US releases trove of Osama bin Laden letters - Al Jazeera English
From the strategic and theological discussions to the mundane details of domestic funding and security measures, the documents show Bin Laden once again attacking the West in a spectacular fashion. Citing domestic US public opposition to the Vietnam War, Bin Laden argued that the only way to alter US foreign policy was to "start striking America to force it to abandon these rulers and leave the Muslims alone"
On May 4, 2011 at 3:49 pm For the past year, the US has been knocking off people in Pakistan with Predator drone strikes and suddenly, Valerie Jarrett is worried about civilian casuistic? That is the proof of what BS this is. This story would have you believe that the CIA director went behind the presidents back, drew up plans for a military attack inside another sovereign nation, was able to coordinate all the logistics, personnel, etc without the presidents knowledge, only informing him when the Op was underway? Uhh, no, not gonna happen
The pictures that were transmitted live to CIA headquarters show al-Qaida terrorists firing at targets, conducting military drills and then scattering on cue through the desert. Gary Schroen, a former CIA station chief in Pakistan, says the White House required the CIA to attempt to capture bin Laden alive, rather than kill him
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We also reiterate President Obama's clear statement tonight that the United States is not at war with Islam." "This is a great victory for lovers of freedom and justice everywhere. God Bless America!" "Along with the residents of the District of Columbia, I thank President Obama and members of the national security team for the leadership demonstrated in conducting the operation that resulted in the death of one of world's most sought-after terrorists, Osama Bin Laden
State Department official in October 2001 described Bosnia and Herzegovina as a safe haven for terrorists, after it was asserted that militant elements of the former Sarajevo government were protecting extremists, some with ties to Osama bin Laden. Its element is indefinite; burning (like lava in fusion ?), it rules Scorpio, is in exaltation in Pisces and is in analogy with the sexual organs and excretion
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It committed its most devastating attack on September 11, 2001, when 19 Al Qaeda operatives hijacked four passenger planes and drove two into the Twin Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon; a fourth plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania. Al Qaeda was involved in the bombing of two hotels in Aden, Yemen, which targeted American troops en route to Somalia on a humanitarian and peacekeeping mission
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It cannot be validated on any account." 1027: Reiterating previous official statements, Mr Bashir says Pakistan "was not consulted" about the US operation in Abbottabad. "The actions that can be considered ethically permissible in a situation of war are very different from those outside war." 1105: "By blaming Pakistani institutions you get nowhere," Mr Bashir stresses
In making the case for the war against Iraq, the Bush administration argued there were ties between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, warning the dictator might supply the terrorists with weapons of mass destruction. Tellis The authors argue that the United States has responded inadequately to the rise of Chinese power and recommend placing less strategic emphasis on the goal of integrating China into the international system and more on balancing China's rise
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military personnel washed his body, wrapped it in a white sheet, and gave him a religious Islamic funeral on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. During his campaign against the USSR, bin Laden received some help from the American CIA, which sought to thwart Soviet expansion into Afghanistan; the CIA purchased vast quantities of weapons, ammunition, and supplies and sent these to the Pakistani intelligence agency, which in turn distributed them to the mujahedeen
Cairo alleges, without hard evidence, that Islamic-ruled Sudan was involved either through its Government or through the Islamic National Front, led by its most powerful politician, Hassan al-Turabi. Turabi has been in and out of prison and in 2009, the BBC reported that Turabi called for al-Bashir to hand himself over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which had indicted al-Bashir on seven counts relating to crimes against humanity
In 1979, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan; soon afterward, Azzam and bin Laden traveled to Peshawar, a Pakistani city on the border with Afghanistan, to join the resistance. They found the al-Qaida leader in an upstairs bedroom with a pistol and an assault rifle nearby and shot him in the head and chest, killing him instantly
The death of Osama bin Laden - Framework - Photos and Video - Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times
Muslims, Christians, Jews, others, name a religion and there is probably a group somewhere that takes things too far and hates everyone who believes differently. Osama was a terrible person, but dont think for a second that our CIA is not just as guilty, or even more so, when it comes to the death and distruction of innocent people and thier property
Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden continues to call for the destruction of the U.S., Israel, and the Saudi monarchy, stating that with these obstacles removed, Islam's three holiest sites, Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem, would then be liberated. We must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad." While Bin Laden's demise was greeted with triumph in the United States and around the world, analysts expressed concern that Al-Qaeda may seek retaliation
Osama bin Laden (1957-2011)
Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, an video CIA chief says some interrogation techniques led to Osama bin Laden CIA Director John Brennan also said U.S. 10, 2014 Senate Intelligence Committee report on Central Intelligence Agency's program to detain and interrogate terrorism suspects after Sept 11 attacks rejects notion that agency would not have found Osama bin Laden if it had not tortured detainees; says most information about Al Qaeda courier who led agency to Bin Laden was acquired from sources not related to CIA's program
(DOD via Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation Advertise (Left image) Middle school teacher Gary Weddle with his beard photographed minutes before he shaves off the beard at his East Wenatchee, Wash., home on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Advertise Advertise Advertise DNA tests The special operations forces were on the ground for less than 40 minutes and the operation was watched in real-time by CIA director Leon Panetta and other intelligence officials in a conference room at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., an official said on condition of anonymity
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