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A moment or a milestone?

Our opinion: The 9/11 mastermind is dead, but will the terror organization he led die with him? The killing of Osama bin Laden is undeniably a major moment in the war on terror. Whether it will be a...

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How could Pakistan not have known?

It’s silly to pretend that the Pakistanis were completely unaware of Osama Bin Laden’s presence in Abbotobad, Pakistan, says Salman Rushdie in The Daily Beast. The reality is that Pakistan is a...

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Obama’s right on bin Laden photos

Our opinion: There are some good reasons to not  release death photos of the world’s most notorious terrorist, and some bad arguments for doing so. As journalists, we don’t often find ourselves...

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‘Demon’ got what he had coming

On the other hand, Melody Ayers-Griffiths disagrees with Ellis, saying we needed to get this demon who had “raped our souls,” and that he did not deserve to have his body returned to his family. Usual...

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Bin Laden’s death signals end of war

Osama Bin Laden’s death marks the turning point when we should begin drawing the War on Terror to an end, according to Karen Greenberg in Salon. Greenberg outlines a number of steps the United States...

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It’s been a bad year for really bad guys

2011 may still be a tough year economically, but the good news is that it has been a bad year for bad guys, says David Rothkopf in NPR. Osama Bin Laden met his end, Ratko Mladic was arrested and Hugo...

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Is Obama’s bin Laden ad fair play?

It’s all the talk of the campaign trail and the chattering class. If you haven’t seen the whole Obama campaign ad featuring Bill Clinton, here it is: The ad, which highlights the killing of Osama bin...

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U.S. overlooks Pakistan’s role in terrorist acts

The decision to publicly accept Pakistan’s denial that it knew of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts underscores America’s failure to confront Pakistan on its support of terrorism, says Carlotta Gall in The...

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Ignoring bin Laden’s advice

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is destroying itself by not adopting Osama bin Laden’s advice following its recent split from Al-Qaida. “Bin Laden stressed the importance of patience, discretion...

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Bin Laden report lacks credibility

Seymour Hersh’s allegation that everything Americans have been told about the killing of Osama bin Laden is a lie, starting with how U.S. military intelligence found him, to the raid on his compound,...

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