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2010 plot to send bombs in printer cartridges in cargo planes bound for the u.s. both plots were foiled at the last minute. in 2009, al asiri even planted a bomb on his own brother in his underwear or a body cavity. the brother got close to saudi arabias counter terror chief and set it off, killing himself but not the saudi minister. >> what does it say that he does this with his own brother? >> it says that hes absolutely ruthless. not only is ibrahim al asiri absolutely ruthless, he is, accord...

A u.s. intelligence official tells cnn al asiri is the golden gos of that al qaeda affiliate. theyre guarded about his communications, determined to protect him. cnn national security analyst peter bergen says thats for good reason. >> the ability to smuggle a potential lly undetectable bomb onto a plane or some other location, thats golden for al qaeda. >> reporter: western intelligence officials say al asiri is behind the foiled 2009 underwear bomb plot to bring down an airliner approaching de...

These look like printer cartridges but theyre not. theyre explosive devices. taken apart and packed with bombs. they contain the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate. known as petn. in 2010, two bombs concealed like this in printer cartridges were mailed from a u.p.s. and fedex office in yemen to addresses in chicago. the packages delivered through four different countries, two different planes, two carrying passengers before they were intercepted in britain and dubai following a tip from saud...

The a.p. monday revealed the justice department secretly obtained office and home phone records for several of its employees. holder is unapologetic. >> it put american people at risk. that is not hyperbole. >> reporter: the u.s. had several secrets it wanted to keep. the bomb was designed by this man, a master of al qaeda bombmaker already held responsible for the 2009 underwear bomb, and for explosives in printer cartridges being shipped to the u.s. in 2010. and this time the alleged bomber wa...

Communications. state department said its aimed at showing sympathizers the real cost of al qaeda. we are simply making the point the violence they are insighting is ricocheting back against the local population and is not in service to a strong, stable, peaceful yemen but in fact is having the opposite effect. >> that main target right now yemens al qaeda in the arabian peninsula blamed for trying to carry out a variety of attacks against our country. >> al qaeda in yemen is responsible for a n...

outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his quote/unquote evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. heres how he put it to abc news robin roberts. >> i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the human rights campaign...

outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his quote/unquote evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. heres how he put it to abc news robin roberts. >> i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the human rights campaign...

outfront tonight, a bombshell from the president. he has made it clear, finally, that he supports gay marriage. now, the announcement comes after days of mounting pressure to explain his, quote unquote, evolving position, his words, on the controversial issue. heres how he put it to abc news robin roberts. >> i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> the human rights campai...

Story. we disrupted the plot, we have the device and we killed al quso. >> the one person out there, the ombmaker. technique. >> the technology idea. >> that created the underwear bomb, created the cargo plane bombs, in the printer cartridges, probably behind this wunchts most wanted man? >> definitely top three. he knows it and is training other individuals on his bombmaking techniques. >> because he thinks his days are numbered. thank you as always. up next, will voters ban same-sex marriage...

the u.s. and saudi intelligence says relief is still mixed with fear. >> the plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying. they keep trying to devise more and more proverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people. and its a reminder as to why we have to remain vigilant. >> al qaeda and its affiliates can me its a size. they are constantly trying to catch up. whenever it appears we have them boxed eed in, they find a new method. they are sophisticated people. they never sto...