Source: Only 1 killed in bin Laden raid was armed

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WASHINGTON – Only one of the five people killed in the raid that got Osama bin Laden was armed and fired a shot, a senior defense official said Thursday, acknowledging the new account differs greatly from original administration portrayals of a chaotic, intense and prolonged firefight.

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Bin Laden death boosts Obama, fears of attack: polls

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's job approval rating jumped 11 points to 57 percent after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, but Americans fear another attack, polls showed on Wednesday.

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After the raid: debating photos, foreign aid, more

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A checkpoint on a road leading to a house where Osama bin Laden was caught and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan

WASHINGTON – A U.S. commando's curt message to superiors signaled the end had come for the world's most wanted terrorist: "Geronimo EKIA," meaning enemy killed in action.

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With bin Laden gone, will US stick to war plan?

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According to AP - WASHINGTON – The demise of Osama bin Laden complicates what was already a tough call for President Barack Obama: how to wind down the nearly decade-old war in Afghanistan. Now the symbolic reason for staying in the fight — to get al-Qaida's leader and avenge 9/11 — has been undercut.

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Bin Laden was found at luxury Pakistan compound

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces finally found al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden not in a mountain cave on Afghanistan's border, but with his youngest wife in a million-dollar compound in a summer resort just over an hour's drive from Pakistan's capital, U.S. officials said.

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Senate official: Wrong to link bin Laden, Geronimo

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According to AP, The top staffer for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is objecting to the U.S. military's use of the code name "Geronimo" for Osama bin Laden during the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader.

Geronimo was an Apache leader in the 19th century who spent many years fighting the Mexican and U.S. armies until his surrender in 1886.

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White House U-turn on bin Laden human shield claim

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AFP – White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan speaks during the daily press briefing at the White … 

According to WASHINGTON AFP – The White House rowed back on a claim made earlier that a wife of Osama bin Laden acted as a human shield in an unsuccessful bid to save the Al-Qaeda leader's life.

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Was burying bin Laden at sea a mistake?

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Amid the justified celebrations over the killing of Osama bin Laden, an awkward question is starting to rear its head: Did U.S. policymakers err in burying the al Qaeda leader at sea?

Already, the decision has provoked criticism from some Islamic scholars, who say a maritime burial isn't in keeping with Muslim law. And there are signs that the move could help fuel skepticism, especially among President Obama's critics, about whether bin Laden was really killed at all.

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Who are the secret team that killed bin Laden?

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Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.

By Marc Ambinder
National Journal

From Ghazi Air Base in Pakistan, the modified MH-60 helicopters made their way to the garrison suburb of Abbottabad, about 30 miles from the center of Islamabad. Aboard were Navy SEALs, flown across the border from Afghanistan, along with tactical signals, intelligence collectors, and navigators using highly classified hyperspectral imagers.

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After bin Laden’s death, what’s next for the U.S. and al-Qaida?

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By Steve Clemons

The killing of Osama bin Laden in a daring surgical operation conducted by a small team of U.S. Navy SEALs brought the arduous, decade-long search for the 9-11 mastermind to a close. But even as the country celebrated, many new questions are emerging about what comes next for the U.S., for al-Qaida, and for the fight against extremism. Here are some answers.

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Osama bin Laden: 9/11 author who defied Bush

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LONDON (Reuters) - Challenging the might of the "infidel" United States, Osama bin Laden masterminded the deadliest militant attacks in history and then built a global network of allies to wage a "holy war" intended to outlive him.

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Bin Laden body will be buried at the sea and followed the islamic custom

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According to Reuters Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea after being washed according to Islamic custom and receiving a religious funeral, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.

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First Credible Reports Of Bin Laden’s Death Spread Like Wildfire On Twitter

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If the Twitterverse is to be believed, President Obama is about to announce the death of terrorist and 9-11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden, in an impromptu announcement broadcast on Whitehouse.gov and TV this Sunday night at 10:45 EST.

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Reactions about Bin Laden's death

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Americans celebrate outside the White House after hearing the news of bin Laden's death [Reuters]

Reactions to news of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from around the world:

Barack Obama - the US president

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White House Maybe Releasing the Bin Laden Photos

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According to AFP the White House said Monday it was weighing whether to release photographs of Osama bin Laden's corpse amid calls from some key lawmakers to do so to prove the Al-Qaeda chief is truly dead. 

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Raw Video of Osama Bin Laden Raid Compound

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A pakistani television station showed pictures of a fire at a compound thought to be the scene of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. (May 2)

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Osama Bin Laden is Dead, President Obama Announced ( with video )

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U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. forces on Sunday at a compound in Pakistan. The first report made was from the tweet of Associated Press that "Osama bin Laden is dead and US has body, says person familiar with developments."

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