With the revelation that, contradictory to early reports, Bin Ladin was neither armed nor using human shields, Eric Holder’s claim that warfare allows for the killing of unarmed opponents is called into question:
- Were Navy SEALs Justified in Shooting an Unarmed Osama bin Laden? (Christian Science Monitor)
Hiding in plain sight is great tactic, but what did Pakistani intelligence know, and when did they know it?
- Pakistan Cites Worldwide Failure over bin Laden (Reuters)
- Bin Laden mansion drew local suspicion for years (Christian Science Monitor)
“The tanks were deployed after residents rejected a demand by Baath Party official Sobhi Harbi that they hand over several hundred men in exchange for tanks staying outside the town”:
The generational divide in Egypt threatens to go critical:
- Muslim Brotherhood’s Young Members Dismayed at New Leadership Appointments (Egypt Daily News)
Texas high school classmates stick up for girl in the face of a teacher’s hurtful remark about grieving for her “uncle” Osama bin Ladin:
“Under one scenario outlined by officials in all three countries in recent months, power would be rebalanced among all ethnic groups and warring parties, not just President Hamid Karzai’s government and the Taliban”:
- Can US and Taliban Cut a Deal in Afghanistan? (Christian Science Monitor)
Despite the former president’s call to his supporters “to allow the country to restart its economy in peace”:
A “Libyan rebel whose real name could not be used for security reasons, repudiates extremism. But he fears that the persistence of the reasons that first gave rise to Al Qaeda’s worldview mean that in Libya and beyond the ideology will not be stopped”:
- Libyan Rebel Says Osama bin Laden’s Death Won’t Stop Jihadist Flow (Christian Science Monitor)
With his death, bin Ladin’s alleged will has become the focus of controversy:
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