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Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, talks to TODAY s Ann Curry about the dangers of revealing too much information about how the U.S. and its allies foiled the alleged al-Qaida plot to bomb a passenger airliner.

FBI analysts are picking apart an explosive device seized after the CIA disrupted an al-Qaida plot to bring down a U.S. bound passenger plane. NBC Terror Analyst Michael Leiter explains whether the incident underscores the threat posed by al-Qaida in Yemen.

Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, talks to TODAY s Ann Curry about al-Qaida s failed plan to bomb an airliner headed to the U.S. and what the foiled plot tells us about the current state of al-Qaida.

May 1: NBC s Brian Williams spoke with President Barack Obama about how it felt to look at the image of Osama bin Laden s dead body, and what it was like to place a call to George W. Bush after the terrorist was killed. He also speaks with Michael Leiter, Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who was in the Situation Room with the President and the national security team during the bin Laden raid. Although al-Qaida still exists, Leiter says there s no doubt the U.S. is much safer.

NBC s Brian Williams spoke with President Barack Obama about how it felt to look at the image of Osama bin Laden s dead body, and what it was like to place a call to George W. Bush after the terrorist was killed. He also speaks with Michael Leiter, Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who was in the Situation Room with the President and the national security team during the bin Laden raid. Although al-Qaida still exists, Leiter says there s no doubt the U.S. is much safer.

Sept. 30: Michael Leiter, former top adviser to President Obama on terror, joins Savannah Guthrie with more information on the reported death of Anwar al-Awlaki.