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Osama bin Laden

  • Movies

    January 9, 2013

    Zero Dark Thirty retells gritty history

    The maker of The Hurt Locker explores the darkness behind capturing Osama Bin Laden

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Keith Ellison: Don't celebrate Qaddafi's death

    Keith Ellison: Relieved, but not "happy" about Qaddafi's death.​Muammar Qaddafi is finally, mercifully, dead. After a 40-year reign of terror inflicted upon his own people, other Africans, Europeans, and Americans, the Libyan dictator has been killed by his own people. According to graphic images ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Prince tied into crazy 9-11 conspiracy

    ​With chatter about 9/11 reaching a fever pitch this week, it was only a matter of time before someone started a crazy rumor connecting a celebrity to the attacks. And if a rumor's going to swirl that someone besides Nostradamus predicted the events of 9/11, well, yeah, it makes sense that somehow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Michele Bachmann gets a peek at dead Osama bin Laden pix

    Bin Laden: He's dead. Bachmann says so.​One of the perks of Rep. Michele Bachmann's being on the House Intelligence Committee turns out to be that she gets to look at photos of a very dead Osama bin Laden before the rest of the world -- which will have to wait either until the pix are leaked, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Shmarya Rosenberg, St. Paul blogger, catches Hasidic paper's Hillary Clinton crop

    The White HouseHillary Clinton and Audrey Tomason, in their rightful places. ​St. Paul blogger Shmarya Rosenberg caught the Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung with egg on its face. The day after Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by Navy SEALS, the including here White House released a photo carr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Tim Pawlenty debates on Fox: What he said

    Pawlenty appeared with the also-rans.​Tim Pawlenty showed up last night in South Carolina to debate four other also-rans in the GOP presidential race: Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Gary Johnson. They didn't actually debate, of course. No one debates at debates anymore: They speech ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Dalai Lama brings the dharma [Live Video]

    Dalailama.comThis weekend marks the Dalai Lama's first major visit to Minnesota in 10 years.​This weekend, the Dalai Lama's intrepid travels have brought him to Minnesota, home to the second-largest Tibetan population in the United States. The holy leader will be in town today through Sunday, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Heidi Collins claims Osama bin Laden death scoop

    Heidi Collins: Better connected.​If only CNN, Fox, MSNBC, the major networks, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal had exercised the foresight to tune into Fox 9 here in the Twin Cities on Sunday night, they could have broken the Osama bin Laden story so much faster. That's because we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Osama bin Laden photos on the Internet wage jihad against your hard drive [UPDATE]

    ​Osama bin Laden is dead. His body was buried at sea. The White House and the Pentagon have photos of the U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan, but they haven't released the pictures to the public. There's obviously a huge demand to see a photo or video of bin Laden with a bullet through his sk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Everything you thought you knew about the killing of Osama bin Laden is wrong

    A story too good to be true?​The story of the killing of Osama bin Laden at the hands of Navy SEALS would have been compelling stuff in its own right. But it turns out the story ain't quite what it used to be. Here are the big headlines you probably thought were true about bin Laden's killing -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    5 see-ya songs for Osama bin Laden

    ​First he was a villain, then a rogue, then a murderer; then in evasion and invisibility, Osama Bin Laden became legendary, even mythical, like a unicorn, or Carmen Sandiego. Where in the world was he? What were the chances that we'd ever bring him to account, that we'd smoke him out of his hole? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Osama bin Laden is dead! A musical roundup

    ​Well, we don't have Osama bin Laden to kick around anymore, do we? Or at least, we don't have Osama bin Laden to have hover unseen and malevolent over our Threat Level Orange existences anymore, do we? Osama bin got gotten! I'm the first to make that joke. As always, with big news comes big s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Minnesota newspapers banner Osama bin Laden's death

    All the news that mattered Monday morning.​Front page editors around Minnesota were doubtless biting their fingernails last night as the White House kept pushing back its official announcement that Osama bin Laden had been shot and killed in a firefight outside Islamabad, Pakistan. But confir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ellison, celebrate Osama Bin Laden's death

