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Why U.S. can't find Osama bin Laden

Peter Bergen , CNN

American taxpayers have forked over around half a trillion dollars to U.S. intelligence services since the 9/11 attacks, yet nearly a decade after al Qaeda assaults on New York and Washington, the American intelligence community still cannot answer the most basic of questions: Where is Osama bin La .. submitted 05/21/12

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Mission accomplished in Iraq?

Peter Bergen , CNN

On May 1, 2003, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, President George W. Bush announced "major combat operations" in Iraq had ended. The defeat of Saddam Hussein, he told the American people, was "a crucial advance in the campaign against terror." For the umpteenth time, Bush bracketed Saddam and the 9/ .. submitted 05/21/12