Missing The Point: It Doesn’t Matter If Torture “Works”

The debate over “enhanced interrogations” has been renewed by the bin Laden mission, but whether it “worked” or not isn’t the question.

The Problem with the Ryan Plan

The bottom line is that the problem with the Ryan Plan is the Ryan Plan.

Public Turning Against Ryan Plan

The GOP seems to be losing the public relations battle over deficit reduction.

Biden: No Leaks During OBL Planning

Joe Biden: During several months of planning for the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, ” as many as 16 members of Congress that were briefed on it, not a single solitary thing leaked.”

Pakistan Claims It Did Its Part To Catch Bin Laden

The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.

Bin Laden, The Afghan Mujahadeen, And The CIA: The Myth That Needs To Die

The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80’s is rearing its ugly head again.

Obama Gets A Post Bin Laden Bounce In New Poll

Americans are rallying around the President in the wake of the mission against bin Laden, but it’s likely to be short-lived.

Ranking The Pundits

A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.

Middle school teacher Gary Weddle, 50, East Wenatchee, displays his cut beard while shaving the remaining stubble the evening of May 1. He completed a vow made nearly 10 years ago not to shave until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven killed. Middle school teacher Gary Weddle, 50, East Wenatchee, displays his cut beard while shaving the remaining stubble the evening of May 1. He completed a vow made nearly 10 years ago not to shave until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven killed.

Teacher Shaves Beard After Bin Laden Killed

Gary Weddle, a schoolteacher from East Wenatchee, Washington, has cut his beard after waiting almost ten years for Osama bin Laden to be killed.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Bring Out Your Dead Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Pakistan After Bin Laden: Frenemies Forever?

Changing our relationship status to Complicated.

Did Osama bin Laden Win?

Osama bin Laden is dead, but he’s succeeded in changing America for the worse.

So Does This Mean An End To Obama Derangement Syndrome?

Will the successful action against Osama bin Laden cause people on the right to stop believing crazy things about the President? Don’t count on it.

Rush Limbaugh: ‘Thank God for President Obama’

Rush Limbaugh heaps praise on President Obama for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

The Politics Of The Death Of Osama bin Laden

The impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the domestic politics is likely to be minimal at best.

What Did Pakistan’s Government Know?

And when did it know it?

Bin Laden Was Mostly Disconnected From The World

Bin Laden spent the last half-decade in a compound where his only contact with the outside world was a few couriers.

Pakistan, You Got Some `Splainin’ To Do

How exactly was the most wanted man in the world able to hide in this house without anyone in Pakistan knowing about it?

Pakistani Man Unwittingly Live-Tweets Raid That Killed bin Laden

A Pakistani man named Sohaib Athar unwittingly became part of history in the early hours of Sunday morning when he started telling twitter about some odd events in Abbotabad, Pakistan

Osama is Dead: Long Live Al Qaeda?

I don’t feel the jubilation that came with Saddam Hussein’s capture in December 2003. Sadly, I know better this time.

Osama bin Laden’s Death News Broken on Twitter

Keith Urbahn, chief of staff of former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, broke the news.

OTB Caption Contest

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