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3 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/03/2011 - 6:23am
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Al Qaeda

Bin Laden Operation Full Coverage - U.S. Department of Defense

Bin Laden Operation Full Coverage - Stars and Stripes

Bin Laden Operation Full Coverage - BBC News

Bin Laden Operation Full Coverage - Christian Science Monitor

Obama: bin Laden Death is 'Good Day for America' - Voice of America

Obama Calls World 'Safer' After Pakistan Raid - New York Times

'World is Safer,' President Says - Washington Post

Official: Bin Laden's Death is 'Defining Moment' - American Forces Press Service

Bin Laden Raid Yields Trove of Computer Data - Politico

U.S.: Bin Laden Would Have Been Taken Alive If Possible - Voice of America

Bin Laden Discovered 'Hiding in Plain Sight' - Washington Post

Pakistan Raid Ends in Long Gun Battle - New York Times

How Bin Laden Met His End - Los Angeles Times

Precision Mission, American Bullet in bin Laden's Head - Stars and Stripes

Detective Work on Courier Led to Breakthrough - New York Times

Al-Qaeda Couriers Provided Trail - Washington Post

Phone Call by Kuwaiti Courier Led to bin Laden - Associated Press

Intelligence Break Led to bin Laden's Hide-out - Washington Times

One Unwary Phone Call Led to bin Laden Doorstep - Associated Press

Intelligence, Secrecy Drove Operation - American Forces Press Service

Clues Gradually Led to the Location of Qaeda Chief - New York Times

Details Released on DNA Match - New York Times

DNA Test on Bin Laden Show 100 Percent Match to Family - Reuters

Bin Laden Buried at Sea, Official Says - American Forces Press Service

Islamic Scholars Criticize Bin Laden's Sea Burial - Associated Press

Clinton: U.S. Will Redouble Antiterrorism Efforts - American Forces Press Service

