Osama Bin Laden

How to unpack the Tsarnaevs’ real motives

A new report suggests they were mad about U.S. foreign policy. The truth: it's more complicated than just that

Jordan Smith Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:31 PM UTC 57
Politics Terrorism, islamist militants

The world is actually more peaceful than ever

In the aftermath of an awful tragedy, it's hard to remember that political violence is in fact diminishing greatly

Michael Lind Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 43
News peace, Security, Cold War

Americans believe a lot of conspiracy theories

Global warming is a hoax, Osama bin Laden is still alive and Barack Obama is the anti-Christ, some Americans say

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:15 PM UTC 53
Politics Osama Bin Laden, Barack Obama

Do feminists care if you take your husband’s name?

The battle over maiden name versus married name heats up again

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Mar 8, 2013 4:39 PM UTC 129
Life Feminism, Marriage equality

Manning will face most serious charges

Despite the soldier's voluntary plea to lesser charges, the government pushes full court martial

Natasha Lennard Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 40
News Bradley Manning, David Coombs

Manning’s 1,001 day detention ruled “reasonable” length

The military judge rejected the defense's speedy trial motion; SEAL Team 6 member may testify

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 2:30 PM UTC
News Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks

Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” explores Osama bin Laden’s closet

Details of the terrorist's compound based on unaired excerpts from an interview with the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Feb 25, 2013 2:31 PM UTC
Oscars Video, Osama Bin Laden, Navy SEAL

What really happened in the bin Laden raid

A video chronicling the night of the raid and its aftermath, from the perspective of the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 7:20 PM UTC
Oscars Video, Zero Dark Thirty

Whitey Bulger: Secrets behind the capture of the FBI’s most wanted man

After bin Laden's death, mob boss Whitey Bulger was the most wanted man in America. Then he made two mistakes

Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life Books, Whitey Bulger

Esquire responds to criticism of Osama feature: “Lots of words to sort through”

The longread over Osama Bin Laden's shooter comes in for a fact-check — which Esquire rebuffs

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 3:29 PM UTC
News Phil Bronstein

“I killed Osama bin Laden”

Esquire sits down with the man who fired the fatal shots -- and learns the SEALs have abandoned him

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Feb 11, 2013 3:54 PM UTC 45
News Osama Bin Laden, Navy SEAL

Amusement park planned for Osama bin Laden’s hideout

Abbottabad, the site of bin Laden's slaying, is planning to build a $30 million amusement park

Priyanka Boghani, GlobalPost Monday, Feb 4, 2013 10:07 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, Osama Bin Laden

Obama channels George W. Bush in CIA pick

John Brennan's been a key player in the president's possibly illegal drone attacks. Now he's up for a promotion

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com Saturday, Feb 2, 2013 1:23 AM UTC 16
Politics BillMoyers.com, Barack Obama

“Zero Dark Thirty” goes feminist

Forget torture! The film's screenwriter emphasizes that bin Laden was defeated by "a liberated Western woman"

Irin Carmon Friday, Feb 1, 2013 5:01 PM UTC 67
Entertainment Zero Dark Thirty, mark boal

The fake vaccination scheme absent from the bin Laden hunt debates

If "ZDT" justifies torture, a new GQ exploration of the CIA vaccine ploy prompts troubling questions

Natasha Lennard Friday, Jan 11, 2013 9:35 PM UTC
News Zero Dark Thirty, GQ

The complicated relationship between “Zero Dark Thirty” and the CIA

One reporter argues that the CIA released classified information to the filmmakers

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
Entertainment Zero Dark Thirty, Movies, CIA, Film

Al Jazeera different than Fox?

... or MSNBC? The Qatari network had a rough intro a decade ago and Time Warner -- and others -- won't forget

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:43 PM UTC 19
Entertainment Media Criticism, Al Jazeera, 9-11

Senate investigating contact between CIA and “Zero Dark Thirty” filmmakers

Sen. Dianne Feinstein will examine the government's role in the "grossly inaccurate" film

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:55 PM UTC
Entertainment Zero Dark Thirty, Senate

Dumb tweet of the day: “Osama Bin Lardin”

One Twitter user on bin Laden, guns, and TI

Salon Staff Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 10:21 PM UTC
News Guns, Gun Violence, Gun Control

McCain, Dems slam “misleading” torture depiction in “Zero Dark Thirty”

The implication that torture helped lead to bin Laden's death is “factually inaccurate,” three Senators say

Prachi Gupta and Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 1:55 PM UTC
Entertainment Zero Dark Thirty, Torture

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