Showing posts with label Osama-bin-Laden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osama-bin-Laden. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2014

Osama bin Laden's Son-in-Law - Life Sentence

The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to life in prison as a result of his involvement with the terror plots against the United States. A New York court has convicted him of three counts of conspiring to kill Americans and providing support to terrorists. Read an online news account of the trial here from The Telegraph (September 2, 2014).

Monday, February 17, 2014

Photos of Osama bin Laden's Death Were Ordered Destroyed

Photos of Osama bin Laden's death were ordered destroyed by Admiral McRaven the U.S. Special Operations Command commander. This was a wise move as it was determined that any photos would be used as a propaganda tool by our enemies. However there is one organization that has taken objection with the destruction of the photos. Judicial Watch seems to think they have a right to the photos and is questioning on whether any laws were broken. One would think Judicial Watch would have more important things to worry about and you have to question their overall motives for this request. Read more in "Admiral: Destroy photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse", USA Today, February 12, 2014.