MERIP Report 222, Spring 2002. by Anthony Shadid. "December 29 was the morning after 15-year old Inzar's wedding party, an occasion that had drawn guests and relatives from Jalalabad in the east, Khost in the south and the nearby city of Gardez. " [...]Wh
Gareth Porter, Asia Times 5 May 2011. The OIC is a moderate, Saudi-based organization representing all Islamic countries. A trial of Bin Laden by judges from OIC member countries might have dealt a more serious blow to al-Qaeda's Islamic credentials than
Gareth Porter: Domestic politics dictated decision to assassinate bin Laden, not national security has protected himself now against, really, Republican efforts to portray him as weak on terrorism. He's really now in a very much stronger position polit