On the first day of the latest round of pre-trial hearings in the Bradley Manning court martial proceedings, military judge Col. Denise Lind ruled that the government would be permitted to use evidence that al-Qaida and specifically Osama bin Laden “received” material published by WikiLeaks as a part of the prosecution’s most serious charge — that Manning “aided the enemy.”Reporting from the Fort Meade courtroom, Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola noted, Lind “wholly rejected the arguments the defense had made that evidence involving receipt of information by al-Qaida or al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) would be prejudicial to proceedings.”However, Lind also ruled that the onus will be on the government to prove that Manning aided the enemy. As Gosztola reported:Continue Reading… … Read More
New York judge sets bin Ladin’s son-in-law trial for January
A New York federal judge has set the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law for January after defense lawyers said US budget cuts would make it hard to prepare by an earlier date. Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order signed Tuesday fixing a January 7 start date for the trial of…
Thatcher, Warren haters: Don’t cheer for death
In the face of death, there is an inevitable human impulse to break the tension with some fear-of-mortality-deflating levity. And often, a little tastelessness in the name of the recently departed is really just healthy nose-thumbing at the grim reaper. But when a widely despised individual – or even the offspring of one – dies, the glee can become deafening.A mere 12 hours after Margaret Thatcher exhaled her last breath Monday, a 75-year-old tune from a musical was on its way to becoming an overnight, chart storming hit. By Tuesday, “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” had become the biggest, most celebratory way of marking a death since Osama Bin Laden helped make “Party In the USA” a mega hit.Continue Reading… … Read More
Who shot Bin Laden? Media feud among Navy SEALs
A new version of the events surrounding the killing of Osama bin Laden was unveiled Wednesday sharply contradicting earlier claims by a Navy SEAL who said he pulled the trigger. Esquire magazine published a long interview in February with a man identified only as “the shooter” who said…
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law pleads not guilty
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Bin Laden’s son-in-law captured and brought to NYC
http://www.youtube.com/v/VbCSqzdis_g?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata See the article here: Bin Laden’s son-in-law captured and brought to NYC
Watch “Zero Dark Flirty”
In “Zero Dark Flirty,” Jessica Chastain is a woman on a hunt for Osama bin Laden, the man of her dreams. Watch the trailer, below:Continue Reading… … Read More
