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Beware the Lone-Wolf Terrorist

The killing of Osama Bin Laden and the systematic elimination of numerous senior al-Qaida operatives during the past 12 years have undoubtedly reduced the risk of terrorism. But the bombing at the Boston Marathon in April reminds us that there are so-called “lone wolf” threats out there that are extremely difficult to track, even within U.S. borders.

OBAMA DEFENDS SECRECY: 'We Could Not Have Carried Out The Bin Laden Raid If It Was On The Front Pages'

President Barack Obama defended the ability of the federal government to carry out some intelligence-gathering operations in secret in a wide-ranging interview with PBS' Charlie Rose that aired Monday. Obama suggested that Americans have to accept some level of "covert activity" from the federal government. Show More Summary

Alleged rapist, killer added to FBI's 'Most Wanted' list

A list that has included notorious names such as James Earl Ray, Ted Bundy, Whitey Bulger and Osama bin Laden reached a milestone Monday. With the addition of an alleged child rapist and an alleged killer, The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list has now included 500 fugitives …

French Church Vandalized: “Death to France, Long Live Islam, Long Live Bin Laden”

(La Daphine) Saint John the Baptist Church in Bourgoin-Jallieu was vandalized by an Islamist this week. Islam versus Europe reported: On Saturday morning a parishioner discovered the graffiti on the wall of the Saint John the Baptist church in Bourgoin-Jallieu. … Continue reading ?

Meet the Lawyer Representing Osama bin Laden's Son-in-Law

Stanley Cohen (right) in Gaza with one of the two disputed prime ministers of the Palestinian National Authority, Ismail Haniyeh. Photo by Peter Spagnuolo via The term "polarizing figure" has become a lazy way to describe politicians, pundits, and media figures for essentially being very loud about mostly superficial things. Show More Summary

CIA Deputy Director Who Crafted Benghazi Talking Points Resigns

Michael Morell announced his retirement as CIA deputy director on Wednesday, according to a statement from the CIA. Morell, who has been with the CIA for 33 years and played a major role in the 2011 Osama bin Laden killing, will be replaced by White House laywer Avril D. Show More Summary

CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell steps down

As President Bush’s briefer during the Sept. 11 attacks, an eyewitness to President Obama’s reaction when Osama bin Laden was captured, and a key figure following the resignation of former CIA Director David Patraeus, Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell’s 33 yea …

Explaining Osama and 9/11

Osama Bin Laden Noticias.com My oldest son just graduated elemetary school and so my wife and I gave him an IPad as gift. He loves the thing. Unlike his gadget n geegaw loathing father, he takes to that stuff with a vengeance. As an internet scouring curiosity-laden child, he's gotta be watched carefully. Show More Summary

Tomgram: Chase Madar, Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

The prosecution of Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks’ source inside the U.S. Army, will be pulling out all the stops when it calls to the stand a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that assassinated Osama bin Laden...

Julian Assange Had A Point

By now, we’ve all gone through the mourning period requisite to accept that any privacy we expected to have as American Citizens is dead. The War on Terror killed it. In a sense, Osama Bin Laden won. He’s spiking the football down in hell as we speak. Show More Summary

Al Qaeda Leader Urges Militants To Fight Together Against Assad

Osama Bin Laden’s replacement, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has urged Islamic militants o unite and fight against Assad, the latest reminder that as bad as Assad and his allies might be many of the rebels in Syria are not exactly secular liberals fighting for a democracy. Show More Summary

Ayman al-Zawahiri rants about Syria

by Aron Lund for Syria Comment The al-Qaida emir, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, is a grumpy old man, but who wouldn’t be in his position. Like his late predecessor Osama bin Laden, and indeed many grumpy old men, he has a habit of haranguing the world for its faults while angrily wagging his finger. Today, for [...]Show More Summary

Source: Panetta wasn't aware of Mark Boal's attendance at CIA ceremony

When CIA Director Leon Panetta ebulliently thanked members of SEAL Team Six at an agency ceremony honoring participants in the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, he was not aware that the CIA's public affairs shop had allowed writer Mark Boal to attend, an associate of Panetta's said today. Show More Summary

Source: DOD Delayed IG Report on Bin Laden Raid Leaks Until After Election

Not only did former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta leak the name of the Navy SEAL group responsible for the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, but the release of the Pentagon Inspector General’s (IG) report revealing the incident, which was ready in July 2012, was delayed until now. Show More Summary

Brian Williams Makes the Case for Putting NBC on Trial

NBC's Brian Williams called Bradley Manning "the man who may have put U.S. military secrets in the hands of Osama bin Laden." But giving classified information to the public is something that news outlets--including NBC News--routinely do, and each time they do it they too could be accused of "aiding the enemy."

SEAL Team 6 Veteran Comes Out as Transgender

Kristin Beck was a part of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6, the fabled unit that was ultimately responsible for Osama bin Laden's death. She served for 20 years and underwent 13 deployments. She was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for her decades of service. Show More Summary

Retired Navy SEAL Comes Out As Transgender

Kristin Beck, a former Navy SEAL and member of the elite Team 6 that went on to kill Osama Bin Laden, revealed that she's transgender in a new memoir. read more

The trans Navy SEAL who (almost) helped catch bin Laden

Prosecutor: Manning let secrets into enemy hands

Pfc. Bradley Manning put U.S. military secrets into the hands of Osama bin Laden himself, prosecutors said.

Stupid Right-Wing Tweets: Charles Krauthammer Edition

Here, Charles Krauthammer magically turns the man who escalated the war in Afghanistan, expanded international drone strikes, and killed Osama bin Laden into a drag queen who refuses to fight. Nice trick, that. But I'd like to call attention to something Krauthammer writes in his column: Obama says enough is enough. Show More Summary