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CIA director wades into controversy over 'Zero Dark Thirty'
In unusual move, the acting director of the CIA, Michael Morell, has stepped into the controversy over the accuracy of the new film "Zero Dark Thirty." A bipartisan trio of senators -- John McCain, Dianne Feinstein and Carl Levin -- have complained in...Tags: Movies, Police Investigations, Osama bin Laden, John McCain, Central Intelligence Agency
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Gunmen kill 5 anti-polio workers in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Five female anti-polio workers in Pakistan were slain Tuesday by gunmen on motorcycles, police said, on the second day of a three-day national immunization campaign. Four of the women were killed in Karachi, the nation's largest...
Tags: Karachi (Pakistan), Health and Safety at Work, Health Organizations, Central Intelligence Agency, Diseases and Illnesses
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'Zero Dark Thirty' writer brings firsthand accounts to big screen
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Watching the first scene of "Zero Dark Thirty" is a jarring experience. Sort of like having a bag pulled off your head to find yourself in a windowless room, surrounded by very serious people. "It's a controversial subject, to put it lightly. But nobody...Tags: Movies, Osama bin Laden, The Hurt Locker (movie), Central Intelligence Agency, Zero Dark Thirty (movie)
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U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan said to kill 2 top Al Qaeda leaders
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Recent U.S. drone missile strikes in northwest Pakistan have killed two Al Qaeda commanders, according to Pakistani intelligence sources, including a militant leader who had replaced Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Abu...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Weaponry, Taliban, Osama bin Laden, Central Intelligence Agency
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'Zero Dark Thirty' hunts for Bin Laden -- and more
In 2008, the screenwriter Mark Boal sought an appointment with a retired special-forces operator. Boal was researching a movie about the fruitless search for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Tora Bora six years before, and he wanted insight into how U.S....
Tags: Paul Greengrass, Brian de Palma, Politics, Celebrities, Documentary (genre)
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Pakistanis expect ties with U.S. to remain tense after Obama win
World NowAny change in Pakistan’s caustic relationship with the U.S. in the next four years is likely to be viewed through the prism of Afghanistan and Pakistan’s tribal region -- two war-ravaged places where both Washington and Islamabad desperately... -
Brave teen, cowardly Taliban
Did the Taliban overplay their hand when their gunmen shot a 14-year-old Pakistani girl simply because she wanted to go to school? We can only hope. Just when you think the militant Islamic Taliban movement can't sink any lower, you hear another story as...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Afghanistan, Government, BBC
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Pakistan evicts Save the Children foreign workers
World NowPakistani authorities have ordered foreign workers with the Save the Children aid group to leave the country, after alleging ties between the group and a Pakistani doctor enlisted by the CIA to help track down Osama bin Laden.... -
'No Easy Day' is a compelling account of Bin Laden's killing: Book Review
-------------------- No Easy Day The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer Dutton: 315 pp., $26.95 -------------------- Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette did not put the first slug into Osama bin...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, The Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency, Afghanistan
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No Easy Day -- Navy Seal's book on bin Laden raid out today
After weeks of hype and recrimination, the public gets a look today at a Navy Seal's account of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden -- a book that already is selling better than "Fifty Shades of Grey." The author of "No Easy Day," is identified on...
Tags: Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, The New York Times, Osama bin Laden, The Pentagon, Authors
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Bin Laden raid book on sale today
The book written by a Navy SEAL involved in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden hits the bookshelves today along with plenty of controversy.
"No Easy Day" was originally scheduled for release on September 11th and was co-written by the member of Seal...Tags: Osama bin Laden, The Pentagon, Book, Fiction, Chicago
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Ex-Navy SEAL pushes back on Pentagon warning over Bin Laden book
World NowThe former Navy SEAL who wrote a first-person account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden launched another attack Friday as his lawyer disputed the Defense Department’s claim that he was required to obtain Pentagon approval before publishing the...
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