Osama bin Laden, left, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has replaced him as leader of al-Qaida. Photograph: Hamid Mir/REUTERSBin Laden Was Talking To Terrorists. So? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
That may not seem like a big deal. But a New York Times scoop today does advance the case that Pakistan's intelligence services may have known of bin Laden's whereabouts.
The New York Times reports today, citing unnamed US officials, that a cellphone recovered after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden shows that one of his trusted couriers was in touch with a Pakistani militant group that, in turn, has long had close ties to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Bin Laden’s link to Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen: What’s new? -- Robert Zeliger, The Cable/Foreign Policy
Sizing Up bin Laden's Successor -- Fouad Ajami, Wall Street Journal
Aleppo: Syria's sleeping giant stirs: As the uprising enters its fourth month, Syria's second city is becoming increasingly unsettled. -- Hugh Macleod and Annasofie Flamand, Al Jazeera
In Syria, Assad must go -- L.A. Times editorial
Libyan rebel ambassador: Get it together, Washington! -- Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy
Gaddafi's weakness – oil -- Oliver Miles, The Guardian
In fleeing Afghanistan, the West relinquishes its grip on the world -- Peter Oborne, The Telegraph
America turns away from the world -- David Van Praagh, The Ottawa Citizen
Who’s the isolationist now? -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post
Obama’s failed state: White House says it’s time for ‘nation-building’ in America -- Washington Times editorial
Who takes us to war? -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Why Austerity Doesn't Matter: Greece Is Still Going to Default -- Jeff Cox, CNBC
A Greek tragedy long in the making -- Christopher Humphrys, The Telegraph
Why is Obama tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, really? -- Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor
The Real Mahatma Gandhi: Questioning the moral heroism of India’s most revered figure -- Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic