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  1. What Bin Laden’s Death Means For The War On Terror

    President Obama’s announcement last night that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. special operations forces outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad is welcome news indeed. The death of the man responsible for the worst attack on the U.S. in history represents a major...
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    • 9/11 al qaeda ayman al-zawahiri counterterrorism global cyber threats gulf ideology islamabad islamic groups jihad justice kashmir muslim world north africa osama bin laden radical islam religious war terrorism u.s. forces war on terror
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  2. Analysis: How will Libya end?

    Call it the Goldilocks military plan: Not too much, not too little, not too unilateral, not too American. The operation against Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Libya mirrors the moderate temperament of its architect, Barack Obama. But will it work in the rough realities of international politics...
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    • arab league coalition conflict diplomacy foreign policy gaddafi global politics intervention libya middle east military military power multilateralism no-fly zone north africa obama opposition political order regime change strategy
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