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Takes to pull off another 9/11-style attack on the united states? we're talking about that this morning with cnn's reza sayah. he's in islamabad. so what's the answer to the question, reza? >> reporter: well, carol, it didn't take long for al qaeda to vow revenge against the u.s. for osama bin laden's death. and obviously, ever since 9/11, these types of al qaeda threats have managed to rattle the u.s. psyche and mind-set. they've obviously cost billions of dollars in security measures. and most importantly, perhaps, they've cost many americans their sense of security. when you look at the fac...

The president is discussing his plan to invest in clean energy technologies. it's something he's been stressing for the last several months. his next stop will be ft. campbell, kentucky. he will be thanking those involved in the mission in getting bin laden. he also is going to be meeting with the navy s.e.a.l.s directly involved in getting bin laden, the mastermind of the september 11th attacks. we don't know if all the s.e.a.l.s will be there, but dozens will be there. the president will spend a fair amount of time with them adding it's not a formal debriefing. they can certainly share with ...

A senior u.s. official tells nbc news not to consider ayman al zawahiri a shoe-in to take over as leader of al qaeda. many terrorism experts say he has been the de facto leader of the organization for many years. as osama bin laden was hiding from public view, but the u.s. officials say two other candidates are out there, including an american. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live in benghazi, libya. what do you know about who's in line potentially to take the reins of that organization? >> logically it would go to his deputy. his second in command, ayman al zawahiri. but...

Obtained by cnn. civil liberties group say it's absurd that exercise of free speech should be considered suspicious. >> if you complain about the government, that's justification for the government to do inte e intensive scrutiny of your behavior. it seems just so anti-american. >> reporter: terrorism experts also question whether it is useful. they say terrorists usually try to blend in, keep a low profile because they don't want to draw attention to their activities challenging airport security would have precisely the opposite effect. >> this idea that a terrorist would be very arrogant and...

Expresses contempt for the screening process. according to information obtained by cnn. civil liberties groups say it's absurd that the exercise of free speech should be considered suspicious. >> if you complain about the government, that's justification for the government doing more intensive scrutiny of your behavior. it seems, you know, just so anti-american. >> terrorism experts question whether it's useful. they say terrorists using try to blend in, keep a lo profile because they don't want to address attention to their activities. challenging airport security would have precisely the opp...