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taking on islamic militants who have overrun a coastal town. it's a case eerily similar to the one against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. an egyptian businessman could be arraigned in new york today, charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. 74-year-old mahmoud abdel salam omar is accused of groping a maid at the pierre luxury hotel. she says she went to the room at omar's request to drop off tissues. call it a bin laden bounce. strong performances on national security and international relations are driving president obama's overall poll numbers even higher...

course as i know you v and it is a fascinating read. one of the things that strikes me is that we are talking about two guys, very young guys, 23 and 30 years of age respectively, and speak to their youth, a, and b, what are they accused of doing? >> well, in the case of wad ramadan alwan, he is now 30 years old, but he has been at the business of terrorism for more than 10 years. since he was a teenager. and in his case, he was involved directly in the manufacture and the placement of ieds designed specifically to kill u.s. troops on roadsides. he bragged recently that he had in fac...

As well, more of a sectarian war more than a desire for these reforms? >> i think that's a very good question. i think fundamentally it will become a sectarian war when the regime runs out of options. at the end of the day, at the end of this contest, if the president doesn't want to talk about reform, if he doesn't want to change the economy or take his cousins and his in-laws out of the plunder of the country, he will fall back on this fight between the minority and a sunni majority. this will be the betrayal of all the hopes the syrians have brought to this issue. >> and it could be a very ...

He will fall back on this fight between the minority and a sunni majority. this will be the betrayal of all the hopes the syrians have brought to this issue. >> and it could be a very bloody war, as well. egypt, which had a more euphoric end to its revolution just six weeks ago, ivan, you say there are alarming signs of abuse from authorities. you spoke to a woman today who said she was forced to undergo a virginity test and spoke to men who were electrocuted and beaten. this is in egypt. how difficult is it going to be for egypt to shed this identity as a security state? >> reporter: it seems...

End to its revolution just six weeks ago, ivan, you say there are alarming signs of abuse from authorities. you spoke to a woman today who said she was forced to undergo a virginity test and spoke to men who were electrocuted and beaten. this is in egypt. how difficult is it going to be for egypt to shed this identity as a security state? >> reporter: it seems like the old tactics of oppression and brutality die hard. i'm hearing about a pattern of real brutal methods, sinister methods being used by the army that is out on the streets of the egyptian capital. just this morning, sanjay, i talke...