Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161222:02:11:00
>> everybody, come outside. push them this way. over here. >> reporter: his reasons, like choudary's, are about american foreign policy. the so-called war against islam that jihadis always speak of. [ phone dialing ] the fbi began to monitor him. he fled to yemen and eventually became a top leader of al qaeda. >> would you say that al awlaki is at least a severe threat today as bin laden? >> probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> the american-born al qaeda -- >> reporter: there's one important fact about anwar awlaki i have mentioned. he is dead. an american drone strike i...