Terrorism
Did Obama overshare with Hollywood about the bin Laden raid?
Posted on May 24, 2012, at 11:12 AMAs the White House bends over backwards to help filmmakers, conservatives accuse Obama of spilling secrets so he'll be portrayed as a hero on screen
Jailed for helping to catch bin Laden: Can the U.S. rescue Dr. Shakil Afridi?
Posted on May 23, 2012, at 6:05 PMPakistan imposes a 33-year prison sentence on a doctor who partnered with the CIA to track down the world's most wanted terrorist
The death of the Lockerbie bomber: Did he get off too easy?
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 10:00 AMThe man convicted in the 1988 terrorist attack, which killed 270 people, dies in Libya, rekindling debate over whether he deserved the mercy he received in his last few years
9/11 mastermind KSM's military trial: Already a disaster?
Posted on May 9, 2012, at 10:50 AMThe chaotic arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other al Qaeda defendants highlights the stubborn challenges of bringing terrorists to justice
The foiled al Qaeda underwear bomb plot: 5 takeaways
Posted on May 8, 2012, at 3:40 PMAuthorities thwart another plan to blow up a U.S.-bound plane, but the threat is still fueling concerns about America's vulnerability to terrorist attacks
Ordering the bin Laden raid: Was it really a tough call?
Posted on May 4, 2012, at 11:40 AMRepublicans insist that Obama shouldn't brag about launching a covert assault to get the al Qaeda leader because any president would have done the same
The bin Laden document dump: 7 highlights
Posted on May 3, 2012, at 3:30 PMThe world's most notorious terrorist was obsessed with the al Qaeda brand, killing President Obama, the Arab Spring — and Fox News
Has a California treasure hunter found bin Laden's body?
Posted on May 3, 2012, at 9:50 AMBill Warren claims to know where the terrorist mastermind was thrown overboard, and he's determined to drag up his corpse... right in the middle of the election
Norway's Anders Behring Breivik prosecution: A model for U.S. terror trials?
Posted on April 19, 2012, at 9:32 AMThe anti-Muslim extremist is using the courtroom as a soapbox, but he might actually be discrediting his cause and making a case for trying terrorists in civilian court
Is al Qaeda publicizing a planned attack on New York?
Posted on April 4, 2012, at 11:17 AMJihadi-linked websites post a menacing mock movie poster featuring Manhattan's skyline and a warning about al Qaeda's return
Osama bin Laden's life on the run: 5 new revelations
Posted on March 30, 2012, at 4:05 PMFresh details emerge on the terrorist mastermind's post-9/11 life, raising troubling questions about how the world's most wanted man evaded capture for so long
Bin Laden's 'chilling' plot to kill President Obama
Posted on March 16, 2012, at 4:55 PMAt the time of his death, Osama bin Laden was trying to devise ways to shoot down Obama's plane — and leave a presumably flummoxed Joe Biden in command
10 years of Gitmo: The world's 'vortex of shame'
Posted on January 11, 2012, at 10:55 AMWednesday is the 10th anniversary of one of the "blackest moments of the war on terror," says Elizabeth O'Shea at the Sydney Morning Herald: The opening of Guantanamo Bay prison camp
Indefinite detention for terror suspects: Did Obama sell out?
Posted on January 2, 2012, at 1:32 PMProgressive critics cry foul after the president signs a defense law enshrining the military's right to indefinitely hold al Qaeda suspects
Leaked: The legal case for killing Anwar al-Awlaki
Posted on October 10, 2011, at 12:32 PMDoes the Obama administration's secret memo adequately defend the decision to launch a lethal drone strike against a U.S. citizen?
Was the U.S. wrong to kill Anwar al-Awlaki?
Posted on September 30, 2011, at 4:21 PMThe American-born al Qaeda leader is targeted by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen. Is his death a victory in the war on terror or an unconstitutional crime?
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