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What a waste of 60 Minutes. Actually, it was more like 42 minutes, but Kroft gave us nothin.’ I will say this was exactly as I predicted, but that would be way too easy. The activist old media is easier

Recently I heard from a Marine officer with unique insight on the Osama bin Laden takedown. My friend thought the president did a pretty good job announcing the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday night, but wondered why “diversity”

From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has barred all major foreign television channels from making live broadcasts from Abbottabad five days after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there, reflecting the government’s

The President has apparently stated that one of the reasons why his administration will not release the photographs of Osama Bin Laden’s body is that he feels it would be akin to “spiking the football.” As sports fans know, that

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece denies the rumors that it’s leaving euroland Friday was another one of those days where all you can do is just shake your head in disbelief. It all started with a Der Spiegel

AP photo: Pakistani “ally” driving US stealth helicopter secrets to China? — Stirrings of life on Capitol Hill: Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, has introduced a bill to stop distribution of $3 billion in aid that Congress appropriated for Pakistan this

On Sunday the world was again reminded that the American military, when given a clear and specific mission, is the most potent force in history. The daring mission, conducted deep inside Pakistan was the culmination of a decade-long manhunt. While

Alan Dershowitz, Obama supporter and America’s favorite “defender of Israel,” has just issued his ruling on “targeted assassinations” in the wake of Obama’s Osama hit, and uses it to make a point about the Jewish state. “So let the world

Americans have had a rude awakening. The military’s liquidation of Osama bin Laden a few days ago in a million-dollar, heavily secured compound close by a Pakistani military academy has brought home to many what had previously been understood by

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, we’re joined by D.B. Grady, a correspondent for The Atlantic, author, paratrooper, and veteran of Afghanistan, to discuss the regional fallout from the death

After I watched this ABC report on the secrets which the hulk of the helicopter wrecked and left behind during the bin Laden raid have revealed, I couldn’t stop thinking about the situation. Because of the crash, the world now

For those who wish, please watch this quick clip then read the article: [youtube 74_Vhqwz-lo nolink] —– Superman was created by the sons of Jewish immigrants – Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and they had a love for America. When

Sunday was an historic day for America, an historic victory in the War on Terror – Osama Bin Laden, the man who had ordered the death of over 3,000 Americans on 9/11, had finally been killed. It was also an

JIM LEHRER: Good evening. In an interview on Chris Matthews’ Hardball last night, President Obama tried to quiet skeptics who believe the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan was a sham staged by the U. S. military. The

Sitting between the infamous Tora Bora and Hindu Kush mountains in eastern Afghanistan lives a man most Americans do not know. He is one of Afghanistan’s most fierce warriors. One who led numerous battles against the Russians as they relentlessly

“We need to have some pretty unpleasant conversations with those people in the very near future.” – Ambassador John Bolton comments on the those Pakistani officials who must have known of Bin Laden’s presence. The administration has narrowly defined the

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss the importance of Osama bin Laden’s death photos, and why waterboarding is

From Glenn Greenwald’s recent Salon piece: The U.S. has erupted in a collective orgy of national pride and renewed faith in the efficacy and righteousness of military force. I don’t see it that way, but so what if the U.S.

Congratulations to President Obama for the gutsy call regarding the killing of Osama bin Laden. I didn’t know he had it in him. His campaign pledge of going into Pakistan unannounced – once met with derision by John McCain and

In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s demise, his likely successor is his longtime deputy and collaborator, Egyptian jihadist Ayman al-Zawahiri. The U.S. government has offered a reward of up to $25 million for Zawahiri, who officials have said was

In a 2008 appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Christiane Amanpour claims she had a very reliable source in American intelligence who told her Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts.

Last night, Americans learned that bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. President George W. Bush said the killing “marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost

Maybe a helicopter like this one brought bin Laden’s corpse to the USS Carl Vinson late last night where in the wee hours of Monday morning the bullet-pocked corpse of the terror-mastermind received full jihad honors. Or was that full

Full article at the Telegraph. This is a bit byzantine, but here’s what I’m gleaning from various articles, including this fresh one: 1. 2003: Enhanced Interrogation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Results in the Nom De Guerre of bin Ladin’s Courier.

News anchors in Pakistan didn’t know what words to use. There are two ways to say “Osama has been killed” in Urdu and Hindi, with one less respectful than the other, and anchors would zigzag back and forth between the

Nearly flawlessly executing the operation in Pakistan to raid the compound where Osama bin Laden was living – among the military and police leadership of Pakistan by the way – the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six along with elements of

ADDED: Dana Loesch has much, much more. Via Jim Treacher, Stephen Colbert in April of 2009: The Colbert Report Tags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive —– But, but, but, now I’m confused. Last night, Stephen Colbert

Some people will never believe the facts, no matter how effectively presented. But for those of us who are convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead, it’s still imperative that the U.S. government show the forensic evidence. Evidence is important

A closer look inside the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by an elite crew of American forces. ABC News obtained this exclusive video.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) finds it curious that the most wanted man in the world was living in a custom-built million dollar compound in a military neighborhood just outside of Islamabad.

Associated Press: CAIRO — A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town in the early hours of the morning Monday, did what any social media addict would do: He began sending messages on Twitter. With

The Daily Mail reports: “Barack Obama vetoed a plan for stealth bombers to blow up Osama Bin Laden’s compound in March so special forces could get DNA evidence to confirm he was dead. The U.S. President gave the all clear

Early in 2009, I interviewed Gen. Paul Vallely (US Army Ret.) and learned about the “lily pad” strategy — a strategy, Vallely explained, that relies on “the maximum use of unconventional forces,” such as Navy SEALS and other special forces,

When news broke that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces, Americans were elated. With chants of “U.S.A., U.S.A.,” citizens took to Times Square, the streets of D.C., and elsewhere to celebrate the fact that the