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Is Obama milking Bin Laden's death too much?

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A year on from the death of Osama Bin Laden - has Obama gone too far in trying to gain political benefit from it? And does al Qaeda still pose a threat to the West?

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

The New York Times says Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan is really an attempt to maximise the political opportunity of the anniversary of Bin Laden's death - but Foreign Policy says he's being widely accused of milking it.

The Atlantic takes a look at the state of al Qaeda a year on from his death - while The Independent asks if they're playing a role in Syria.

Of course we're also looking at that critical parlimentary report on Rupert Murdoch - The Guardian says he's bound to decide soon that British newspapers are more trouble than they're worth.

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oui oui

by Anonyme - 04/05/2012 - 04:32

sacre bleu

Bin Laden

by Anonyme - 03/05/2012 - 05:27

Oui, absolument. Obama est un opportuniste politique, manipulé par des intérêts d'aile gauches. L'infrastructure pour abattre Bin Laden était en place longtemps avant qu'il ne soit arrivé au pouvoir

That is the only positive

by Anonyme - 02/05/2012 - 23:09

That is the only positive thing he can brag on, do you think he can say something positive about the socialist health care crap he shoved down Americans throat, when he knew that most people didn't want it. THIS IS AMERICA, not Europe

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