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Abbottabad operation was unlawful, says Amnesty
The US special operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad town in May last year that killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout appears to have been "unlawful" in the absence of clarification from the US, human rights group Amnesty International has said.
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Another Abbottabad-like action in Pak, if required: Obama
US President Barack Obama today said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan.Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain, Obama said that he was mindful of Pakistani sovereignty but said the US could not allow "active plans to come to fruition withou...
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Global hunt for persons named in Osama files
American intelligence agencies have launched a massive global manhunt for individuals mentioned in the "treasure trove" of terrorist materials obtained from the Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden, a media report said.The entire US intelligence community is busy pursuing leads from files recovered from Laden's house in Abbottabad, to determine wh...
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'Somebody' in Pakistan knew about Osama's presence: Gates
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that "somebody" in Pakistan knew about slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's hideout in that country but there is no "evidence" that the top leadership was aware of it.Gates would not say who knew about the presence of bin Laden in Abbottabad deep inside Pakistan but suggested it could have been re...
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'Complacent' Osama didn't have escape plan: Report
With a "support network" in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden had become "complacent" and kept staying at one location for the past several years without any ready escape plan, a media report said today.Nearly two weeks after the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in Abbottabad, US officials say that several key indicators bolster their initial impre...
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How bin Laden emailed without being detected by US
Using intermediaries and inexpensive computer disks, Osama bin Laden managed to send emails while in hiding, without leaving a digital fingerprint for U.S. eavesdroppers to find.His system was painstaking and slow, but it worked, and it allowed him to become a prolific email writer despite not having Internet or phone lines running to his compound....
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CIA spied on bin Laden's safe house for months in Abbottabad
America's CIA maintained a safe house near Abbottabad town for a small team of spies who conducted extensive surveillance on Osama bin Laden's compound for months before President Barack Obama signed an order to kill the most wanted terrorist on April 29."The CIA maintained a safe house in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad for a small team of spies ...
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US warns Pak of more Abbottabad-like operations if it does not act against terrorism
Brushing aside Pakistan's protests, President Barack Obama has made it clear that the US will again carry out special operations in that country like the one against Osama bin Laden if necessary to target high profile terrorists.Obama's views on the subject were enunciated by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney when he was asked at a news confer...
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Who's the dog hero of the raid that killed Osama?
The identities of all 80 members of the American commando team who thundered into Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden are the subject of intense speculation, but perhaps none more so than the only member with four legs. Little is known about what may be the nation's most courageous dog. Even its breed is the subject of great interest, ...
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Abbottabad operation was unlawful, says Amnesty
The US special operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad town in May last year that killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout appears to have been "unlawful" in the absence of clarification from the US, human rights group Amnesty International has said.
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Another Abbottabad-like action in Pak, if required: Obama
US President Barack Obama today said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan.Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain, Obama said that he was mindful of Pakistani sovereignty but said the US could not allow "active plans to come to fruition withou...
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Global hunt for persons named in Osama files
American intelligence agencies have launched a massive global manhunt for individuals mentioned in the "treasure trove" of terrorist materials obtained from the Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden, a media report said.The entire US intelligence community is busy pursuing leads from files recovered from Laden's house in Abbottabad, to determine wh...
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'Somebody' in Pakistan knew about Osama's presence: Gates
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that "somebody" in Pakistan knew about slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's hideout in that country but there is no "evidence" that the top leadership was aware of it.Gates would not say who knew about the presence of bin Laden in Abbottabad deep inside Pakistan but suggested it could have been re...
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'Complacent' Osama didn't have escape plan: Report
With a "support network" in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden had become "complacent" and kept staying at one location for the past several years without any ready escape plan, a media report said today.Nearly two weeks after the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in Abbottabad, US officials say that several key indicators bolster their initial impre...
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How bin Laden emailed without being detected by US
Using intermediaries and inexpensive computer disks, Osama bin Laden managed to send emails while in hiding, without leaving a digital fingerprint for U.S. eavesdroppers to find.His system was painstaking and slow, but it worked, and it allowed him to become a prolific email writer despite not having Internet or phone lines running to his compound....
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CIA spied on bin Laden's safe house for months in Abbottabad
America's CIA maintained a safe house near Abbottabad town for a small team of spies who conducted extensive surveillance on Osama bin Laden's compound for months before President Barack Obama signed an order to kill the most wanted terrorist on April 29."The CIA maintained a safe house in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad for a small team of spies ...
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US warns Pak of more Abbottabad-like operations if it does not act against terrorism
Brushing aside Pakistan's protests, President Barack Obama has made it clear that the US will again carry out special operations in that country like the one against Osama bin Laden if necessary to target high profile terrorists.Obama's views on the subject were enunciated by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney when he was asked at a news confer...
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Who's the dog hero of the raid that killed Osama?
The identities of all 80 members of the American commando team who thundered into Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden are the subject of intense speculation, but perhaps none more so than the only member with four legs. Little is known about what may be the nation's most courageous dog. Even its breed is the subject of great interest, ...
