here is something incredible. the information was embedded in a porn movie. it was uncovered by german authorities after they arrested an al qaeda operative last year and that operative was searched. and that s when police found his underwear and inside, a memory card. the microchip had a pornographic video on it. when the authorities went further and dug deeper with be they found a treasure trove of information embedded in the film. nic robertson is live in london this morning. you had so many exclusive breaks because of this trove of information, talk to me first, if you will, about this frightening situation detailing how cruise ships could end up being targets. there were 141 secret al qaeda documents and some of those documents, according to u.s. and german counterterrorism officials, they believe, were written by very senior al qaeda members. one of those documents was al qaeda s future plans. and part of the future plans, according to a journalist who has also seen a
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he? oh, beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain. oh, yes he did. mitt romney with an encore presentation of america of beautiful. you ll hear it a bit later in the show. let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. after more than a decade of war, the end of u.s. combat operations in afghanistan we re learning now, could come as early as next year, 2013. well before the last american troops are scheduled to leave the country, more than a year before the end of the 2014 timetable that had been laid out previously. leon panetta said that timetable part of a pentagon strategy to transfer responsibility to afghan forces. he drew comparisons to u.s. drawdown in iraq where combat operation ended 16 months before the final american withdrawal. the pentagon plan was met with some criticism from members of congress, including senator john mccain who said the decision by panetta, sends exactly the wrong signal to our friends and enemie
that company and for you. plus, he didn t do it again, did he? oh, beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain. oh, yes he did. mitt romney with an encore presentation of america of beautiful. you ll hear it a bit later in the show. let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. after more than a decade of war, the end of u.s. combat operations in afghanistan we re learning now, could come as early as next year, 2013. well before the last american troops are scheduled to leave the country, more than a year before the end of the 2014 timetable that had been laid out previously. leon panetta said that timetable part of a pentagon strategy to transfer responsibility to afghan forces. he drew comparisons to u.s. drawdown in iraq where combat operation ended 16 months before the final american withdrawal. the pentagon plan was met with some criticism from members of congress, including senator john mccain who said the decision by panett