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Combined with bin ladens death could open up room for negotiations by the end of the year. wolf? >> chris lawrence at the pentagon, thank you. lets dig deep other this important question. joining me are -- cnn national security analyst peter gatheringen. and fran town sends. fran serves on the homeland security and cia external advisory boards. peter, with bin laden gone, where does it leave the taliban in afghanistan? >> this is a tremendous opportunity for the taliban to do something they have...

this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path th...