Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1 in a raid by Navy SEALS at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, finally caught by his pursuers ten years after the United States declared him Enemy No. 1. Bin Laden had been a fugitive from American justice since at least 1998, when he organized the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, but it was only after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that Washington began using the full military and technological might at its disposal to dismantle al Qaeda, and target its leader. President Barack Obama made a special priority of tracking down the elusive jihadist, promising to act on any intelligence that suggested bin Laden’s whereabouts. This past weekend, he made good on that promise, bringing some measure of justice to the victims of al Qaeda's terror attacks, if not yet a final end to the global war on terror.
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NICOLAS19
3:21 AM ET
May 3, 2011
double edged sword, pointed at you
"Analysts warn both that bin Laden's death is a blow to al Qaeda and the Taliban and that it does not mean the end of the terrorist group."
Which means the US parades itself in its great achievement, yet refuses to let go the terrorism-card, played against its war on liberty.
ASHTONKAYE
10:50 AM ET
May 3, 2011
What now?
Great, Bin Laden is dead. A man who has probably been at least partially inactive in the organization for more than a few years. The bigger question now is who will succeed him, what will his death do to inspire or dissuade the next generation of would be terrorists, and what are we going to do with Pakistan? The latter is the most important currently, because the first two aren't in our control. The ball is in Pakistan's court, will they co-operate, or will the US be forced to make them co-operate.
ABU BLACKSWAN
7:55 PM ET
May 18, 2011
This is not a US soldier passing out flyers
These are Iraqi security forces (ICDC)...
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/02/manhunt?page=0,14