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Expertise in this area, but this is a man who has probably a lot to say, has been on the run for 15 years. it's a big deal, 15 years on the run, a $5 million bounty on his head. abu anas al libi captured in less than a minute. the former senior al qaeda operative picked up in a dawn raid by u.s. authorities in his innative libya. believed to be a mastermind of the al qaeda attacks on the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania in august 1998, he is accused of conspiracy to kill u.s. nationals, murder, destruction of american buildings, and government, destruction of national defense utilities at ...

Libya deemed his missing a kidnapping. u.s. commandos came under fire and were forced to retreat. back to the operation in libya now. the plan now is to bring al libi to new york to face terrorism charges. cnn senior national correspondent nic robertson takes a closer look at al libi's role in al qaeda. >> reporter: it's a big deal, 15 years on the run. $5 million bounty on his head. al libi captured in less than a minute. former senior al qaeda operative picked up in a dorm raid by u.s. authorities, his native libya. believed to be a mastermind of the al qaeda attacks on the u.s. embassies, i...

Counting down to the debut of cnn's new "crossfire," starting monday at 6:30 eastern right here on cnn. thank you, gentlemen. selling the case for military action to the american people is never easy, but some cases are more challenging than others, and that may have something to do with what's going on at home. august 1998, when president clinton fired on presumed terror targets in sudan and afghanistan. >> our target was terror. our mission was clear. >> reporter: he was in the heat of another battle at home. three days earlier, he'd testified -- >> i engaged in conduct that was wrong. >> ...

Heartbreaking moment in tanzania was the wreath laying at the site of the former embassy that was destroyed during that attack, the bombing in 1998, august 1998 during the clinton years. and that was one of the first examples of an al qaeda attack, that was tanzania and also kenya, of course. the embassies had to be rebuilt. but the suffering there was profound. of course, that was eventually traced back to osama bin laden. it was a precursor of 9/11. >> that's exactly right. as we talk about all the seriousness that surrounds the responsibilities of presidents, there is a little bit of light ...

The president said there was not excessive celebration at white house over the bin laden anniversary and there's other foreign policy news as well. let's bring in nicholas burns, profess of of international politics, served as international ambassador to nato to the white house and the state department. great to see you again. this is a signature day. i mean you were in office during the beginnings of the al qaeda movement. you had to grapple with it yourself. how do you think the white house is grappling with this and commemorating the anniversary? >> well, frankly, andrea, this was a signifi...