Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden’s death
Al Qaeda released a statement on jihadist forums Friday confirming the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, according to SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors Islamist websites. The development comes days after U.S. troops killed bin Laden in a raid on a compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad. The statement, translated by SITE, lauded [...]
OSAMA IS DEAD
We finally got him, DEAD! Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US ground forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama said. Last night the president delivered to a jubilant nation the news Americans have been waiting nearly 10 years to hear: The United States killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden — [...]
Jerry Seinfeld, Donald Trump in a War?
Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian, has cancelled a charity appearance in protest at the property mogul Donald Trump‘s campaign questioning President Barack Obama‘s citizenship. Seinfeld pulled out of a September event to raise money for the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, hosted by the tycoon’s son Eric, because, his spokesman said, “Jerry has grown increasingly uncomfortable” [...]
Barack Obama defends US military involvement in Libya
In a nationally televised address President Barack Obama answered domestic critics who have questioned the reasons and goals of the mission. Obama said that allowing the Libyan leader’s forces to enter the rebel-held city of Benghazi would have “stained the conscience of the world“, and resulted in a massacre that would have offered a green [...]
Bloomberg criticizes gun-control loopholes
Citing findings from a recent investigation of Arizona gun-show sales, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered harsh criticism Monday of Congress’ failure to close gun-control loopholes that allow individuals to buy weapons from private sellers without a background check. “We have demonstrated how easy it is for anyone to buy a semiautomatic handgun and [...]
with the Holidays there is Growing Backlash against pat-downs
Backlash against airline passenger pat-downs intensified with a viral online video, the nation’s top airline security official said Monday. A short video clip circulating on the internet shows a shirtless boy receiving a pat-down from a Transportation Security Administration agent. His father watches, hands on his hips, obstructing part of the view. “Are they [...]
OBAMA STAYING AT TERROR ATTACKED HOTEL
President Barack Obama plans to stay at the Indian hotel attacked by terrorists in 2008, next week, as part of an effort to show U.S. commitment during his 10-day, four-country trip to Asia. The 107-year-old Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai reopened for business in August, nearly two years after the attack that left 166 people [...]
Obama Woos Female Voters Ahead Of Midterms
President Barack Obama is trying to win back women voters, a key constituency that helped sweep him into the White House two years ago but has drifted toward Republicans with less than two weeks to go before midterm elections which could see his Democratic Party allies lose control of Congress. In the midst of his [...]
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