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STUDENTNEWSDetailsofTwoTerroristRaids;U.S.CouldHitDebtCeilingonOctober17thAiredOctober8,2013-04:00:00ETTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Hi,welcometoCNNSTUDENTNEWS.InoneAfricannation,U.S.forcescapturedanalQaedaoperative.Inanother,theyraidedaterroristcompound.Wetoldyouaboutbothoftheseoperationsyesterday,buttodaywehavemoredetails.First,Somalia.ThetargetwasamannamedIkrima.AsuspectedleaderofthealShabaabterroristgroup.AU.S.officialsaysthemissionwastocaptureIkrima.Whenitbecameclearthathecouldn`tbetakenalive,commandersmadethedecisionforU.S.forcestogetout.InLibya,thetargetwasalQaedaagentAbuAnasal-Libi.HewascapturedandtakentoaU.S.Navyship.U.S.intelligenceagenciesinterrogatedal-LibiforinformationaboutalQaeda.HecouldbesenttotheU.S.tofacechargesconnectedtoterroristattacksonAmericanembassies.Thewarsthatyoustudyinhistoryclassofteninvolvenationsfightingagainstothernations.Thewaronterrorisdifferent.Whenoneleaderiskilledorcaptured,anothercanemerge,andthesenewleadersusenewtactics.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)STARR:AbuAnasal-LibiisoneofthelastoftheoldguardofalQaedaoperativestobecaught.Newnetworksandleadersaregainingstrength,andU.S.commandosareonthefrontlinesofgoingafterthem.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:TheArabspringallowedalotmoretravel,alotmorefreedomofmovement,andwe`veseengroupscooperatingwitheachothertolaunchattacks,poolingresources,andpoolingtraining,andthat`sreallyconcerningforAmericancounterterrorismofficials.STARR:Al-Libi,aone-timeassociateofOsamabinLaden,waslongwantedforhisrole15yearsagointheattackontheU.S.embassiesinAfrica,butthe9/11eraofalQaedaoperativesarelargelydeadorcaptured.KeyoperativeslikeKhalidShaikhMohammed,analleged9/11mastermind,he`sindetentionatGuantanamoBay.Toppingthelistofstill-wanted,Aymanal-Zawahiri,theleaderofalQaeda.Witha$25millionrewardonhishead,ZawahiriisbelievedtobehidinginPakistan.ButsomeofthemosthuntedarepartofthenewalQaedaaffiliates,likealShabaabinSomalia.Itsleader,AhmedGodane,leadsthegroupsaidtoberesponsiblefortheattackontheNairobishoppingmalltwoweeksago.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:ByformallymergingwithalQaeda,bydoinganattackinwhichAmericansweretargeted,thisgrouphasputitselfinthesightsoftheUnitedStates.STARR:TheU.S.isalsohuntingotheremergingterroristleaders.NasirAl-Wahashi(ph),aone-timebinLadenaideandleaderofAlQaedaintheArabianPeninsula,theYemen-basedgroupnowconsideredthemostlethal.NewalQaedaleadersaresocialmediasavvy,usingsecurechatroomsandwebsitestorecruitnewyoungoperatives.BarbaraStarr,CNN,thePentagon.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)CANDYCROWLEY,CNNANCHOR:Comingonthe18th,youwon`tbeabletopaySocialSecurity,youwon`tbeabletopayMedicare,youwon`tbeabletopayallofthesethings?JACOBLEW,TREASURYSECRETARY:I`mtellingyouthatonthe17th,werunoutofourabilitytoborrow,andCongressisplayingwithfire.Iftheydon`textendthedebtlimit,wehaveavery,veryshortwindowoftimebeforethosescenariosstarttobeplayedout.CROWLEY:Couldyoukeepuponservicingthedebt?ThatispayingtheinterestontheU.S.debt,thereforenotdefaulting,asyou(inaudible)?LEW:Candy,iftheUnitedStatesgovernmentforthefirsttimeinitshistorychoosesnottopayitsbillsontime,wewillbeindefault.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:ThatwasJackLew.HeheadsuptheU.S.Treasury,whosejobistostrengthentheU.S.economyandmanagethegovernment`smoney.That`swhyhewasdiscussingthedebtceiling,oneoftwomajorissuesbeingdebatedrightnowinWashington.TheceilingwascreatedduringWorldWarIasawaytokeeptabsonU.S.governmentspending,buteverytimetheU.S.hasgottenclosetoit,Congressandpresidentschosetoraisetheceiling.Iftheydon`tagreetodothatagainbythetimewehititagain,onOctober17th,thegovernmentwillonlybeabletospendwhatittakesin,andthatwillmeanthatalotofprogramsgetcut.TomForemanexplainedwhatinyesterday`sshow.Youcanviewthatinthearchiveonourwebsite,CNNstudentnews.com.Theotherissue,thepartialgovernmentshutdown.Congressandthepresidentstillhaven`tcompromisedongovernmentspendingforthenextyear.We`veaskedifyou`venoticedanyeffectsofthis.Matthewsaid,Yeah,I`m16,sothisisthefirstoneinmylifetime.Thegovernmentistoobig,soIlikethepartialshutdown.Kathleensays,Peoplecan`tgettoLakeMeadforprimeboatingseason,andthatthisimpactsherentirecommunity-parkrangers,boatrepair,tourguides,everything.ThesecommentscamefromTwitterandfromFaceBook.com/cnnstudentnews.ThereisanotherdebategoingoninWashington,D.C.It`snotabouttheshutdown,notaboutthedebtceiling.It`soverthenameofWashington`sprofootballteam.TheRedskinshavebeenplayingfootballfor80years,butthere`ssometalkaboutchangingthatnickname.Severalmediaoutletshavedecidedtostopusingit,andjustrefertotheteamasWashington,orWashington`sprofootballteam.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Ifit`soffendingpeople,thenit`stimetochangeit.Andthisisagreattimetodoit.Regardlessofthehistory,regardlessofitslegacy,it`soffending-it`soffensive.It`sadictionarydefinedoffensiveterm.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:PresidentObamaweighedinonthedebate,sayingifheweretheteam`sowner,hewouldthinkaboutchangingthename.DanSnyder,whoistheRedskins`owner,saysthatwillneverhappen.Theteam`sattorneyarguesthatthenamehonorsalegacyandtradition.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDMAL