Bin Laden's Death near Islamabad Raises Questions about US-Pakistan Relations
02 May 2011
The fact that Osama bin Laden was killed not in the tribal badlands of northwestern Pakistan but in a small city just north of the capital is likely to raise new suspicions in Washington about how much the country's security establishment knew of his whereabouts — and whether elements of it assisted him. For many years, the hunt for Bin Laden focused on the rugged tribal areas along the Afghan border. Instead, he was killed in the city of Abbottabad,...
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Regional and Global Reactions to bin Laden's Death
02 May 2011
The initial surprise and disbelief have already started to transform into worry for many Pakistanis. "Pakistan has the most to fear in terms of the reaction, from wherever al-Qaeda has strength in the Islamic World, including Asia and Middle East," said [Khurshid] Kasuri [Pakistan's former foreign minister]. "In the short term, there will be many more incidents by terrorists, these will be acts to avenge Osama bin Laden’s death......and...
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More Karachi Violence, Chaos after Killings of MQM Members
02 May 2011
At least five people have been killed including the organizing committee member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Farooq Baig while another nine men were wounded in incidents of violence that erupted in the afternoon and lasted for long in metropolis on Monday, Geo News reported. Meanwhile, miscreants have set ablaze some 26 vehicles and a bank in the fresh wave of violence in the city, police sources said. The panic gripped the city,...
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Al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's Death
02 May 2011
Long before Osama bin Laden's death, al Qaeda had adapted itself to survive and operate without him, ensuring that the threat his terror network poses will live well beyond his demise. Mr. bin Laden spent the last decade on the run following the al Qaeda-mounted terrorist attacks in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. But the al Qaeda leader's fugitive status didn't render the network impotent. Instead, it forced an evolution: The original group splintered,...
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Press Review: US Forces Kill Osama bin Laden near Islamabad
02 May 2011
US forces killed Osama bin Laden in a shootout at a mansion north of Pakistan’s capital Sunday night, culminating an aggressive use of American intelligence assets inside the country. President Obama, in an address Sunday night, said he gave the go-ahead for the operation last week after months of intelligence work. On Sunday, a US team attacked Mr. bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, killed him, and took the body. Mr. Obama made no mention...
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