Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) delivers an address on America's Iraq policy during a speech in Washington on July 15, 2008. Obama said if he were elected one of his first priorities would be to begin a troop withdraw from Iraq and refocus on finding Osama Bin Laden. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
Bin Laden is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Journalistic Imperatives: Saying What Others Mightn't
The world of journalism, like any other profession, can be muddled with a plethora of distractions, self-interests and agendas that certainly do not serve the cause of a free press. Outside as well as inside pressures and interests often compromise the very essence of the journalists mission.
View From Dubai: North Korea Lessons for Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The North Korean deal proves once again that you are rewarded if you have nukes. Else be prepared for the fate of Saddam Hussein!
The Lebanese Powder Keg
After the Hezbollah (the Party of God) coup in May and its "official" endorsement by Lebanese political forces and the international community in Doha, Lebanon is still very much facing an explosive situation.
Similarities Between Bin Laden and Enver Pasha
There is much evidence to suggest that one of Osama bin Ladens leading heroes is Ismail Enver, known in the West as Enver Pasha, the militant Turkish leader who lived between 1881 and 1922. The records clearly speak for themselves and as bin Laden has been protected by the Taliban, it was Enver Pasha who was defended and harbored by the Basmachis.
Arab Culture And Muslim Stereotypes
As a professor of anthropology in the United States, I often begin my college lectures on Islamic culture by asking students to write three adjectives to describe Arabs. Most responses include the word terrorists, an association they see and hear in the media.
Headlines from the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on June 16:
