Saturday, November 16, 2024

Bin Laden death reignites debate over CIA tactics

WASHINGTON - The government's hunt for Osama bin Laden has left the country questioning whether the tactics used to interrogate suspected terrorists were successful and lawful. With his death, both sides of the debate have regrouped along familiar lines, claiming they were right all along.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Bin Laden unarmed when killed

WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was unarmed when Navy SEALs burst into his room and shot him to death, the White House said Tuesday, a change in the official account that raised questions about whether the U.S. ever planned to capture the terrorist leader alive.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Officials watched mission as it unfolded Phone call led to bin Laden

WASHINGTON - When one of Osama bin Laden's most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world's most wanted terrorist.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO