International Features

U.S. drones that killed American Al Qaeda boss ‘infected by virus’ amid fears terrorists are logging their every move By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

  Predator and Reaper drones 'hit by mysterious keylogger virus' Infection thought have spread via crews' removable hard drives Fears tracking logs may be on public internet and available to terrorists Drone use has been suspended while security specialists investigate Experts at Nevada base believe virus is most likely accidental malware Drones have killed more than 2,000 people since Obama …

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Saluting the Norwegian Spirit By Elf Habib

  His gruesome strategy to snuff out the lives of the youth likely to lead the Labour Party, known for it’s relatively more liberal and cosmopolitan outlook, shows the height of a new morbid fanaticism The national memorial service for the dead and return of the survivors and bereaved families to Utøya Island, the site of the barbaric blitz by …

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U.N. Experts Push for Details on Bin Laden Operation By Thalif Deen

  UNITED NATIONS, May 9, 2011 (IPS) – Was last week's killing of an unarmed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan legitimate self-defence, justified homicide or extra-judicial execution? At least two U.N. human rights experts, Christof Heyns and Martin Scheinin, are asking the United States to disclose more details of the assassination, including whether there were any plans …

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Getting Osama bin Laden: How the Mission Went Down By Mike Allen

The helicopter carrying Navy SEALs malfunctioned as it approached Osama bin Laden’s compound at about 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, stalling as it hovered. The pilot set it down gently inside the walls, then couldn’t get it going again. It was a heart-stopping moment for President Barack Obama, who had been monitoring the raid in the White House Situation Room since 1 …

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The United States probably knew by 2008 about Osama bin Laden’s lair in Abbottabad,- Wikileaks

The United States probably knew by 2008 about Osama bin Laden's lair in Abbottabad, according to the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks on Monday, quoting from a leaked US cable, dpa reported. The document contained notes on the interrogation of a Libyan, Abu al-Libi, who was in detention at Guantanamo on Cuba and said he had been appointed as a bin Laden messenger in 2003 to be …

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