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Updates from the PBS NewsHour
Friday, May 20, 2011U.S.-Pakistani Officials Work to Hit 'Reset' ButtonU.S.-Pakistani relations threatened to take a nosedive after the finding and killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, and officials in both countries have been working to sort out the future of the allies' relationship. Read more »
Monday, May 16, 2011Questions Remain After Pakistan's Independent Probe into Bin Laden Case Pakistan approved an independent review -- rather than relying on a military investigation -- to look into the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but some still say results will not see the light of day. Read more »
Wednesday, May 11, 2011House Intel Chair: No Evidence Pakistan Hid bin Laden The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that thus far, he has seen no evidence that senior Pakistani officials knew of or abetted Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad. Read more »

FRONTLINE...investigating osama bin laden, his network, and his role in terrorist attacks on america�

life story, video interview, his fatwahs & terrorist organization

the 1998 embassy bombings, the 2000 uss cole attack, & the terrorist bombings sept. 11, 2001

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Hunting Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden is charged with masterminding the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa, believed to have had a role in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, and now is a prime suspect in the Sept. 11, 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center and the bombing of the Pentagon. This report features reporting by a Pulitzer-Prize nominated team of New York Times reporters and FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman.

Tracing the trail of evidence linking bin Laden to terrorist attacks, this updated report includes interviews with Times reporters Judith Miller and James Risen and former CIA official Larry Johnson. They discuss the terrorist attacks which are linked, or are likely linked, to bin Laden's complex network of terrorists, outline the elements of his international organization and details of its alliances and tactics, and address the challenges confronting U.S. intelligence in trying to crack it.

published april 1999; last updated sept. 2001