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Top Romney advisor: Obama too ‘timid’ to kill bin Laden sooner
Seeking to undercut one of President Obama’s strongest reelection talking points that he ordered the mission that took out Osama bin Laden, Romney surrogate John Sununu said in an interview with the New York Times that Obama should have moved more aggressively than he did to kill bin Laden. In…
Cenk Uygur: anti-Islam movie ‘weirdest movie scam of all time’
On Friday’s episode of The Young Turks, host Cenk Uygur explained that the anti-Islamic film “the Innocence of Muslims” was initially advertised toward Muslims as part of a scam. The film was originally called “The Innocence of bin Laden,” Uygur said, referring to the Al-Qaeda leader and 9/11 attack organizer…
Reporter: Bush ‘negligence’ ignored pre-9/11 warnings
Reporter Kurt Eichenwald, author of a key book exploring the terror war, castigates the Bush administration in a New York Times editorial published Sept. 11, 2012 for covering up months of “negligence” that led to the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. 11 years ago. Eichenwald claims…
Some Ohio conservatives think Romney responsible for Bin Laden’s death
A surprising amount of very conservative voters in Ohio apparently believe that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is more responsible for the death of Osama bin Laden than President Barack Obama. Fifteen percent of those who described themselves as “very conservative” said Romney was more responsible for the demise of…
Stewart: Dems want you to know bin Laden is really, really, seriously, totally dead
On a special Friday night edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart went over a few of the predominant themes from the Democratic National Convention. As usual there was some hope, some change, some “we can make it if we try” and one other very important fact that the…
Navy SEAL’s book on Bin Laden raid differs from official US account
A book by a member of the US commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistani hideout contradicts some details of the operation as presented by President Barack Obama’s administration, media reported Wednesday. “No Easy Day”, which is due to be released on September 4, offers a first-hand…
SEAL commando’s book on killing Bin Laden ignites new election battle
NEW YORK — US Navy SEALs are used to bullets and bombs, but a book by one of the commandos who killed Osama bin Laden has deployed the secretive unit into the even bigger electoral battle for the White House. “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account Of The Mission That…
Ex-officers slam Obama over leaks on Bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON — A group of former CIA spies and US special forces troops on Tuesday launched a political attack on President Barack Obama, accusing him of overseeing reckless leaks about sensitive operations. The group claims to have no partisan affiliation, but the assault mirrored claims by Republican presidential challenger Mitt…
Sikhs say attacks on community are ‘collateral damage’ of 9/11
Harjit Jeji Shergill would not go so far as to say there was an inevitability to the murder of six Sikh worshipers at his local temple, but after years of people venomously calling him “Bin Laden” he feared it might come to this somewhere in America. As Oak Creek’s Sikh…
Pakistan ‘CIA doctor’ appeals conviction
Lawyers representing the Pakistani doctor jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden appealed against his conviction on Friday. Shakeel Afridi was on May 23 sentenced to 33 years in jail under Pakistan’s archaic system of tribal justice, worsening Pakistan’s already precarious relationship with the United States. He was…
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