May 04 How News of Bin Laden’s Death Has Reverberated Around the U.S. By Lauren Knapp As the world digests the news that Osama bin Laden is dead, we collected reporting from public media outlets for a glimpse at the conversations taking place around the nation about bin Laden and the post-9/11 era. Security and the… Continue reading
May 04 Abbottabad: How Did Bin Laden Hide in This ‘Sleepy’ Town? By Larisa Epatko Bullet holes riddle the walls of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was hiding -- one of the few remaining signs of the U.S. siege that ended up killing the most wanted man in the… Continue reading
May 04 Obama Decides Against Release of Bin Laden Body Photos By Tom LeGro Updated 5:12 p.m. ET | President Obama told CBS News Wednesday that he has decided against releasing photos of Osama bin Laden's body: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won't… Continue reading
May 03 Watch CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made ‘Gutsy’ Decision on Bin Laden Raid In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for… Continue watching
May 03 Frontline Goes Inside al-Qaida By Lauren Knapp On Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE will air the first of two stories that delve into al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Correspondents Stephen Grey and Martin Smith explore the Taliban and al-Qaida inside Pakistan. They investigate details of a… Continue reading
May 03 In a Military Town, a Muted Celebration About Bin Laden By Dante Chinni The impromptu celebrations that broke out following news that U.S. forces had killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden, were not limited to the New York and Washington. In places as far away as Columbus, Ohio; Austin, Texas and Dearborn, Mich., people,… Continue reading
May 03 Bin Laden’s Not-So-Customary Burial By Talea Miller The body of Osama Bin Laden was released from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, pictured above. Photo by U.S. Navy Osama bin Laden's body now lies somewhere in the North Arabian Sea, a watery grave that some experts argue… Continue reading
May 03 ‘Bin Laden Bounce’: Obama’s Approval Rating Jumps, Except for Economy By David Chalian There are, of course, huge military, intelligence and national security implications caused by the death of Osama bin Laden, but political reverberations are also at play. We are starting to get our first glimpse of President… Continue reading
May 03 Panetta: President Obama Couldn’t See Bin Laden’s Death, but Received ‘Geronimo’ Signal By Larisa Epatko In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta describes the final tense seconds of the commando raid on the compound housing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- and the culmination of a nearly 10-year manhunt. Continue reading
May 03 A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era By Molly Finnegan A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today. Continue reading