Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 20
U.N. Experts Push for Details on Bin Laden Operation
- Inter Press Service
Was last week's killing of an unarmed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan legitimate self-defence, justified homicide or extra-judicial execution?
After Bin Laden Hit, U.S. Aides Raise Dubious Hopes for Peace
- Inter Press Service
Barack Obama and top administration officials have taken advantage of the killing of Osama bin Laden to establish a new narrative suggesting the event will pave the way for negotiations with the Taliban for peace in Afghanistan.
Pakistan in Deep Turmoil
- Inter Press Service
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani faces the nation Monday, amid opposition demands for the resignation of the country’s top political and military leaders in the wake of the secret U.S. operation that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil.
Bin Laden Coup Could Mark New Beginning for Obama
- Inter Press Service
Five days after U.S. Navy Seals shot and killed Osama bin Laden at his secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, U.S. President Barack Obama is enjoying a significant boost in public approval, as well as a transformation in his public image.
OP-ED: Gunfight at Abbottabad: Dismantling the Myth of an American Hero
- Inter Press Service
In Hollywood Westerns, the sheriff engages in a shootout with bad guys and wins. Such was the story of Wyatt Earp, who killed rustlers in the 'Gunfight at OK Corral'. Then there is the American cowboy, represented by John Wayne - tall, handsome, Anglo-Saxon — who rides into town whistling before he dispatches the 'bad guys' sometimes represented by 'Indians' like Geronimo, the Apache, who supposedly terrorised innocent settlers.
After Osama, China Fears the Next Target
- Inter Press Service
The United States' most vilified terrorist foe has been dead only a week but China is already haunted by the phantom of the next big U.S. enemy. Almost simultaneously with the spread of the news of Osama Bin Laden's death in a covert U.S. operation in Pakistan, Chinese analysts had begun the guessing game of where Washington will focus its attention next.
PAKISTAN: Tourists Flee Osama Shadow
- Inter Press Service
This is the time of year when picturesque Chitral Valley in the northwestern corner of Pakistan sees a huge influx of tourists. But local residents fear a backlash from the events in Abbottabad, some 300 miles southeast, as authorities put up an extraordinary security cordon throughout this tourist haven.
Afghans Rejoice Over Osama Death
- Inter Press Service
The assassination of Al-Qaeda founder and chief Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces has gladdened Afghans, who see him as the person who consigned millions of them to hell.
PAKISTAN: Watching Where the Drones Now Go
- Inter Press Service
'They should wrap up and leave!' says cricketer turned politician Imran Khan, who has been waging a campaign to put an end to the U.S. and NATO presence in the region.
CIA Feared Pakistan Would Alert Bin Laden
- Inter Press Service
U.S. officials were concerned that Pakistan could jeopardise the Osama bin Laden operation and 'might alert the targets', if Islamabad took part in the mission, Leon Panetta, the CIA director, has said.
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