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War on Terror : Forecast
The south tower of the World Trade Center explodes as the hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the building September 11, 2001 in New York City.

What are the chances of another 9/11 happening in the next decade?

According to a pair of esteemed statisticians, the odds that another large-scale terrorist attack will unfold within 10 years are as high as 50-50

 
War on Terror : Controversy
The U.S. insists that Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (pictured), along with two other al Qaeda suspects, are the only confirmed cases of waterboarding, despite Human Rights Watch's claims that the practice was more widespread.

Did Bush's CIA waterboard anti-Gadhafi Islamists?

The U.S. insists that only three terrorism suspects were subjected to waterboarding. Human Rights Watch claims the harsh practice was more widespread

 
Osama Bin Laden : The List
A U.S. Navy SEAL demonstrates combat skills in Florida: One ex-SEAL has written a book packed with juicy details about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

No Easy Day: 5 revelations from a Navy SEAL's bin Laden book

Journalists get a sneak peek at a firsthand account of the killing of the al Qaeda mastermind, and dish on details of the raid and the SEALs' opinion of Obama

 
Osama Bin Laden : Instant Guide
No Easy Day, which documents the secret raid that killed Osama bin Laden, was written by Matthew Bissonnette under the pseudonym Mark Owen.

The many threats facing the Navy SEALs' tell-all author: A guide

Now that Matthew Bissonnette has been IDed as one of the commandos who killed Osama bin Laden, revenge-seeking jihadists are eagerly calling for his death

 
War on Terror : Instant Guide
Tourists stand under Union Jack umbrellas as they snap photos of the Olympic Rings on London's Tower Bridge: A recent arrest has the British city's security on high alert.

The London Olympics: Are terrorists plotting an attack?

Brits detain an alleged al Qaeda militant after he defies a government order and seemingly stalks the Summer Games' primary venue

 
War on Terror : Opinion Brief
Pakistani protesters burn representations of U.S. and NATO flags: The latest strike killed al Qaeda's second-in-command.

Are Obama's drone strikes decapitating al Qaeda?

The secretive aerial campaign is facing scathing criticism from human-rights activists and Pakistani officials, but it may well be helping in the war on terror

 
War on Terror : Instant Guide
A still image from a 2008 video shows al Qaeda's former second-in-command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, who was reportedly killed by a U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan.

Obama's latest drone target: Who is Abu Yahya al-Libi?

The White House says a Monday strike killed the Libyan religious scholar who had become al Qaeda's second-in-command after the death of Osama bin Laden

 
War on Terror : Fact Sheet
President Obama listens during a terrorism threat briefing in 2010: The president reserves the "final moral calculation" over who should be targeted.

Obama's terrorist 'kill list': 5 takeaways

Obama personally oversees operations targeting terrorists for assassination, says The New York Times, something "without precedent in presidential history"

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
President Obama at a news conference: The White House, like the Bush administration before it, has been accused of getting a little too cozy up with Hollywood.

Did Obama overshare with Hollywood about the bin Laden raid?

As 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

 
Osama Bin Laden : Analysis
To help the CIA track down Osama bin Laden, a Pakistani doctor led a phony vaccination campaign meant to score DNA samples from kids thought to be fathered by the al Qaeda leader.

Jailed for helping to catch bin Laden: Can the U.S. rescue Dr. Shakil Afridi?

Pakistan imposes a 33-year prison sentence on a doctor who partnered with the CIA to track down the world's most wanted terrorist

 
War on Terror : Opinion Brief
An undated photo of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, who died of cancer Sunday, leaving many still-unanswered questions surrounding the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight.

The death of the Lockerbie bomber: Did he get off too easy?

The 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

 
War on Terror : Opinion Brief
A courtroom sketch of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: The admitted 9/11 mastermind repeatedly declined to respond to a judge's questions at his arraignment in Cuba.

9/11 mastermind KSM's military trial: Already a disaster?

The chaotic arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other al Qaeda defendants highlights the stubborn challenges of bringing terrorists to justice

 
War on Terror : The List
Members of an al Qaeda-affiliated group in the southern Yemeni town of Jaar: U.S. officials say they just foiled a Yemeni terror plot that sought to blow up an American-bound airliner.

The foiled al Qaeda underwear bomb plot: 5 takeaways

Authorities 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

 
Osama Bin Laden : Opinion Brief
President Obama has said that waiting out the Navy SEALs' May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound was "the longest 40 minutes of my life."

Ordering the bin Laden raid: Was it really a tough call?

Republicans 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

 
Osama Bin Laden : Fact Sheet
Before he was killed last year in a daring U.S. raid, Osama bin Laden considered changing al Qaeda's name to the Islamic Nation Unification Party.

The bin Laden document dump: 7 highlights

The world's most notorious terrorist was obsessed with the al Qaeda brand, killing President Obama, the Arab Spring — and Fox News

 
Osama Bin Laden : Burning Question
California sunken-treasure hunter Bill Warren says he has unearthed 150 wrecks over the past 30 years, and aims to add Osama bin Laden's remains to that list.

Has a California treasure hunter found bin Laden's body?

Bill 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

 

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