Waldo:1 - Bin Laden: 0
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Bin Laden's body cleansed before sea burial. The Al-Qaida leader was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea after being washed according to Islamic custom.
Current News Headlines
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Chris Hedges: Osama bin Laden’s Death and The Dark Elixir of American Nationalism
• TruthDig.comAnd empire finally, as Thucydides understood, is a disease. As Thucydides wrote, the tyranny that the Athenian empire imposed on others it finally imposed on itself. The disease of empire, according to Thucydides, would finally kill...
Osama Bin Laden Pronounced Dead… For the Ninth Time
• News LinkWhen Obama pronounced Osama Bin Laden dead in a televised announcement heard round the world last night, he was at least the ninth major head of state or high-ranking government official to have done so.
Staged Osama Assassination: Get Ready for More War
• prisonplanet.comIf the cheering crowd at midnight outside the White House is any indication, the American people are ready to support more mass murder in the Middle East.
Video of Benazir Bhutto Declaring Osama Bin Laden Was Dead
• video.google.comThis video interview of Benazir Bhutto by David Frost took place shortly before her assassination on Dec. 27th, 2007.
Rumor: Israeli Jets Prepare For Imminent Strike Against Iran
• ZeroHedge.comIranian PressTV reports that Israeli jet fighters have reportedly conducted drills at a military base in Iraq in order to strike targets inside Iran. While the Pentagon has so far denied this development which could easily send oil to $200...
Backlash at killing of Gaddafi's son
• The IndependentSupporters of Libyan leader set fire to British embassy [and Italian embassy] in Tripoli / UN withdraws staff after its HQ is attacked by furious protesters / Nato accused of exceeding its mandate as civilians die in airstrike
Captured on Twitter: U.S. raid against Osama bin Laden
• ReutersIn the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, adding that he hoped it wasn't "the start of something nasty. A few hours later Athar posted another tweet
April deadliest month for US in Iraq since 2009
• http://news.yahoo.com/BAGHDAD (AFP) – The killing on Friday of an American soldier made April the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq since 2009, according to figures compiled by AFP.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber 'aged 12' kills four
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/A suicide bomber said to be aged 12 has killed four people in east Afghanistan, one of several attacks a day after the Taliban announced a spring offensive.
Syrian troops overwhelm protest town
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/BEIRUT — Syrian troops seized control of a mosque at the center of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule on Saturday, as the regime shrugged off fresh sanctions imposed by the Obama administration.
Regional armies on alert as Libya crisis deepens
• http://www.google.comBAMAKO — Army chiefs from Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Algeria are on alert as the crisis in nearby Libya deteriorates, placing the entire region at risk, a military source said on Saturday.
Syria: Intervention Inevitable
• http://www.prisonplanet.com/We are presented with what we are told are isolated crises. In reality, from Desert Storm to the Eastern European color revolutions, to the “War on Terror” to the current “Arab Spring,”
Inside Egypt's "Facebook Revolution"
• http://www.technologyreview.com/Two leaders of Egypt's youth movement described this evening how they combined non-violent ideals with online social networking to nurture labor and democracy protests over a three-year period.
Does CIA Assassination of Bin Laden Make Obama a Shoe-In for 2012?
• NakedCapitalism.com/As readers know, I’m not fan of the Obama Administration, but its success in killing Osama bin Laden, just announced on multiple news services and the subject of an imminent Presidential announcement, would seem to be a major positive for...
Osama bin Laden, Hamas-Fatah, the Muslim Brotherhood and hopes for peace in the Middle East
• The Political Commentator, Michael HaltmanBreaking good news/bad news: Osama bin Laden killed! The good news is that Osama bin Laden is dead! Kudos to our national intelligence complex and to the Navy Seals who pulled it off. The bad news is that bin Laden's death, while a great thing
Gadhafi's son had survived US strike in 1986
• APSeif al-Arab Gadhafi escaped a U.S. airstrike targeting his father's compound in Tripoli in 1986. Twenty-five years later, the Libyan leader's second-youngest son was reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike.
Syrian group says 24 killed as thousands protest
• http://www.ctv.ca/BEIRUT — A Syrian human rights group says at least 24 people have been killed across Syria on Friday -- including 15 villagers who tried to approach the besieged southern city of Daraa.
Egypt to open Gaza border crossing
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Egypt's foreign minister says Cairo will permanently open the Rafah border crossing to ease Israel's blockade on Gaza.
Senate Hawks Push for Obama Move Against Syria
• http://news.antiwar.com/Three of the Senate’s most enthusiastic hawks, Sens. John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsay Graham have issued a joint statement on Thursday demanding that President Obama publicly order Syrian President
1st Iraq, and Now Libya: Obliterating The Memory of A Civilized Society
• InfoWars.com/Now the elite are doing the same thing to Libya, a country with the highest living standard in Africa. The country ranks 53rd on the HDI index, better than all other African countries and also better than Saudi Arabia. Libya has the highest GDP...
Dozens arrested in Syrian town
• english.aljazeera.netResidents say security forces raid homes in the mountain town Madaya, amid reports of soldiers switching allegiances.
Gaddafi forces regain Libyan border crossing
• english.aljazeera.netRebels forced to abandon post on Tunisian frontier as border town of Zintan comes under rocket attack by Gaddafi forces.
Deadly blast devastates Marrakesh cafe
• english.aljazeera.netAuthorities suspect explosion which killed 18 at tourist hangout in Moroccan city was the work of a suicide bomber.
NATO widens air war in Libya, targeting key sites in Tripoli
• www.latimes.comA state TV facility and one of Kadafi's residences have been hit. Officials deny they are targeting the Libyan leader specifically.
US Envoy: Libya Death Toll Could Be 30,000
• news.antiwar.comSays Reliable Numbers Will Come Once Troops Are 'On the Ground'
NATO Air Strike Kills 12 Libyan Rebels in Misrata
• news.antiwar.comSecond Major 'Friendly Fire' Incident of the Month for NATO Warplanes
Libyan forces overrun rebels on Tunisian border
• news.yahoo.comForces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi overran a western rebel outpost on the Tunisian border on Thursday, with fighting spilling onto Tunisian territory, witnesses said.
Afghan officer opens fire, kills 9 Americans
• APEight American troops and a U.S. contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport — the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his coalition partners, officials said. The Afghan
Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation deal
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Palestinian factions agree to form interim government and fix general election date following talks in Cairo.
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