independently. al awalaki was a top member of al qaedaing and personally declared war on the u.s. a missile from the u.s. drone hit his car in yemen. president obama makes no apology and calls his death a major blow to al qaeda. he directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on christmas day. in 200 he directed the failed attempt to blow up cargo planes. and he repeatedly called on individuals in the united states and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children to advance a murderous agenda. in an interview with cnn s erin burnett today, leon panetta defended the rational for killing al awalki without giving him a trial. this individual was a terrorist. yes, he was a citizen, but if you re a terrorist, you re a terrorist. and that means we have the ability to go after those who would threaten to attack the united states and kill americans. there s no question that the authority and the ability to go after a terrorist is there. barbara star has bee
a clearer profile has emerged of the suspect, faisal shahzad, a pakistani born american citizen, shahzad has spent a decade in the youths obtaining two university degrees and working in connecticut as a financial analyst, until last year, he lived in a quiet suburb with his wife and two children. it s a story all too familiar in the united kingdom where in 2005, london s transportation system was attacked by four british nationals, three of pakistani descend. earlier i spoke with melanie phillips, a columnist from london s daily mail and author of the new book, the world turned upside down, the global battle over truth, god and power and i asked her what the u.s. could learn from england s experience with home grown terror? i think the mainland of the united states can learn from the united kingdom is to learn from its mistake and the main mistake the united kingdom is refusing to accept what we re facing in the west is a religious war,
a clearer profile has emerged of the suspect, faisal shahzad, a pakistani born american citizen, shahzad has spent a decade in the youths obtaining two university degrees and working in connecticut as a financial analyst, until last year, he lived in a quiet suburb with his wife and two children. it s a story all too familiar in the united kingdom where in 2005, london s transportation system was attacked by four british nationals, three of pakistani descend. earlier i spoke with melanie phillips, a columnist from london s daily mail and author of the new book, the world turned upside down, the global battle over truth, god and power and i asked her what the u.s. could learn from england s experience with home grown terror? i think the mainland of the united states can learn from the united kingdom is to learn from its mistake and the main mistake the united kingdom is refusing to accept what we re facing in the west is a religious war,