in 1997. his book, "man hunt" is the subject of a new hbo documentary. >> what do you think is the state of al qaeda is today? >> the best answer to that question was what osama bin laden's own assessment of that was. he outlined how much the drones had impacted, you know, his group. he was very aware that the al qaeda brand was in deep trouble. >> former secretary of defense oversaw the united states c campaigns against al qaeda known as the fata. >> i honestly believe that we are safer since 9/11, largely, because of what we've been able