northern africa, and not just recruiting, they were about to be operational. we knew that why do you think that the administration is ignoring the reality of what the intelligence community told them. >> because they wanted to sell the american public on the idea that al-qaida is not a threat. we killed osama bin laden and we solve would the war on terror and it is over and look at all of the changes i brought you and you can sleep in peace. the administration was purposely deceiving the american public and lulling us to sleep again. >> judge jeanine: how strong is al-qaida now? >> it is rise coming back in iraq and yemen and north africa and somalia and the balkans. >> judge jeanine: should there be an engagement by the united states? >> we should covertly take out the threats. it is not only al-qaida but it is muslim brotherhood etset