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Osama Bin Laden

What difference did 9/11 make to the United States?
Opinion
/ 11 September 2021

What difference did 9/11 make to the United States?

When the next terrorist attacks come, will US presidents be able to channel public demand for revenge by precise targeting, explaining the trap that terrorists set, and focusing on creating resilience in US responses?

By Joseph S Nye Jr
Afghanistan’s 48-year history of uncertainty
Opinion
/ 20 August 2021

Afghanistan’s 48-year history of uncertainty

Counter-insurgency and foreign interference foment extremism and rarely achieve peace

By Jesse Prinsloo
Identity politics is about our quest for recognition
Article
/ 4 January 2019

Identity politics is about our quest for recognition

The rapid changes in the political and economic landscape have seen people around the world losing their sense of dignity and thus their identity

By Staff Reporter
‘White Widow’ writes love poem to Osama bin Laden
Article
/ 22 October 2013

‘White Widow’ writes love poem to Osama bin Laden

Investigators have discovered a poem written by British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite, addressed to deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

By Guardian Reporter
Ten things about the Bin Laden report
Analysis
/ 12 July 2013

Ten things about the Bin Laden report

The "Bin Laden report" is the result of an investigation by a commission appointed by the Pakistan government into the slaying of Osama bin Laden.

By Mail Guardian Correspondent
Bin Laden’s cook returns from Guantanamo Bay
Article
/ 11 July 2012

Bin Laden’s cook returns from Guantanamo Bay

The former cook of slain al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has returned to his native Sudan after his release from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

By Sapa Afp
SA was high on Bin Laden’s hit list
Article
/ 11 May 2012

SA was high on Bin Laden’s hit list

Even though the al-Qaeda boss is dead, South Africa could still be targeted for attacks, new documents show.

By Phillip De Wet
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Article
/ 3 May 2012

Bin Laden no ‘puppet master’

New documents show that Osama bin Laden was not the "puppet master" of jihadi groups around the world and complained of what he called "incompetence".

By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball
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Article
/ 28 April 2012

Death of Bin Laden was the end of al-Qaeda – officials

Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.

By Dan De Luce
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Article
/ 17 April 2012

Bin Laden’s family deported from Pakistan

Osama bin Laden’s family is expected to be deported from Pakistan on Wednesday, 11 months after the US raid that killed the al-Qaeda kingpin.

By Masroor Gilani
Bin Laden’s widows to be deported out of Pakistan
Article
/ 2 April 2012

Bin Laden’s widows to be deported out of Pakistan

A court in Pakistan has ordered that Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters be deported out of the country after illegally living there.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 March 2012

Bin Laden fathered four children while in hiding

Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife has told interrogators.

By Emmanuel Duparcq
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Africa
/ 26 January 2012

Bin Laden’s killers end Somalia hostage drama

The commandos who swept into Somalia to rescue two hostages were part of Seal team six — the same navy unit that killed Osama bin Laden.

By Karen Mcveigh
Bin Laden’s death takes top spot in news story of 2011
Article
/ 18 December 2011

Bin Laden’s death takes top spot in news story of 2011

An Associated Press poll shows the killing of Osama bin Laden was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami disaster.

By David Crary
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Article
/ 5 September 2011

The narcissism of 9/11

The decade since the terror attacks in the US has been filled with needless destruction — but no revenge.

By Gary Younge
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Article
/ 15 August 2011

Pakistan ‘gave China access’ to downed US helicopter

Pakistan let Chinese engineers photograph and take samples from the US helicopter that was left behind when special forces killed Osama bin Laden.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 August 2011

White House rejects claim about Bin Laden raid film

Filmmakers producing a film about the US special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden are getting help from the Pentagon.

By David Alexander
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Article
/ 15 July 2011

Pakistan spy chief’s visit to US ‘went very well’

Rifts between the United States and Pakistan over the Osama bin Laden killing have been mended during CIA meetings in Washington.

By Tabassum Zakaria
Was al-Qaeda drifting off brand? Bin Laden thought so
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Was al-Qaeda drifting off brand? Bin Laden thought so

Osama bin Laden was so worried about al-Qaeda’s image that he proposed changing the group’s name to improve its "brand", a US official has revealed.

By Staff Reporter
Cellphone ‘links Bin Laden to Pakistan spies’
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Cellphone ‘links Bin Laden to Pakistan spies’

A cellphone used by Osama bin Laden’s courier appears to show he was aided by militants linked to Pakistani intelligence, it has been reported.

By Staff Reporter
Pakistan arrests CIA’s Bin Laden informants
Article
/ 15 June 2011

Pakistan arrests CIA’s Bin Laden informants

Pakistan’s spy agency has arrested CIA informants who fed information to the US spy agency before the raid last month which killed Osama bin Laden.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 June 2011

Cyber threats in SA up after Bin Laden’s death, Libya

ESET has highlighted new cyber scams emerging in South Africa following the recent killing of Osama bin Laden and ongoing conflict in Libya.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 May 2011

Bin Laden fallout could force early Pakistan polls

The embarrassing revelation that Osama bin Laden was living in a military garrison town is threatening to bring down Pakistan’s government.

By Sam Zubeiri
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Article
/ 27 May 2011

‘Just war’ erodes Christian belief

Far from being wishy-washy, Christians are right to be wary of any justification for violence.

By Giles Fraser
US remains committed to Pakistan, says Clinton
Article
/ 27 May 2011

US remains committed to Pakistan, says Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was even more committed to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden’s killing.

By Christophe Schmidt
Taliban storm military base in Pakistan
Article
/ 23 May 2011

Taliban storm military base in Pakistan

A battle with militants at Pakistan’s naval aviation base erupted again after dawn on Monday, with blasts ringing out and choppers hovering overhead.

By Faisal Aziz
Al-Qaeda ‘planned to target oil tankers’
Article
/ 20 May 2011

Al-Qaeda ‘planned to target oil tankers’

US officials say al-Qaeda had plans to hijack or sink oil tankers in order to prompt a spike in prices and trigger an economic crisis in the West.

By James Vicini and Jeremy Pelofsky
Bin Laden fosters Arab revolt in posthumous message
Article
/ 19 May 2011

Bin Laden fosters Arab revolt in posthumous message

Al-Qaeda released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which the Islamist group’s leader praised revolutions sweeping the Arab world.

By Sami Aboudi
Al-Qaeda names al-Adel as interim chief
Article
/ 18 May 2011

Al-Qaeda names al-Adel as interim chief

Al-Qaeda has appointed an Egyptian militant as temporary leader, al-Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

By Sara Anabtawi
CIA ‘used stealth drones to monitor Bin Laden’
Article
/ 18 May 2011

CIA ‘used stealth drones to monitor Bin Laden’

The CIA flew new stealth drone planes into Pakistan to monitor Osama bin Laden’s compound before US commandos killed him, it was reported.

By Staff Reporter
Pakistan, US work to smooth Bin Laden row
Article
/ 16 May 2011

Pakistan, US work to smooth Bin Laden row

Pakistan and the United States on Monday sought to smooth a damaging row caused by Osama bin Laden’s killing.

By Nasir Jaffry
Pakistan’s Parliament condemns Bin Laden raid
Article
/ 14 May 2011

Pakistan’s Parliament condemns Bin Laden raid

Pakistan’s Parliament has condemned the US raid to find and kill Osama bin Laden, calling for a review of US ties.

By Zeeshan Haider
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