UN's Ban, Security Council respond to death of bin Laden
In a written statement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon characterized the death of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces as "a watershed moment in our common global fight against terrorism." In another statement, drafted by the U.S., the world body's Security Council stressed that conditions contributing to the spread of terrorism must be addressed because "terrorism will not be defeated by military force, law enforcement measures and intelligence operations alone."Bloomberg (5/2), Reuters (5/2)
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Nearly 10 years after he launched the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. On May 1, 2011, President Obama detailed the secret operation in Pakistan that brought down the al-Qaeda figurehead More »
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