Abroad but sejs sources tell cnn these are the nations where terror cells could be ready to strike in france germany, belgium and the the netherlands, as many as 20 sleeper cells and between 120 and 180 people said to be ready to attack. What does that mean here at home . Fareed zakaria put that question to a man who would know former cia director leon panetta. It sounds like secretary panetta, you are more worried based on what has happened over the last few weeks and particularly in paris and you feel that this could happen in new york. This could happen in many many places in the world. I dont think theres any question. I think what were seeing as i said is a much more aggressive chapter, and a much more dangerous chapter in terms of the war on terrorism. What happened in paris, what happened in ottawa what happened in belgium is something that we need to understand that these terrorists are now engaged in a much more aggressive effort based on recruiting. Based on whats happening in syria and iraq and yemen, theyre engaged in a much more aggressive effort to conduct violence in europe and its a matter of time before they direct it to the United States as well. Right now we have reporters all over the world. Cnns ivan watson in brussels. Nick payton walsh in yemen, and Deborah Feyerick in new york with the latest on the investigation. Lets start with ivan watson in brussels where soldiers are in front of the jewish museum. A scene of a deadly attack a year ago by a gunman having suspected joining syria. Ivan what is the very latest . Well the belgians have deployed for the first time in years, really, decades, perhaps, armed forces on the streets of two cities. Guarding a number of installations, including the u. S. Embassy, protecting a number of jewish buildings. The synagogue here in brussels. The youish museum and different places in the jewish district. This is clearly a response to the raid that Belgian Police carried out on thursday night where suspects opened fire on the place. It was in an eastern town and two suspects were killed. A third captured. And the belgian Authorities Say they believe they were planning two attack Belgian Police and they say they found Police Uniforms in the possession of the suspects as well as weapons and explosives to back those claims. So the belgian authorities on the lookout right now. They say that this cell that they managed to stop does not appear to have been linked two the attackers who carried out the deadly assault on Charlie Hebdo in paris. Michael . Ivan you spent many years covering turkey. So i want to ask a followup about the claim that the country is becoming a pathway for jihadists seeking to go back and forth between syria and europe. Germanys head of Domestic Intelligence said recently that 90 of the jihadists in his country travel through turkey. Turkey is one of the strongest allies thought to have strong antiterror operations. How good is their intelligence . Well theres no question that turkey has been the main transit point for people from pigters, wannabe fighters going to syria. It has a very long border and isis controls a big chunk of the border. The turings say theyve cracked down and theyve been intercepting thousands of people trying to get into syria. Someed wannabe jihadists. The partner of the cheb attackers in paris is she traveled from madrid to istanbul tur kish Officials Say on january 2nd and is believed to have since then traveled to syria. Even though they claim that they are cracking down they showed me some of the measures theyve taken along the border to make it less course. Theres no question that supporter of isis are still using it as way to get in as are the enemies. Some of the militant groups combatting against isis. And thats a major challenge still for the turks to deal with. Now to yemen. A dangerous country that is headquarters in the peninsula. A Major News Network that made it into yemen. Joining ne now from the capital is Cnn Senior International correspondent nick payton walsh. I understand that you have breaking news for us. We just heard in the last few minutes that according to one yem knee official briefed on security matters, two french citizens have been detained in yemen. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. This occurred as they were trying to leave the country a few months ago. That doesnt necessarily mean these individuals had no connection or knowledge of what happened in paris, it does mean this is a reaction to investigations happening inside. They were offered support. Anything from i. T. Support to a doctor to funneling money, perhaps, and yemeni authorities are trying to work out what to do with them next whether they should be charged. Clearly another sign that officials are desperate to point out that theyre on their game they say, in intercepting foreigners trying to leave here. Michael . Nick, why does yemen seem to be the pre9 11 afghanistan . Why do all terror roads seem to go through that country today . Well, that and southern syria. We are talking about a failing or failed state. They are payed the meager salaries. And then of course there is the increasingly deadly and increasingly sectarian complex that has rackeded the country for years. Little complex but worth