Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Osama killing: Did brutal interrogation lead to clues?

Osama killing: Did brutal interrogation lead to clues?

Osama killing: Did brutal interrogation lead to clues?

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Did brutal interrogations produce the crucial intelligence that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden? As intelligence officials disclosed the trail of evidence that led to the compound in Pakistan where Bin Laden was hiding, a chorus of Bush administration officials claimed vindication for their policy of "enhanced interrogation techniques" like waterboarding.


WikiLeaks: Pak's Gen Kayani - avid golfer, heavy smoker, mumbles

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A cable sent to Washington by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson paints a short, interesting profile of Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani.


FBI warns of email with bin Laden 'death' video

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The FBI is warning computer users against unsolicited emails purporting to show photos or videos of the killing of Osama bin Laden. The bureau says they may contain a virus that can steal personal identification information or infect a computer.


US had told Kayani: Stop backing groups like Lashkar

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US cables from Pakistan, that NDTV is reporting on in collaboration with WikiLeaks, the Hindu and the Dawn, reveal how the US had told Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani that he must stop supporting terror groups. A cable sent by Anne Patterson, then US Ambassador, to Washington sets the stage for General Kayani's visit to the US starting February 19, 2009.


No apology for violating Pakistan air space: White House

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US would not make any apology for its unilateral military action against al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at his hideout in Pakistan, the White House has said.


Osama was not armed, photo could be inflammatory

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Osama bin Laden was unarmed when Navy SEALs burst into his room and shot him to death, the White House said Tuesday, a change in the official account that raised questions about whether the U.S. ever planned to capture the terrorist leader alive.


Military personnel killed in helicopter crash in Pakistan

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A combat jet and an army helicopter crashed in two separate incidents in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one military personnel and injuring four others, officials said. A Mirage combat jet on a training flight crashed near a firing range at Thal in Punjab province.


France, UK say Pak needs to explain Osama's presence

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Britain and France have raised doubts over Pakistan's contention that Osama bin Laden went unnoticed in his Abbottabad mansion, and vowed to seek explanation from the country on the issue.


White House weighs whether to release 'The Photo'

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To release or not to release? That question is bedeviling the Obama administration, as White House officials try to determine whether the burning desire among Americans to see an actual photo of Osama Bin Laden's body outweighs the potential harm that releasing such a photo might cause, by further inflaming Bin Laden's disciples around the world.


WikiLeaks: What Pak leaders told US about Osama

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In collaboration with WikiLeaks, NDTV is reporting on the Pakistan cables. As the debate rages over how much Pakistan knew about Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts, a series of cables show how its leaders repeatedly told the US that while they wanted to help find the terrorist, they didn't know where he was.


Bin Laden death will not affect Qaeda: Jihad leader

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A founding member of Egypt's Islamic Jihad and friend of Al Qaeda's new chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri told AFP Tuesday that Osama bin Laden's death will not affect the organisation and pleaded against revenge attacks.


Pak takes firm stand on Osama raid, 'Unilateral Action'

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In an extension of its attempt to distance itself from the military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani government has issued a statement that "categorically denies the media reports suggesting that its leadership, civil as well as military, had any prior knowledge of the US operation against Osama bin Ladin carried out in the early hours of 2nd May 2011."


Official statement: Pak denies prior knowledge on Osama

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Press Release - Death of Osama bin Laden: The Government of Pakistan recognizes that the death of Osama bin Ladin is an important milestone in fight against terrorism and that the Government of Pakistan and its state institutions have been making serious efforts to bring him to justice.


Amid skepticism, Pakistan calculates its response

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The discovery of Osama bin Laden by American commandos close to the Pakistani capital dealt a devastating blow to the Pakistani military and its intelligence service and set off a fevered round of speculation about how Bin Laden could have been hiding virtually under their noses in a small city that housed military garrisons.


Osama's death and role of social media

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A soldier in Afghanistan learned about the death of Osama bin Laden on Facebook. A TV producer in South Carolina got a tip from comedian Kathy Griffin on Twitter. A blues musician in Denver received an email alert from The New York Times. And a Kansas woman found out as she absently scrolled through the Internet on her smartphone while walking her dog.


Pentagon releases satellite images of Osama's compound

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Satellite pictures and a sketched diagram of Osama bin Laden's custom-made hideout in Abbottabad, Northern Pakistan, were released by the US Department of Defence on Monday, providing further detail of the compound where the al-Qaida leader had been hiding for years.


Pakistan enveloped by national depression, says Imran

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A "national depression" has gripped Pakistan following the killing of Osama bin Laden in an American strike that kept out the Pakistanis, politician Imran Khan said on Tuesday. "There is not just confusion that prevails in Pakistan, but also a national depression at the loss of national dignity and self-esteem as well as sovereignty," the ex-cricketer wrote in The Independent.


Questions focus on Pakistan's role in terror fight

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Osama bin Laden dead: The death of Osama bin Laden inspired many questions, but fewer answers on Tuesday: Could it lead to further erosion of support for foreign troops in Afghanistan and, subsequently, a faster withdrawal by NATO? And how should outside powers now deal with Pakistan, whose President denied Western accusations that his nuclear-armed nation lacked what he called "vitality" in combating terrorism.


'Courier who led US to Osama hideout identified'

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The unsuspecting courier, who led the US special forces to the Abbottabad mansion of the elusive Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has been identified as a Kuwaiti named Abu Ahmad, a media report has said.


China puts up strong backing of Pak's fight against terrorism

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In the face of severe criticism of Pakistan over the presence of Osama bin Laden on its soil, China today put up a strong defence of its close ally saying Islamabad has made important contribution to the global fight against terrorism.


New Zealand's largest city hit by tornado

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A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. At least one person was killed and about 20 injured, a hospital official said.


Voice recorder for 2009 Air France crash found

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French investigators on Tuesday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from an Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean almost two years ago, killing all 228 people on board.


US forces recover crucial Dvds from Osama's hideout

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US special forces came away with hard drives, Dvds and a trove of documents from the Abbottabad safe house of Osama bin Laden which might tip American intelligence to Al Qaeda's operational plan and lead the manhunt to his presumed successor Ayman al Zawahiri.


It is time Pakistan declared a ''terrorist state": Rushdie

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As Pakistan faced tough questions over Osama bin Laden, celebrated Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie said it was time to declare it a "terrorist state", observing "the old flim-flam" of saying the country knew nothing about his whereabouts would not work anymore.


New Yorkers can now watch porn in public libraries

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People of New York can now watch internet porn at the city's public libraries, thanks to a policy of free speech, officials said.


Mexican woman becomes world's first female drug lord

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A Mexican woman is believed to have become the world's first female to head a drug cartel, Prensa Latina news agency reported. Enedina Arellano Felix is considered by US anti-drug authorities to be the head of the Tijuana cartel, according to Mexican magazine Proceso.


Osama mansion was called Waziristan Haveli

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A massive hunt has been launched for the owner of the sprawling mansion in Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad city. The Al Qaeda leader was killed at the $1 million house by US security forces. The locals used to call the house Waziristan Haveli as it was owned by a transporter from Waziristan.


Boy kills parents, self over divorce

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Upset by the news that that his folks were getting divorced, a nine-year-old primary school student in Pakistan's Rohela Wali city allegedly killed his parents before committing suicide, a media report said today.


Will world see photos of dead Osama?

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The White House today said that it was weighing whether or not to release pictures of Osama bin Laden's corpse to put at rest speculations and disbelief in some quarters about the death of world's most wanted fugitive.


Killing Osama: Pak did its part, says Zardari

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari says the raid by US special forces to kill the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden deep inside his country was "not a joint operation."


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