We’ve collected all of our coverage regarding the news that American forces have killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. We’ll continue to update this post throughout the day.
Examiner Editorial – Bin Laden could run but he couldn’t hide from the U.S.
A decade ago in the terrible aftermath of one of America’s darkest days, President George W. Bush vowed that “I don’t know if it will be tomorrow, or next month, or next year, but we will get him.” Five years later, tough interrogation by the CIA of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and another Osama bin Laden henchman turned up the nickname of an especially trusted courier of the al Qaeda leader. Read More
Byron York – GOP hopefuls wait out president’s bin Laden triumph
Talks with aides and associates of several leading Republican candidates suggest they all believe the same thing: This is a time to step out of the way and let Barack Obama take credit for killing bin Laden. The advisers expect the president’s poll numbers to rise. And then they expect those numbers to go back down, and the campaign to return to economic issues.
Susan Ferrechio – Bin Laden bolsters Obama’s clout on Hill
An increase in Obama’s popularity could make it harder for the GOP in Congress to win the big spending cuts they seek as a condition for raising the debt ceiling this summer.
Alex Pappas – Visitors reflect on bin Laden’s killing at Pentagon Memorial
“When I come here, I feel a whole lot of reverence about the whole thing,” Brinton, 29, said Monday at the Pentagon, where 184 people died when terrorists hijacked United Airlines Flight 77 and crashed the plane into the huge building. He visited the Pentagon Memorial by himself, sitting quietly among the park’s benches in the “spirit of reflection,” he said.
Liz Farmer – Bin Laden’s death doesn’t change families’ loss
The death of the man who orchestrated the attack that killed thousands of Americans on Sept. 11, 2001, did not heal the wounds of local people who saw their lives forever changed that day.
Richard Haass, a former State Department official and current president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says it is not credible that the Pakistani government didn’t know the location of Osama bin Laden, and the news of his whereabouts raises serious questions about their commitment to helping the United States fight terrorism. Read More
Hayley Peterson – Obama: People are proud to live in the USA
President Obama praised the celebration of American patriotism rippling through the country in a speech Monday following the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Read More
David Freddoso – Right bloggers on bin Laden’s death
Here are a few reactions to bin Laden’s death in the Right blogosphere. Read More
Philip Kelin – The Terrorist Next Door
Osama bin Laden’s death, while an important victory in the War on Terror, by no means represents the end of the war. And one of the biggest threats America faces is actually within its own borders.
Freethink Media’s man-on-the-street video capturing the thoughts and emotions of Americans celebrating outside the White House into the wee hours of the night after the announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s death.
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As crowds celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden, bagpipers joined the throngs of cheering New Yorkers. Watch
The town where Osama bin Laden lived: Close to Islamabad, hideout was only streets away from Pakistan’s Sandhurst
You knew it was coming…From the AP: Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead
From www.telegraph.co.uk: WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden ‘protected’ by Pakistani security
From Marc Ambinder: The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden
ABC News: PHOTOS- Inside the Compound Where Osama Bin Laden Was Killed
Arabs Riot in Jerusalem Over Bin Laden’s Demise, Hamas Angry
Bin Laden Showed Up Classic Lie that ‘Poverty Breeds Terrorism’
Poynter highlights: Newspaper front pages capture elation, relief that Osama bin Laden was captured, killed
White House releases photo of Obama, other top officials, watching Bin Laden raid
The White House has just released this photo of President Obama and other top administration officials watching the live video of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Phil Klein – The Terrorist Next Door
Conn Carroll – GOP hopefuls for 2012 react to news of Bin Laden’s death
Crowd celebrates Bin Laden’s death for hours outside the White House
People climbed trees and lightposts and waved American flags. The crowd continues to burst into chants of “USA.”
Top videos from crowds outside the White House celebrating the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden
Crowds gathered outside the White House last night and early this morning to celebrate the news of Osama bin Laden’s death with a number of chants.
Raid that got bin Laden was culmination of years of work, sr. admin officials say
Sunday afternoon’s raid by U.S. forces that killed Osama bin Laden was the “culmination of years of careful and highly advanced intelligence work,” senior administration officials said in a conference call, describing the genesis of an operation that sounded like it was right out of a “Mission Impossible” movie.
Some time after Sept. 11, detainees held by the U.S. told interrogators about a man believed to work as a courier for bin Laden, senior administration officials said. The man was described by detainees as a protégé of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and “one of the few Al Qaeda couriers trusted by bin laden.”
Initially, intelligence officials only had the man’s nickname, but they discovered his real name four years ago.
San Francisco Examiner cover
Official: Bin Laden already buried at sea
After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours, the official said. Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world’s most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, the official said. So the U.S. decided to bury him at sea.
Twitter breaks news of Osama Bin Laden’s death first; cable networks scramble to confirm
For journalists, it was a sudden call from the White House: President Obama was preparing an important announcement to the country, and reporters scrambled to their posts. But as many American’s turned to broadcast news for more details, the news was already spreading on Twitter like wildfire. Read More
Former President George W. Bush celebrates death of Osama: “No matter how long it takes, justice will be done”
This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.
