[Costello:] A British passport and knowledge of Arabic just two things that al Qaeda thought made one man the exactly right choice for their plan to try and bomb a U.S. plane. Nic Robertson is live in London. Nic, tell us more about this mole.
[Nic Robertson, Cnn Senior International Correspondent:] Well, he was of Saudi origin but had a British passport meaning he would be attractive to al Qaeda. He was recruited though by Saudi counterterrorism agents. They spotted him because he was sort of moving in Jihadist circles. They persuaded him to go to Yemen where they told him, just go to an Arabic language school there and let al Qaeda come to you and let them pick you up. He was baited if you will. This is sort of a lesson learned from the underpants bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, because that's how he got into al Qaeda in Yemen by going to an Arabic language and Islamic study center, and was picked up by al Qaeda. So, this was a really sophisticated effort to have al Qaeda think they found this guy because he had the passport that they needed and it was a clever trick duped on them.
[Costello:] Yes. Just I'm constantly amazed when I think of this man, how courageous he was. I know he's probably in some safe place. I hope he is. Every day of his life he now lives in fear.
[Robertson:] At the moment, nobody is talking about his name. We have a vague idea of his nationality and where he may come from. It's now a very well-kept secret where he is. We've heard he was spirited out of the country, perhaps with a handler through several countries and ultimate destination is not entirely clear. It does seem very clear, however, he's not going to be able to go back and penetrate that al Qaeda cell. And, look, the lessons that are being learned here with now this information that spilled out are lessons being learned on both sides. Al Qaeda now knows that it is being baited and that it probably recognizes it may have other people inside its organization who have been similarly put out there to get in and spy on them. So, al Qaeda is learning from this as we learn from them in the past. So, this man is probably safe as long as his name doesn't come out but al Qaeda will know who he is. But he's probably not going to bump into these people. He won't walk the streets of Yemen any time soon we can be pretty sure of that.
[Costello:] Nic Robertson reporting live for us this morning. Now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. The question for you this morning: what does attachment parenting mean for our kids? We have now moved beyond helicopter parenting and onto attachment parenting. If you don't know what that is, look at the cover of "TIME" magazine. Yes, a 3 years old breastfeeding. It's an image that caused outrage, confusion. But if you are into it, it's caused understanding. See, attachment parenting means breastfeeding into toddlerhood, sleeping in the same bed as your child, it means never leaving your child alone a tall order.
[Unidentified Female:] What are single male parents supposed to do? They can't breastfeed and they say you should sleep with your children. That's really hard because Somebody like Octomom or the Dugards, are they supposed to sleep with all their children? What size bed are we talking about here?
[Costello:] That would be a tall order. According to "TIME" magazine, attachment parenting dogma is every baby's whimper is a plea for health, no baby should be left to cry. "TIME's" editor says that appeals to the perfectionism in many mothers.
[Belinda Luscombe, Editor-at-large, Time:] You need to work harder at what you do and be better at it. And I think women have brought all that energy and engagement and education and said, "I'm going to be the mother of all mothers, especially if I'm giving up, you know, my job and whatever. I'm going to mother the heck out of this kid." I think that's part of what it is.
[Costello:] As for the baby, experts have long hailed the benefits of physical closeness and affection between mother and child, but how much is too much? So, the talk back question for you today, what does attachment parenting mean for our kids? Facebook.comCarolCNNCarolCNN. I'll read your comments later this hour.