Osama Dead (In case you were living in a cave)

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

US president confirms al-Qaeda leader's death, saying he has been killed in firefight following US raid in Abbottabad.   [...]   "Tonight, I can report to the people of the United States and the world, the United States had carried an operation that has killed Osama Bin Laden, a terrorist responsible for killing thousands of innocent people," Obama said in a statement. "Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation... they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body. "The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date against Al Qaeda. "We must also reaffirm that United states is not and will never be at war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, in fact, he slaughtered many Muslims," Obama said. US celebrations As the news of bin Laden's death spread, crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington to celebrate.  Former US president George Bush called his death a "momentous achievement". "The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Bush said in a statement. According to Al Jazeeera's Rosalind Jordan in Washington, the operation had been in the making for the last 9 or 10 months. "The fact that it happened inside Pakistan, there have been suggestions that Pakistani intelligence may have been protecting them," she said. Read more...