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Sealed Up, But Not Sealed Over: The Osama bin Laden Raid at 1

William Bradley | Posted 05.01.2012

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William Bradley

The daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden was a triumph of American arms, satisfying retribution for al Qaeda's attacks on New York and Washington. But it points up the many mistakes we've made and continue to make in the wake of 9/11.

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Man Sends Beer On Behalf Of Fallen Navy SEAL, Bar Goers Pay It Forward

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.23.2012

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In an effort to pay tribute to a fallen soldier, Jeff Beurline placed a cold Guinness on a bar in Newtown, Conn., along with a sign that read, "Reserv...

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ReThink Review: Act of Valor -- That's Militainment!

Jonathan Kim | Posted 04.30.2012

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Jonathan Kim

Young American boys (including myself) have been running around with toy/imaginary weapons pretending to be soldiers for millenia, and have been watching TV shows and movies about the military for decades.

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The Big Price Of Somali Piracy

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.09.2012

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Though many think of Johnny Depp when pirating comes up, avoiding the real-life bandits of the seas is a multi-billion dollar problem for the shipping...

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Defense Secretary: Pakistani Doctor Provided Key Information To U.S. In Advance Of Bin Laden Raid

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S....

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After Navy SEAL Raid Frees 2, Somali Pirates Move American Hostage

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 03.27.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened Thursday to kill him after U.S. Navy SEAL...

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Obama: 'I Make A Mistake, You Know, Every Hour, Every Day'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.27.2012

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President Obama admitted he makes "a mistake, you know, every hour, every day" in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer Thursday night. Obama, who s...

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Obama Praises Navy SEAL Hostage Rescue

AP | By LOU KESTEN and KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a...

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Obama Praises Bold Raid While Audience In The Dark

AP | By LOU KESTEN and KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a...

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Afghan War at 10, 9/11 at 10+: Did Osama bin Laden Win After All?

William Bradley | Posted 12.07.2011

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William Bradley

Osama bin Laden may be the man who crashed the world. With a great deal of help from not unpredictable actions on the part of his enemies.

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Military Launches Probe Into Afghanistan Helicopter Crash That Killed 30 U.S. Troops

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 10.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The military has opened an investigation into Saturday's devastating helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan that killed 30 U.S. tr...

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The War on Terror and Ghosts of Osama Bin Laden

Rizwan A. Rahmani | Posted 08.01.2011

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Rizwan A. Rahmani

Is there a shadow on our national psyche cast by bin Laden and the War on Terror?

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Hillary Clinton Arrives In Pakistan To Repair Frayed Relations

AP | ANNE GEARAN and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 07.26.2011

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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that relations between the United States and Pakistan have reached a turn...

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Donald Rumsfeld: Obama Made The Right Decision On Bin Laden Raid

AP | ANGELA K. BROWN | Posted 07.20.2011

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The Bush administration would have used the same strategy to kill terrorist Osama bin Laden had those circumstances arisen y...

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Al Qaeda Releases Posthumous Bin Laden Recording

AP | Posted 07.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden recorded a message praising the Middle East protest movements and predicting that revolutions ...

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CIA Flew Stealth Drones Into Pakistan To Monitor Bin Laden House

The Washington Post | Greg Miller | Posted 07.17.2011

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The CIA employed sophisticated new stealth drone aircraft to fly dozens of secret missions deep into Pakistani airspace and monitor the compound where...

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Pakistan Parliament Slams U.S. For Bin Laden Raid

AP | MUNIR AHMED | Posted 07.13.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Members of Pakistan's Parliament slammed the United States on Saturday for the raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden on th...

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Inside The Covert Group That Killed Bin Laden

National Journal | Marc Ambinder | Posted 07.13.2011

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Before the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound earlier this week, President Obama had experience monitoring a white-knuckles counterterrorism operation...

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Pakistani Taliban Claim Responsibility For Deadly Suicide Bombing

Posted 07.12.2011

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RIAZ KHAN, Associated Press HABQADAR, Pakistan -- A pair of Taliban suicide bombers attacked paramilitary police recruits eagerly heading home for ...

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Bin Laden Wives Acted 'Hostile' In Interviews With U.S.

CNN | Fran Townsend | Posted 07.12.2011

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(CNN) -- Three of Osama bin Laden's widows have been interviewed by U.S. intelligence officers under the supervision of Pakistani's intelligence servi...

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Pakistani Officials: U.S. Drone Strike Kills At Least 5 Along Afghanistan Border

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 07.11.2011

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SHABQADAR, Pakistan — Twin explosions struck a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 68 people &ndas...

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Al Qaeda Memo Re: Women as Human Shields

John Bobey | Posted 04.30.2012

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John Bobey

To clarify once and for all, when it comes to the use of human shields, our official a Qaeda policy says YES, you can use them, but please, NO women.

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Analysts: Afghan Taliban, Al Qaeda May Rethink Ties

AP | By DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 07.04.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, some analysts are speculating that al-Qaeda and its Afghan Taliban allies could go their separ...

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Michael Moore: Bin Laden 'Was Executed'

The Wrap | Brent Lang | Posted 07.04.2011

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Osama bin Laden wasn’t killed by a Navy SEAL team, he was straight up executed, Michael Moore told TheWrap on Wednesday....

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U.S. Officials: Navy SEALs Feared Bin Laden Was Reaching For Weapon

AP | By KIMBERLY DOZIER and ERICA WERNER | Posted 07.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ordered grisly photographs of Osama bin Laden in death sealed from public view on Wednesday, declaring, "We don't...

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