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May 2012

NYT: Obama personally overseeing U.S. intel’s Al Qaeda “kill list”

Allahpundit May 29, 2012 4:01 PM

The decider.

Wow: Bomber in Yemen Al Qaeda airplane plot was CIA double agent

Allahpundit May 08, 2012 7:29 PM

Bombshell.

Revealed: CIA foils airplane bomb plot by Al Qaeda in Yemen timed to coincide with OBL anniversary; Update: More bombers?

Allahpundit May 07, 2012 4:50 PM

Caught.

Open thread: Obama to celebrate rare actual accomplishment; Update: “Our goal is to destroy al Qaeda, and we are on a path to do exactly that”

Allahpundit May 01, 2012 7:10 PM

Touchdown.

Apr 2012

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Apr 30, 2012 10:39 PM

Credit.

Romney: C’mon, even Jimmy Carter would have given the order to take out Bin Laden

Allahpundit Apr 30, 2012 4:43 PM

Gloves off.

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Apr 29, 2012 8:01 PM

Warrior.

Good news: U.S. agrees to provide military and financial support to Afghanistan through at least 2024

Morgen Richmond Apr 23, 2012 8:41 AM

“Endless war”.

Mar 2012

One year later, Libya mess spreading guns and violence into Mali

Ed Morrissey Mar 22, 2012 11:35 AM

A disaster for Western credibility.

After 21-hour siege, French cops finally move in on jihadi suspected in Jewish school shooting; Update: Cops suspend siege

Allahpundit Mar 21, 2012 7:52 PM

Standoff.

Feb 2012

Video: The new home-grown terrorist threat?

Ed Morrissey Feb 24, 2012 8:40 AM

Not exactly.

Jan 2012

Pakistani Taliban leader killed?

Ed Morrissey Jan 16, 2012 11:30 AM

Or a “plan to provoke Hakimullah” to the surface?

Jun 2011

Breaking: Drone strike kills AQ leader Ilyas Kashmiri; Update: More background; Update: “We will never recover from his loss”

Jazz Shaw Jun 04, 2011 10:58 AM

Room temperature.

May 2011

Report: New interim leader of Al Qaeda is…

Allahpundit May 17, 2011 5:32 PM

Nope.

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit May 12, 2011 10:40 PM

Pressure.

Video: Memebusters, OBL edition

Ed Morrissey May 12, 2011 1:36 PM

“Strategery.”

Obama: No, we’re not going to release the Bin Laden death photos; Update: Reuters releases photos of dead OBL couriers

Allahpundit May 04, 2011 4:56 PM

Choices.

Is OBL more valuable alive or dead?

Bruce McQuain May 04, 2011 2:00 PM

Better dead than alive.

My Pet Meme

Mitch Berg May 04, 2011 12:40 PM

From the mouths of babes

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit May 03, 2011 10:38 PM

Interrogation.

Bush declines Obama invite to Thursday’s Ground Zero event

Allahpundit May 03, 2011 10:00 PM

Healing.

Panetta: We didn’t tell Pakistan about the raid because we thought they’d warn Bin Laden

Allahpundit May 03, 2011 8:50 PM

Bingo.

Jay Carney: Bin Laden was unarmed when shot

Allahpundit May 03, 2011 7:05 PM

Jimmie tackled some of this earlier but here’s the vid from today’s presser for those who missed it. If …

Egypt’s “moderate” and “largely secular” Muslim Brotherhood sides with Bin Laden

Karl May 03, 2011 6:35 PM

Surprise!

Lawrence O’Donnell on OBL capture: Thanks for nothing, Bush

Allahpundit May 02, 2011 10:23 PM

Healing.

Jackpot: U.S. finds huge amount of data on Bin Laden’s computers

Allahpundit May 02, 2011 9:18 PM

“Can you imagine what’s on Osama bin Laden’s hard drive?”

Bin Laden death reax: The shameless and stupid

Karl May 02, 2011 6:15 PM

Tweeting before thinking.

Video: Taiwanese animators imagine Bin Laden’s death

Allahpundit May 02, 2011 5:37 PM

Subtle.

Ed Morrissey on the bin Laden Takedown

Jazz Shaw May 02, 2011 1:20 PM

We can get the rest of Al Qaeda, too

Yep. We Got ’em. Bin Laden at Room Temperature; Update 1 – 2 Why did the US Act Alone?

Jazz Shaw May 02, 2011 7:54 AM

Room temperature

BREAKING: BIN LADEN DEAD; Update: Killed “deep inside Pakistan” today in a firefight; Update: Found in Abbottabad; Update: Linked to Umar Patek? Update: Details of assault; Update: Early intel came from Gitmo detainees

Allahpundit May 01, 2011 9:59 PM

Finally.

Apr 2011

Wikileaks hits AQ, Gitmo in new releases

Ed Morrissey Apr 25, 2011 8:48 AM

Meh.

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Apr 24, 2011 8:30 PM

Escalation.

McCain: The Libyan rebels are “my heroes”

Allahpundit Apr 22, 2011 4:13 PM

Plus: Bolton responds.

