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Codename Geronimo for Osama irks Native Americans

Codename Geronimo for Osama irks Native Americans

Rediff.com4 May 2011

As the United States celebrated the killing of Osama bin Laden, many American Indians have objected to use of 'Geronimo', an Apache leader in the 19th century, as the codename for mission to capture or kill the Al Qaeda leader.

Wary Obama put off Osama kill mission thrice!

Wary Obama put off Osama kill mission thrice!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

United States President Barack Obama put off three times operations to kill world's most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden before finally going ahead with the mission at the insistence of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a new book has claimed.

Bad company! Kejriwal shares space with Osama, Hafiz Saeed in posters in Surat

Bad company! Kejriwal shares space with Osama, Hafiz Saeed in posters in Surat

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

While AAP blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party, the saffron party has rejected the allegations against them and said they have nothing to do with such banners.

'ISI controlled Osama's Abbottabad compound'

'ISI controlled Osama's Abbottabad compound'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claims that ISI got hold of bin Laden in 2006 after paying bribes to some of the tribal leaders

Wikileaks: CIA lied about Osama bin Laden

Wikileaks: CIA lied about Osama bin Laden

Rediff.com28 Jul 2010

Contradicting Central Intelligence Agency's assertion that it has no intelligence on the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden since 2003, leaked secret US military documents say the Al Qaeda chief personally attended a recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Pakistan in 2006.

Osama bin Laden is a voter in Jehanabad dist

Osama bin Laden is a voter in Jehanabad dist

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

But all these voter identity cards are fakes.

Musharraf knew where Osama was hiding?

Musharraf knew where Osama was hiding?

Rediff.com31 Mar 2014

Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf possibly knew about slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his place of hiding, an eminent British journalist who reported for years from Afghanistan and Pakistan for the New York Times has claimed.

Dawood, Osama among World's Most Wanted Fugitives

Dawood, Osama among World's Most Wanted Fugitives

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Underworld don and India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, figures third on the Forbes' Most Wanted Fugitives list.

German spy agency gave US info on Osama's whereabouts: Report

German spy agency gave US info on Osama's whereabouts: Report

Rediff.com17 May 2015

Germany's foreign intelligence agency helped the Central Investigation Agency track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, before the Al Qaeda leader was killed by United States special forces in May 2011, according to a media report today.

Expert slams US plans to hunt Osama in Pak

Expert slams US plans to hunt Osama in Pak

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Rahimullah Yusufzai, also a senior journalist, told rediff.com that it cannot be said that recent violence in Pakistan was orchestrated by the Al Qaeda -- led by Osama bin Laden and his right hand man Ayman Al-Zawahiri.

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Pakistan blocks Al-Jazeera website after Osama report leak

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Pakistan blocked the website of Al-Jazeera on Tuesday after it leaked a controversial report about Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's decade-long stay in the country before he was killed by United States special forces at his Abbottabad hideout.

My father is a very kind man: Osama's son

My father is a very kind man: Osama's son

Rediff.com22 Jan 2008

Omar, who last saw Osama in 2000 when he decided to leave al Qaeda, said that he did not think his father was a terrorist and was sure that he must have felt very sorry for the September 11 terror attacks.

We don't know where Osama is: US defence secy

We don't know where Osama is: US defence secy

Rediff.com6 Dec 2009

The United States has not received reliable intelligence on the whereabouts of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden for years and does not know where the world's most wanted terrorist is hiding, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. "Well, we don't know for a fact where Osama bin Laden is. If we did, we'd go get him," Gates told ABC News when asked whether the Pakistan government was doing enough to catch the terrorist mastermind.

Pakistani Taliban plan to kill jailed Osama informer

Pakistani Taliban plan to kill jailed Osama informer

Rediff.com29 May 2012

The Taliban will either attack Peshawar prison, abduct Dr Shakil Afridi and let their leaders decide his fate, or they will use an inmate in the jail kill the doctor. Amir Mir reports from Islamabad

'Osama was within reach of US troops after 9/11'

'Osama was within reach of US troops after 9/11'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2009

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was cornered by US forces in the Afghan mountains of Tora Bora just months after 9/11 and could have been killed or captured, but the military top brass decided not to attack him with the massive force at their disposal, a Senate report says.

'Hunt for Osama in Pak speculation'

'Hunt for Osama in Pak speculation'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

Osama has gone 'deep underground', says Obama

Osama has gone 'deep underground', says Obama

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

The relentless counter terrorism operation in the Af-Pak region has forced Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy to go "deep underground", President Barack Obama said, but warned that the US needs to be alert.

We won't arrest Osama: Pak

We won't arrest Osama: Pak

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

'The allegations of government involvement in targeted assassinations abroad are likely to help, not hurt, the ruling party.' 'True or false, they convey a sense of muscularity and, in some quarters, are celebrated as a harbinger of 'great power' status.'

Osama killing: Kayani demanded that Obama publicly explain

Osama killing: Kayani demanded that Obama publicly explain

Rediff.com3 May 2012

An "emotional" Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari expressed happiness while his powerful army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani was left "shocked" and demanded a public explanation from American President Barack Obama when the United States told them about Osama Bin Laden's killing in Abbottabad.

