Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden (Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن transliteration: Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin `Awaḍ bin Lādin; with numerous variations) (born 10 March 1957) is a member of the prominent Saudi bin Laden family and the founder of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, best known for the September 11 attacks on the United States. Al-Qaeda has also been associated with numerous other mass casualty attacks against civilian targets. Since 2001, Osama bin Laden and his organization have been major targets... read more
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Yglesias Award Nominee
From Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish Dated 10 February 2012 by Maisie Allison "Osama bin Laden and many other “high-value targets” are dead, the drone war is being waged more vigorously than ever, and Guantanamo is still open, so Republicans can hardly say that Obama has implemented dramatic and dangerous...
Somalia's al-Shabab joins al-Qaida, leader says
From The State Dated 9 February 2012 The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released Thursday of a message from al-Qaida's leader.Ayman al-Zawahri gave "glad tidings" that al-Shabab had joined al-Qaida, according to the translation of the 15-minute video by...
Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
From Sun Star Dated 9 February 2012 JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is scheduled to go on trial next week on terrorism and murder charges, a court official said Thursday. Umar Patek, 41, was Asia's most wanted...
Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
From Sun Star Dated 9 February 2012 JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is scheduled to go on trial next week on terrorism and murder charges, a court official said Thursday. Umar Patek, 41, was Asia's most wanted...
Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 9 February 2012 An Indonesian accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is scheduled to go on trial next week on terrorism and murder charges, a court official said Thursday. Umar Patek, 41, was Asia's most wanted terror suspect...
Afghan jihad attracts fewer foreign fighters following the death of Osama bin Laden
From eTaiwan News Dated 9 February 2012 The Afghan-Pakistan jihad is attracting fewer foreign fighters following the death of Osama bin Laden, the growing threat posed by US drones, and lack of
BBC tells journalists to avoid calling Abu Qatada an 'extremist'
From The Daily Mail Dated 8 February 2012 Using such a term to describe the man once called 'Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe', is making a 'value judgment' and should be avoided, bosses have said.
Navy Seal commander assailed for excessive media attention during Osama raid
From Webindia123 Dated 8 February 2012 A retired general has assailed the commander of the Navy Seal raid that killed Osama bin Laden for drawing too much media attention to operations that he argued should have been kept under wraps.
SEALs Hit The Big Screen
From NBC San Diego Dated 8 February 2012 The elite Navy SEALs have long operated in secrecy, but that changed with their publicized role in taking out Osama Bin Laden. Now, their public profile is about to get even bigger with active duty Navy SEALs...
Anger in Britain over Al Qaeda-linked preacher's release
From Big News Network Dated 8 February 2012 Radical preacher granted bail in UK There is fury in Britain over the impending release of a terrorism suspect once described as Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe.The British ...
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