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Security adviser went on the sunday talk shows. the pictures became the story instead of the changing narrative of what really happened inside the compound. you might remember last week top officials at the white house and pentagon said bin laden used women as human shields. they later backtracked on that. there was also talk that bin laden was engaged in a firefight with the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. later they said he was not armed. joining me is lawrence wright author of the best-selling book "the...

The great strength that osama bin laden has and that no one else in al qaeda has right now. >> and that zwoo heri doesnt have. >> clearly does not have. hes just not capable of that kind of inspirational leadership. >> lawrence wright, i appreciate you being with us. >> its been a pleasure. >> really interesting stuff. still ahead tonight. and again the book is "the looming tower." i urge you to read it. its a great book. an important update on the story of eman al obeidy, the libyan woman who b...

The president of afghanistan. and karzai said to me -- in those years. this is 2005, 2006. he said, mark my words, when osama bin laden is found, he will be found in a pakistani city. >> fascinating. fareed zakaria. fareed, thank you. >> pleasure. well, were on facebook. let us know what you think. or you can follow me on twitter. @andersoncooper. ill be tweeting tonight. up next, more on the videos released by the obama administration over the weekend. really fascinating videos showing osama ...

Administrations national security adviser went on the sunday talk shows. the pictures became the story instead of the changing narrative of what really happened inside the compound. you might remember last week top officials at the white house and pentagon said bin laden used women as human shields. they later backstrakd on that. there was also talk that bin laden was engaged in a firefight with the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. later they said he was not armed. joining me is lawrence wright author of th...

Bin laden has and that no one else in al qaeda has right now. >> and that zwoo heri doesnt have. >> clearly does not have. hes just not capable of that kind of inspirational leadership. >> lawrence wright, i appreciate you being with us. thank you. >> its been a pleasure. >> really interesting stuff. still ahead tonight. and again the book is "the looming tower." i urge you to read it. its a great book. an important update on the story of eman al obeidy, the libyan woman who burst into a tripoli...

He clearly has the ability to summon up followers, which was the great strength that osama bin laden has, and that no one else in al qaeda has right now. >> and zawahiri doesnt have? >> clearly does not have. he is just not capable of that kind of inspirational leadership. >> lawrence wright, i appreciate you being with us. really interesting stuff. the book is "looming tower." i urge you to read it. its a great book. the woman who burst into a hotel who said she had been beaten and rape. the ...

Story. all we know is that al qaeda was on his tail all across america. and the fbi interviewed him and let him go. but you know, this guy has been responsible for most of the major attempts in the united states in the last couple of years. hes been a very inspirational figure. he clearly has the ability to summon up followers, which was the great strength that osama bin laden has and that no one else in al qaeda has right now. >> and that zwoo heri doesnt have. >> clearly does not have. hes jus...

Kind of a vain man preoccupied with his appearance, a pathetic man, a man obsessing about himself while living in a million-dollar compound. a man not living in a cave, a man not sacrificing his own comfort for his followers. probably an effective picture painted by the pentagon and one that helped them change the narrative of their story to their liking, at least for a few days. remember, they released them on a saturday. the day before the administrations national security adviser went on the ...