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The old well head and we could see from one to three days of oil flowing freely back into the gulf of mexico. that is the last thing anyone wants to see, but, it looks like the end game, kyra is going to be the relief wells when they break through and they insert the mixture of cement and mud and kill it altogether. you still have the long-term effects of what this means economically and environmentally for the gulf of mexico. >> that will be for decades. all of the work to fix the busted well...

Security and targeting of these facilities has been averted. the bottom line, the government says, you know, that they have worked very hard to avert potential terrorist attacks. they know the intelligence community is growing. theyre looking at it. john? >> "the washington post" actually acceded to wishes by the intelligence community to take some of the information off of that website. didnt it? >> absolutely, john. what we now know is that "the washington post" had planned to publish those ve...

Agencies are within the department of defense. has it grown too big to succeed? >> i just spoke to a senior defense department official a few moments ago. he said, look, yes, we acknowledge the intelligence community grew very rapidly after the 9/11 attacks. there are some redundancieredun. there are some inefficiencies. you said, but remember, the u.s. government thwarted several attempts since 9/11. several potential terrorist attacks. of course as recently as that attempted christmas day bomb...

Virulent, radical form of islamism, and we have known for years, we have infiltrated the intelligence services of the pakistani military and both the civilian government and military are at risk. we are in a very difficult situation, almost the last quarter of the game, and now we are waking up to the implications of what happens in pakistan -- if pakistan goes the wrong way. >> eric: and afghanistan the deadliest quarter, 103 nato troops killed so far this month. 55, now we have a stung article...

Region are usually packed with tourists because northern iraq is considered to be safe from terrorist attacks. the deadly fire does appear to be an accident. and an earthquake of all things rattled parts of suburban washington, d.c. this morning. the rare quake, and i do mean rare, was centered about 20 miles northwest of the nations capital. the u.s. geological survey says it was relatively mild, but still the strongest quake to shake the region in the past 35 years. i got to tell you, i live...

Like -- for example, obamas problems he is making by himself. going after arizona doesnt have to happen. that will be an issue. these are things he is creating trouble for himself. he caused that, you know he did. terrorist attacks wipes it off the map. so these problems are not as big as a terrorist attack is what im getting at. you talk about the clarity of it. well, thats because it is so huge. it is monumental. remy, who has had it tougher? >> barack obama has had it harder than george w gus...

Federal officials say tests on that newly capped well are not going as well as they hoped. pressure is not building up to expected levels meaning there could be another leak under the floor. officials have added a new name to the terror watch lift. al awlaki is suspected of playing an role in two terrorist attacks. a judge in denver has struck down a law making it a crime to lie about being a war hero. the ruling said the stolen valor was an unconstitutional restriction of free speech. steve job...

Those who dont really want a peace with israel to stand up and do what president -- the late president of egypt, anwar sadat did, and to say, hey, its over, no more war, no more bloodshed. were going to make a genuine peace with israel. im prepared to have a demilitarized state live next to the jewish state of israel. i think the palestinians should not be either subject of israel or citizens of israel. they should have their own independent country. we should be assured that this country is not...

I think it requires courage on the palestinian side for all those who dont really want a peace with israel to stand up and do what president -- the late president of egypt, anwar sadat did, and to say, hey, its over, no more war, no more bloodshed. were going to make a genuine peace with israel. im prepared to have a demilitarized state live next to the jewish state of israel. i think the palestinians should not be either subject of israel or citizens of israel. they should have their own indepe...

If theres 100 al qaeda members in afghanistan, why is it we have thousands of troops there. and unfortunately, this is kinds of the lesson why. the lesson is despite its only 100 guys and its a relatively discreet threat, even after nine years of us being there and many military campaigns, al qaeda is still able to conceive, plan, and carry out very sophisticated terrorist attacks not just in the united states but across the world. >> i think thats what worries a lot of people. they see these bi...