There is no such thing as "al Qaeda", there is no one on earth who calls himself a member of "al Qaeda". "al Qaeda" is a term made up by the U.S. government to be applied to anyone killed during in the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no formal organization. There is no secret terrorist network. What there is a is a phantom enemy, a boogyman that was easily sold to the American people for the benefit of the Bush Administration and their friends at PNAC.
Army swoops on 'CIA agents' June 16, 2011
The Pakistan Army said that several people have been arrested across the country for feeding CIA and investigation in this regard is under way. However, the Army denied Wednesday that one of its majors was among the arrested who Western officials say were arrested helping US before the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Arrest of CIA 'bin Laden informants', ISI chief's retaliation against US' humiliation June 16, 2011
Pakistan's move against Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informants appears to be an attempt to stand up to what the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) sees as American unilateralism, and in particular, an unauthorized expansion of the CIA's footprint in Pakistan.
Pak Army Major among those paid by CIA to spy on Osama's hideout: Report June 16, 2011
Major Amir Aziz, a doctor in the Pakistan Army's medical corps and al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's neighbour for years, is among those arrested by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on charges of gathering intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Osama bin Laden's Death: There is Much More to Say May 21, 2011
On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his virtually unprotected compound by a raiding mission of 79 Navy Seals, who entered Pakistan by helicopter. After many lurid stories were provided by the government and withdrawn, official reports made it increasingly clear that the operation was a planned assassination, multiply violating elementary norms of international law, beginning with the invasion itself.
Creating the bin Laden Reality May 14, 2011
I have heard one dozen times today (May 13) from media that the US killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. I heard it three times from National Public Radio, twice from the BBC, and from every TV and radio station I encountered, even those stations that play the rock and roll music of the 1950s and 1960s. The killing of bin Laden has now entered the legends of our time and, no doubt, the history books.
May 13, 2011
Bin Laden mission evokes more questions than answers
If the mission to neutralize Osama bin Laden were a blockbuster movie, the screen would have almost certainly faded to black as soon as the accused terrorist's death was announced. No doubt, the credits would roll to Queen's "We Will Rock You" and then a big "The End" would appear.
Pakistan bomb attack 'revenge for Bin Laden'
Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 80 people at a paramilitary force academy in the northwest today, and vowed further bloodshed in retaliation for the death of Osama bin Laden in a US raid in the country.
May 12, 2011
Bin Laden's Death Won't End His Toll on American Taxpayers, Poll Shows
The U.S. government spent $2 trillion combating bin Laden over the past decade, more than 20 percent of the nation's $9.68 trillion public debt. That money paid for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as additional military, intelligence and homeland security spending above pre-Sept. 11 trends, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
Inhofe views bin Laden death photos
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe Wednesday became the first member of Congress to view photographs of Osama bin Laden's corpse, and said they confirm the al Qaeda leader is dead.
AP-GfK poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent
President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years — 60 percent — and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll taken after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
Obama's "Kill-at-Will" Strategy
In the space of a few days in May, the United States launched its bin Laden operation, NATO targeted Moammar Gaddafi's residence while the Libyan leader was present, killing his youngest son and three grandchildren, and U.S. drones tried to obliterate American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, personally marked for death by President Obama.
Bin Laden family condemns killing, while wife says one son escaped
Yesterday, the al Qaeda leader's sons denounced what they called their father's "arbitrary killing." Meanwhile, Pakistani officials believe one of bin Laden's sons--perhaps one known as "the Crown Prince of Terror"--may be missing after escaping from the U.S. raid.
Al-Qaida leader warns of 'worse to come' in eulogy to Bin Laden
The leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has vowed to fight on after the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying: "What is coming is greater and worse" in a statement posted on the internet.
Expert: bin Laden's DNA results are inconsistent
A Fort Worth DNA expert says that no results from DNA samples from Osama bin Laden's body after he was killed in a U.S. raid on his hideout in Pakistan have been disclosed by U.S. government officials and that any media reports about the DNA are inaccurate.
May 10, 2011
CIA to let some senators see bin Laden photos
The CIA has informed two Senate committees that their members can view post-mortem photos of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden if they wish, a congressional aide said on Tuesday.
What if Right Made Might?
Reimagining the Assassination of Bin Laden. President Obama murdered Osama bin Laden. I am surprised that the left has been so supportive--not of the end result, but of the way it was carried out.
Musharraf: No Deal to Let US Get Bin Laden
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf denied Tuesday that his administration struck an agreement with the United States years ago to let American special forces kill or capture Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan.
The Targeted Assassination of Osama Bin Laden
When he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by a Navy Seal team in Pakistan, President Barack Obama said, "Justice has been done." Mr. Obama misused the word, "justice" when he made that statement. He should have said, "Retaliation has been accomplished." A former professor of constitutional law should know the difference between those two concepts. The word "justice" implies an act of applying or upholding the law.
Osama Bin Laden Son Missing From SEAL Raid, Pakistan Says
One of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the Navy SEAL raid that took the life of the al Qaeda leader more than a week ago, Pakistani security officials told ABC News today.
Osama bin Laden raid team was prepared to fight Pakistani forces
The strained US-Pakistan relationship has come under further pressure after it emerged that the assault team which killed Osama bin Laden was prepared to fight its way out of Pakistan if necessary.
Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter
Pakistani officials said today they're interested in studying the remains of the U.S.'s secret stealth-modified helicopter abandoned during the Navy SEAL raid of Osama bin Laden's compound, and suggested the Chinese are as well.
