May 02 The Politics of the Killing of Bin Laden By David Chalian In an address from the White House, President Obama said that Osama bin Laden has been killed. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Bloomberg. It will take days, if not a few weeks, for the full political impact of President Obama's announcement that… Continue reading
May 02 Watch President Obama Says Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan Long-hunted terror leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a ground operation in Pakistan. Continue watching
May 01 Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Says By News Desk Osama bin Laden seen in an undated photo taken from a television image (Photo by Getty Images) Updated 10 a.m. ET, May 2 For more updates, reaction and analysis on bin Laden's death, follow our live blog here. Updated… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch President Saleh: Hunting al-Qaida ‘Relentless’ in Yemen In a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner talks to the country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, about security threats, government corruption and relations with the U.S. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Newswrap: Pentagon Eases Rules for Gays in the Military In other news Thursday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced a relaxation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays serving in the military and a new taped message reportedly of Osama bin Laden surfaced on Al-Jazeera. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Yemen’s Struggles With al-Qaida Reveal a Country of Contradictions In the first part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner explores the country's complex security concerns and why the nation has become an effective home base for the newest threats from al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Al-Qaida ‘On the Run,’ CIA Chief Panetta Says Improved relations with Pakistan have helped the CIA dismantle al-Qaida's core organization, leaving the terrorist group in disarray, according to CIA Director Leon Panetta. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the vulnerability of the terror group. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch In Hunt for al-Qaida, ‘Lone Wolves’ a Rising Threat The leadership of al-Qaida is, by and large, on the run, says counter-terror expert Marc Sageman. Unfortunately, he tells Margaret Warner, more "lone wolves," such as the accused Christmas Day airplane bomber, have emerged as the new face of the… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Experts Ask: How Strong Is Al-Qaida? The first in a series about the evolving nature of al-Qaida, Margaret Warner speaks with a former CIA staffer about the terror group's influence. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Across Yemen, Sympathy for al-Qaida Pervades Jonathon Rugman of Independent Television News reports from the capital of Yemen on the appeal of al-Qaida there. Continue watching