yemen. it is the november best committee's hope that the prize to ellen sirleaf johnson, lema, and karman will help to bring an end to the suppression of women that still occurs in many countries and realize the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent. thank you. >> so, there's the announcement coming from thorbjoern jagland. mike wooldridge is with me to run through this. you mentioned ellen johnson sirleaf, she was the first name out of the hat. it's a female. >> and she faces potential re-election if she's to win just next week. so maybe an important point she's been chosen now. but the committee has said in advance that they thought their winner -- they said in advance yesterday it would just be one winner and would be widely accepted, much more consensual candidate this year than last year. so an interesting choice that they spread it beyond ellen johnson sirleaf to widen it out , also very much known as a peacemaker, peace activist, organization there, the women of liberia mass action for peace. they'll be involved in monitoring those elections, so in

that alaki was a overlooked key player in the attacks of 9/11. his parents were from yemen were studying at new mexico state university. after graduating in 1972, his father conned their studies bringing his wife and young son first to the university of nebraska and then to minneapolis police before returning to yemen in 1978. >>> and where the i district i have kosli is chewed by hours. one says it all. >> boar poor and try of corrupt failing state. long time veteran has said his job is like dance ought heads of snake. yemen is the home of al-qaeda founder osama bin laden. >> they fought against the mujahedin against soviet on union in 1980s. and it's welcome back to yemen. the bombing of u.s.s. cole killed 17 crew members and was a sign of the anti-u.s. threat of a yemen based al-qaeda. earlier last year, tlistsd joined up with the colleagues in next door saudi arabia to formula, of the arabian peninsula. then there are the tribes maybe more important than the government the tribe of anwar al-awlaki come niatsd the dominates here. >> he had several degrees returned to yemen. >

-american cleric anwar al-awlaki was killed in yemen. does the u.s. have al-qaeda on the ropes? >> we need you, your country needs you. [applaus [applause] >> welcome to the journal, editorial report. i am paul gigot. he says he won't run, but the clamor continues. and chris christie, what does he have that the g.o.p. field is missing. journal us editorial board member, jason riley, henninger and james freeman, james, this clamor about the appeal of christie or the lack of appeal of everybody else. >> it's mainly christie, rick perry has doesn't the job in the debates. looking at guys on the stage, the debates on the stage, they're not as good as the governor of new jersey has done, a powerful case for limited government. >> paul: christie has been in that battle and people have seen him and people have seen him taking on the issues. >> they'll emulated them. the republicans around the country talking about reforming government and limiting benefits programs in a direct way, a way, for example, he can talk about reforming teacher's unions and their pension systems without coming off at ant

nobel peace prize goes to three women from liberia and yemen. >> ratings agencies strike again, downgrading spanish and italian debt. >> stepping up the attack, fighters in libya go all out to take a gaddafi stronghold. they say that all good things come in threes. three women have been awarded the 2011 nobel prize for peace. the liberian president ellen johnson-sirleaf, the liberian activist tawakkul karman and the libyan activist tawakkul karman -- liberian activist leymah gbowee and the libyan activist tawakkul karman were awarded the award for peace. >> women must obtain the same opportunities as men to influence development at all levels of society. >> of the three women sharing this year's prize, ellen johnson-sirleaf is the best known internationally. it was a major sensation when she became president of liberia in 2006. she was the first freely elected female head of state in africa. her fellow librarians laureate is leymah gbowee. she organized demonstrations by women to call for peace and put pressure on the warring factions. >> i am a symbol of hope in my community,

tonight indicates the top al-qaeda bombmaker in yemen was killed in the same drone attack that took out radical cleric anwar al-awlaki. the bombmaker is linked to the device used by the so-called underwear bomber on christmas day 2009. the death is not officially confirmed, but we'll have much more on it. so keep it here on fox 5 and www.myfoxdc.com. >>> more on the man who topped america's terror hit list after the death of osama bin laden. i cia drone killed u.s. born anwar al-awlaki early in yemen. >> reporter: it was the type of operation the cia has honed to perfection in the tribal areas of pakistan, done in conjunction with military special operators, the same configuration that carried out the bin laden raid minus ground troops. this time high in the skies over yemen two u.s. military predator drones armed with missiles struck a convoy 40 miles from the saudi border killing four people. the target anwar al-awlaki, the american born cleric, propagandaist and one of al- qaeda's notorious leaders. >> earlier this morning anwar al-awlaki, leader of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula

long way from the home when the missile found him in yemen. born in new mexico and educated in the u.s., he radicalized and became a leader in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. implicated in many plots to kill americans, he was a top terror recruiter, awlaki's presence was felt in >> reporter: the alleged shooter, major nidal hasan is believed to have exchanged e-mails with awlaki before the rampage that left 13 people dead. awlaki is also linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a usair liner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to plan attacks against the united states. >> awlaki justifies such attacks saying americans are at war with islam. >> wit

drone attack in yemen. joining me david ignatius of the "washington post", eric schmitt of the "new york times" and john miller former assistant deputy director of natiol intelligence. >> early this morning yemen time he was targeted by a drone and killed along with a key other younger memr. these two were important in part, charlie, because this is not your grand dad's al qaeda. these are young, charismatic, english-speaking, internet savvy. sort of inspitional figures for a younger generation. and that's part of why it scared the u.s. counterterrorism officials. >> warren buffett on america today, and th killing of anwar al-awlaki when we continue funding for charlie rose was provided by the following: a gitional funding provided additional funding provided by these funder captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. . we celebrate this evening, the 20th anniversary of this program, yes, 20 years ago this program began over the 20 years there have been no guests that have been more interesting and more eagerly anticipated tha

al awlaki was a long way from the home when the missile found him in yemen. born in new mexico and educated in the u.s., he radicalized and became a leader in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. implicated in many plots to kill americans, he was a top terror recruiter, awlaki's presence was felt in the ft. hood massacre. the alleged shooter, major nidal hasan is believed to have exchanged e-mails with awlaki before the rampage that left 13 people dead. awlaki is also linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a u.s. airliner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to plan attacks against the united states. >> awlaki justifies such attacks saying america

it leads to. all understand. another country has suffered months of civil unrest is yemen man it's president announced on saturday that he's to step down in the coming days and follows nine months you may recall a violent protests with the opposition demanding an end to ali abdullah saleh is thirty three year rule and discuss this latest development is talk live now from london and the. president of the arab lawyers association this is a remote so thanks for being on the program. sellars been going out of power for so long do you actually believe this time he is serious about stepping down. over the last nine months i think you must have made a hundred in. speeches and in every single one of them he said he's going to leave in every single one of them he promised that he doesn't want to run as a president and every single one after he finished he stayed in power this is absolutely no different from anything before i think no one believes what he's saying is that americans were allowed to go back to they were people who are really believing this idea that he is on their side and he

was killed in the mountains of yemen today reports are that he was riding in a convoy targeted by u.s. drone aircraft although that has yet to be confirmed by the white house al hakim was considered to be one of the most prominent members of al qaeda he was fluent in english which made him an effective recruiter for their terrorist network or to u.s. officials al rocky was also behind the failed christmas day bombing a two thousand and nine when young nigerian tried to blow up his underwear aboard a u.s. airliner here's what president obama said today about al rocky's death. the death. imo locky is a major blow to al qaida as most active operational affiliate a lockie was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and that role he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans the death of a lock marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al-qaeda and its affiliates furthermore this success is a tribute to our intelligence community and to the efforts of yemen and its security forces who have worke

