ARTICLES BY MATT APUZZO
Killing Americans: On uncharted ground in attack
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama steered the nation's war machine into uncharted territory Friday when a U.S. drone attacked a convoy in Yemen and killed two American citizens who had become central figures in al-Qaida.
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Al-Qaida No. 2 reportedly killed by U.S. in Pakistan
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Pakistani officials said Saturday that al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat.
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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.
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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.
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9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead!
WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | 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.
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Osama bin Laden is dead!
WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
