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This World and the World Without War
11 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
The New York Times published an op-ed on 7 May by a professor here in Charlottesville, Va., arguing that celebrating the killing of Osama bin Laden is actually a good thing, because in so celebrating we are building solidarity with those we view as part of our exclusive group. Implicit in this argument is that we can do no better. Bonding over our common hatred of an outsider is better than no bonding at all, and therefore we should rebrand such hatred as altruism. Or so says psychology professor Jonathan Haidt.

Tags: Osama bin Laden

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The Predators: Where is Your Democracy?
10 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, Pakistan

By Kathy Kelly
On May 4, 2011, CNN World News asked whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal under international law. Other news commentary has questioned whether it would have been both possible and advantageous to bring Osama bin Laden to trial rather than kill him.

Tags: Osama bin Laden, Predator drones

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Osama Bin Laden: unasked and unanswered questions
07 May 2011; posted by the editor - International

By Fazal Rahman
There have been many reports of Bin Laden's death in the past. The recent report of his alleged killing-an illegal and unethical murder, by any authentic standards, if it actually took place-and murder of some other innocent Muslims, by the US Navy SEALs, on the attacked compound in Pakistan, raises some fundamental questions that are briefly examined in this article.

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What Osama bin Laden, Troy Davis, and You Have in Common
05 May 2011; posted by the editor - International

By David Swanson
So, the United States invaded Mexico, lied about it, killed, raped, pillaged, and stole half the country for the cause of expanding slavery in our growing continental empire. Then a devastated rump Mexico was invaded by the French who wanted their debts repaid, but the Mexicans won a big battle against the French on the Fifth of May, leading Americans to buy several tons of tacos and thousands of gallons of beer every Cinco de Mayo.

Tags: Troy Davis, Osama bin Laden

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Osama Bin Lynched
04 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
I'm going to give this speech tonight to a crowd of drunk young people. If I'm not back by morning, ask around if there have been any "Islamic burials."

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Killing Resolves Nothing
02 May 2011; posted by the editor - Libya, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan

By David Swanson
The plane I was on landed in Washington, D.C., Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had killed Osama bin Laden. This was better than winning the Super Bowl, he said. Set aside for a moment the morality of cheering for the killing of a human being—which despite the pilot's prompting nobody on the plane did. In purely Realpolitik terms, killing foreign leaders whom we've previously supported has been an ongoing disaster.

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