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They've been dealing with the devices like this, over 200 of them in the last few years, this year alone, over 45 devices have been discovered. they'll continue to do so over the visit. >> how much support do dissident groups have in ireland today? >> very little. that's the issue here. what you're seeing here is a beast that's trying to fight for its relevancy in irish society, particularly the militant republican part of society. mainstream republicans in other organizations have bought into the peace process. what you have leading these splinter groups, it should be remembered they're const...

there's no bail for dominique strauss-kahn. one of the world's top bankers is behind bars on sex assault charges. targeting tripoli, the area near moammar gadhafi's compound is hit again. in another night of nato air strikes. and thousands of flooded homes, thousands of people evacuated as the mississippi river levels continue to rise. we begin this hour in ireland where authorities say they have intercepted and defused a bomb on a bus headed for dublin, just hours before an historic visit to the capital by britain's queen elizabeth. irish police tell cnn the military found an ...

Indicates a link to bin laden this is a revenge act for bin lad snn. >> as you note pakistani taliban immediately said this was in fact a revenge angt for bin laden. and then there were very quickly reports out of pakistan casting some doubt on that. suggesting that it might have been done by some splinter groups for its own purposes. this is the group that is at war with the pakistani government. it may be that the pakistani taliban is seizing the opportunity to make it seem like this was a revenge act for the bin laden death. look, there are bombings in pakistan all the time. so it's i think...

Well. >> and israel's prime minister coming here for an extended visit coming here this week and we'll see the president on friday, see president obama on friday. let's talk about the splinter groups of al qaeda, because al qaeda central is one thing. but the splinter groups are often talked about as even more dangerous. what we see in yemen, what we see emerging in somalia. what would be your biggest concerns if you're still in the national security council warning against threats to the homeland? >> what is encouraging is that no one has talked about the threat is over since bin laden has be...

How do they communicate with their members, affiliates and other splinter groups. >> okay. tom fuentes, thank you very much. there's going to be a lot of information as all of this is digested and released. thank you, tom. floodwaters surging down the ohio and mississippi rivers. look at some live pictures now of one of the hardest hit areas. that is memphis, tennessee. thousands of people are now on alert. we will go live there next. she felt lost...