‘Osama Bin Gotten’: In the crowd at the White House Sunday night
We got him,” shouted a tall fair-haired Catholic University student sporting a shirt with the name of a New York City fire department in the Bronx. He said his father, who worked at the station, had served at ground zero at the World Trade Center for months after the 9/11 attack. “It’s a great feeling,” he said about Obama, declining to give his name. “It is a great feeling for Americans and for the 9/11 families.”
Muslim Brotherhood: Bin Laden’s death means Obama should pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq
“With Bin Laden’s death, one of the reasons for which violence has been practised in the world has been removed. It is time for Obama to pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq and end the occupation of U.S. and Western forces around the world that have for so long harmed Muslim countries.”
Pakistani man unwittingly live-tweets invasion on Osama Bin Laden’s compound
‘Osama Bin Gotten’: In the crowd at the White House Sunday night
Full Text: Remarks by the President on Osama Bin Laden
Video: White House crowds sing national anthem, as they celebrate the death of Osama Bin Laden
Video: Crowds cheer Marines; chant Marines’ Hymn as they celebrate news of Bin Laden’s death
Video: White House crowds chant ‘Yes we did!’ as they celebrate the death of Osama Bin Laden
Video: Fans celebrate news of Bin Laden’s death at Phillies-Mets Game
Video: Inside Osama bin Laden compound, H/T Boomtown, AllThingsD
NY kin praise bin Laden death while nursing pain
iExaminer Editorial – Bin Laden could run but he couldn’t hide from the U.S.
A decade ago in the terrible aftermath of one of America’s darkest days, President George W. Bush vowed that “I don’t know if it will be tomorrow, or next month, or next year, but we will get him.” Five years later, tough interrogation by the CIA of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and another Osama bin Laden henchman turned up the nickname of an especially trusted courier of the al Qaeda leader. Read More
Michael Barone – Any political fallout from Obama’s Osama success?
Hurray! That was my first response to the news that Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces. Good for Barack Obama for authorizing this apparently high-risk raid right some 100 meters from Pakistan’s military academy. And shame on whatever forces in Pakistan connived in allowing bin Laden this refuge—and whose connivance made it prudent for Obama not to inform the Pakistan government in advance about the raid. Read More
Susan Ferrechio – Senators say Obama may need to release Osama photos
The two top lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security Committee say President Obama may have to release photographic, video or DNA evidence that Osama bin Laden is dead and warned that not doing so might make it hard to extinguish bin Laden’s influence. Read More
Philip Klein – Hamas leader condemns U.S. for killing Osama bin Laden
While most people in the world were celebrating the death of Sept. 11 terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas was condemning the United States for the action. Read More
Emily Baybay and Brian Hughes – Crowds rejoice at White House after news of bin Laden’s death
Flag-waving Washingtonians flocked to the White House after learning of Osama bin Laden’s death, cheering and chanting “USA, USA,” into the early morning hours Sunday night and all afternoon Monday. Read More
Susan Ferrechio – Lawmakers credit Obama, Bush for killing bin Laden
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill put aside their partisanship at least temporarily Monday and praised President Obama for the mission resulting in the death of Osama bin Laden. Read More
Hayley Peterson – A pivotal moment for Obama
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President Obama’s announcement Sunday night that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a dramatic shootout with U.S. forces in Pakistan nearly 10 years after his al Qaeda terrorist network struck America will likely prove to be a pivotal moment in Obama’s beleaguered presidency and is likely to boost his poll numbers for weeks — possibly months — to come, according to experts. Read More
Liz Farmer – Sept. 11 victims’ families relieved, but say fight isn’t over yet
Washington area residents who lost a family member in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks said they felt relief upon hearing the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed, but doesn’t change their loss. Bianca Angelino Grimaldi, 34, whose fiancee Paul Ambrose was aboard United Airlines Flight 77 that struck the Pentagon, said after hearing the news Monday morning she felt numb. Read More
Brian Huges – GOP candidates praise president they will challenge
Likely Republican presidential candidates were quick to hail the death of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, with a few giving credit to President Obama in a rare sign of bipartisanship on the eve of a fast-approaching election season. Read More
Kytja Weir – Metro: See something, say something
Metro riders should expect to see more uniformed police officers on their buses and trains as a precautionary measure in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s assassination. Read More
Lisa Gartner – Gray: Be vigilant in wake of bin Laden death
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray issued a statement Monday thanking President Obama and the national security team for catching Osama bin Laden —and reminded District residents to keep their eyes open. Read More
Hayley Peterson – Clinton: U.S. must ‘redouble’ efforts against al Qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. must “redouble our efforts” to fight al Qaeda, saying the terrorist group’s violent attacks in pursuit of power “will not end with the death of [Osama] bin Laden.”
