A death of a human being should never be celebrated. I've heard the same rhetoric come from American mouths, "The Muslim world cheered after the 9/11 attacks."
A death of a human being should never be celebrated. I've heard the same rhetoric come from American mouths, "The Muslim world cheered after the 9/11 attacks."
Toward the end of the second week of September 2001, my family and I walked past one of those floor-to-ceiling posters French magazines use to adverti...
Has the assassination of Osama bin Laden altered the fundamental equation of terror? Does it address the root causes of anti-Americanism? Bin Laden is gone, but will "they" stop hating "us"?
Although rejoicing death is not part of the religious traditions of Muslims, Christians or Jews, I cannot help but feel a sense of joyful relief now that you are no longer capable of plotting your evil.
Let us not sink into a false sense of triumphalism in the wake of bin Laden's passing. His death will only have meaning if it marks the beginning of the end of this ruthless cycle of violence.
It is never a Christian response to celebrate the death of any human being. Violence is always an indication of our failure to resolve our conflicts by peaceful means, and is always an occasion for deeper reflection.
There are some radically different ways of reading this picture. Are we looking at understandable pride and justifiable relief, dancing on a grave, or "jingoism meets Spring Break"?
As details emerge, significant implications of bin Laden's violent death are coming into focus. His death will likely demoralize aspiring jihadists and lead to further splintering of the terrorist network.
Let us not sink into a false sense of triumphalism in the wake of Bin Laden's passing. His death will only have meaning if it marks the beginning of the end of this ruthless cycle of violence.
The Chinese have always had a grudging admiration for Barack Obama. After the death of Osama bin Laden, a global black sheep, their respect will be significantly less unequivocal.
It's good to see that Osama bin Laden has been neutralized as a political force. Who would argue that that merits a celebration? Bringing bin Laden to...
365gay.com was at the World Trade Center last night after news of Osama bin Laden's death hit New York.
What next, for terrorism itself and for U.S. counterterrorism policy? We'll most certainly see an upsurge of chatter as terrorist groups affiliated with Al Qaeda digest the news and consider options.
Osama bin Laden is dead. Do you know where your duct tape and canned foods are? The man we've been tracking for a decade, and the reason so many Ame...
I heave a sigh of relief, glad that bin Laden is out of the way, but forgive me if I pop no Champagne corks. This was a grim necessity, not a touchdown.
What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean for America, for the world? HuffPost bloggers are exploring these questions, and many more.
As Americans we can do our part in this ongoing push to win the war on terror by getting out of our cars altogether, and getting on a subway or bicycle instead.
Washington is irrevocably committed to dominate Afghanistan on its own terms, based on a dire reading of its own interests, and expects Pakistan to serve as an obedient client.
As dictators perish and democracies take birth across the Muslim World, terrorism, extremism, Al Qaeda and bin Laden have clearly looked more and more irrelevant to the present and the future of the Muslim World.
Bin Laden's death makes him a martyr in many people's eyes in the Muslim world, which means his cause will last in perpetuity. This means that the U.S. the West and its allies will be fighting a war against Al Qaeda for many decades to come.
The killing of Osama bin Laden constitutes a significant victory over global terrorism. But it is a milestone, not a turning point, in what remains an ongoing struggle without a foreseeable end.