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The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

Freedom From Fear

Now that he's accomplished the central aim of George W. Bush's foreign policy, Barack Obama can finally get started on his own.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 5, 2011

War Dog

There's a reason they brought one to get Osama bin Laden.

BY REBECCA FRANKEL | MAY 4, 2011

Tortured Logic

The United States didn't need to waterboard anyone to get Osama bin Laden.

BY MATTHEW ALEXANDER | MAY 4, 2011

Wanted: Charismatic Terror Mastermind. Some Travel Required.

How will al Qaeda pick its new leader?

BY LEAH FARRALL | MAY 3, 2011

Escaping from Afghanistan's Mad-Max Present

What Osama bin Laden's death means for South Asia's future.

BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | MAY 3, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. kills Osama bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 3, 2011

The Lies They Tell Us

Can the Pakistani government's web of deceit survive the death of Osama bin Laden?

BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MAY 2, 2011

We Told You So

India is cackling over news of Osama getting whacked in Pakistan.

BY HENRY FOY | MAY 2, 2011

Osama the Icon

The global cult of the terrorist mastermind.

MAY 2, 2011

Abbottabad: Bin Laden’s Final Home

Osama couldn't have picked a more unlikely place to hide out.

BY CAMERON ABADI | MAY 2, 2011

Osama's Dead, But How Much Does It Matter?

An FP Round Table on the afterlife of the world's most wanted man.

MAY 2, 2011

OBL is Dead, Al Qaeda Isn't

Why it's too early to declare victory.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 2, 2011

"Bin Laden is No Longer a Threat"

The late-night administration briefing on the killing of Osama bin Laden.

MAY 2, 2011

Don't Get Cocky, America

Al Qaeda is still deadly without Osama bin Laden.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | MAY 2, 2011

The LWOT: 16 dead in Marrakesh bombing; Gitmo lawyer seeks WikiLeaks access

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 29, 2011

The LWOT: Massive cache of Gitmo docs released

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 26, 2011

Hard Power

Why Pakistan is so difficult to work with.

BY ANATOL LIEVEN | APRIL 22, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011

Two to Tango

David Miliband has a plan for bringing both sides to the negotiating table in Afghanistan. But getting the Taliban to show up won't be easy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 13, 2011

Two to Tango

David Miliband has a plan for bringing both sides to the negotiating table in Afghanistan. But getting the Taliban to show up won't be easy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 13, 2011

The World of Holy Warcraft

How al Qaeda is using online game theory to recruit the masses.

BY JARRET BRACHMAN, ALIX LEVINE | APRIL 13, 2011

The LWOT: DC-area man sentenced after terrorism plea; CIA aims to kill, not capture

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 12, 2011

The LWOT: Middle East unrest tops counterterrorism agenda; Media wary of covering 9/11 Gitmo trial

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 8, 2011

The LWOT: 9/11 plotters to be tried at Guantánamo

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 5, 2011

Getting Libya's Rebels Wrong

Don't buy Qaddafi's line: The rebels aren't al Qaeda.

BY NAJLA ABDURRAHMAN | MARCH 31, 2011

The Enemies of Our Enemy

Libya contributed hundreds of the fiercest foreign fighters to Iraq's al Qaeda-led insurgency. Should Washington be worried that it's now backing these guys against Qaddafi?

BY JOSEPH FELTER AND BRIAN FISHMAN | MARCH 30, 2011

The LWOT: New data released on FBI terror investigations; Saudi accused of terror plot pleads not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 29, 2011

The LWOT: DOJ announces relaxed Miranda rules; Alleged white supremacist indicted over Spokane bomb

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 25, 2011

The LWOT: Awlaki-linked terror plotter sentenced to 30 years in prison; Brennan hits out at administration critics

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 22, 2011