Searching for Closure at Ground Zero Searching for Closure at Ground Zero
Closure. That was the word on people’s lips last night after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan.
May 2, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Ghost of bin Laden The Ghost of bin Laden
Now that Osama is dead, can America at last break free of the conceit of endless war?
May 2, 2011 / William Greider
JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden
Some call them “Murder, Incorporated.” Others say they're America's counterterrorism ”ace in the hole.” JSOC is the elite Special Ops force that has been at...
May 2, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill
A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death
With Osama bin Laden's death, let us not forget that much remains to be said and done in the name of peace and stability the world over.
May 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Jeremy Scahill: How Osama bin Laden Led the US to Declare War on the World Jeremy Scahill: How Osama bin Laden Led the US to Declare War on the World
Jeremy Scahill explains that Osama bin Laden is dead, but so are the hundreds of thousands of victims of the US War on Terror
May 2, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Osama bin Laden Dead: The Nation’s Coverage Osama bin Laden Dead: The Nation’s Coverage
Find links to all of The Nation's coverage of the killing Osama bin Laden, and what it means for the war on terror, here.
May 2, 2011 / The Nation
Hamas Idiotically Calls Osama bin Laden ‘Holy Warrior’ Hamas Idiotically Calls Osama bin Laden ‘Holy Warrior’
The Palestinian Islamist group condemned the killing by US forces of Osama bin Laden and mourned him as an “Arab holy warrior.”
May 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Full Text: Pakistan’s First Official Comment on OBL’s Death Full Text: Pakistan’s First Official Comment on OBL’s Death
US says Pakistan was not informed in advance of the raid on Bin Laden's compound.
May 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Full Text: White House Briefing on Bin Laden Killing Full Text: White House Briefing on Bin Laden Killing
Just after midnight, a senior US official describes the operation that eliminated Al Qaeda's leader.
May 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not
Forget trumping Trump with the long-form birth certificate. President Obama's announcement that he ordered a successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden is likely to yield political...
May 2, 2011 / John Nichols