    ​Heading off what we assume will be the inevitable attacks from right field about American Muslims not rejoicing in a sufficiently patriotic manner over the death of Osama bin Laden, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a formal statement today from the gro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Osama bin Laden is dead: The best Minnesota tweets

    ​Everyone has an opinion about the killing of Osama bin Laden. In Minnesota, a lot of them used Twitter to luxuriate in sweet revenge for 9/11. Others found absurd humor in reactionary politics, or lamented that the state of the world hasn't changed very much in the past 24 hours. We've coll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    UND Saudi student uses aircraft bathroom and scares the crap out of everyone

    A Pinnacle crew grew suspicious of a Saudi's nature call.​You've heard of the quip "driving while black." Maybe now we have "pissing while Saudi," after three Saudi Arabian students flying to Grand Forks were detained for hours after one of them had the temerity to use an aircraft's bathroom. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Jihadi pop: offensive to the ears

    ​Sami Yusuf this shit is not.Ostensibly intended as a recruitment tool, these misguided attempts at accessible propaganda are so uniformly awful, unlistenable, and terrifying that you can't help but laugh, or be left in shivers. Sporting eerie appropriations of gangster rap tropes (gunshots-as-amb ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Guantanamo's final days

    America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp and Jihad looms

  • News

    November 5, 2008

    Mattel's 'Cuddle 'N Coo' preaches Islam, local minister claims

    Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    10/21 Morning Must Reads

    Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2008

    Fox News commentator supports assassinating Obama

    Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 4/17:

    Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Village Voice lampoons rightwing bloggers

    Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

  • Movies

    January 30, 2008

    Heroes and Zeroes at Sundance

    Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Poop Goes The Sports Figure

    Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2006

    Clinton's Fox News Snit Ensnares Grams in Old Criticism

    Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2006

    9/14 Morning Communiqué

    Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2006

    7/5 Morning Communiqué

    Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

  • Movies

    April 5, 2006

    Operation European Freedom

    The propaganda films the Pentagon didn't want you to see

  • Arts

    February 22, 2006

    Free Osama

    What did bin Laden do to deserve a Minneapolis show trial?

  • News

    February 15, 2006

    Bin Laden's Game

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2006

    Al Jazeera posts text of bin Laden audiotape

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2006

    Q: What sets the Strib apart from the following news websites?

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2006

    Sharkey on Sharkey: Vampires are hard to find these days

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2006

    Intervyew with the Vampyre

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2005

    11/14: Morning Communique

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • Movies

    November 9, 2005

    The Personal is Geopolitical

    Horror and grace at the Third Annual Arab Film Festival

  • Music

    June 1, 2005

    The Name of This Band is Flock Of Doug

    Doug Utter takes on Rick Santorum in bathtub brawl

  • Columns

    March 9, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    Doug Utter takes on Rick Santorum in bathtub brawl

  • Columns

    June 9, 2004

    A Child's ABCs of Terrorism

    Doug Utter takes on Rick Santorum in bathtub brawl

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Mullah Meets Megaton

    It's time for the U.S. to put up its nukes

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Bring 'em On!

    The Bush administration's top 40 lies about war and terrorism

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top Ten

    Ben Harper summons god and Johnny Rotten proves he's still the antichrist

  • News

    March 26, 2003

    "I Am Concerned"

    Minnesota vets on the war in Iraq

  • Columns

    January 8, 2003

    Brand New Bag

    Lott's sin: He was sooo old-school

  • Movies

    March 13, 2002

    Before and After--The Movie

    Lott's sin: He was sooo old-school

  • Arts

    January 9, 2002

    The Year in Film

    The National Entertainment State Stands Firm--Then Runs Away

  • News

    December 26, 2001

    Artists of the Year

    The National Entertainment State Stands Firm--Then Runs Away

  • Books

    November 21, 2001

    Blaming the Somalis

    Are local immigrants unwittingly funding Al Qaeda? The numbers just don't add up.

  • Books

    June 30, 1999

    Minnesota's Most Wanted

    Are local immigrants unwittingly funding Al Qaeda? The numbers just don't add up.

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