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Blog Of The Nation
May 9th Show
May 9, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation: Who are the U.S. Special Forces, and the Opinion Page focuses on the legality of killing bin Laden. In the second hour, advice on how NOT to retire, and ongoing floods along the Mississippi River.
The Two-Way
Pakistani Leader: 'Allegations Of Complicity Or Incompetence Are Absurd'
May 9, 2011 "Yes there was an intelligence failure," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said. [But] it is not only ours but of all the intelligence agencies of the world." Gilani also said bin Laden's killing was justified.
The Two-Way
'SEAL Dog6' Speaks, One Tweet At A Time
May 6, 2011 The canine commando who was part of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound has a lot of fans, and now one of them is using Twitter to give the dog a voice.
The Two-Way
Al-Qaida Confirms Bin Laden's Death; Vows To Continue Attacks
May 6, 2011 The Associated Press and Reuters both say the terrorist network has "confirmed" the death of Osama bin Laden. And it reportedly vows to continue attacking Americans and their allies.
The Two-Way
Reports: Al-Qaida Planned Train Attack; Bin Laden Wife Hid For Years
May 6, 2011 Information gathered from the al-Qaida leader's compound in Pakistan indicates the terrorist network hoped to attack U.S. rail networks on Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, sources tell various news outlets.
It's All Politics
Report: David Koch Calls Obama Socialist Who Deserves Little Bin Laden Credit
May 5, 2011 New York magazine Daily Intel blogger Sarah Owen writes that she saw Koch at a Manhattan charity ball Wednesday. Not only did the big donor to Republican causes begrudge the president credit for Osama bin Laden's killing but he made the president sound like the second coming of Eugene V. Debs.
The Two-Way
Geronimo Descendant Asks For Apology
May 5, 2011 Calling it "a grievous insult," a great grandson of Apache Chief Geronimo today asked President Obama or Defense Secretary Robert Gates to apologize for the use of the codename Geronimo during the mission that ended with Osama bin Laden's death.
The Two-Way
Pakistan's Army Concedes 'Shortcomings' In Intelligence
May 5, 2011 But the country's foreign secretary also says Pakistan's intelligence agency gave the U.S. a key bit of information that helped reveal Osama bin Laden hiding place.
The Two-Way
One Commando Had Four Legs; A Dog Reportedly Was Part Of Bin Laden Raid
May 5, 2011 A German shepherd or a Belgian Malinois, it's suspected, was there to sniff for bombs and booby traps and to check for hidden spaces.
The Two-Way
Obama: 'When We Say We Will Never Forget, We Mean What We Say'
May 5, 2011 Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, the president paid his respects by laying a wreath at ground zero in honor of the nearly 2,800 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The Two-Way
Reports: Secret Stealth Black Hawk Helicopters Used In Bin Laden Raid
May 5, 2011 As experts have gotten a look at photos of the pieces of a U.S. helicopter left behind at the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, they've come to some conclusions about what it was.
The Two-Way
Bin Laden's Protectors Got Off Relatively Few Shots, 'Times' Reports
May 5, 2011 Administration officials have publicly said the SEAL team's members were engaged in a firefight through most of the 40 minutes they were there. They now say one man fired at the commandos. Others were killed as they resisted; before they could shoot.
The Two-Way
Bin Laden's Courier, Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, Had Several Responsibilities
May 4, 2011 Al-Kuwaiti was bin Laden's right-hand man, according to evidence in secret documents detailing information obtained from detainees held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
