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Joint Special Operations Command and the Killing of bin Laden
The head of al Qaeda was killed by a team that's part of the Joint Special Operations Command, an organization most Americans never heard of.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe head of al Qaeda was killed by a team that's part of the Joint Special Operations Command, an organization most Americans never heard of. What are the benefits and the risks of high-tech, high-risk anti-terrorism compared to the long slog of counter-insurgency? Also, "rape" and "forcible rape." The battle over federal abortion funding breaks out again.
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3 storiesDetails of bin Laden Killing Are Muddled
"The White House is altering key details in its narrative about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden." That's according to Politico, based in part on changes since comments Sunday night by Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan. Josh Gerstein reports for Politico .
Read the story8 minJSOC and the Killing of Osama bin Laden
A photograph from the Obama White House shows the President, Vice President, Secretaries of State and Defense, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other aides watching in rapt attention as the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout takes place.
Read the story37 minGOP's Backdoor Maneuver to Pull Forcible Rape Language from Bill
In February, pro-life members of Congress took heat for wanting to change the language of a law re-instituting the federal ban on abortion funding. In the exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother, they wanted the law to read "forcible rape," instead of just "rape." When the issue became public, the effort was dropped.
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