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It never has been. this isn't like being the terrorism coordinator in new york or virginia or other districts where a lot of terrorism cases are prosecuted. as ken found he in fact never did prosecute a terrorism case. the idea this is a qualification that's relevant to beak the director of national intelligence, i think would overstate matters. it raises questions about his honesty. he has talked about putting terrorists in prison and specifically about his role on the holy land foundation case and we know those are not true. one of the things we see about people who embellish their qualifica...

>> and i expect we'll see that reflected in even more violence in 2013 and even higher numbers. >> reporter: this was the terrorism coordinator at the state department. he says many of today's militant groups judge success by the number of people killed, including civilians. >> the old red lines. the old barriers are all gone. >> reporter: six of the seven deadliest groups are affiliated with al qaeda, including the taliban and boko haram. which is going after christian targets. the targeting of other religions or muslims of a addict sect is driving the casualty rate higher. >> it's like warfa...

Attacks like this deadly assault on a nairobi mall. and it's likely the world will see even more violence next year. cnn obtained exclusive access to an upcoming report from start, a group that tracks terrorism around the world. it found there were 69% more terrorist attacks in 2012 than a year before. there was an 89% jump in deaths. and with well over 5,000 attacks through june of this year, the future looks even deadlier. >> i expect we'll see that reflected in even more violences in 2013 and even higher numbers. >> dan benjamin was the terrorism coordinator at the state department. he says...