al awlaki was killed in yemen. it is understood to have been by a cia drone strike. killed along side awlaki was another star from the most recent issue of the al qaeda magazine, an author of an essay of how al ckqaeda is at propagaa and how bad the u.s. is. the author of the essay, sameer khan. he and awlaki reportedly killed today by a u.s. strike in yemen. both known for their role in al qaeda propaganda and importantly both americans. not just american born, as they're being described so often today, but americans. american citizens. >> now, i want to say a few words about some important news. earlier this morning anwar al awlaki, a leader of al qaeda in the arrabian peninsula, was killed in yemen. the death -- [ applause ] the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. awlaki was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in that role he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. >> just days after the obama administration announced the death of osama bin laden in may of th

investigating the uss cole attack in yemen. we received a phone call from headquarters asking myself and my partner to stay in yemen and follow up on some leads concerning 9/11. that was september 12th. i was really shocked. why do we need to stay in yemen? did we miss anything during our investigation of the uss cole? that caused this event to take place in the united states? later on, later that day i was handed a file and in that file i was surprised to see the information we had been looking for all over the place overseas where we have teams in different areas overseas trying to find people who are connected to the uss cole attack two of the people in the united states and not only that but the plane that had the pentagon. that was a game changer. >> host: who had that information? >> guest: the cia. >> host: did the fbi and cia work well together? >> guest: absolutely. we worked together on al qaeda and different counterintelligence stuff and terrorism. i discussed in the book a lot of joint operations we did in fbi and cia in jordan and albania and other countries around the world

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tracking numbers would have had access to the inner workings of al qaeda. >> the president of yemen, didn't he go to saudi arabia after he was injured? several months ago? >> that's right, the interesting thing, an american counter terrorism official said to me, you know, the counter terrorism relationship between yemeni and the united states has gotten increasingly better over the last three months. as you point out, anderson, that's about the time saleh went to saudi arabia, having suffered serious burns in the attack on him. he went further, many yemeni officials said to me, we began to provide serious targeting information about al awlaki about a month ago, this is an operation that's built the intelligence picture of al awlaki's whereabouts bs and confederates over time that enabled today's assassination. >> barbara starr, what are you hearing? >> it looks like it was in the last two weeks that the cia and u.s. military were able to hone in on where he was hiding in yemen. we are told that it was a joint operation now between the cia and the joint special operations command. wh

-american attacks after friday's deadly drone strike in al qaeda linked terrorists in yemen. significant blow to the terrorist organization. the attack killed anwar al awlaki, the u.s.-born chief of external operations for al qaeda's yemen branch. he had been tied to the deadly 2009 shooting in ft.hood, the christmas underwear bomber and last year's attacks in times squares. samir kahn was also killed in the strike. the u.s. hoped the attack also killed one of the top bombmakers, but yemeni officials confirm he was not among those killed. the death of al awlaki and kahn has raised questions about the legality behind pursuing and targeting americans abroad, even though with ties to terrorist organizations. in an editorial the "los angeles times" addressed the issue of overlooking rights of the citizen in a time of war. we show thank you because it captures the argument against this killing. they write even in war time the killing of a u.s. citizen or anyone else who poses no immediate danger is morally obnoxious it is also impossible to harmonize with the u.s. constitution. t

focus and that is what our cooperation with yemen with intelligence and diplomatic late has been so important. it certainly reflects on the partnership we have had in that effort with yemen and the yemeni officials and why that is important to continue. in the overall effort we have made, there are many components to it. when i talk about pakistan and the complicated relationship with pakistan, our cooperation with pakistan has helped us in the efforts against al-qaeda and certainly our cooperation with yemen has done the same. >> does the administration make a distinction between his role as an inspirational leader and an operational leader? is there a tipping point? >> there is no question he was engaged in inspirational efforts or that he was a recruiter for al qaeda. he was also very demonstrably and probably involve the operational aspects of aqap. he was a senior leader. those are statements of fact. those are things i would have said last week if you ask me. in terms of anything relating to the circumstances, i have said all i can say about that. >> on a separate matter, secr

target that they were making a great effort to go after inside yemen even as that country remains in a good deal of political social and economic unrest. joe? >> barbara, if we know how much was yemen actually involved in this strike? and if we don't know that, typically what would be the role of another country? >> reporter: well, look, after the u.s. went into pakistan to get bin laden without telling the pakistani government, this becomes a very sensitive issue. the yemenis are talking about it. they were the first out to say publicly that he had been killed. the u.s. is making it clear as well as the yemenis it was in the words of one source a joint intelligence sharing operation. so there is a great effort at this point to say that the yemenis were involved. but let's be very clear. this is a highly sophisticated effort. it involves some of the u.s.'s most sophisticated drone technology and missile technology to be able to target an individual, follow them as they go down a road in a convoy and be able to quickly call in that lethal firepower to get them before they move out of

his location for months. in their sight a compound deep in the back country of yemen where u.s. military and intelligence operative were certain the american born terrorist was hiding out. what the man could never know was high overhead american surveillance aircraft and satellite were watching that the compound 24 hours a day. while armed drones flew nearby. all they needed was the man to step out that the daylight. they waited and waited. until this morning. he one of the most wanted terrorists in the world walked out and climbed into a pickup truck. a huge break. as he gap to drive, thousands of miles away, likely at cia headquarters in langley, virginia, action. operators using remote control raise the drop in position. within moments the drone lock in on the vehicle as it sped along a roadway below. special joint operation beaming back real time tracking. fighter jets in the sky as well. and at 9:55 am the drone fire more than 3 hell fair missiles hitting the vehicle hitting him and erupt the in flames. his was the only vehicle hit. another huge victory in the war on terro

cleric heading in yemen who inspired the ft. hood shooter and other lone wolf terrorists. and security officials issue a bulletin, warning of possible retaliation. >>> emergency response. dramatic paramedics testimony in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. what they saw when they arrived on the scene. >> we're going to call it here, time of december is 12:57. >> what they say his doctor refused to tell them. >>> and funny business. crashes, gags, wipe youments and goofs. before there was youtube, there was "america's funniest videos." we take you inside the hit show. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 30th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with some late news. the department of homeland security has issued a bulletin, warning about possible, though unspecified and unconfirmed attacks in the united states in retaliation for the killing today of al qaeda leader anwar al awlaki in yemen. awlaki was a 40-year-old american, a chi

killed in yemen now this was the first attempt on his life by the us but i guess this time the cia and special ops forces had enough intelligence to make sure the drone hit the right target so the mainstream media obviously very dutifully reported the news as another big victory in our war on terror but take a very careful look to see what's missing from their coverage. one of all kind as top recruiters who once preached at a mosque in virginia and california he was called the internet bin ladin because of his skills of recruiting terrorists online just two of the world's most wanted terrorists our dad. who was killed by a missile from a u.s. drone he was considered one of the biggest terrorist threats to u.s. homeland security and more level locky the head of al qaeda in yemen killed in a u.s. drone strike two predator drones equipped with hellfire missiles took out. now to start with let me point out who the second person was that was killed samir khan an american citizen of pakistani origin who was the editor of inspire. magazine but so here we have every mainstream media outlet

differently. >>> some news making headlines around the world. security forces in yemen opened fire on protesters today. anti-government demonstrators scattered when shots rang out in yemen's capital gathering to march against the embattled president to urge him again to step down. ep witnesses tell cnn four people were killed and more than 50 wounded. nearly 300 people are dead blamed on the worst flooding to hit thailand in 50 years. u.s. marines are now in bangkok helping the thai distribute aid supplies. almost the entire nation is flooded after two months of nonstop rain. >>> the israeli government today released the names of hundreds of palestinians expected to be released from prison in the coming days. israel and hamas agreed to swap more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners for one israeli soldier kidnapped more than five years ago. >>> and finance ministers from the world's largest economies vow to take all necessary actions to stabilize global financial markets. the ministers met in paris this weekend ahead of the g-20 summit next month in kahn. cannes. >>> in libya the few troo

