the same decision. today mitt romney responded and he scoffed at the outrageous assertion. listen to what he had to say about when asked by reporters. governor would you have gone after bin laden. you would have given the order, governor? sean: meanwhile, earlier today at white house press conference, president obama chose to pat himself on the back. i just recommend everybody look at previous statements whether they thought it was appropriate to go into pakistan and take out bin laden. i assume that people meant what they said when they said it. that s been at least my practice. i said that i would go after bin laden if we had a clear shot at him and i did. if there are others who have said one thing and now suggest they would do something else, i would go ahead and let them explain it. sean: this a type comes as a surprise to any of us this administration is not above politicizing any issue for personal gain and taking the high road is not something how to do. the
obama and the republicans try to spin the latest jobless numbers to their political advantage. while the president is highlighting new signs of economic strength, the republicans are spotlighting the unemployment level that remains unchanged despite solid job growth. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian has more in prince georges county in virginia. dan? reporter: wolf, the president came here today because he says rolls royce jet engines are helping to boost the economy. 140 new jobs expected here, another hundred at a plant in indiana. but it was also a chance for him to cheer the latest job numbers which he says proves the u.s. economy is on the right track. even though not everyone agrees. the u.s. employment picture is far from sunny. but the better than expected february job numbers seems to have pushed a few more dark clouds out of the way. president obama expressed optimism. the economy is getting stronger. the u.s. labor department reports 227,000 jobs add
caught on tape. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the politics of unemployment swirling today as president obama and the republicans try to spin the latest jobless numbers to their political advantage. while the president is highlighting new signs of economic strength, the republicans are spotlighting the unemployment level that remains unchanged despite solid job growth. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian has more in prince georges county in virginia. dan? reporter: wolf, the president came here today because he says rolls royce jet engines are helping to boost the economy. 140 new jobs expected here, another hundred at a plant in indiana. but it was also a chance for him to cheer the latest job numbers which he says proves the u.s. economy is on the right track. even though not everyone agrees. the u.s. employment picture is far from sunny. but the better than expected february job numbers seems to have pushed a few more dark clouds out of the way.
all of the other major al qaeda attacks that you ve heard about, he s the deadly brains behind al qaeda. he s what made al qaeda much more lethal. before he was captured, when he first joined al qaeda, they were killing dozens at a time. as soon as he got into senior leadership, they began killing hundreds and then thousands at a time. after he was captured in march 2003, the lethality of al qaeda fell. this is a guy that really mattered and understanding him is about understanding the future of the war on terror. now that bin laden is dead, this is what we have to fear, the terrorist entrepreneurs like khalid sheikh mohammed. host: when did you start this book? guest: about two years ago. the question had been on my mind since 9/11, how do people become terrorists. educated, successful people at the top of their society. 2/3 of al qaeda are college graduates with advanced degrees so they re the best from their society from an educational point of view. how do these people be
richard miniter, author of mastermind. what is it? mastermind is the first book to look at the life of khalid sheikh mohammed, the man who planned the 9/11 attacks and all of the other major al qaeda attacks that you ve heard about, he s the deadly brains behind al qaeda. he s what made al qaeda much more lethal. before he was captured, when he first joined al qaeda, they were killing dozens at a time. as soon as he got into senior leadership, they began killing hundreds and then thousands at a time. after he was captured in march 2003, the lethality of al qaeda fell. this is a guy that really mattered and understanding him is about understanding the future of the war on terror. now that bin laden is dead, this is what we have to fear, the terrorist entrepreneurs like khalid sheikh mohammed. when did you start this book? about two years ago. the question had been on my mind since 9/11, how do people become terrorists. educated, successful people at the top of thei