May 03 Watch White House Weighs Release of ‘Gruesome’ Bin Laden Photo The Obama administration on Tuesday filled in new details about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said no decision has been made on whether posthumous photos of bin Laden will be released. 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 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 Watch Panetta: Obama Couldn’t See Bin Laden’s Death but Heard ‘Geronimo’ Signal CIA Director Leon Panetta talks to Jim Lehrer about the recent killing of Osama bin Laden. Continue watching
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 Canada’s Political Shuffle Brings Majority Government By Michael D. Mosettig Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images) Canada might be heading for more polarized American-style politics after Monday's national election. The ruling Conservatives finally have a majority in parliament after five years of minority governments. Prime Minister Stephen… 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
May 03 Pakistani President Denies Sheltering Bin Laden By Tom LeGro As U.S. lawmakers continue to question what Pakistan knew or did not know about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden prior to the al-Qaida terrorist leader's death on Sunday, Pakistan's president, for his part, said any claim that his… Continue reading
May 02 World Reaction to Bin Laden Death Ranges From Caution to Glee By Larisa Epatko Reaction to Sunday's news of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden's death was swift and celebratory in the United States, but more restrained in other places, such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and some parts of the Arab world, in recognition of security… Continue reading
May 02 Watch What’s Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida? The assault that killed Osama bin Laden shed new light on U.S. intelligence operations. Continue watching