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UK denies entry to son of Osama bin Laden

AP - Thu Dec 3, 2:09 pm ET

The British government says it has refused to allow a son of Osama bin Laden to travel to Britain.

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Pakistan Is Crucial to Afghanistan Plan, Lawmakers Say
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 12:46 pm ET
Administration officials testifying before a Senate panel on Thursday were asked about the strategy for the rugged border region.
No cause for alarm over Obama just yet
Detroit Free Press - Fri Dec 4, 3:31 am ET
I have watched for the past year as every decision President Barack Obama makes is called his most important. His decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will define his presidency. Whether he can institute a national health care system will define his presidency.
Gates: No deadlines for troops to leave
Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:29 am ET
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, scheduled to begin in July 2011, will "probably" take two or three years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, although he added that "there are no deadlines in terms of when our troops will all be out."
Editorial: Duncan will have company on Afghan issue
Knoxville News Sentinel - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
Duncan will have more company from both houses of Congress this time in his opposition to President Barack Obama 's plan, announced Tuesday night, to send 30,000 additional U.S. forces into Afghanistan . In 2001, Duncan, a Knoxville Republican, was among the 420 House members who supported the use of military force against those who attacked the United States on Sept. 11 of that year. That ...
Surge force of 30,000 going to Afghanistan will grow to 33,000, Defense Secretary Gates says
New York Daily News - Fri Dec 4, 2:00 am ET
Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Thursday that the surge force of 30,000 going to Afghanistan will grow to at least 33,000 when support troops are included.
Afghanistan is mission impossible
CNN - Thu Dec 3, 9:56 am ET
President Obama's decision to deploy an additional 30,000 soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan by early 2010 was not a surprise. In Obama's War Cabinet meetings, the question was not whether to send more troops but how many.
Records of man claiming to be spy unsealed
MSNBC - Thu Dec 3, 8:06 pm ET
A judge lifts a seal on court records and transcripts that a Southern California man says will prove he was an informant for the FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Informant - United States - Southern California - California
Al-Qaeda threat remains: experts
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 9:49 pm ET
The threat posed by Al-Qaeda remains strong, experts say, because as well as planning attacks, Osama bin Laden's organisation is inspiring others.
Military seeks to expand case against detainee
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 8:58 pm ET
Military prosecutors on Wednesday sought to persuade a judge in Guantanamo Bay's war crimes court to amend the charge sheet for a Sudanese detainee accused of being a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden Not in Pakistan, Prime Minister Says
International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 7:11 am ET
Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said Thursday he did not believe the fugitive Al Qaeda leader was in Pakistan as many Western governments and intelligence agencies assert.
Target: Al Qaeda
Fox News - Thu Dec 3, 5:31 pm ET
Despite talk from top brass about importance of fighting Taliban, Al Qaeda remains No. 1 priority for U.S. military • Afghan President Willing to Talk to Taliban • SLIDESHOW: 7 Things to Know About the Afghan War
Gilani Says Bin Laden Not in Pakistan, Disputes U.K.’s Concern
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 5:50 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said he does not think the leader of terrorist network al- Qaeda is in Pakistan. “I don’t think Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan,” Gilani said at a press conference in London today.
Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
Park Hills Daily Journal - Thu Dec 3, 11:25 pm ET
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of ...
Judicial Watch Amicus Curiae Brief: Courts Should Not Impede President's Ability to Obtain Wartime Advice
Marketwire - 19 minutes ago
Backed by Yale Law School, "Dirty Bomber" Jose Padilla Sued Former Bush Official for Recommending "Enemy Combatant" Designation, Seeks Damages
Obama Pleases the Neocons
Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - 23 minutes ago
President Barack Obama’s escalation of the Afghan War has upset many rank-and-file Democrats who had hoped for a more peaceful strategy, but Obama’s order to dispatch 30,000 more U.S. troops is being welcomed by neoconservatives, a group that has long favored U.S. military interventions in Muslim lands.