artillery pieces? >> to you see any good case scenario ending to all of this? >> the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the general who runs central command have all said things. in is a lousy idea. very bad idea. >> i think the military is not necessarily in favor of doing this special ly.

Charge. its in the area of operations of general madison, u.s. military central command. its really up in the air. >> this may be a question that president obama is going to answer. weve just learned he is going to make a statement in about half an hour so were listening for that and weve also heard that the pentagon briefing is going to be delayed until after the president makes his statement. it may be that we get some clarification here about who is in charge, jonathan. how important is knowi...

Military analyst colonel jack jacobs joining us on the phone with this late breaking story tonight. colonel, the no fly zone, this is a game changer. is that safe to say? we now are going to have some international involvement here, which is what the rebels have been waiting for. how do you see this? >> yes. the marine general who is a commander at central command said some days ago the establishment of a no fly zone means actual combat. allied planes are going to have to determine the location ...