It was a terrible year for Tehran. With the 2009 election fast approaching, the mullahs tried to buy votes by giving away free produce. Rather than appease the masses, the giveaway sparked cries of "death to potatoes."

At a remote spot about 90 miles east of Yemen's capital, the radical cleric was getting into a car. Suddenly, it and al-Awlaki disappeared in a fireball.

President Truman asked for an honest assessment. He didn't get the answer he was looking for.

Mike Hayden knows a thing or two about terrorists. From 2006 to 2009, he ran the Central Intelligence Agency.

Mohammed Bouazizi had had enough. The police had humiliated him. They had confiscated his fruit and vegetable cart. He had nothing left -- all because hed refused to give them a bribe.