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Bin Laden Got 'Complacent' in Compound

Al-Qaeda leader seemed comfortable with security, lacked escape plan

(Newser) - Though “it could take months” to go through all the material discovered at Osama bin Laden’s compound, one thing seems clear: Bin Laden “became complacent” in the hideout, suggesting the existence of a support network in Pakistan, US officials tell CNN . The al-Qaeda leader doesn’t appear... More »

Bin Laden to al-Qaeda: No Point in Killing Joe Biden

Veep doesn't wield enough power to be worth assassinating

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden wanted to assassinate President Obama—but Joe Biden? No point in bothering with him, the al-Qaeda leader told his followers. Amongst bin Laden’s records, “there is a note indicating that the vice president is not an important target because that position has less weight,”... More »

Navy SEALs Fear for Safety

Security boosted as forces express worry

(Newser) - New security precautions are being implemented as US Navy SEALs involved in Osama bin Laden's killing are expressing fears for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. The team communicated their worries to Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a meeting last week, he revealed. Al-Qaeda has vowed... More »

80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts

Taliban attacks are retaliation for Osama bin Laden's killing

(Newser) - At least 80 people were killed in twin blasts at a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were carried out to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden, reports the BBC . Suicide bombers struck as recruits were climbing aboard buses... More »

Bin Laden Wife: 'I Want to Be Martyred With You'

Amal al-Sadah was determined to stay with al-Qaeda leader

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's youngest wife, who was injured when she rushed the Navy SEALs during the raid on his compound, proved her loyalty to the al-Qaeda leader early on in their marriage. A year after the 1999 union, he told his wives they could leave Afghanistan and return home,... More »

Bin Laden Wanted to Recruit Non-Muslims in US

But obsession with America grated on some in al-Qaeda

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden wasn’t picky about the religious affiliation of his holy warriors. In the documents uncovered in the raid on his compound, officials have found messages urging followers to recruit non-Muslims “who are oppressed in the United States,” citing African Americans and Latinos as potential targets,... More »

Al-Qaeda Threatens Obama's Grandma

Security increased around Sarah Obama's home

(Newser) - In the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, an African branch of al-Qaeda got personal, threatening President Obama's step-grandmother. Security had already been increased around Sarah Obama's home in Kenya after bin Laden's death, but it was beefed up further after Somalia-based Al Shabaab's threat.... More »

Bin Laden Was Still Running al-Qaeda

He urged fighters to attack small cities, trains: documents

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden wasn’t just the symbolic figurehead that many Western officials thought he was. Documents and a private journal recovered in the raid on his compound reveal that bin Laden actually helped plan every recent major al-Qaeda plot the US is aware of, including plots in Europe last... More »

Lawmakers Describe 'Gruesome' Osama Photos

'He's dead. He's gone ,' Sen. Inhofe says

(Newser) - The first lawmakers invited to see photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse say the gruesome photos are definite proof that the terrorist is dead. "That was him," Sen. Jim Inhofe, told CNN . "He is gone. He's history." The Republican says he saw 15 photos... More »

US Seized bin Laden's Handwritten Journal, Too

No personal stuff: He wrote about missions and al-Qaeda

(Newser) - Among the goodies seized from Osama bin Laden's compound is a personal journal written by the man himself, a US official tells the National Journal . No embarrassing personal revelations, though: It's strictly business—in this case, al-Qaeda operations. “There doesn’t seem to be anything in there... More »

Inside bin Laden's 'Perfect Match'

How Osama found his fifth and final wife

(Newser) - It can be difficult to meet exactly the right girl when you're the world's most notorious terrorist, but Osama bin Laden had the help of a Yemeni matchmaker when he decided it was time to find his final wife. Not that the al-Qaeda honcho wasn't demanding about... More »

US Only Got bin Laden Because It's in Afghanistan

This proves we can't count on Pakistan, Bruce Riedel points out

(Newser) - Happy that Osama bin Laden is dead? Well, remember that the raid that killed him “was possible only because America and NATO are engaged in Afghanistan,” writes Bruce Riedel of the Daily Beast . “Simply put, we can’t put pressure on al-Qaeda without Afghanistan forward operating bases,... More »

China Eager to See Stealth Chopper From Osama Raid

And Pakistan seems happy to oblige

(Newser) - The stealth chopper that didn't make it back from the Osama bin Laden raid is giving Pakistan a little diplomatic revenge. Pakistani officials made a point to tell ABC News they might let China "take a look" at the super-secret helicopter, which had to be left behind after... More »

After bin Laden's Death, Afghanistan Debate Heats Up

Washington weighs withdrawal, other options

(Newser) - The big question in Washington: Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, what do we do about Afghanistan? Senators John Kerry, a Democrat, and Richard Lugar, a Republican, both said yesterday that we must reassess the nearly decade-old conflict and work toward, as Kerry said, "the smallest footprint necessary.... More »

Obama's Pitch to Muslims: Forget al-Qaeda

Bin Laden's death ushers in new era, president will say in speech

(Newser) - President Obama is preparing to give a major speech aimed at the Middle East, arguing that Osama bin Laden’s death, coupled with the “Arab spring” uprisings, herald the end of al-Qaeda’s grip on the Muslim imagination. “It’s an interesting coincidence of timing—that he is... More »

Why Is Bush Getting Credit for bin Laden?

Jon Stewart bemoans the Obama adminstration's response

(Newser) - Considering it was the Obama administration that managed to finally get Osama bin Laden, you'd think they'd be doing a media victory lap. But no, it's George W. Bush's cronies taking all the credit, Jon Stewart pointed out last night . "Eleven Bush administration officials thought... More »

Senators to View bin Laden Death Photos

Raid intel providing new leads hourly

(Newser) - The CIA has invited selected senators to view the photos of Osama bin Laden's death that the White House has decided not to release to the public. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Senate Armed Services committee have been told that they can make an appointment with the... More »

Osama Sons Call Father's Killing Illegal

Foregoing trial, US violated its own principles, Omar bin Laden says

(Newser) - The killing of Osama bin Laden broke international law and violated American principles, his sons say in a statement to the New York Times . It questioned why their father “was not arrested and tried in a court of law so that truth is revealed to the people of the... More »

Osama Fallout: Fake Navy SEALs Emerge

Imposters 'coming out of the woodwork,' one ex-SEAL says

(Newser) - Even before a SEAL shot Osama bin Laden in the face, Don Shipley was finding 15 to 20 fake SEALs a day. Shipley is one of a handful of people with access to the database of all current and former SEALs, and he’s made something of a hobby out... More »

Obama Erred by Rushing News of bin Laden

'White House triumphalism' trumps good strategy, writes Jonah Goldberg

(Newser) - President Obama “couldn’t even wait until morning” to tell us about Osama bin Laden’s death—but even a day between the event and the announcement could have had big strategic benefits. There’s “a small college library” of information from bin Laden’s compound, the White... More »

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