May 09, 2011
U.S.-Pakistan Flare-Up Threatens Troop Supply Route
In the aftermath of the raid in a Pakistani garrison town that killed Osama bin Laden, Congress' anger toward Pakistan is growing. Some lawmakers want to suspend U.S. aid to Pakistan.
U.S. Braced for Fights With Pakistanis in Bin Laden Raid
President Obama insisted that the assault force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be large enough to fight its way out of Pakistan if confronted by hostile local police officers and troops, senior administration and military officials said Monday.
CIA won't withdraw spy chief in Pakistan: officials
The Central Intelligence Agency has no intention of bringing home its chief operative in Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by the Pakistani media to unmask his identity, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Osama bin Laden mission agreed in secret 10 years ago by US and Pakistan
The US and Pakistan struck a secret deal almost a decade ago permitting a US operation against Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil similar to last week's raid that killed the al-Qaida leader, the Guardian has learned. The deal was struck between the military leader General Pervez Musharraf and President George Bush after Bin Laden escaped US forces in the mountains of Tora Bora in late 2001, according to serving and retired Pakistani and US officials. Under its terms, Pakistan would allow US forces to conduct a unilateral raid inside Pakistan in search of Bin Laden, his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and the al-Qaida No3. Afterwards, both sides agreed, Pakistan would vociferously protest the incursion.
Americans Are Living In 1984
The White House's "death of bin Laden" story has come apart at the seams. Will it make any difference that before 48 hours had passed the story had changed so much that it no longer bore any resemblance to President Obama's Sunday evening broadcast and has lost all credibility?
Obama's Hollow Victory
It was such a seismic event that, like many people of her generation, my mother's point of reference for most things is the Second World War and while I'm quite sure she and her friends registered their approval over the demise of Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, they must be wondering why the America Administration continues to make such a fuss.
Osama bin Laden was the reason given for invading Afghanistan in 2001--but he was found in 2011 in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Afghan people have dealt with ten years of occupation, and Malalai Joya has been speaking out against it for that long. Malalai joined Laura in studio before the death of Bin Laden was announced, but in a later email she told GRITtv: "One of the main excuses of the US occupation is now gone. The struggle for independence, democracy, and freedom should get easier, but it won't. Not without an end to occupation." In other words, it won't change much from the picture she presents here. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Bin Laden's death doesn't end his fear-mongering value
On Friday, government officials anonymously claimed that "a rushed examination" of the "trove" of documents and computer files taken from the bin Laden home prove -- contrary to the widely held view that he "had been relegated to an inspirational figure with little role in current and future Qaeda operations" -- that in fact "the chief of Al Qaeda played a direct role for years in plotting terror attacks." Specifically, the Government possesses "a handwritten notebook from February 2010 that discusses tampering with tracks to derail a train on a bridge," and that led "Obama administration officials on Thursday to issue a warning that Al Qaeda last year had considered attacks on American railroads."
Osama bin Laden death: Pakistan PM orders inquiry
Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, has ordered the army to investigate how Osama bin Laden managed to hide in the country for up to eight years, and has called on the military leadership to answer questions before parliament.
U.S. Seeks Access to Osama Bin Laden's Wives, Questions Pakistani Role
Pakistan hasn't given the U.S. access to three of Osama bin Laden's widows or other information collected following last week's operation in Pakistan, creating more questions about the country's role in hiding the late al-Qaeda leader.
Joan Smith: Western moral authority died in Abbottabad
It isn't Hollywood. It isn't an action movie with Sylvester Stallone or Bruce Willis crashing through an upstairs window, spraying bullets. On the contrary, it seems likely that Spielberg or Scorsese would make a more coherent version of last weekend's operation in Abbottabad, appreciating both its moral dimension and the need to get the story straight in advance.
Anger and disbelief as Pakistan struggles to reassert sovereignty
The anger has shown itself in different ways, much of it directed at the military and civilian authorities as people ask, echoing the words of an American official, whether they are guilty of incompetence or complicity.
May 08, 2011
US: No evidence Pakistani leadership knew of bin Laden's hideout
The US has no evidence that Pakistan's leaders were aware of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts in a city not far from the capital Islamabad, White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon said Sunday.
U.S. Raises Pressure on Pakistan in Raid's Wake
President Obama's national security adviser demanded Sunday that Pakistan let American investigators interview Osama bin Laden's three widows, adding new pressure in a relationship now fraught over how Bin Laden could have been hiding near Islamabad for years before he was killed by commandos last week.
Pakistan-U.S. Rift Widens
Pakistani media aired the name of a man they said is the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief, prompting questions about whether the Pakistani government tried to out a CIA operative in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
'Bin Laden dead long before US raid'
Iran's intelligence minister says the country has reliable information that former head of the al-Qaeda terrorist group Osama bin Laden died of disease some time ago.
Pakistan Prime Minister to warn US over Osama bin Laden raid
Pakistan's prime minister will on Monday warn the United States it will defend its air space if American forces mount another raid on terrorists suspected of hiding inside the country.
Bin Laden vows no US security in final tape: website
Osama bin Laden warned in the final tape he recorded before being killed by American commandos there will be no US security without Palestine security, an Islamist website reported Sunday.
Scepticism in Pakistan over bin Laden's alleged role
Pakistani security officials reacted with scepticism on Sunday to a U.S. assertion that Osama bin Laden was actively engaged in directing his far-flung network from his compound in Abbottabad where he was killed on May 2.
Britain must not support U.S.-style justice
U.S. justice means extrajudicial killings, targeted assassinations and doing away with the need for a fair trial: any trial for that matter.
