in yemen, osama bin laden's ancestral homeland. >> i think he was proud of the fact that he had been to afghanistan and learned something about, you know, the mujahidin and maybe trained a little bit. >> reporter: trained to fight soviets in a guerrilla war bank roled by the united states. it's unclear whether that training spark alaki's radical path. however, his studies in leadership and human nature are giving him tools to develop a very powerful weapon. the message of global jihad online where he's even had a facebook page. >> we're going to talk more about this with our national security contributor fran townsend. she's standing by. and later, sarah palin takes a swipe at president obama. critics are already calling her comments vulgar. stick around. the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting.