a suspected lone wolf from carrying out a bombing campaign in the city. 27-year-old jose pementol, a u.s. citizen and native of the dominican republic and a convert to islam was taken into custody saturday afternoon as he was allegedly constructing a pipe bomb. police commissioner raymond kelly says he was planning on building three bombs. mayor bloomberg said the suspect was intent on killing. the police also constructed a duplicate of an explosive device that the suspect built and then designated in a way he intended to use the weapon. we want to show you a video about the resulting damage. the man allegedly got the materials from home depot and other stores. he followed instructions from al awaki s inspired magazine to first acquire the bomb-making materials and then assemble them. he relied on a particularly notorious article called how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom. let s bring in cnn s deborah feyerick who has been working on this story all evening.
27-year-old jose pimentel, a u.s. citizen and native of the dominican republic and a convert to islam was taken into custody saturday afternoon as he was allegedly constructing a pipe bomb. police commissioner raymond kelly says he was planning on building three bombs. mayor bloomberg said the suspect was intent on killing. the police also constructed a duplicate of an explosive device that the suspect built and then designated in a way he intended to use the weapon. we want to show you a video about the resulting damage. well, pimentel allegedly got the materials from home depot and other stores. he followed instructions from al awlaki s inspired magazine to first acquire the bomb-making materials and then assemble them. he relied on a particularly notorious article called how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom. let s bring in cnn s deborah feyerick who has been working on this story all evening. and with us from washington, cnn national security analyst peter
counts, however. rescue crews and town residents are climbing through rubble looking for victims and survivors. it is now confirmed moammar gadhafi died from a gunshot wound to the head. residents have been lining up to file past the body of the long time leader. a doctor announced the autopsy results today and said his official report will eventually be released to the public. as the occupy wall street protests spread to other cities, so do the arrests. 130 protesters were arrested in chicago last night after they ignored police orders to clear out. in cincinnati, 11 protesters arrested overnight. police arrested anyone still in the city s fountain square after 3:00 this morning and charged them with criminal trespass. country music star loretta lynn is in a hospital battling pneumonia. the 76-year-old singer was forced to cancel two shows in kentucky and north carolina this weekend. her doctors say she needs rest. a statement on lynn s website says she hopes to be bac
candy crowley. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. when the u.s. invaded iraq back in march 2003, few people imagined it was the start of a nightmare that would last almost nine years, cost more than 4,000 american lives, plus hundred of billions of u.s. taxpayer doll lors. the u.s. mission in iraq which had been gradually drawing down will instead come to an abrupt end in just over two months with all american forces out of iraq by year s end. president obama himself announced the end of the iraq war. today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america s war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand unit
news. mission over, but hardly mission accomplished in iraq. so today i can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. now president bush began the war in march 2003 with a dose of what the pentagon called shock and awe. in announcing its end, president obama used the term success, not victory, and said it was time america focused less on wars overseas and more on economic problems here at home. i would note that the end of war in iraq reflects the larger transition. the tide of war is receding. there is no doubt public opinion is on the president s side. nearly 7 in 10 americans oppose the war in iraq. but a number of conservatives, including the leading republican candidates for president tonight say, president obama is weakening america and emboldening iran. the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, said the unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simp