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Building despite the reduction of overall violence last year. last week, al-qaeda in iraq claimed to be behind an attack on the country central bank that left over 20 people dead and brought part of the capital to stand still, as the security forces sort it out with militants. iraqi officials say a series of bombing and rocket attack struck the capital overnight, killing five people. and the bodies of five women and a man were also found buried in baghdad today. also at the moment daily attacks ...

Afghanistan. polish soldier dies in a rocket attack as well. >> also, thats tragedy, too, in the war in afghanistan, when you get word that dave petraeus passed out, he didnt have breakfast but you got to wonder about the stress hes under. >> i know and the shot was of -- john mccain was asking a question and john mccain pauses and goes what happened? were glad to report hes ok. >> coming up on our show, sharea law institutes cruel and unusual punishment to women and some muslims try to use it i...

>> once they go out there and gain that kind of operational training, whether its communication, security, or how to build a device, their potential lethality is much greater. >> it is now over a year since bryant first arrived in pakistan. he is again on the verge of what hes been dreaming about -- killing u.s. troops. when hes considered qualified to participate in a missile attack, he moves close to the border with afghanistan, other al qaeda fighters join him. they try two rocket attacks fro...

>> once they go out there and gain that kind of operational training, whether its communications security, or how to build a device, their potential -- is much greater. >> it is now over a year since bryant first arrived in pakistan. he is again on the verge of what hes been dreaming about, kill u.s. troops. when hes considered qualified to participate in a missile attack, he moves close to the border with afghanistan, other al qaeda fighters join him. they try two rocket attacks from inside pak...

he is bryant neil venus and he is part of a frightening new trend, homegrown terrorists. >> radicalization is definitely on the rise in the united states. >> american citizens radicalizing, eager to kill their countrymen. venus is the terrorist next door. the "american al qaeda." its clear now the number of americans who have become radicalized and are willing to kill for al qaeda or some other terrorist group is on the rise. just this month right here in times square, a man by the n...

trend, homegrown terrorists. >> radicalization is definitely on the rise in the united states. >> american citizens radicalizing eager to kill their countrymen. vinas is the terrorist next door, the american al qaeda. >> its clear now the number of americans who have become radicalized and willing to kill for al qaeda or some other terrorist group is on the rise. times square a name by the name of faisal shahzad to detonate a car bomb. but this is a story about an american-born citizen...

Trained terrorist, becoming a danger to his own nation. >> once they go out there and gain that kind of operational training, whether its communications security, or how to build a device, their potential of le thality is much greater. >> it is now over a year since bryant first arrived in pakistan. he is again on the verge of what hes been dreaming about, killing u.s. troops. when hes considered qualified to participate in a missile attack, he moves close to the border with afghanistan, other a...

Trained terrorist, becoming a danger to his own nation. >> once they go out there and gain that kind of operational training, whether its communications security, or how to build a device, their potential -- is much greater. >> it is now over a year since bryant first arrived in pakistan. he is again on the verge of what hes been dreaming about, kill u.s. troops. when hes considered qualified to participate in a missile attack, he moves close to the border with afghanistan, other al qaeda fighte...

Didnt stop there. heres our cnn correspondent, nic robertson. >> reporter: it took months, suspicious militants nearly killed him but by extreme perseverance, the young man from long island made his way to a mud wall building in the parched hills of pakistans lawless border region, where he was at last welcomed by al qaeda leaders. bryant neal vinas spent a year in pakistan. he was 25 when he joined other al qaeda fighters to launch a rocket attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. we know from cou...

Rocket attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. we know from court documents bryant was disappointed because they failed. one rocket fell short and they did not launch another. but al qaeda didnt want him just as any fighter, they had other special ideas. >> heres an individual, not only has he spent a lot of time in the west but has a u.s. passport and also from just physical appearance, he certainly doesnt look like an arab or south asian. if youre al qaeda thinking youre looking to potentially g...