listening to. The side of the Muslim Divide lchlt they moved in and taken over the streets. And you see their check points in many areas. They are the enemies of al qaeda and sunni tribes here and some say, in fact, that al qaeda have done quite well out of that because many have rushed the to join them to bolster their ranks because theyre scared of the shiite. This is so volatile, this capital city that this morning the chief of staff of the yemeni president was kidnapped in the city center itself. It isnt known precisely who did this. There are claims from supporters of the president ial administration that armed men were behind that and there are suggestions that they say this happened as a move to try to prevent a new constitution being put in place that they do not agree with. So a very messy situation there. You only gather the sense of what kind of a failing state this is. The second most powerful man, frankly, in the president ial administration get taken by armed men. Thats why al qaeda can find a home michael. Thank you for that exclusive report nick. Stay safe. And now what were learning from intelligence sources here. Deborah feyerick has been working her sources to get new information on the terror cells in europe. Deb, what are you learning . We do know the u. S. Authorities are very interested in finding a man salim salim bengalaim. Hes identified as an executioner for isis. Hes a frenchman. And now we are learning he does have ties to the suburbs with the two kouachi brothers. Now hes also tied to a man who was traveling with Cherif Kouachi when he tried to get to iraq by way of syria. This sms ha didnt just happen overnight. The kouachi brothers were tied to a man. He was a known al qaeda recruiter. He was passed by al qaeda central with a plot to blow up the u. S. Embassy in paris. Back in july of 2001 he was identified by the then cia director george tenant and cia director then briefed the president at the time. So when you look at this and you hear him basically say that he is very that this is much more aggressive hes absolutely right. This is more aggressive. Did you tell me a two degree of separation between the the beheadings and the kouachi brothers. Well theres a frenchman they want to find who is directly connected to the suburb where is they all grew up. This is a gang. This is a cell. This is an ideology that extended over a period of time. The reason we see this level of aggress right now is because you have an ideology that in modern daytimes with osama bin laden, look down the road. Were going to create a world of political islam. A caliphate. And now with a man like anwar al his message spread so deeply that the caliphate is now. Its not decades or century miss the the future. Thats really established what had is going on in zir what with young sort of thugs. Zblf has the motivation changed . With bin laden, and ive read many of his writings it was all about the interventionalist Foreign Policy of the United States. Today it seems about economic despair among muslim men. Thats no question that that is a huge motivator. Rather than go elsewhere to fight the war. Go elsewhere. Get a little training. Doesnt take a lot to pick up a gun and fire it and then come back and carry it out against the countries where you are living. And so it is a very different kind of war. It is a ground war essentially going on in europe. Intelligence agencies in europe the United Nations and other countries are working around the clock to track down connections to the paris attacks and belgian cells. A major man hasnt. I want to drill down on just how you do it with an expert. Hes a Counter Terrorism expert and former member of the armys delta force. He joins me now from raleigh, north carolina. I understand the other night there was an unprecedented telephone Conference Call among fbi field offices. What can you tell us . . Michael, good morning. The fbi met at the the Washington Field office and by the director of the fbi had an allhands video teleconference saying to all of the joint Terrorism Task force throughout the u. S. All of the fbi offices throughout the u. S. And the intel Fusion Centers around the u. S. So make sure everyone was on the same sheet of music. That everyone had the foundational logic and the after action of what happened in paris. What was going on. So everyone is on the same sheet. Thats great for us. Its interesting to see, its the first time that we have done it. Im glad were all on the same sheed domestically. Who is calling the shot internationally . We put that map up so cnn viewers could see the worldwide implications. Are those efforts being directed from washington . From somewhere else . And who is calling that shot . Well michael. You have what ill tell you is you have an inner Agency Task Force that works with interpol with the other countrys security services. We have cia sergeants pushed into these places here. And so everything works back to the National Intel service back here in d. C. And links up with the Different Countries where we are right now in france and these joint Terrorism Task forces. But theres not one place internationally that you would think that everyone comes back to in one place. It would be too difficult. But i will tell you this from my