Bin Laden's Death Doesn't Mean End of Al Qaeda - New York Times

Threat From Splinter Groups Persists - Wall Street Journal

Terrorism Threat Remains, Experts Say - Washington Post

Al Qaeda on the Ropes? - Christian Science Monitor

Heir Viewed as Organizer, Not as Inspiring Figure - New York Times

No One Can Predict Which Deputy Will Take Charge - Washington Times

Bin Laden Death: Effect on al-Qaeda in Middle East? - BBC News

Bin Laden's Appeal had Waned in Arab World - Los Angeles Times

Nurtured in Ease, Destined for Infamy - Wall Street Journal

Bin Laden: A Confused Legacy - New York Times

Osama Bin Laden, Weak Horse - Wall Street Journal

The Status of al-Qaida Leaders - Voice of America

Al-Qaeda's Remaining Leaders - BBC News

Bin Laden Killing Draws Praise From Allies - New York Times

U.N. Chief Ban Hails Bin Laden Death as 'Watershed' - Reuters

Reaction to bin Laden Death Mixed in Pakistan, Afghanistan - VOA

Al-Qaida Ideologue Condemns Bin Laden Slaying - Associated Press

Sea Burial Fuels Conspiracy Theories - Los Angeles Times

A Lone Tweet Left the Media Trailing - Washington Post

Bin Laden Raid was Tweeted Live - BBC News

Twitter Record for 'Sustained Rate of Tweets - Los Angeles Times

Turning to Social Networks for News - New York Times

Hollywood Has Bin Laden Death in Its Sights - Reuters

The Long-Awaited News - New York Times editorial

The bin Laden Coup - Washington Post editorial

After Osama bin Laden - Los Angeles Times editorial

Justice for bin Laden - Washington Times editorial

A Moment of Unity - Boston Globe editorial

Justice - New York Post editorial

Finding and Finishing bin Laden - Washington Post opinion

The War on Terror After Osama Bin Laden - New York Times opinion

Bin Laden: The Day of Reckoning - Los Angeles Times opinion

Al-Qaeda's Existential Crisis - Washington Post opinion

Bin Laden's Dead. Al Qaeda's Not. - New York Times opinion

Fight Against Terrorism Continues - Washington Times opinion

Al Qaeda Without bin Laden - Los Angeles Times opinion

Slaughter That Muslims Could Not Ignore - Wall Street Journal opinion

Bin Laden's Views are Long Dead - Washington Post opinion

Bin Laden Assassinated Not Martyred - CNN opinion

Al-Qaeda to Splinter with Power Vacuum - Globe and Mail opinion

The End of the Jihadist Dream - New York Times opinion

After Osama bin Laden... - New York Times opinion

Counterstrikes with Nukes, Bioweapons? - Washington Times opinion

The Relentless Pursuit of bin Laden - Washington Post opinion

Victory Over Evil - Washington Post opinion

Proud of the United States - Washington Post opinion

Ten Thoughts on bin Laden - Line of Departure opinion

Pakistan

Clinton: Pakistan Cooperation Helped Find bin Laden - Voice of America

Pakistan Defends Bin Laden Role - BBC News

White House: Inconceivable Osama Had No Support in Pakistan - Reuters

Death Likely to Deepen Suspicions of Pakistan - New York Times

Pakistan's bin Laden Connection Is Probed - Wall Street Journal

Site of Hideout Raises New Suspicions - Washington Post

Hideout Raises Questions About What Pakistan Knew - Washington Times

Bin Laden's Luxury Hideout Raises Questions - Associated Press

Bin Laden Killing Was 'Joint U.S.-Pakistani Operation' - Reuters

Pakistan's Zardari Says Bin Laden Raid Was Not Joint Operation - Reuters

Pakistan's President Denies Harboring Bin Laden - Associated Press

U.K.'s Cameron Backs Pakistan Leadership - BBC News

Killing Confirms Pakistan is Sanctuary for Terrorists, Says India - VOA

Analysis: In Pakistan, Embarrassed Silence on Killing - Reuters

Hard Decisions Ahead for Pakistan After OBL Raid - USA Today

Pakistan Did Its Part - Washington Post opinion

What Did Pakistan Know? - Washington Post opinion

Afghanistan

Killing Adds to Debate About U.S. Strategy and Timetable - New York Times

Bin Laden Killing May Shift Afghan Strategy - Los Angeles Times

Afghans Fear U.S. Interest Will Flag - Washington Post

Afghan Violence Seen Dragging on Despite Bin Laden Death - Reuters

Karzai Urges Taliban to Learn 'Lesson' From Bin Laden's Killing - VOA

Clinton Urges Taliban to Reject Violence - BBC News

U.S.: Bin Laden's Death Does Not End Afghan War - Associated Press

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 'Numerous' Insurgents - Voice of America

Twenty-Five Fighters Killed, Wounded Near Border - Reuters

NATO: Service Member Killed in Eastern Afghanistan - Associated Press

Syria

Syrian Troops Kill 10 in Daraa, Arrest Hundreds - Voice of America

In Syria, Reports of Arrests Proliferate - New York Times

Army in Deraa Arrests 500 Men - BBC News

Leading Activist Seized in Syrian Roundup - Reuters

Hamas Refuses to Take Sides in Syria - New York Times

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Libyan Crowds Mourn Gadhafi's Son as Battles Continue - Voice of America

Mourners Demand Revenge in Libya After NATO Strike - Associated Press

U.K. Expels Libyan Ambassador After Embassy Attacked - Associated Press

Turkey Latest to Close Its Embassy in Libya - New York Times

Yemen

One Dead in Yemen; GCC Deal Unravels - Voice of America

Thousands Protest in Yemen as Deal Is Deadlocked - Associated Press

Israel / Palestinians

Hamas Condemns the Killing of Bin Laden - New York Times

Abbas Government Welcomes Bin Laden Death, Hamas Deplores - Reuters

Israel Says Bin Laden Killing Triumph for Democracies - Reuters

Differences Emerge Before Palestinian Unity Deal - Associated Press

Popular Palestinian Premier Could Be on Way Out - Reuters

Egypt in Palestine Appeal to U.S. - BBC News

Middle East / North Africa

Middle East Reacts to bin Laden's Death - CBS News

Reactions to bin Laden's Death Vary Across Mideast - USA Today

Arab Response to Death is Muted - Washington Post

Iran Disparages News of bin Laden's Death - Los Angeles Times

Jordan Hopes Bin Laden's Death Ends 'Terror Era' - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Amid Arab Uprisings, Bin Laden No Longer the Model - Associated Press

Swiss Reveal Funds Stashed by Gaddafi, Mubarak, Ben Ali - Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

SEALs Standing Taller After Secret Raid - Washington Times

Navy SEALs End Hunt, Told to Keep Quiet - Associated Press

DoD Urged To Rethink Acquisition Managers - Defense News

DoD Announces Reassignment of 'Critical' JFCOM Functions - ExecutiveGov

United States

The CIA Gets a Rare Public Victory - Times

U.S. Reacts to bin Laden's Death - Washington Post

NYC: A Mix of Emotion Stored for a Decade - New York Times

For New York, a Mix of Emotions - Washington Post

U.S. Muslims Express Relief After bin Laden's Death - Newsday

Bin Laden Kill May Reopen CIA Interrogation Debate - Reuters

Obama Honors Two Privates Killed in Korean War - Associated Press

Army Corps Blows Up Missouri Levee - New York Times

Canada

Conservatives in Canada Expand Party's Hold - New York Times

Harper's Conservatives Win Canadian Election - BBC News

Canada's Conservatives Win Coveted Majority - Associated Press

World

Watchdog: 102 Journalists Killed in 2010 - Associated Press

Report: Mexico, Egypt No Longer Have Free Press - Associated Press

Africa

Africans React to Death of Osama bin Laden - Voice of America

Africans Welcome Bin Laden Death - BBC News

Ethiopia Freezes Nile Water Treaty in Sign of Thaw With Egypt - VOA

Sudan Releases Jailed Islamist Opposition Leader - Associated Press

Ugandan President Defiant as Opposition Promises More Protests - VOA

Elders Group: Ivory Coast Strongman Accepts Defeat - Associated Press

Prosecutor to Move Ahead on Ivory Coast Probe - Associated Press

Rwanda Prosecutor Says He'll Charge U.S. Lawyer - Associated Press

Americas

Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Appears in U.S. Court - Voice of America

Honduras Drops All Charges Against Ex-President - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

China: Big Nuclear Question Is 'How Soon'? - Associated Press

China Calls Death of Bin Laden a Landmark Event - Associated Press

Philippines: Bin Laden's End Will Crush Extremists - Associated Press

Indonesian Muslims Express No Sympathy OBL's Death - VOA

N. Korea 'Behind South Bank Hack' - BBC News

Europe

Europe Welcomes bin Laden's Death - Voice of America

South Asia

Killing Confirms Pakistan is Sanctuary for Terrorists, Says India - VOA

India: Pakistan a 'Terror Refuge' - BBC News