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Obama Job-Performance Numbers Up After Bin Laden Killing - New York Times/CBS Poll. Bin Laden Raid Revives Debate on Value of Torture. As intelligence officials disclosed the trail of evidence that led to the compound in Pakistan where Bin Laden was hiding, a chorus of Bush administration officials claimed vindication for their policy of “enhanced interrogation techniques” like . Among them was , a former Justice Department official who wrote secret legal memorandums justifying brutal interrogations. “ can take credit, rightfully, for the success today,” Mr. Yoo wrote Monday in National Review, “but he owes it to the tough decisions taken by the Bush administration.”

But a closer look at prisoner interrogations suggests that the harsh techniques played a small role at most in identifying Bin Laden’s trusted courier and exposing his hide-out. One detainee who apparently was subjected to some tough treatment provided a crucial description of the courier, according to current and former officials briefed on the interrogations. Glenn L. After the capture in March 2003 of Mr. Mr. The details of Mr. Armed with Mr. After Mr. Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says.

Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama announced the killing of Osama bin Laden at the White House on Sunday. More Photos » In a late-night appearance in the East Room of the White House, Mr. Obama declared that “justice has been done” as he disclosed that American military and C.I.A. operatives had finally cornered Bin Laden, the leader of , who had eluded them for nearly a decade. American officials said Bin Laden resisted and was shot in the head. The news touched off an extraordinary outpouring of emotion as crowds gathered outside the White House, in Times Square and at the ground zero site, waving American flags, cheering, shouting, laughing and chanting, “U.S.A., U.S.A.!”

“For over two decades, Bin Laden has been Al Qaeda’s leader and symbol,” the president said in a statement broadcast around the world. How much his death will affect Al Qaeda itself remains unclear. Given Bin Laden’s status among radicals, the American government braced for possible retaliation. Mr. Nation’s Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows. Amid rising gas prices, stubborn unemployment and a cacophonous debate in Washington over the federal government’s ability to meet its future obligations, the poll presents stark evidence that the slow, if unsteady, gains in public confidence earlier this year that a recovery was under way are now all but gone.

Capturing what appears to be an abrupt change in attitude, the survey shows that the number of Americans who think the economy is getting worse has jumped 13 percentage points in just one month. Though there have been encouraging signs of renewed growth since last fall, many economists are having second thoughts, warning that the pace of expansion might not be fast enough to create significant numbers of new jobs. The dour public mood is dragging down ratings for both parties in Congress and for President Obama, the poll found.

Disapproval of Mr. Still, for all the talk from Congressional Republicans and Mr. Mr. Most Americans think neither Mr. Was it legal for the US commandos to kill Osama bin Laden? The Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden in his Pakistan compound yesterday acted within the full authority of both international and domestic law, according to US legal analysts. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition As the operational leader of Al Qaeda in an ongoing conflict with the United States, Mr. bin Laden was a legitimate military target to be captured or killed at any time under the law of war, these analysts said. “We could have killed him even if he was trying to run away.

He was a lawful target,” said Scott Silliman, a law professor and executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke University. Rather than an unlawful assassination, the Navy SEALs’ assignment to “capture or kill” bin Laden was a fully authorized military mission. Congress responded after the 9/11 attacks with passage of the 2001 Authorization to use Military Force. » Exclusive: ‘Bin Laden Dead’ Hoax Exposed Alex Jones. Mainstream Media Tries To Destroy Peaceful Revolution Conservative Turncoat Caught Spreading Lies Tea Party To Be Blamed For New Civil War The Systems Biggest Fear is Truth Cliven Bundy Calls for BLM to be Disarmed Harry Reid Is NOT King of Nevada The Illegitimacy Of Our Tax System with Joe Banister 545 Tyrants Run Our Lives These Toxins May Be Deteriorating Your Lung's Health Store Owner Shoots, Kills Intruder The FBI's Giant Biometric Database Ron Paul Warns Feds Could Launch Waco-Style Assault In Nevada Death, Taxes, and False Flags: Government Certainties Mainstream Media Backs The Feds In Nevada Ranch Standoff Nevada Rancher Speaks Out Against Tyrannical Government Ukraine On The Brink Of War The Laws Of A Criminal Government Communist Manifesto: A Graduated Income Tax The Power To Tax Is The Power To Destroy Americans Draw Line in Sand Reid Wants Bundy to Pay Up American Citizens Draw Red Line: Feds Back down We Must Stand Up Against Tyranny Patriots Rally Around States Rights.

Report of bin Laden’s death spurs questions from conspiracy theorists. Within minutes of the news of bin Laden’s funeral at sea, Facebook, Twitter and e-mail lighted up with conspiracy theories from around the globe, asking questions, pointing out discrepancies, motives, counter-motives, coverups and counter-coverups, comparing photos and videos, voice recordings and FBI most-wanted pinup posters.

“This has not put a single of the 9/11 questions to bed,” said Steven Jones, a retired Brigham Young University physics professor and contributor to the 9/11 Truth Movement. Jones, along with other members of the movement, a loose coalition of people who distrust Washington’s version of the attacks, say the collapse of the twin towers is best explained as controlled demolition. “As a scientist, I try to look at the evidence I can get,” Jones said. It started with the “9/11 truthers,” who, after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, wondered why 110-story towers crashed and military jets failed to intercept even one airliner.