DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Claim Attacked On U.S. Consulate Convoy To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death....NSI # 1968

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Claim Attacked On U.S. Consulate Convoy To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death....NSI News Source Info # 1968

(NSI News Source Info) PESHAWAR, Pakistan - May 20, 2011: Pakistan's Taliban said on Friday it had attacked a U.S. consulate convoy in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest in a surge of violence since U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden earlier this month.

U.S. embassy spokesman Alberto Rodriguez said no Americans were killed or seriously wounded in the attack, which killed one Pakistani and wounded 10 people. He said initial reports suggested it was carried out by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle.

The attack took place on a main road in an area where many Western diplomats live and involved 50 kg (110 pounds) of explosives, police said. "There was an attack on a two-car convoy from the consulate in Peshawar. One car was hit. We are still investigating what actually happened," said Rodriguez.

It was the first attack on Westerners since bin Laden's death.

Peshawar has seen many operations by Taliban militants seeking to topple the U.S.-backed Pakistani government and was home to bin Laden in the 1980s when Islamists were fighting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Bin Laden Buried At Sea, Official Says....NSI News Source Info # 1900

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Bin Laden Buried At Sea, Official Says....NSI News Source Info # 1900

(NSI News Source Info)

WASHINGTON, - May 2, 2011: Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said here today.

The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea, the official said, speaking on background, and occurred within 24 hours of the terrorist leader's death.

"Preparations for at-sea [burial] began at 1:10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and were completed at 2 a.m.," the official said.

The burial followed traditional Muslim burial customs, the official said, and bin Laden's body was washed and placed in a white sheet.

"The body was placed in a weighted bag. A military officer read prepared religious remarks, which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker," the official added.

Afterward, Bin Laden's body was placed onto a flat board, which was then elevated upward on one side and the body slid off into the sea.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Red Alert ~ Osama Bin Laden Killed....NSI News Source Info # 1898

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Red Alert ~ Osama Bin Laden Killed....NSI News Source Info # 1898

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 2, 2011:

The United States has killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and recovered his body, according to numerous media reports May 1 citing U.S. officials. U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to make an announcement on the subject. It is not clear precisely how bin Laden was killed or how his body was recovered, but the assertion that he is dead is significant.

Bin Laden had become the symbol of al Qaeda, even though the degree to which he commanded the organization was questionable. The symbolic value of his death is obvious. The United States can claim a great victory. Al Qaeda can proclaim his martyrdom.

It is difficult to understand what this means at this moment, but it permits the Obama administration to claim victory, at least partially, over al Qaeda. It also opens the door for the beginning of a withdrawal from Afghanistan, regardless of the practical impact of bin Laden’s death. The mission in Afghanistan was to defeat al Qaeda, and with his death, a plausible claim can be made that the mission is complete. Again speculatively, it will be interesting to see how this affects U.S. strategy there.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Killing Of Bin Laden May Spur Attacks, French Analyst Says....NSI News Source Info # 1897

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Killing Of Bin Laden May Spur Attacks, French Analyst Says....NSI News Source Info # 1897

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 2, 2011:

Osama bin Laden’s death won’t bring an end to terror attacks, even if the al-Qaeda movement has now lost its “spiritual father,” said Anne Giudicelli, a former French diplomat who runs Terrorist, a risk advisory company.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: US Officials Confirm Osama Bin Laden Is Dead And Re-Confirmed By President Obama----NSI News Source Info # 1896

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: US Officials Confirm Osama Bin Laden Is Dead And Re-Confirmed By President Obama----NSI News Source Info # 1896

(NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - May 1, 2011: U.S. officials say U.S. President Barack Obama is about to announce that the world's most wanted terrorist, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, is dead and the United States has his body.

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