qaeda's most serious threat to the west is killed and in a strike in yemen. the michael jackson trial continues. jurors hear from paramedics tried to revive the singer. welcome to "bbc world news." paying the price in mexico's drug war, a strike over security concerns. why the authorities in paris hope this will bring some vavavoom to the capital. president obama has described the killing indymac of one of al qaeda's -- in yemen is a major blow to the group. anwar al-awlaki was said to inspire terror plot on both sides of the atlantic. his convoy was attacked by an american drone. >> eloquent, inspirational, and effective. anwar al-awlaki exulted his followers to attack americans and other westerners. he has been killed along with his companions in a u.s. air strike. >> this is further proof that al qaeda will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and our other allies and partners, we will be determined, we will be relentless, resolute in our commitment to destroy terrorist networks that aimed to kill americans. >> anwar al-awlaki's influence reached far beyond

friday at a u.s. air strike and in yemen, the death of osama bin laden was also promoted a warning and tariff threat. nick robertson looks at the impact on the timing of anwar al-awlaki death. >> silence al queda coulalthouge never made the u.s. most wanted terrorist list he was the first u.s. citizen ever placed on the cia hit list. this was not his first attempt on his life he nearly missed a missile on the month of may. he taught muslims to attack americans. >> he reminded me of ibrahim hassan as-asiri, al queda's top bomb maker >> an american citizen born to privilege the son of a yemen minister he was educated at several u.s. i universities. and he met three of the 911 hijackers. he was also accused of conspiring the fort hood shooter. and recruiting the underwear bomber. who tried to bring donut the decrease-bound airliner. >> he is on appeal, charisma, to bring-down it that detroit-bound airliner-- >> his inspirational messages were popular selling thousands upon thousands of dvd offering recruitment and money raising opportunities to the route the cal radical. his--and play

life of eugene debs. on thent obama's remarks u.s. air strike in yemen. >> are featured contender is eugene debs. if lifetime candidates for president of the socialist ticket, and the nation's most celebrated world war i protester. this footage captures eugene debs on his return home to terre haute, indiana. tonight, we are in terre haute at his home and museum. let me introduce you to our two guests. his book is called "democraciy's prisoner." it has been 85 years since he died. why do we care about him? >> he was one of our most important labor leaders at a crucial time. more importantly, he was the central figure in the socialist movement at a time it was a viable growing part of the american political culture. >> does he have a lasting legacy? >> i think like many third-party candidates, he and his fellow socialist moved the conversation in different directions. in that regard, he is of his time but he is also a long impact on us as well. >> we will have time to delve into some of the elections later on. of the five bids he made, are any particularly significant? >> de 1912 bid i

the united states. i was investigating the uss cole attack in yemen. we received a phone call from headquarters asking myself and my partner to stay in yemen and follow-up on some leads concerning 9/11. that was on september 12. i was really shocked why do we need to stay in yemen or did we miss anything during or investigation with the uss cole that caused this event to take place in the united states, and later on, later that day i was handed a file, and in that file, i was really surprised to see that information that we have been looking for all over the place with overseas. we have teams in different areas overseas trying to find people connected to the uss cole attack. two of the people were actually in the united states, and not only in the united states, they were on flight 77, pentagon. that was a game changer for me. >> who had that information? >> the cia had the information. >> did the fbi and the cia prior to 9/11 work well together? >> yeah, absolutely, at least from my experience, and i talk about it in the book. we work together on al-qaeda, work together on differe

and more level aki the head of al qaeda in yemen killed in a u.s. drone strike two predator drones equipped with how fired missiles took out. now to start with let me find out who the second person was that was killed samir khan an american citizen of pakistani origin who is the editor of inspire english language magazine so here we have every mainstream media outlet reporting on the death of one of the worst terrorists in the world and their banners say american born on the bottom and yet not a single one of them bothered to mention that this raises a very very serious legal issues i guess it's not all that surprising considering that they've never shown any concern over the fact that this president place an american citizen out of this us nation list but now that this u.s. citizen where a lockie and one other of actually being assassinated by their own governments do you think they just might you understand the magnitude of what was just done here you have one man the president of the united states that just decided that he can singlehandedly order the death of a u.s. citizen wit

