Osama bin Laden’s Second Death
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross By Paul Craig Roberts If today were April 1 and not May 2, we could dismiss as an April fool’s joke this morning’s headline that Osama bin Laden was killed in a […]
Year: 2011
U.S. believes it can now destroy al-Qaida after killing bin Laden
NOVANEWS The United States will aim to destroy al-Qaida’s central organization now that its leader Osama bin Laden has been killed and its capabilities degraded by U.S. operations, a top White House adviser […]
Libya Buries Gadhafi’s Son as Mourners Call for Revenge
NOVANEWS Moammar Gadhafi Did Not Attend Over Security Concerns antiwar.com Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s youngest son Saif al-Arab was buried today in the city of Tripoli, following his killing during a Saturday air strike […]
Senators Call for Suspension of Aid to Pakistan
NOVANEWS Officials Doubt ‘Commitment’ of Zardari Government After Finding bin Laden antiwar.com A number of Senators are calling on Congress to immediately suspend billions of dollars in annual foreign aid to Pakistan following yesterday’s […]
Bin Laden’s Killing Could Alter Af-Pak Policies
NOVANEWS by Jim Lobe Sunday’s killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by a small helicopter-borne team of U.S. Navy Seals could result in significant impacts on U.S. relations and strategy both in Pakistan, where […]
Interpol Warns of ‘Reprisals’ for Bin Laden Killing
NOVANEWS Western Nations Scramble to Warn of Possible Attacks antiwar.com British Prime Minister David Cameron urged people to be “particularly vigilant” in the weeks ahead and the US State Department issued a worldwide travel advisory […]
Disposal of Bin Laden’s Body Sparks Debate
NOVANEWS Americans Wonder: Should Military Have Desecrated Bin Laden’s Body? antiwar.com Though the Obama Administration insisted that the disposal of Osama bin Laden’s body was entirely in keeping with Islamic practices, there was considerable question from […]
What were They Thinking? Suspicions will Inevitably Grow about the Extermination of Osama bin Laden
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Dave Lindorff This Can’t Be Happening According to the brief announcement made by President Barack Obama last night, the operation in Pakistan by US Navy SEAL special forces was a […]
Oppressing West Bank Palestinian Children
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross by Stephen Lendman The Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations is a Beirut, Lebanon-based organization engaged in “strategic and futuristic studies on the Arab and Muslim worlds, (highlighting) the Palestinian […]
White House: We Lied the First Time
NOVANEWS Source–Economicpolicyjournal.com Politico is reporting that the White House is re-spinning the events surrounding the killing of Osama bin Laden: The White House backed away Monday evening from key details in its narrative about the […]