experience in working with these all throughout my years, these folks do this pretty well and they work it really hard. It would seem to me you just answered my question from a Law Enforcement perspective. It would seem to me this also puts an increased burden on the the diplomatic efforts. Can you speak to the importance of that . Yeah i can, michael. We all look at what i call the elements of national power. And whether theyre diplomatic, informational, military intelligence and economic. Rigs now all the viewers are watching. Theyre seeing the intelligence and the military or Law Enforcement security aspect. Or really the kinetic piece. I think were really missing the diplomatic and information mall or counter propaganda to what the islamic jihadists are doing, and we see this, but i just dont think its in parallel and as much of the gas pedal going on the diplomatic end to counter propaganda. Colonel reese, thank you for your reet. Thank you. Were going to take a short break and come back with a radical islamic cleric. A chan to understand what motivates muslim terror. You want to hear this guy. And ill talk one on one with a brand new member of the House Intelligence Committee. The first muslim to serve in that role. An appointment that sparked some controversy. Plus the first we heard from mitt romney on his plan to run for president again. Is the third time the the charm . Let me get this straight. [ female voice ] yes . Lactaid® is 100 real milk . Right. Real milk. But it wont cause me discomfort. Exactly, no discomfort because its milk without the lactose. And it tastes . 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It sold out quickly in a statement of defiance by readers as well. But my next guest says publishing that cartoon is an act of war. A radical muslim cleric in london who was arrested a few months ago on suspicious of encouraging terrorism and british Prime MinisterDavid Cameron has called it absolutely despicable and appalling. I appreciate you being here. Ive watched some of your interviews. They quickly evolve to shout fests. Thats not where im coming from. Okay. Okay. Good. An act of war to me is the murderous act of killing 12 people who make their lives with pens and pencils. Explain. Well the french government as well as your government are engaged in war with syria and iraq and before that afghanistan, and this war is not just being prosecuted by people on the ground. It has propaganda. And this particular provocation is designed on one hand to undermine the ideology of the perceived enemy. To say your values are less than our values. The sanctity of the Prophet Muhammad. This is satire. Its taking kernels of truth, growing them in proportion and trying to make a serious political point. People have been killing in the name of the prophet, something they exposed through those cartoons. Things like satire and speech are euphemisms for something quite ugly that lurks underneath. If you have a look at what they try to depict with the Prophet Muhammad theres not one muslim on this planet who will not be outraged. Now you know people turn to violence for many things. If r us to defend the honor of the prophet is a matter of life and death. This is something you may not understand. But for us this will carry capital punishment. Well im trying to understand that. By my colleague Fareed Zakaria reminded me on my program here a week ago that nowhere is this type of depiction prohibited. Is that true . Actually no. It says whatever the prophet did, do it. Whatever the prophet forbade, do it. The prof set sent many people to assassinate others. A very famous example, he hases dishonored me and kill him. If i understand you, and im talking about the quaran itself. Youre telling me your view is the Prophet Muhammad would want those 12 individuals, those cartoonists executed. No what i say to you is that im not someone i dont believe that you should execute these things. And i believe these people should be put through court. If its proven they drew the cartoons then of course i think they are dishonoring. It will be up to a judge to decision the punishment. Would you con determine the murderous act against those . I think it needs cause and effect. Youve made that clear. But now i would like you to condemn the murderous act. Youve condemned the cartoon. I have given you ample opportunity to do it. Now i would like to hear if youll condemn the murderers . I cannot condemn them. I believe they are following their opinion. The examples throughout history, people have done this so i cannot say that i can condemn them. I differ with them. I wouldnt do it myself. I would advise them differently. But i cannot condemn them. Zblf will you agree with me the net effect of the act will be more isolation, more discrimination against more young arab males in particular. That will be the net effect of what just transpired, right . I think theres a bigger picture. The mistake that the french authorities and this magazine have made, the one thing that all of the muslims is to honor the prophet. I was at the mosque you know on friday and people are outraged. People i never met coming up and saying how can they do this . They will galvanize the whole community. We saw it before with danish cartoons. It will