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News, documents and analysis on violent extremismSunday, May 1, 2011
Osama bin Laden Killed in Abottabad, Pakistan, MansionPresident Barack Obama announced tonight that Osama bin Laden, the founder and top leader of Al Qaeda, was killed by a U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden was staying in a mansion in a relatively urban area.Obama said the intelligence on bin Laden's location was obtained in August 2010 and the operation has been planned for months. Bin Laden was killed during a firefight with U.S. forces. No Americans were killed in the attack. UPDATE: We've Killed Bin Laden, What Happens Next? Labels: Abbottabad, Al-Qaeda, Osama-Bin-Laden, Pakistan Views expressed on INTELWIRE are those of the author alone.
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BOOKS"...smart, granular analysis..."ISIS: The State of Terror 
"Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger's new book, "ISIS," should be required reading for every politician and policymaker... Their smart, granular analysis is a bracing antidote to both facile dismissals and wild exaggerations... a nuanced and readable account of the ideological and organizational origins of the group." -- Washington Post
More on ISIS: The State of Terror "...a timely warning..."  Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam:
"At a time when some politicians and pundits blur the line between Islam and terrorism, Berger, who knows this subject far better than the demagogues, sharply cautions against vilifying Muslim Americans. ... It is a timely warning from an expert who has not lost his perspective." -- New York Times More on Jihad Joe ABOUT
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