By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-08 | News and society Osama bin Laden’s death on May 1, 2011 has provoked a major backlash from Muslims around the world. Thousands of Islamists in Pakistan, Indonesia, India and Philippines matched to condemn the brutal killing of the Al-Qaeda leader. Though many protesters did not agree with bin Laden's methods, they still considered him as a martyr. The crowds called bin Laden’s burial at sea as a desecration of his body and shouted the slogan “Down with America" or "Osama bin Laden is a shaheed (martyr). The blood of Osama will give birth to thousands of other Osamas". Security experts said the risk of demonstrations and attacks had risen. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-06 | News and society Only after Osama Bin Laden was killed by the U.S. special forces in Quetta, Pakistan on May 1, 2011, have some rare pictures of his family members been released. Though he had four wives and more than 20 children, the media found it hard to spot photos of these people. Among Osama bin Laden’s children, Omar bin Laden is the son most opposed to his father's violence, he even got a British woman and wished to have a peace movement. Osama’s first daughter had to walk down the aisle at age 12 but became widow two years later. Below is the Osama bin Laden’s rare family album. read more
By: Dr. H Christian Gunderson | 2011-05-25 | Politics What America needs to understand is that killing Osama bin Laden helped him achieve his greatest wish. He became a martyr for his cause. Imagine being stuck in a 10 x 10 room, afraid to go outside for years on end; trapped in your own prison of fear, hate and terror, slowly dying of disease, being aged beyond your years. Hunted without end with your greatest goal many years behind you. Tryin read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-03 | News and society Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US special forces at his hideout in Pakistan on May 1, 2011 after a decade’ manhunt. Osama Bin Laden, whose status is “the world’s most wanted man”, is the son of a Saudi multi-millionaire. He first fought against the Soviet forces invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Then, he moved his hatred of the Soviets to the US when American army based in Saudi Arabia. The world's most sought-after terrorist did a string of attacks in Saudi capital US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Bin Laden captured world’s attention on the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon which killed nearly 3,000 people. Since the attack on the New York World Trade Center, Bin Laden has been the target many operations to hunt down. From Afghanistan, Bin Laden moved across the border into Pakistan where he had a lot of supporters. Although he was hiding, he kept presenting to the public eye with the release of videos and audio messages. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-14 | News and society At least 80 people were killed on Friday morning (April 13, 2011) at a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan by two suicide bombers in an Osama bin Laden revenge attack. The Pakistan Taliban immediately claimed responsibility. "This was the first revenge for Osama's martyrdom. Wait for bigger attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan," Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said afterwards. It is considered as the bloodiest attack since U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan on May 2, 2011. The dead explosions occurred when young recruits wearing civilian clothes at the Frontier Constabulary training site boarded buses and coaches to go home on leave after their course. Twelve vehicles and twenty shops were reportedly damaged in the blasts. read more
By: Russell Clark | 2010-04-04 | Politics In this You Tube clip from a November 3 Al Jazeera interview with British television presenter Sir David Frost, Bhutto discusses who she thought was responsible for the prior assassination attempt on her life. --- The shocking part is when I heard Bhutto make reference to the people who assassinated Osama Bin Laden. read more
By: Charles Kastriot | 2011-05-05 | Politics I offer some suggestions on what should have been the fate of Osama bin Laden's fate. Also, I address other issues resulting from his demise. read more
By: Russell Shortt | 2010-03-18 | Politics Osama Binladen, the founding leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, is most well-known for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian targets. This article will give you a brief look at Binladen life and his significant events. read more
By: Gianni Truvianni | 2011-05-03 | News and society An article about Osama bin Laden’s body being buried out at sea and how this will only serve to fuel speculation that he might be still alive. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-02 | News and society Hours after President Barack Obama announced on Sunday night (May 1, 2011) that Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight led by the United States, hundreds of people gathered at the World Trade Center, New York City, where the twin towers collapsed in the September 11 attack, to celebrate this event. They waved American flags, snapped pictures, cheered up and sang songs together. New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said Americans had kept their promise after Sept. 11, 2001, to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. He also added that bin Laden's death was a tribute to the men and women in the armed forces who fought so hard as well as brought some closure and comfort to all those lost loved ones that day. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-05 | News and society The Al-Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden was finally killed by U.S. special forces in Quetta, Pakistan on May 1, 2011 after being quested globally for a decade. The world community has widely known his name since the September 11 attack at the World Trade Center in New York City that killed more than 3,000 people and hurt American pride. However, the 11/9 attack was among a series of bloody attacks performed by Al-Qaeda. In February 26, 1993, six Muslin radicals, who were suspected to have connections with Osama bin Laden were convicted for a bomb, which exploded at the World Trade Center, leaving six dead. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-05-05 | News and society After President Barack Obama announced that the al-Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Quetta, Pakistan by the U.S. special forces on May 1, 2011, the whole world witnessed mixed reactions. As for Americans, especially those lost their beloved ones in the 11/9 attack, the news seemed to be very wonderful. Crowds gathered outside the White House, at the World Trade Center, in Times Square and some other regions to celebrate the event. They waved American flags, chanted "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" and even sang “the Star Spangled Banner”. However, Osama bin Laden’s supporters felt sorrow after his death so they offer funeral prayers for the leader and chanted slogans to condemn the killing of him. read more
By: Santosh Kalwar | 2010-03-08 | Politics This is very hot topic and very interesting for all those secret agents. Everybody in the world is searching an answer for one question, where on earth is Osama bin laden? read more