By funkymonkey on News from www.washingtonpost.com
By uzzie on Politics from online.wsj.com
President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and embrace a new era of relations with the U.S. 
By Saladin on Images from www.reuters.com
Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S. assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons (except maybe a TOY gun?!) 
By uzzie on Politics from edition.cnn.com
In the dark of night, U.S. helicopters approached a high-walled compound in Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders.
By uzzie on Politics from edition.cnn.com
Osama bin Laden is dead, sources told CNN Sunday night.
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By Saladin on Islam and Religion from insct.syr.edu
Islamic rules of warfare are complex, appear to be contradictory
By Saladin on Opinion from www.juancole.com
By the laws of classical Islam and the instructions of the Quran, the September 11 act of terrorism was illegal. It is not an affirmation of Islam but a departure from its laws of war. That is why, contrary to popular belief, Muslim authorities have roundly condemned al-Qaeda’s actions in no uncertain terms. Here are ways that acts of terrorism, such as 9/11, go against the teachings of Islamic law.
By Saladin on Politics from www.washingtontimes.com
Muslims are the main victims of al Qaeda's deadly terrorist attacks against the West, despite claims by the group's leaders that only a few Muslims have died in the organization's global war against Westerners, according to a study by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, N.Y. 
By l0gikal on News from www.google.com
An American man armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword was detained in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9-11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.
By l0gikal on News from timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Prominent Muslim scholars have recast a famous medieval fatwa on jihad, arguing that the religious edict radical Islamists often cite to justify killing cannot be used in a globalized world that respects faith and civil rights. 
