Monthly Archives: May 2011

Osama Bin Laden died of natural cause on December 2001. So whom did Obama kill in Pakistan on Sunday 1 May? By Latheef Farook

 Top United States’ officials including Madeline Albright said;. President Barack Obama announced on Monday 2 May 2011 that Osama Bin Laden, founder and leader of Al Qaeda, was killed in an early morning attack by American forces. He said it happened in a housing compound at Abbottabad, a beautiful, green hill city nestled among the mountains, a few hundred yards …

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Dead Empire Walking: On Playing into Al Qaida’s Hands by John Feffer

We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden's hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, most heads of state have voiced their congratulations, and practically the entire U.S. citizenry is unified in celebration. But Osama bin Laden always understood that the weak use …

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Egypt urges US to back Palestinian state declaration By Jonathan Head

  The Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby has urged the United States to support the declaration of an independent Palestinian state. The call comes after the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah brokered last week by Egypt. Both Israel and the US have said they will not deal with Hamas, and have until now opposed a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood.  The …

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Gaddafi’s Son’s Killing Puts Nato in Line of Fire By Harriet Sherwood

Russia and Venezuela join Libyan regime in accusing Nato of attempting to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi The Libyan regime's claims that Nato is attempting to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi have intensified following the apparent death of one of the leader's sons and three of his grandchildren in an air strike on Tripoli. Gaddafi was at the one-storey house in a residential area of …

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