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Pakistani Intel: 'We Were Caught by Surprise'

BBC reports : An ISI official told the BBC the compound in Abbottabad where Bin Laden was killed by US forces on Sunday had been raided in 2003. But the compound "was not on our radar" since then, the official said. He gave new details of the raid, saying Bin Laden's young daughter had …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Nicholls: Guess Who Called Canada's Election?

Gerry Nicholls blogs: We need to analyze last night's election results and what they mean for Canada. But first, I must do something far more important: gloat. So here we go. Now let's see, I was one of the first people in Canada to predict a spring election. I also predicted a …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Feinstein: Bin Laden May Have Lived There for 6 Yrs

CNN reports : California Sen. Dianne Feinstein revealed Monday that Osama bin Laden and his family could have lived on a compound in Pakistan for up to six years. Telling a group of reporters the Senate Intelligence committee has been briefed on bin Laden’s possible whereabouts for some …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Rushdie: Declare Pakistan a Terrorist State

Salman Rushdie writes in The Daily Beast: Osama bin Laden died on Walpurgisnacht , the night of black sabbaths and bonfires. Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight. One of the most common status updates on Facebook …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Palin Reluctant to Praise Obama

ABC News reports : Sarah Palin gave passing praise to President Obama's "decisive leadership" in the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, though in a speech here Monday night the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate did not once use Obama's name. "We want to thank our …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Pakistan Not Involved in Mission

Reuters reports : Pakistan's president acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that his security forces were left out of a U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but he did little to dispel questions over how the al Qaeda leader was able to live in comfort near Islamabad. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

WH Followed Bin Laden Raid Live

The New York Times reports : For an intelligence community that had endured searing criticism for a string of intelligence failures over the past decade, Bin Laden’s killing brought a measure of redemption. For a military that has slogged through two, and now three vexing wars in …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

WH Debates Release of Bin Laden Pics

ABC News reports : The Obama administration has photographs of Osama bin Laden’s dead body and officials are debating what to do with them and whether they should be released to the public, officials tell ABC News. “There’s no doubt it’s him,” says a US official who has seen the pictures …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

U.S. to Probe Pakistani Help for Bin Laden

Wall Street Journal reports : Obama administration officials said Monday they would probe whether Pakistani authorities helped al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden stay in hiding for years, one day after he was killed by U.S. special forces at an outsize mansion complex located in the same city …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Bank Lending Still Sluggish

The Wall Street Journal reports : The willingness of banks to lend money to consumers rose more than it has in 17 years, but sluggish loan growth is weighing on a key measure of profitability. Big banks eased lending standards and businesses sought more loans in the first quarter of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Conservatives Win Majority in Canada

Globe and Mail reports : Stephen Harper’s Conservatives surged to a majority government Monday, winning their third consecutive election, as voters dramatically redrew Canada’s political map. The New Democratic Party staged a stunning surge, becoming the Official Opposition, as the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

U.S. Picks Up Al Qaeda Intel in Raid

Politico reports : The assault force of Navy SEALs snatched a trove of computer drives and disks during their weekend raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, yielding what a U.S. official called “the mother lode of intelligence.” The special operations forces grabbed personal computers, …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Giffords to Return for Shuttle Launch

The New York Times reports : A spokesman for Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat of Arizona, said she planned to return to Florida to watch her astronaut husband lead the final launching of the space shuttle Endeavour when the flight is rescheduled. Ms. Giffords had traveled from …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Blago's Second Trial Begins

New York Times reports : Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois who is charged with trying to sell the United States Senate seat once held by President Obama, talked and talked and talked. But he never really sealed a deal, criminal or otherwise. So went the defense …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

ADL Condemns Bachmann Holocaust Remarks

The Anti-Defamation League writes : New York, NY, May 2, 2011 … Saying Holocaust and Nazi comparisons should never be used as political talking points, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned two recent incidents of inappropriate Nazi analogies invoked by current and former elected …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Obama to Visit Ground Zero

The Wall Street Journal reports : President Barack Obama will visit Ground Zero in New York City on Thursday for the first time as president, a trip that comes just days after the U.S. military operation that killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Mr. Obama last visited the site of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Arrests Escalate in Syria

The New York Times reports : BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian security forces have escalated an arrest campaign in the country’s most rebellious regions, detaining hundreds over the past few days in the besieged city of Dara’a and towns on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, activists said …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

US Car Companies Regain Lost Ground

The Wall Street Journal reports : The successful restructuring of Detroit's auto makers, a group whose survival was in question just two years ago, and the March 11 earthquake in Japan are combining to reverse the fortunes of the U.S. and Japanese auto industries. On Monday, Chrysler …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Tax Revenue Prolongs Debt Debate

The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — A greater-than-expected increase in tax revenue has extended by about a month, until early August, the federal government’s ability to pay its bills without an increase in the debt ceiling, the Treasury Department said Monday. The new estimate …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

WH: Bin Laden Used Wife as Shield

Politico reports : Osama bin Laden used women as human shields as American forces fired on him in Pakistan on Sunday, White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said. Brennan told reporters at the White House that women were “put in front of him as a shield.” He said that …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011