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Podhoretz: Bin Laden 'Didn't Get Away With It'

John Podhoretz writes in the New York Post : He has paid. Osama bin Laden spent nearly a decade scurry ing on spindly legs like a hairy arachnid through a web of his own construction to avoid American justice -- until, at last, as President Obama said last night in his appropriate…

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Hamas Mourns Bin Laden's Death

Ynet News reports : Hamas on Monday condemned the killing by US forces of Osama bin Laden and mourned him as an "Arab holy warrior" while the Pakistani Taliban threatened revenge and US sources said Saudi Arabia had refused to bury the arch-terrorist's body. "We regard this as a …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Bin Laden Buried at Sea

The Guardian reports : The dilemma of what to do with Osama bin Laden 's body appears to have been quickly resolved if reports that he has been buried at sea prove correct. Burying him on land could have led to his grave becoming a centre of contention as well as raising questions …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Inside the Raid on Bin Laden Compound

CNN reports : In the dark of night, U.S. helicopters approached a high-walled compound in Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders. Less than 40 minutes later -- early Monday morning in Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden was dead, along with …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

U.S. Fears Al Qaeda Reprisals

The AP reports : The State Department early Monday put U.S. embassies on alert and warned of the heightened possibility for anti-American violence after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan. In a worldwide travel alert released shortly after …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Crowd Gathers at White House

The Hill reports : A boisterous crowd gathered late Sunday night outside of the White House to celebrate the slaying of Osama bin Laden. Cable networks showed live video of a growing crowd pressed up against the White House gates shortly after President Obama took to national television …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Obama Called Bush Before Speech

Politico reports : President Obama called George W. Bush and Bill Clinton on Sunday before he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed , a White House official told reporters on a conference call. Obama called Bush and Clinton to "preview" his statement, said the senior …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Bin Laden's Body Handled in Accord with Islamic Rules

Politico reports : President Obama announced Sunday night that American forces killed bin Laden in Pakistan and that they took his body afterward. He said no Americans were harmed in the fight. Asked how bin Laden's body will be treated, a senior administration official told reporters …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Bin Laden News Broke on Twitter

Politico reports : It was the kind of historic news that makes you remember where you were when you heard it. And for many, that place was on Twitter. A 9:45 p.m. ET tweet from Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director, alerted the public to what the networks were also …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday May 2, 2011

Obama: 'Justice Has Been Done'

The New York Times reports : President Obama announced late Sunday that Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a firefight during an operation he ordered Sunday inside Pakistan, ending a 10-year manhunt for the world’s most wanted …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Bloomberg: U.S. Kept Promise to Kill Bin Laden

The AP reports : New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says Americans have kept their promise after Sept. 11 to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. Bloomberg says the killing of the …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Bin Laden is Dead

The New York Times reports : Osama bin Laden has been killed, two United States officials said. President Obama was expected to make an announcement on Sunday night, almost ten years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. One of the officials said …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Taliban Used 12 Yr Old Suicide Bomber

Washington Post reports : On the first day of its promised spring offensive, the Taliban used a 12-year-old boy as a suicide bomber in an attack Sunday that killed four civilians, President Hamid Karzai said, calling the child’s recruitment inhumane and un-Islamic. It was one of …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Endeavour Won't Launch Monday

The AP reports : NASA's space shuttles are dragging their tails toward retirement. The high-profile voyage of Endeavour — the next-to-last space shuttle flight led by the husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords — is off until at least next Sunday because of a technical problem. The …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Report: Newt to Launch Prez Bid Next Week

Hotline on Call reports : Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich plans to officially enter the presidential race early next week, he told Hotline On Call before Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner. "I'll be in by the 10th or 11th," Gingrich said, without elaborating on where or how …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Western Embassies Attacked in Libya

Reuters reports : The British and Italian embassies in Tripoli have been attacked, prompting Britain to expel the Libyan ambassador, the two countries said on Sunday. "I condemn the attacks on the British Embassy premises in Tripoli as well as the diplomatic missions of other countries,…

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Trump: Jokes Were 'Inappropriate'

The Hill reports : Real estate mogul Donald Trump called jokes made about him at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner "inappropriate in certain respects." Speaking on Fox & Friends on the Sunday morning after the dinner, Trump responded to jokes directed at him from …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Gross: UN Silent on Syrian Crackdown

Tom Gross writes: The Obama administration official quoted by The New Yorker last week saying the president's strategy was to "lead from behind," also said "We were still trying to engage the Iranian government and we did not want to do anything that made us side with the protesters." …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Assad's Troops Shell Town

The Guardian reports : Syrian army tanks have shelled the old quarter of Deraa, the southern city at the heart of the six-week-old uprising, a witness said on Sunday. Deraa has been without water, fuel or electricity since Monday, when the regime sent in troops backed by tanks and …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

NATO Denies Targeting Qaddafi

The Guardian reports : Nato has denied targeting the family of Muammar Gaddafi following the strikes on a Tripoli residential compound that reportedly killed the Libyan leader's son and three of his grandchildren. "All Nato's targets are military in nature and have been clearly linked to …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011