. the terror group's leader in yemen, and one of his key lieutenants, may have also killed one of al qaeda's top bombmakers. and there's a new report that al qaeda may be looking to retaliate. abc's pierre thomas has the very latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: hi, bianna. abc news has learned that the fbi is warning police around the country that al awlaki's killing could spark revenge attacks here at home. that warning came in an urgent homeland security bulletin. u.s. intelligence had been watching anwar al awlaki's remote location in yemen for months, waiting for him to make a mistake. when he emerged and climbed into a pickup truck, the attack was launched. drones fired hellfire missiles. and took out the man u.s. officials say was the most dangerous man on the planet. >> we just have seen a major blow to al qaeda. this country is much safer as a result of the loss of al awlaki. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe that al qaeda in yemen is likely to have a violent response to the cleric's killing. the bulletin warns that group could soon retaliate against

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qaeda leader in yemen. a former vice president is defending the obama administration's use of force in that attack. >> it's the new haven. >> reporter: they warn that the killing of the u.s.-born leader in al qaeda in yemen raises the -- leader for al qaeda in yemen raises a rise. killing anwar al-awlaki on friday. he spoke fluent english, using the internet to gain a worldwide network. >> he was the pipe piper of al qaeda, drawing western recruits, trying to inspire the americans and others to attack fellow citizens. >> reporter: the radical cleric played a role in attacks against the united states, including the fort hood shooting and the failed underwear bombing on christmas day in 2009. the statewide issue reported a worldwide alert. saying they might retaliate. americans traveling overseas may be a target. >> i think anybody who is traveling would rather be safe and cautious than to ignore things because we all want to make sure we're safe. >> reporter: friday's attack also killed another american, publishing an online gihadist newsletter. thoroughsed concerns about targeting u

principle public voice. i almost in that part of the world and certainly in yemen, and so that is a big victory for the united states. but i'll tell you that, john. the important thing is the united states has indicated ever since osama bin laden was taken down that they can run down and find and shoot and kill using drones or airstrikes and incredible number of al- qaeda leaders. it's astonishing -- they must have gotten a huge volume of intel from bin laden's computers or somewhere else because they've been killing them left and right, and the al- qaeda reports inside al-qaeda are saying all our guys are being killed! >> do you think that this launders the appearance of the drone? -- killing people? >> i don't know if a drone did it. you hear american fighter planes when we're taping here, but i think the united states has a capacity basically to run down where they are, find them and target to and kill them, with extra facility more than we can do under george w. bush. >> the drone has a bad history of killing innocent people. >> it has collateral damage. any bomb is killing -- >> is

: the u.s. war on al qaeda claimed another high- profile kill today-- this time, in yemen. the target was an american imam who preached at mosques in the u.s. before taking up jihad overseas. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the announcement of anwar al-awlaki's death made him the most prominent al qaeda figure killed since osama bin laden back in may. yemeni intelligence officials said he was located three weeks ago and tracked intensively on the ground and from the air. today, u.s. drone aircraft blasted awlaki's convoy with missiles near the town of khashef in jawf province, about 90 miles east of yemen's capital, sanaa. president obama had authorized awlaki's killing almost two years ago. he hailed today's news at a ceremony for the outgoing chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff. >> the death of awlaki marks another major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. >> age for yemen and the security forces that worked closely with the united states over several years. >> suarez: the 40-year-old, american-born cleric had become a major player in al qaeda in the ar