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Topic: osama bin laden dead
Pakistan needs to retain a strong alliance with Afghanistan, no matter who is in power, more than it needs the US.

My enemy’s enemy is my friend: fragile US-Pakistani relations

World

May 23, 2011

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The US military knew they only had one chance to illegally enter Pakistan and attack Osama bin Laden's hideout. But the SEAL mission very nearly failed thanks to a weather issue affecting the helicopter and therefore the whole plan.

How the killing of bin Laden very nearly didn’t happen

Links

May 18, 2011

Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Egyptian ex-Special Forces officer Saif al-Adel has reportedly been chosen as the caretaker leader of al Qaeda, reports <b>Peter Bergen</b>.

Introducing the al Qaeda caretaker leader

Links

May 18, 2011

There was no internet in Osama bin Laden's secret hideout but bin Laden still regularly emailed his followers, by typing out letters which would be carried by trusted courier to an internet cafe.

How bin Laden sent email without the internet

Digital

May 13, 2011

Apparently Pakistan may demolish Osama bin Laden's hideout to stop it becoming a tourist attraction. Apart from Osama, what else can you find in Abbottabad? <b>Amber Jamieson</b> went exploring.

Abbottabad: the next big tourist hot spot?

Food & Travel

May 10, 2011

With the killing of Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama's presidency has taken a new course -- and so has America, and the world.

Rundle: remnants of Bush subsumed into Obama’s agenda

Europe

May 10, 2011

4

Now that Osama bin Laden is dead his appearances in pop culture may stop, or at least slow down. From <em>Family Guy</em> to <em>Team America</em>, <b>Scott Henderson</b> compiles bin Laden's top ten pop culture references.

Osama bin laden mania: top 10 bin Laden pop culture references

Film & TV

May 10, 2011

Barack Obama has acknowledged that he rejected the advice of a number of national security advisers on the bin Laden raid and that his team were sharply divided on the issue, writes <b>Joby Warrick</b> and <b>Karin Brulliard</b>.

Bin Laden raid: security team divided, odds not great

Links

May 10, 2011

Crikey readers have their say.

Executing bin Laden

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

May 09, 2011

6

The iconic image of the White House Situation Room during the Osama bin Laden raid appeared in Hasidic newspaper <em>Der Tzitung</em> but Hillary Clinton, who was holding her hand over her mouth in horror, had been removed.

Clinton gets photoshopped out of history

Links

May 09, 2011

The failure of self-belief in a Western project had spread throughout the West for several decades before 9/11 came along.

Bin Laden was executed, that much is obvious

News

May 06, 2011

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My grudge against this war on terror is greater than ever, and why should it not be? This war on terror has done more damage to Pakistan than any other country, writes <b>Wajeehah A. Sabahat</b>.

Bin Laden — bad news alive, worse news dead

World

May 06, 2011

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