“We need to have some pretty unpleasant conversations with those people in the very near future.” – Ambassador John Bolton comments on the those Pakistani officials who must have known of Bin Laden’s presence. The administration has narrowly defined the
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss the importance of Osama bin Laden’s death photos, and why waterboarding is
From Glenn Greenwald’s recent Salon piece: The U.S. has erupted in a collective orgy of national pride and renewed faith in the efficacy and righteousness of military force. I don’t see it that way, but so what if the U.S.
Congratulations to President Obama for the gutsy call regarding the killing of Osama bin Laden. I didn’t know he had it in him. His campaign pledge of going into Pakistan unannounced – once met with derision by John McCain and
In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s demise, his likely successor is his longtime deputy and collaborator, Egyptian jihadist Ayman al-Zawahiri. The U.S. government has offered a reward of up to $25 million for Zawahiri, who officials have said was
In a 2008 appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Christiane Amanpour claims she had a very reliable source in American intelligence who told her Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts.
Last night, Americans learned that bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. President George W. Bush said the killing “marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost
Maybe a helicopter like this one brought bin Laden’s corpse to the USS Carl Vinson late last night where in the wee hours of Monday morning the bullet-pocked corpse of the terror-mastermind received full jihad honors. Or was that full
Full article at the Telegraph. This is a bit byzantine, but here’s what I’m gleaning from various articles, including this fresh one: 1. 2003: Enhanced Interrogation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Results in the Nom De Guerre of bin Ladin’s Courier.
News anchors in Pakistan didn’t know what words to use. There are two ways to say “Osama has been killed” in Urdu and Hindi, with one less respectful than the other, and anchors would zigzag back and forth between the
Nearly flawlessly executing the operation in Pakistan to raid the compound where Osama bin Laden was living – among the military and police leadership of Pakistan by the way – the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six along with elements of
ADDED: Dana Loesch has much, much more. Via Jim Treacher, Stephen Colbert in April of 2009: The Colbert Report Tags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive —– But, but, but, now I’m confused. Last night, Stephen Colbert
Some people will never believe the facts, no matter how effectively presented. But for those of us who are convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead, it’s still imperative that the U.S. government show the forensic evidence. Evidence is important
A closer look inside the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by an elite crew of American forces. ABC News obtained this exclusive video.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) finds it curious that the most wanted man in the world was living in a custom-built million dollar compound in a military neighborhood just outside of Islamabad.
Associated Press: CAIRO — A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town in the early hours of the morning Monday, did what any social media addict would do: He began sending messages on Twitter. With
The Daily Mail reports: “Barack Obama vetoed a plan for stealth bombers to blow up Osama Bin Laden’s compound in March so special forces could get DNA evidence to confirm he was dead. The U.S. President gave the all clear
Early in 2009, I interviewed Gen. Paul Vallely (US Army Ret.) and learned about the “lily pad” strategy — a strategy, Vallely explained, that relies on “the maximum use of unconventional forces,” such as Navy SEALS and other special forces,
When news broke that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces, Americans were elated. With chants of “U.S.A., U.S.A.,” citizens took to Times Square, the streets of D.C., and elsewhere to celebrate the fact that the
Of course it’s great that Osama bin Laden is dead. It’s wonderful. People should be celebrating and dancing in the streets. Are Muslims dancing in the streets the way they were dancing when bin Laden took the Towers down? Crowds
From The National Journal: But one expert on the region is warning against broad predictions today in assessing the impact of bin Laden’s death. “We need to be very cautious… in assuming it will now damage al Qaida and other
DHD: [Kathryn] Bigelow and Mark Boal, her collaborator on The Hurt Locker, have been mobilizing their film to go into production as their follow-up to that Best Picture Academy Award winner. Their movie as planned was based on an earlier
Rejoice. But. Osama bin Laden was killed in a mansion located in a “densely populated” area called Abbottabad, 30 miles outside Islamabad — not in that dark, wet cave in the North West Territories where, it was often imagined, his
I always knew that the reason Osama Bin Laden was never located for almost 10 years was not because America was not trying hard or incompetent, but it is because he was surrounded by many Muslims who would protect him
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Osama bin Laden is dead Osama bin Laden (file photo) Late Sunday evening, President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was killed a week ago by a U.S. bomb delivered manually, not by
Politico: President Obama called George W. Bush and Bill Clinton on Sunday before he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed, a White House official told reporters on a conference call.
The long-awaited assassination of Osama bin Laden in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan is a welcome defeat for al Qaeda – and a victory for all those Americans, in uniform and out, who have worked for so many years to
Osama Bin Laden was just a part of Al-Qaeda which is just a part of the Islamic terrorist effort which is just a part of the Islamist movement, so the announcement of his death tonight by the U.S. government makes
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. forces swooped early Monday, killing the world’s most wanted man and leaving his final
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. forces swooped early Monday, killing the world’s most wanted man and leaving his final
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. U.S. slaps sanctions on three Syrian officials The United States slapped sanctions on Syria’s intelligence agency and two relatives of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. The sanctions include asset freezes and bans on U.S.
Beautiful, downtown Kandahar. Hey, it works, says Jim Lacey, so let’s go. — Jim Lacey is a professor of strategic studies at the Marine Corps War College. Good. Judging by his recent piece at NRO, he has common sense, the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Egyptians appear prepared to end peace treaty with Israel Egypt and Israel Egyptians appear prepared to overturn the three-decade-old peace agreement with Israel, by a margin of 54% to 36%. Those with higher incomes
The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets are reporting that Pakistan, which receives billions of dollars in US aid every year, is encouraging another billion dollar aid recipient (Afghanistan) to weaken their ties with us and cozy up to
The following comes from someone in the financial industry who for professional reasons must remain anonymous: Rep. Peter King’s congressional hearings last month on the radical threat from Islam has been on the receiving end of caterwauling from liberals, Muslim
Hamza: So where is my government check? Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza are who radical Islamist preachers who live in London who are believed to have recruited dozens of extremists to Pakistan and Afghanistan through their mosques. That’s the word
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Kandahar prison escape a ‘disaster’ for Afghanistan war plans Escaped Taliban Militants (from Taliban website) Taliban Mujahideen militants, “with the help of Allah,” broke into the supposedly secure Kandahar prison on early Monday morning
Rep. Peter King’s congressional hearings last month on the radical threat from Islam has been on the receiving end of caterwauling from liberals, Muslim radicals, assorted allies of the religion of peace, including the lame-stream media. But for the all
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Christians in Philippines re-enact Jesus’s crucifixion in Easter ritual If you have a weak stomach, then you may wish to skip this one. On Good Friday, nearly two dozen Filipinos were nailed to crosses,