US to finally try USS Cole mastermind in military tribunal

Ed Morrissey Apr 21, 2011 9:30 AM

11 years later.

Pakistan to US: No more drone attacks

Ed Morrissey Apr 12, 2011 1:36 PM

And cut down on CIA, too.

Guess who’s making a comeback in Afghanistan?

Ed Morrissey Apr 06, 2011 12:55 PM

There goes the neighborhood.

Lindsey Graham on Koran-burning: “Free speech is a great idea, but we’re in a war”

Allahpundit Apr 03, 2011 4:00 PM

“I wish we could find some way to hold people accountable.”

Gitmo alumnus, two other Islamists at head of Libya’s rebellion?

Ed Morrissey Apr 03, 2011 10:30 AM

Flickers.

U.S. officials: A rebel victory is now the least likely way that Qaddafi will leave power

Allahpundit Apr 01, 2011 8:59 PM

B+.

Mar 2011

NATO warns Libyan rebels: If you attack civilians, we’ll bomb you too; Update: Qaddafi sends envoy to UK, possibly to discuss exit strategy

Allahpundit Mar 31, 2011 5:03 PM

Surreal.

Gallup: Wartime president gets highest rating in years

Ed Morrissey Mar 31, 2011 10:12 AM

Leadership.

WH puts CIA on rush orders to vet Libyan rebels

Ed Morrissey Mar 31, 2011 9:30 AM

Smart power.

“Daily Show”: That Obama speech on Libya wasn’t very good, was it?

Allahpundit Mar 30, 2011 7:53 PM

Not-war.

NYT: Obama personally overseeing U.S. intel’s Al Qaeda “kill list”

Wow: Bomber in Yemen Al Qaeda airplane plot was CIA double agent

Revealed: CIA foils airplane bomb plot by Al Qaeda in Yemen timed to coincide with OBL anniversary; Update: More bombers?

Open thread: Obama to celebrate rare actual accomplishment; Update: “Our goal is to destroy al Qaeda, and we are on a path to do exactly that”

Quotes of the day

Romney: C’mon, even Jimmy Carter would have given the order to take out Bin Laden

Quotes of the day

Good news: U.S. agrees to provide military and financial support to Afghanistan through at least 2024

One year later, Libya mess spreading guns and violence into Mali

After 21-hour siege, French cops finally move in on jihadi suspected in Jewish school shooting; Update: Cops suspend siege

Video: The new home-grown terrorist threat?

Pakistani Taliban leader killed?

Breaking: Drone strike kills AQ leader Ilyas Kashmiri; Update: More background; Update: “We will never recover from his loss”

Report: New interim leader of Al Qaeda is…

Quotes of the day

Video: Memebusters, OBL edition

Obama: No, we’re not going to release the Bin Laden death photos; Update: Reuters releases photos of dead OBL couriers

Is OBL more valuable alive or dead?

My Pet Meme

Quotes of the day

Bush declines Obama invite to Thursday’s Ground Zero event

Panetta: We didn’t tell Pakistan about the raid because we thought they’d warn Bin Laden

Jay Carney: Bin Laden was unarmed when shot

Egypt’s “moderate” and “largely secular” Muslim Brotherhood sides with Bin Laden

Lawrence O’Donnell on OBL capture: Thanks for nothing, Bush

Jackpot: U.S. finds huge amount of data on Bin Laden’s computers

Bin Laden death reax: The shameless and stupid

Video: Taiwanese animators imagine Bin Laden’s death

Ed Morrissey on the bin Laden Takedown

Yep. We Got ’em. Bin Laden at Room Temperature; Update 1 – 2 Why did the US Act Alone?

BREAKING: BIN LADEN DEAD; Update: Killed “deep inside Pakistan” today in a firefight; Update: Found in Abbottabad; Update: Linked to Umar Patek? Update: Details of assault; Update: Early intel came from Gitmo detainees

Wikileaks hits AQ, Gitmo in new releases

Quotes of the day

McCain: The Libyan rebels are “my heroes”

US to finally try USS Cole mastermind in military tribunal

Pakistan to US: No more drone attacks

Guess who’s making a comeback in Afghanistan?

Lindsey Graham on Koran-burning: “Free speech is a great idea, but we’re in a war”

Gitmo alumnus, two other Islamists at head of Libya’s rebellion?

U.S. officials: A rebel victory is now the least likely way that Qaddafi will leave power

NATO warns Libyan rebels: If you attack civilians, we’ll bomb you too; Update: Qaddafi sends envoy to UK, possibly to discuss exit strategy

Gallup: Wartime president gets highest rating in years

WH puts CIA on rush orders to vet Libyan rebels

“Daily Show”: That Obama speech on Libya wasn’t very good, was it?

DA Gascon’s new rules prevent prosecutors from attending parole hearing for serial child rapist

Rep. Jamaal Bowman has thoughts about the pillars of white supremacy

Report: Some House Republicans threaten to boycott meetings if Liz Cheney remains as conference chair