Glia
05-09-2011, 03:29 PM
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AMERICA'S INSCRUTABLE PARTNER
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Pakistan, Bin Laden and the Fight against Terror
Pakistan, the country's Foreign Ministry has made clear, knew nothing of
the US raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. The reason is that Washington
has little faith in its supposed ally in the war on terror. Many suspect
that Islamabad is playing a double game.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,760515,00.html#ref=nlint
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INTERVIEW WITH FORMER BUSH ADVISER ANDREW CARD
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'Obama Has Pounded His Chest a Little Too Much'
Andrew Card served as the White House chief of staff for the first five
years of George W. Bush's presidency. In a SPIEGEL interview, Card
speaks about Bush's failed efforts to get bin Laden, how President Obama
"has pounded his chest a bit too much" and why it's OK to celebrate a
terrorist's death.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761162,00.html#ref=nlint
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SPIEGEL 360: The Death of Osama bin Laden
https://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/osama_bin_laden/#ref=nlint
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OUTDATED IDEOLOGIES
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Does Bin Laden's Death Mark the End of Jihadism?
Osama bin Laden's violent ideology may have once garnered support in the
Arab world, but his death this week came at a time when the burgeoning
pro-democracy movement in the Muslim world had rendered his ideas and
his international terror network al-Qaida irrelevant.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761177,00.html#ref=nlint
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INTERVIEW WITH TERRORISM EXPERT BRUCE RIEDEL
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'The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan Has Begun'
Many thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in the mountainous
Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. But he was just a two hour drive
from Islamabad. US terrorism expert Bruce Riedel spoke with SPIEGEL
about how bin Laden's death will affect al-Qaida and how the US should
respond to Pakistan's "double game."
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761049,00.html#ref=nlint
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'A TIME OF GREAT TESTING FOR AL-QAIDA'
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Bin Laden's Death and the Future of Violent Jihad
He is best known for his 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the rise
of al-Qaida and the September 11 attacks. In a piece for SPIEGEL,
Lawrence Wright argues that Osama bin Laden's death -- at a time when
peaceful Arab youths are delivering what jihad has been unable to -- has
drastically diminished al-Qaida's standing.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,760938,00.html#ref=nlint
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THE SEARCH FOR BIN LADEN'S CAVE
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame for a Tiny Pakistani Village
The Pakistani village of Chak Shah Mohammad has never attracted many
visitors from abroad. But ever since Osama bin Laden's wife reportedly
said the al-Qaida leader had hid in a cave there, the global media has
descended on the tiny settlement. The inhabitants claim never to have
seen him -- but are fascinated by their encounters with foreigners.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761436,00.html#ref=nlint
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US-PAKISTANI RELATIONS
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A Forced Marriage Plagued by Ever-Deepening Distrust
America's relationship with Pakistan has always been one of ups and
downs. Although they teamed up to fight terrorists after 9/11, their
mutual trust has been steadily eroding ever since. And, now, suspicions
about whether Pakistan knowingly harbored Osama bin Laden will usher in
a new era of difficult -- but necessary -- relations.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761190,00.html#ref=nlint
AMERICA'S INSCRUTABLE PARTNER
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Pakistan, Bin Laden and the Fight against Terror
Pakistan, the country's Foreign Ministry has made clear, knew nothing of
the US raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. The reason is that Washington
has little faith in its supposed ally in the war on terror. Many suspect
that Islamabad is playing a double game.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,760515,00.html#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER BUSH ADVISER ANDREW CARD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Obama Has Pounded His Chest a Little Too Much'
Andrew Card served as the White House chief of staff for the first five
years of George W. Bush's presidency. In a SPIEGEL interview, Card
speaks about Bush's failed efforts to get bin Laden, how President Obama
"has pounded his chest a bit too much" and why it's OK to celebrate a
terrorist's death.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761162,00.html#ref=nlint
--------------------
SPIEGEL 360: The Death of Osama bin Laden
https://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/osama_bin_laden/#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUTDATED IDEOLOGIES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Does Bin Laden's Death Mark the End of Jihadism?
Osama bin Laden's violent ideology may have once garnered support in the
Arab world, but his death this week came at a time when the burgeoning
pro-democracy movement in the Muslim world had rendered his ideas and
his international terror network al-Qaida irrelevant.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761177,00.html#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERVIEW WITH TERRORISM EXPERT BRUCE RIEDEL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
'The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan Has Begun'
Many thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in the mountainous
Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. But he was just a two hour drive
from Islamabad. US terrorism expert Bruce Riedel spoke with SPIEGEL
about how bin Laden's death will affect al-Qaida and how the US should
respond to Pakistan's "double game."
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761049,00.html#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
'A TIME OF GREAT TESTING FOR AL-QAIDA'
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bin Laden's Death and the Future of Violent Jihad
He is best known for his 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the rise
of al-Qaida and the September 11 attacks. In a piece for SPIEGEL,
Lawrence Wright argues that Osama bin Laden's death -- at a time when
peaceful Arab youths are delivering what jihad has been unable to -- has
drastically diminished al-Qaida's standing.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,760938,00.html#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SEARCH FOR BIN LADEN'S CAVE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fifteen Minutes of Fame for a Tiny Pakistani Village
The Pakistani village of Chak Shah Mohammad has never attracted many
visitors from abroad. But ever since Osama bin Laden's wife reportedly
said the al-Qaida leader had hid in a cave there, the global media has
descended on the tiny settlement. The inhabitants claim never to have
seen him -- but are fascinated by their encounters with foreigners.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761436,00.html#ref=nlint
------------------------------------------------------------------------
US-PAKISTANI RELATIONS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Forced Marriage Plagued by Ever-Deepening Distrust
America's relationship with Pakistan has always been one of ups and
downs. Although they teamed up to fight terrorists after 9/11, their
mutual trust has been steadily eroding ever since. And, now, suspicions
about whether Pakistan knowingly harbored Osama bin Laden will usher in
a new era of difficult -- but necessary -- relations.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,761190,00.html#ref=nlint