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Have We Won the War on Terror?
In 2001, we feared that radical Islam might gain money and nukes. Since then, radical Islam has been contained, marginalized, bypassed - and then shot above the eye by an American special forces team. Has the war on terror already been won? Or to put it another way: Is the killing of bin Laden …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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Inside the SEAL Team Raid on Bin Laden's Lair
SEAL Team Six is getting the credit for the Bin Laden hit, but as a part of JSOC - the shadowy Joint Special Operations Command - it's inconceivable they did it alone. At this time, hundreds of thousands of U.S. and allied military men and women are giving thanks they have lived to see this …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …