Attorney General Holder claimed bin Laden killing 'lawful'
May 4, 2012
On May 4, 2011, US Attorney General Eric Holder claimed that the killing of Osama bin Laden by US special forces in Pakistan was lawful and justified. Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011 by US special forces during a raid on his compound in Pakistan. Officials from the UN Commission on Human Rights....... [more] 
US forces killed Osama bin Laden in firefight
May 1, 2012
On May 1, 2011, US President Barack Obama announced that a small team of US military personnel attacked a Pakistani compound in which al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been hiding, killing Bin Laden and taking possession of his body. Bin Laden had topped the US list of Most Wanted Terrorists for h....... [more]
Federal judge denies FOIA request for Bin Laden photos
April 27, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday denied a request to release photos of Osama Bin Laden taken shortly after his death last year. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch filed a complaint against the Obama administration in May, claiming that the government viola....... [more]
Chief Guantanamo judge sets trial date for 9/11 accused
April 11, 2012
The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay assigned himself on Monday to preside over the tribunals of five alleged plotters of the 9/11 terror attacks. Army Col. James Pohl scheduled the hearing for May 5, only a few days after the one-year anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden. The fiv....... [more]
Pakistan court sentences Bin Laden relatives
April 2, 2012
A Pakistani court convicted three widows and two daughters of Osama Bin Laden for illegally entering and residing in the country. The court ordered these five women, who were arrested on March 3, to serve 45 days in prison and face deportation after the completion of their sentence. Bin Laden's five....... [more]
Indonesia trial begins for Bali nightclub bombing suspect
February 13, 2012
The first trial of alleged Indonesia bomber Umar Patek began Monday in the West Jakarta District Court over his role in several terrorist plots including the Jakarta church bombings in 2000 and the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing. Patek was arrested in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011, just a few weeks be....... [more]
Pakistan high court lifts travel ban on former US ambassador
January 30, 2012
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a travel ban imposed upon the former ambassador to the US is to be lifted. The ban was imposed upon Husain Haqqani after an anonymous memo that implied Pakistani politicians were collaborating with US politicians was sent to Washington, DC, in May, a....... [more]
US forces kill senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaqi
September 30, 2011
A CIA drone strike in Yemen on Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader, US citizen Anwar al-Awlaqi. The strike marks the US government's most successful attack against al Qaeda since the raid leading to the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last May. The US-born radical Muslim cleric reportedly use....... [more]
DOJ asks to dismiss case seeking release of bin Laden photographs
September 28, 2011
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit calling for the release of photographs taken shortly after Osama bin Laden's death. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch filed a complaint against the Obama administration in May, claiming that the government violated t....... [more]
Military Court upholds sentence of al Qaeda media director
September 13, 2011
The US Court of Military Commission Review on Friday ruled that Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, media secretary of Osama bin Laden, was properly convicted of being a propagandist and should spend the rest of this life in prison. The 7-0 vote rejects the 2009 appeal of his conviction and life se....... [more]
The Legacy of 9/11
September 11, 2011
On September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated attacks were carried out at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, leaving approximately 3,000 dead in the immediate aftermath. The attacks were carried out by 19 hijackers who took control of four commercial airline....... [more]
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