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Obama: 'Getting our man' outweighed risks of raid

President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility "of us finally getting our man" following a decade of frustration, he said in a Sunday broadcast interview.

 

US: No sign Pakistan knew of bin Laden presence

The Obama administration has seen no evidence Pakistan's leadership knew Osama bin Laden was living in that country before his killing last week by U.S. forces, the U.S. national security adviser said on Sunday.

 

U.S. releases videos seized from bin Laden compound

U.S. releases videos seized from bin Laden compound

Intelligence officials today unveiled five different videos of Osama bin Laden confiscated during the raid at his Pakistan compound. One of the videos shows the al Qaeda leader watching footage of himself.

 

Sources: Bin Laden Directed Al-Qaeda Figures

Sources: Bin Laden Directed Al-Qaeda Figures

The wealth of information pulled from Osama bin Laden's compound has reinforced the belief that he played a strong role in planning and directing attacks by Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Yemen and Somalia, senior U.S. officials said Friday.

 

Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge

Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge

Al Qaeda has acknowledged that Osama bin Laden is dead, dispelling the doubts of some Muslims over whether the militant group's leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.

 

Al Qaeda had U.S. trains in its sights, U.S. officials say

Evidence collected in the Osama bin Laden killing in Pakistan indicates that the terrorist network considered attacking America's rail system.Evidence collected from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicates that Al Qaeda considered launching a terrorist strike against America's rail system, U.S.

 

Afghans Rally to Oppose Karzai and Taliban Deal

Afghans Rally to Oppose Karzai and Taliban Deal

The gathering, which drew 10,000 people, was an frontal attack on the current government’s policies, equating Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

 

Obama will not release photo of bin Laden

President Barack Obama says the White House will not release a photo of Osama bin Laden's body.

 

US holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release

US holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release

Bit by bit, new details about the audacious raid that killed the world's most wanted terrorist trickled out Tuesday: Unexpectedly high temperatures caused a lumbering helicopter carrying elite commandos to make a hard landing. A woman killed in the raid is believed to have been the wife of the courier whose trail led to Osama bin Laden.

 

Bin Laden's death stirs strong emotions around the world

News of Osama bin Laden's death stirred strong emotions Monday, from a profound sense of relief across much of the globe to outrage among sympathizers ...

 

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