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U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul says he's forming a campaign exploratory committee as he moves closer to again seeking the Republican nomination for president. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (AP)

Ron Paul announces third presidential run

Jay Root
"Time has come around to the point where the people are agreeing with much of what I've been saying for 30 years"

America’s autocratic way of war

William Astore
DC elites keep the masses in the dark about military decisions, the same way the French nobles did in Versailles
FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1998 file photo, Muslim militant and al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The Americans who raided bin Laden's lair met far less resistance than the Obama administration described in the aftermath, according to its latest account. The commandos encountered gunshots from only one man, whom they quickly killed, before sweeping the house and shooting others, who were unarmed, a senior defense official said. (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File) (AP)

The bin Laden dividend

Glenn Greenwald
Bin Laden's death prompts hopes of wars ending and civil liberties returning. Here's why you shouldn't bet on it
In this undated image taken from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Osama bin Laden is shown in a new video released on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Newly released videos show Osama bin Laden watching himself on television and rehearsing for terrorist videos, revealing that even from the walled confines of his Pakistani hideout, he remained a media maestro who was eager to craft his own image for the cameras. (AP Photo/Department of Defense) (AP)

Bin Laden’s hand-written journal seized

Kimberly Dozier
Officials say Navy SEALS seized a diary with attack plans during the raid that killed the terrorist leader
President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks from Marine One to the White House, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in Washington, as he travels from Texas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Obama’s big bounce

Joan Walsh
The president's approval rating soars after the bin Laden raid. But it won't stay there if he can't improve the job
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks to military leaders after receiving a briefing on the war in Iraq during a visit to CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida, May 1, 2007. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES) (© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

How the Iraq war saved bin Laden’s life

Joan Walsh
Bush shifted resources from the Osama hunt into a needless war. It's time to wind down both wars now

Confessions of an Army “Gleek”

Backsight Forethought
As an American soldier in Afghanistan, I'm tired of carnage. That's why I'm obsessed with a campy high school show
Pakistani security officers stand guard near the perimeter of the compound of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Many of the residents of Abbottabad seem to be confused and suspicious about the killing of Osama bin Laden, which took place in their midst before dawn on Monday, even as the U.S. White House has struggled to communicate its account of the audacious raid that killed Osama bin Laden for both a jubilant American public and a skeptical Muslim world. (AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed) (AP)

US general: contact with Pakistan cut off briefly

Robert Burns
There was no communication with the Pakistani military along the Afghan border in days after bin Laden raid

Critics: GOP bill a declaration of constant war

Natasha Lennard
House Republicans want to reaffirm war against al-Qaida, the Taliban -- and anyone else -- with controversial bill
The seal of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, on the floor of the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building.

Pakistan TV channel names alleged CIA station chief

Munir Ahmed
Name used is incorrect, but attempt marks the second potential outing of a sensitive covert operative in six months
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The foolishness of Civil War reenactors

Glenn W. LaFantasie
A historian grapples with the right -- and wrong -- ways to commemorate a war that should horrify all of us
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul shake hands as they pose for cameras during a ceremony at the Cankaya presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Zardari is in Turkey for a four-day state visit.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) (AP)

Pakistani lawmakers: President should resign

Asif Shahzad
Uncertainty reigns in the wake of Sunday's raid as some say military and intelligence leaders should also step down
FILE -This undated file photo, shows Osama bin Laden. Americans are expected to get a glimpse of Osama bin Laden's daily life with the disclosure of home videos showing him strolling around his secret compound, along with propaganda tapes that have never been made public (AP Photo/File) (AP)

Bin Laden home videos expected to be released

Lolita C. Baldor, Kimberly Dozier
Footage and propaganda tapes shot at terror leader's Abbottabad compound could be passed to media later today
Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami, listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and U. S. for violating Pakistan's sovereignty in an operation to kill Bin Laden, in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, May 6, 2011. Osama bin Laden was killed by a helicopter-borne U.S. military force on Monday, in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of Pakistani city of Abbottabad.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil) (AP)

Obama’s promised trip to Pakistan now uncertain

Julie Pace
Questions loom as White House tries determine whether Islamabad government helped safeguard bin Laden
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U.S. tries to assassinate U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki

Glenn Greenwald
Without being charged with a crime, the American-born cleric, Anwar Awlaki, has drone missiles shot at him in Yemen
An American flag is placed in a dirt-filled barrier outside the headquarters of 3rd Platoon, 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Divivion, at Combat Outpost Nolen in the Arghandab Valley north of Kandahar July 22, 2010.

Osama bin Laden’s American legacy

Tom Engelhardt
The terrorist mastermind may be dead, but the two senseless wars we're waging against him live on
President Barack Obama greets guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, following a ceremony where he awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Private First Class Anthony T. KahoÍohanohano and U.S. Army Private First Class Henry Svehla for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (Associated Press)

Who’s soft on terror now?

Gene Lyons
As a symbol, bin Laden maintained a stranglehold on the American psyche. As a man, he was increasingly irrelevant
This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/ABC News) (AP)

Was killing bin Laden legal?

Emma Mustich
"If a man is not armed, and armed forces go in and kill him, is that legal?"
People in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad celebrate Osama bin Laden's killing May 2, 2011.

Bin Laden was not a “Muslim leader”

David Sirota
The Washington Post -- and many Americans -- may doubt Obama's words, but poll numbers prove their truth
The White House said on October 29, 2003 that it had helped with the production of a "Mission Accomplished" banner as a backdrop for President George W. Bush's speech onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to declare combat operations over in Iraq. This file photo shows Bush delivering a speech to crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, as the carrier steamed toward San Diego, California on May 1, 2003. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FILE KL/GN/GAC (© Larry Downing / Reuters)

When George W. Bush killed bin Laden: An alternate history

Alex Pareene
Or: An exploration of Dick Cheney's recent daydreams
FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and Al Quida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File) (AP)

Is al-Qaida still relevant in a post-bin Laden world?

Peter Finocchiaro
What becomes of the terror network now that its longtime leader is dead?
American WW1 cemetery near Verdun, France.

What will turn Americans against militarism?

Adam Hochschild
The similarities between World War I and today's wars abound, but where is our sense of "never again"?
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Bin Laden’s death: Details, aftermath and context

Natasha Lennard
A primer on the latest revelations in the wake of the terrorist leader's demise
Conservative supporters celebrate as they watch election results come in, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (AP)

Conservatives win big in Canadian election

Rob Gillies
PM Steven Harper gains a parliamentary majority as Liberal party, separatists suffer shattering defeat
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