Is this what Osama looks like now?

Is this what Osama looks like now?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

With the help of sophisticated digital enhancement techniques, America's Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday published 'aged progressed' mug shot picture of Osama bin Laden and 17 other terrorists wanted by the US.

Pak sacks doctor who helped CIA track Osama

Pak sacks doctor who helped CIA track Osama

Rediff.com29 Mar 2012

Pakistan on Thursday sacked the government doctor who had helped the Central Intelligence Agency track down Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad in May last year, amid calls for trying him for treason.

What Osama told Muslims in his last message

What Osama told Muslims in his last message

Rediff.com19 May 2011

Osama bin Laden extols the "winds of change" blowing in the Arab world and asks Muslims around the world to keep the present day revolutions from running out of steam in a new audio tape apparently recorded a few months before his death.

The MOST nail-biting moments of Osama raid

The MOST nail-biting moments of Osama raid

Rediff.com2 May 2012

The most nail biting moment in the Abbottabad raid that killed former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden came when the helicopters carrying the Navy Seals left Afghan airspace to enter Pakistan's territory, United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said.

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

In the tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera, the Arabic-language TV network, shortly after the US President touched down in Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, accused Obama of following his predecessor George W Bush's policy of antagonising Muslims.

Robert Fisk: 'Osama's games with Bush'

Robert Fisk: 'Osama's games with Bush'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2006

He calls the truce offer part of a game.

Osama on Pak-Afghan border: Musharraf

Osama on Pak-Afghan border: Musharraf

Rediff.com19 Jun 2005

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is probably somewhere in the area of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said.

Pak panel contradicts US probe in Osama raid

Pak panel contradicts US probe in Osama raid

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

The findings of the Abbottabad commission report reportedly contradict the findings of the report given by United States authorities on the May 2 raid.

ISI aware of Osama's whereabouts: Military expert

ISI aware of Osama's whereabouts: Military expert

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

The Pakistani intelligence agency ISI knows the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, but is keeping his location a secret and wants to use the Al Qaeda chief as leverage over the US as it is wary of America's closer ties with India, noted military historian Stephen Tanner has said.

Osama 'probably' in Pakistan's Waziristan: Clinton

Osama 'probably' in Pakistan's Waziristan: Clinton

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Amid a spirited argument between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, former US president Bill Clinton on Thursday said the Al Qaeda leader is "probably" in the restive Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan.

Pakistan knew about Osama's hideout, says Hillary

Pakistan knew about Osama's hideout, says Hillary

Rediff.com3 May 2016

"It was just too much of a coincidence that that house, that unusual-looking house would be built in that community near the military academy, surrounded by retired military professionals, even though, we couldn't prove it," she said.

Osama bin Laden was not a Pakistani: Gilani

Osama bin Laden was not a Pakistani: Gilani

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has insisted his country had not been "complicit" in sheltering slain Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and said the latter was able to live undetected for so long in Pakistan due to a global 'intelligence failure'.

In hell, Osama bonds with Stalin and Hitler!

In hell, Osama bonds with Stalin and Hitler!

Rediff.com2 May 2012

A year after Osama bin Laden was killed by United States Navy SEALS in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad, the world's number one terrorist is keeping himself busy by tweeting from hell! Dozens of fake accounts were floated on Twitter shortly after bin Laden's death and ever since, there has been no stopping the updates and "fatwas" from "hell".

ISI knew about Osama's Pak hideout, claims book

ISI knew about Osama's Pak hideout, claims book

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence was aware of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad and the spy agency officials also provided protection and safe houses to his then deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to a new book.

China comes to Pak's rescue over Osama killing

China comes to Pak's rescue over Osama killing

Rediff.com5 May 2011

With its ally Pakistan under attack for its failure to locate the hideout of Osama bin Laden near its capital Islamabad, China on Thursday strongly came to its rescue, saying the global community should "understand and support" Islamabad's anti-terrorism efforts.

Israel@60: Osama to issue fresh message

Israel@60: Osama to issue fresh message

Rediff.com16 May 2008

Al Qaeda's poster boy Osama bin Laden is all set to announce a new message on the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel, reports ABC News' The Blotter

Pakistan to deport Osama's family to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan to deport Osama's family to Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com14 Apr 2012

Pakistan will deport slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's three widows and children to Saudi Arabia next week after the end of their jail term.

'Where's Osama? Nowhere near London attacks'

'Where's Osama? Nowhere near London attacks'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

A terrorism expert says the London blasts were carried out by a 'home-grown' group.

Brown asks Pak to 'take out' Osama

Brown asks Pak to 'take out' Osama

Rediff.com29 Nov 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday stepped up pressure on Pakistan to "take out" the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden and 'break' his Al Qaeda's network.

Seized phone offers clue about Osama's ISI links

Seized phone offers clue about Osama's ISI links

Rediff.com24 Jun 2011

A cellphone of Osama bin Laden's trusted courier, recovered in the United States raid that killed the Al Qaeda chief, contained contacts to terror group Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, a longtime asset of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.