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The Bin Laden Cover-Up: Pentagon Scrubs Documents to Hide Truth About Tracking bin Laden

Jeffrey Kaye, Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. September 12, 2011.

Whistleblower says he was told to stop tracking Bin Laden and suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in the months prior to 9/11.

Who's Behind The New Yorker's "Official" Story Of The Raid That Killed Bin Laden?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. August 17, 2011.

On closer inspection, the widely-celebrated New Yorker cover story on the death of Osama Bin Laden raises more questions than it answers.

Pakistan Offers China a Sneak Peak at Secret U.S. Helicopter

AFPAugust 16, 2011.

Angered by the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan let Chinese engineers examine the wreckage of a top secret helicopter, the New York Times reports

Memo to Obama: Pakistan Is Not a Client State

Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch.com. May 24, 2011.

Pakistan a far more formidable and independent force than U.S. policymakers concede publicly or even privately.

Was the Killing of Osama bin Laden Legal?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 11, 2011.

We don't know whether the administration ordered the al Qaeda leader killed, but that hasn't stopped an acrimonious debate.

4 Bold, Gutsy Moves Obama Can Make to Improve Our Lives, the Economy and His Poll Numbers

RJ Eskow, Campaign for America's Future. May 10, 2011.

Know what the public wants? Jobs, Medicare, Social Security, and protection from runaway banks.

Questions for a Post-Bin Laden America

RJ Eskow, Campaign for America's Future. May 6, 2011.

Every evening's news report reminds us that we know how to kill. But who's going to remind us how to live?

Did Osama Bin Laden Win the "War on Terror"?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 4, 2011.

Perhaps we should stop cheering for our "success."

Bin Laden's Killing Shows the Utter Folly of our "War on Terror"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 2, 2011.

The best outcome of bin Laden's death would be for us to declare victory in the "war on terror" and bring the troops home.

The Killing of Bin Laden: Justice or Vengeance?

Phyllis Bennis, AlterNet. May 2, 2011.

Does the killing of al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden represent ultimate justice, or even an end to the “unfinished business” of 9/11?

A Decade After 9/11: We've Become What We Loathe

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. September 11, 2010.

The deaths and falling towers became iconographic. The ceremonies of remembrance were skillfully hijacked by the purveyors of war and hatred.

How an Innocent Man Was Tortured Into Making False Confessions

Andy Worthington, CounterPunch. October 5, 2009.

Like torture victims groomed for show trials throughout the centuries, Fouad al-Rabiah made up false stories under torture in the hopes of one day leaving Guantanamo.

Bin Laden Sports 'I Love Guantanamo' T-Shirt in DC Ad

AlterNet September 29, 2009.

Ads argue that illegal detentions are counter-productive as well as illegal.

Terror Advisor: Obama Replacing 'Global War on Terror' With New Strategy

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

CIA Told Zubaydah They Mistook Him for a High-Level al Qaeda Operative

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2009.

Zubaydah said he endured “months of suffering and torture” on the false premise that he was an al-Qaeda leader.

TV Jury Finds Osama Bin Laden "Not Guilty" of 9/11

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 10, 2009.

And not necessarily the ring-leader of Al Qaeda.

Bin Laden's Driver Gets 5 1/2 Years in Prison

dday, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 8, 2008.

This is an ex post facto conviction based on the Military Commissions Act of 2006. And what a commission it was.

Gitmo Alert: Bin Laden's Driver Acquitted of Serious Charge, Found Guilty of Another

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 6, 2008.

Hamdan was acquitted on the more serious charge of conspiracy, which is a blow to the Bush Administration.

Bush Makes Belated Bid to Capture Bin Laden

Jon Ponder, AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2008.

Eighty-one months after 9/11, POTUS vies for October Surprise.

America Defeated: How Terrorists Turned a Superpower's Strengths Against Itself

Mark Danner, TomDispatch.com. March 26, 2008.

America's enemies have used an evangelical, redemptive regime, hell-bent on remaking a fallen world, to lay the seeds of their success.

McCain Falsely Claims 'No One' Believes Iraq 'Diverted Attention' from Osama Chase

Jordan Michael Smith, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Election 2008. March 25, 2008.

According to Bob Woodward, when Gen Tommy Franks received the top-secret message asking for an Iraq war plan within a week, he was incredulous.

Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 3, 2008.

"Super Size Me" director Morgan Spurlock sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do.

FBI Agent Contradicts Right Wing Narrative, Says Saddam Viewed Bin Laden as a Threat [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. January 28, 2008.

George Piro, who interrogated Saddam for 7 months, says the Saddam considered Bin Laden "a threat to him and his regime."

Musharraf Blames Benazir Bhutto for Her Own Death [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. January 6, 2008.

In an exclusive "60 Minutes" interview Musharraf refused to acknowledge any security lapses by his government in protecting Bhutto.

Will Bush Be Forced to Pay Back the $5 Billion He Wasted?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. December 24, 2007.

While Musharraf was cracking jokes at Bush's expense he was stealing billions of American taxpayer dollars from the clueless Texas clod.