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Seized Bin Laden documents go online
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The Los Angeles Times reports a slim and tightly-controlled
release of documents showed the al-Qaida leader fret about his own legacy and
wanted to kill the president. It also noted what was missing from release made
public today by the Combating Terrorism Center,
a think tank within U.S. Military Academy at West Point: how bin Laden evaded
detection just one mile from Pakistan’s
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Bin Laden worried about legacy and sought to kill ObamaAnd as well, he schemed to kill the man who would, in the end, give the order to shoot him dead: Barack Obama. That's the portrait of…
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The AP’s ‘at a glance’-style article provides a few highlights of the documents released Thursday. His camp was mindful of media matters, and the letters released included feedback from an al-Qaida adviser on news outlets like Fox, CNN and ABC. http://tinyurl.com/7jnz56o.
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“Documents reveal what bin Laden’s spokesman thought about Fox News (and the other U.S. news networks): http://apne.ws/J07loo -CC
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Fox? “…falls in to the abyss” and “lacks neutrality. ABC is “all right” and CNN appears to be “closely collaborating with the U.S. government, the adviser said. In conclusion, “there is no single channel we can rely on for our messages.”
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Below, the NYT provides a pdf of the documents released today by the military.
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Letters From the Bin Laden Compound – Document – NYTimes.com
10 hours ago … On May 3, 2012, the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy released a selection of documents… -
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And from Al Jazeera English: “The documents, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic, were part of
over 6,000 documents seized in last year’s raid on bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.” -
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Al Jazeera also reports that the al-Qaida leader wanted to reduce attacks that led to the deaths
of Muslims and instead aim efforts at the US. The article concludes “White House counter-terrorism chief John Brennan said this week that bin
Laden’s own words confirm that America is safer with him gone.”
Funeral held for Lincoln County boy; authorities investigating child’s death
Funeral services were held Monday for a 4-year-old Lincoln County boy whose death remains under investigation.
Lincoln County Sheriff Charlie Dougherty said Troy Damelio was found dead at his family’s trailer Thursday at 850661 S State Highway 18. He said the parents called to report the death and told officials he had a fever for about a week before he died.
From an earlier story:
Investigators were told the parents are members of the Church of the Firstborn in the Parkland community. Dougherty said members are known not to seek medical help for illnesses.
Services were held 10 a.m. Monday at the Osage Church of the Firstborn in Agra, according to the Palmer Marler Funeral Home’s Facebook page.
Damelio’s cause of death is still pending, a spokeswoman for the state medical examiner said Tuesday.
Document: Read more about the U.S., Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States Tuesday.
According to White House reports, Obama and Karzai began to negotiate a strategic partnership in May 2010.
Read the report from the White House below.
Pretrial set for former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper charged with rape
A pretrial date has been set for a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper accused of raping a Guthrie woman while on duty June 20.
Patrick Venable, 28, was ordered to stand trial after Special judge R.L. Hert Jr. ruled April 4 that there was enough evidence presented at the preliminary hearing for Venable to face trial in district court on a count of second-degree rape.
Court records show that Venable’s pretrial is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 15 in Logan County. At his arraignment last week, Venable pleaded not guilty to the charge.
For more on the judge’s order for Venable to stand trial, click here.
Read about the preliminary hearing and testimony here.
Photo by Paul Southerland: Former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Patrick Venable leaving a courtroom during his preliminary hearing at the Payne County Courthouse in Stillwater Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
