this. i disagree with him. we faced an adversary in the first decade of this that we didn t understand. in 2002-2003 we had a major airline plot in 2006. that s why you can t bring liquids on airplanes anymore. they were plotted by the organization that had been the architect of 9/11. people are saying we see an adversary we don t understand this recruiting by social media, these attacks that independent and therefore we think the risk is higher. you say we see an adversary that we don t understand that has carried out or attempted to carry out some of these smaller scale attacks but still significant like in garland texas, right? why is that more dangerous? a couple of reasons. when they first faced al qaeda
of time that the plane was flying with a transponder off, and extended and unexpected period of time, wolf. nic robertson with the latest from london. nic, thanks very much. so if the terror angle seems to be played down, at least by some, what does that leave others for explanations? let s bring in congressman adam schiff, democrat from california, senior member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, thanks very much for joining us. you bet. all right. so what do you make of what john brennan, cia director, is saying when he says not at all. he emphasized those words, not ruling out terrorism. what are you hearing? well, i think he s exactly right at this point. we really can t rule anything out. we do know a lot more about these two passengers, but we probably know more now about those two passengers than we do with the other more than 200 on board. so we re scouring the manifest, seeing if we can make any connections with any other passengers on board. we re loo
al zawahiri, analysts say he lacks bin laden s charisma. he s viewed as a polarizing figure, someone not easy to deal with, not a good manager. al awalaki is seen to have commanded the airline plot. his achilles heel. he s not a fighter. he s a cleric. he s a speaker. and not a fighter. and al qaeda over the years have wanted to be led by a fighter. reporter: credentials bin laden had from his years battling the soviets in afghanistan. but other dangerous figures could surface including saif al adal who is believed to have played a key role in the african embassy bomb also. al libi who rose to prominence for escaping from bagram air base. and a well connected bin laden
states. but now that bin laden is gone, al qaeda really has lost its dominant force, its strategic guide, and bin laden, in past years, has really signed off on the biggest al qaeda operations. for example, the 2006 airline plot, according to western intelligence officials, and a plot last fall against europe. so bin laden has still been operationally involved in some of these bigger attempts, michael. paul krukshank, fran townsend, and peter bergen, thanks. today, we ll see how the markets are reacting to news of bol osama bin laden s death. she felt lost.
just past the bottom of the hour, and a quick look at what is driving this monday. 15 days left before the mid terms, and major names hitting the campaign trail from coast-to-coast. and president obama leads the fund razor in tonight maryland. and then sarah palin also on the trail today, including house speaker, nancy pelosi, as well. new terror threats in europe. saudi officials are warning france of a potential attack by al qaeda in yemen, and the same affiliate of the failed plot on the airline plot. the markets are open as we start a busy week of reports on corporate earning.