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The Post-Bin Laden World
Bin Laden's death will have serious strategic implications in the years to come, most clearly in the U.S. relationship with Pakistan. Here are five strategic implications of the bin Laden killing: 1) The US begins to recognize Pakistan less as a strategic partner, more as a strategic problem if …Cheney: 'The War Goes On'
Former Vice-President Dick Cheney released the following statement on the death of Osama Bin Laden: The death of Usama bin Laden at the hands of American forces is a victory for the United States and a tremendous achievement for the military and intelligence professionals who carried out …
Bush: A 'Momentous Achievement'
Former President Bush released the following statement on Osama Bin Laden's death: Earlier this evening, President Obama called to inform me that American forces killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda network that attacked America on September 11, 2001. I congratulated …
Watch: Video of Bin Laden's Kill Site
ABC News reports :Musharraf: U.S. Violated Pakistan's Sovereignty
Politico reports : Reaction to Osama bin Laden’s killing was mixed in the Arab world, including in Pakistan, where former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said that the United States should not have executed a mission within his country’s borders. “America coming to our …
Is It Wrong to Feel Joy at Bin Laden's Death?
How does our religion teach us to respond to the death of a hated and evil man like Osama Bin Laden? Can we rejoice when we hear about the downfall of an enemy? How does our religion teach us to respond to the death of a hated and evil man like Osama Bin Laden? When hearing about the downfall …How U.S. Tracked Bin Laden
NBC News reports : It started with a courier's name. Senior White House officials said early Monday that the trail that led to Osama bin Laden began before 9/11, before the terror attacks that brought bin Laden to prominence. The trail warmed up last fall, when it discovered an elaborate …
Bin Laden Death: Embarrassing for Pakistan?
Simon Tisdall writes at The Guardian : The extraordinary discovery that Osama bin Laden had been living, possibly since 2005, in a luxury compound in a popular summer resort a short drive from the national capital, Islamabad, is an enormous and dangerous embarrassment for Pakistan's …
Watch: Video of Bin Laden Compound
ABC News reports:Pakistani Taliban Vows Revenge
Reuters reports : The Pakistani Taliban threatened attacks against government leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan army and the United States on Monday, after the killing of Osama bin Laden in the country. "Now Pakistani rulers, President Zardari and the army …
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
White House Crowd Cheers Bin Laden's Death
Shortly after reports that Osama bin Laden had been killed in an American raid, a crowd gathered by the White House to celebrate the news. The crowds in front of the White House kept growing as more and more people came down from Lafayette Square. At 11:30pm the crowd was maybe 300 people large, …
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 …
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 …
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 …