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Threats, it's also true that some of the supposedly thwarted terrorist attacks post-9/11 essentially were symptoms created by the cure, plots that arguably would never have come into being without counterterrorism law enforcement themselves suggesting targets, providing means, facilitating aspiring terrorists acts of furtherance that they would not have achieved on their own but for which they could be prosecuted. in 2009, after back-to-back mistrials, five men from liberty city, one of miami's poorest neighborhoods, are convicted on terror-related charges after trying to team up with al qaeda...

No clue how to do that. their only contact with al qaeda is with the government informant pretending to be associated with the group. they claim entrapment. it's a defense that has never worked in a terror-related case since 9/11. later that same year, federal officers again pose as members of a terrorist sleeper cell. they provide this 19-year-old hosam smadi of dallas, texas, with what he thinks are chemicals to build a bomb. smadi attempts to detonate the fake bomb in the basement of a dallas skyscraper. in 2010, smadi pleads guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. he is se...

Significant developments tonight in the attempted new york terror bombing. this is new since the start of our program. according the a senior counterterrorism official with direct knowledge and involved in the times square car bomb investigation, officials are shifting focus to whether the individual who drove the suv had international connections. part of the investigation is exploring any connection or inspiration by an international group. also a counterintelligence official tells cnn they can't rule out the possibility that a terrorist sleeper cell is behind this attack. a former member of...

Possibility that a terrorist sleeper cell might be behind this attack. a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation tells cnn that the suv was sold three weeks ago in a cash deal with no paperwork exchanged. those who think it's a big mistake to put the alleged 9/11 mastermind on trial in new york city say this attempted bombing proves their case. >> i will say this. one of the reasons why a lot of us feel that the trial of khalid shaikh mohammed, the accused lead conspirator, planner of the 9/11 attacks against the united states who never occur in new york is because new york ...

>> reporter: the tag was as good as the joke. >> my brother. >> reporter: one of america's best known comedians. >> who said tough room? >> reporter: far from being tough, for the comedian in chief, it was like picking low hanging fruit. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. lots of fun. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "john king, usa" starts right now. thanks wolf. a number of breaking developments at this hour. a counterintelligence official has just told cnn authorities can't rule out the possibility that a terrorist sleeper cell is behind the attack. but they don't know just yet. als...