Thursday, 5 May 2011
By Reuters
Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S. assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons. Continue
Cross and Double Cross With Gitmo Files
By Israel Shamir
Now we’ll give you the story behind the story: who crossed and double crossed whom, which information was redacted and how did it lead to OBL? Continue
By Al Arabiya’s correspondent in Islamabad
Osama was neither armed nor did inmates at the compound fire at the US choppers or commandos. Continue
By William Bowles
Obama, cultured, educated, informed blah-blah, sat and watched in air-conditioned luxury whilst his capos blew up men, women and children with the press of a button. Continue
This Was Revenge
By Yvonne Ridley
Real justice would not have involved shooting an unarmed man in front of his wife and children – there were no bodyguards in the house in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Continue
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
Why would the U.S. put an expiration stamp on the Osama card when it had served the empire so well? Continue
Bread and Circuses
By JAMES DAO and DALIA SUSSMAN
The glow of national pride seemed to rise above partisan politics, as support for the president rose significantly among both Republicans and independents. In all, 57 percent said they now approved of the president’s job performance. Continue
By Paul Craig Roberts
A Nation Celebrates What It is Told
By Chris Floyd
In a dramatic late-night appearance in the White House press room, President George W. Bush announced that Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction had been found in a secret stronghold near the Syrian border. Continue
Keith Olbermann: Special Comment
By Keith Olbermann
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