Bin Laden

The Heartland Billboard Embarrassment and the Dangers of Ideological Ignorance

David Ropeik | Posted 05.08.2012

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David Ropeik

It is far less an appeal to reason, and far more a campaign to preach to the choir, to circle the ideological wagons of the members of the tribe, and rally the troops around Heartland's deeply conservative and libertarian ideals.

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Both Sides: Has Obama Grown in Office? OK to Tout OBL Death?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.06.2012

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2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgWhat matters more with Bin Laden - the raid or an ad? Dizzy Dean: "It ain't bragging if you done it."

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Learning From Bin Laden's Death

Arie Kruglanski | Posted 05.06.2012

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Arie Kruglanski

Are we safer now than we were before the launch of our massive counterterrorism effort?

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Obama Wants to Postpone the Syrian Revolution Until After the Elections

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.16.2012

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Raghida Dergham

The world will not necessarily stop, as postponement and delay could cause a backlash against the Arab region and the United States in the form of a major concern and a monster that can only be restrained at a very high cost.

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Osama bin Laden Documents Uncovered In Raid Released

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.03.2012

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On Wednesday, West Point's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) released a "treasure trove" of documents recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in the ...

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Osama Bin Laden Death: A Look Back One Year Later

Posted 05.01.2012

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One year after Osama bin Laden's death, President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday. HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery re...

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Mission Accomplished?

Howard Fineman | Posted 05.02.2012

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Howard Fineman

Just because you can take things over the top -- and the Obama administration's made-for-tv events today are just that -- it doesn't mean that you should. Barack Obama promised to be a new and different kind of politician. If any further proof was needed that he isn't, this week -- with Bill Clinton's testimonial to his courage under fire, and with unsubtle attacks on Romney's manhood, not to mention common sense -- should finally be enough. But, in another sense, Obama is a new and different kind of politician. He's a Democrat executing the GOP media playbook better than Bush did.

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Sam Stein

Kerry Campaign Vets On Complaints Over Obama's Bin Laden Ad: Too Bad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- For veterans of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, the past week of debate over the fairness of making political attacks out of na...

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How Osama bin Laden Changed My Life

Matthew VanDyke | Posted 05.01.2012

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Matthew VanDyke

The course of my life was altered dramatically by Osama bin Laden in ways that I had never considered. Specifically, the response by my country to bin Laden's attack on 9/11 changed my fate and exposed me to a world and experiences that would lead me down a very strange path.

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US Has No Idea Whether Al Qaeda Is Beat

Wired | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.01.2012

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A year ago today, Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, a capstone event in the decade-long war on terrorism. Bin Laden's death, coupled with other setba...

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Romney Slams Obama For 'Inappropriate' Attack

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called on President Barack Obama to not let the killing of Osama bin Laden becom...

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Bin Laden Wanted Obama, Petraeus Assassinated, Official Says

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A former Obama administration official says al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden wanted to see President Barack Obama and Gen. David Petraeus...

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Jon Ward

Obama's Bin Laden Ad: A Hit Below The Belt To Prove Dems Can Be Tough

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 04.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama campaign's bin Laden ad, which has stirred a fierce debate, looks to some like a hit below the belt, using a questionable prem...

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Dan Froomkin

Torture Didn't Help Find Bin Laden, U.S. Senators Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.01.2012

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Two senators privy to classified information angrily dispute the claim by a former CIA official that the Bush administration's coercive interrogation ...

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Sam Stein

Obama Camp's Bin Laden Ad Sparks Outcry, Ethics Debate And Duplicity

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama defended using the killing of Osama bin Laden in a campaign context on Monday while insisting that neither he nor...

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LOOK: On Bin Laden Anniversary, Al Qaeda Most Wanted

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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By The Associated Press -- On May 2, 2011, Navy SEALs shot and killed al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in his home in Abbotta...

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Romney Hits Back Against Bin Laden Charge

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.30.2012

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hit back Monday against President Barack Obama's campaign's charge that he might not have ordered the raid to ki...

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WATCH: Arianna Calls Obama's Bin Laden Ad 'Despicable'

Huff TV | Posted 04.30.2012

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Arianna on Monday criticized the Obama campaign for questioning whether or not Mitt Romney would have killed Osama bin Laden in a recent attack ad. ...

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Bin Laden Files Show Al-Qaida And Taliban Leaders In Close Contact

The Guardian | Posted 04.30.2012

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Documents found in the house where Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago show a close working relationship between top al-Qaida leaders and Mullah Oma...

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Saudi Arabia: Wives Not Tied To Terror

AP | Posted 04.29.2012

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia has no evidence that Osama bin Laden's wives and family members deported from Pakistan have been involved in terr...

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Yep, You Heard it Here First .. and More Proof Romney Would Not Have Killed Osama bin Laden

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.28.2012

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Paul Abrams

Sometimes it is necessary to describe the obvious. Romney would never have pursued Osama bin Laden. Democrats should keep up this story. It shows Romney for who he is, and is not.

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Obama Using Major Mission As Political Weapon

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 04.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The killing of Osama bin Laden, first presented as a moment of national unity by President Barack Obama, has become something else: a po...

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McCain Accuses Obama Of Playing Politics With Bin Laden Death

Posted 04.27.2012

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama, harshly criticized him for politicizing the death of Osama bin La...

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New Book Reveals Details Of Bin Laden's Last Days

Posted 04.27.2012

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Not only was family life a source of solace for Osama bin Laden, the former al Qaeda leader strongly believed polygamy was a religious obligation. The...

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WATCH: Obama Campaign Launches Bin Laden-Focused Attack On Romney

Posted 04.27.2012

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The Obama campaign continued to hammer GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on foreign policy Friday, releasing a new video questioning whether th...

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