by Andrew Gardner | May 5, 2011 | Opinion
I admit that when I read the first Facebook status saying Osama bin Laden had been killed, I was relieved. But my relief faded after reading six or seven of these. As I saw my friends’ joy over bin Laden’s death, I became frightened. I turned on the news...
by Jonathan Clark | May 4, 2011 | Opinion
Upon receiving word from President Obama that the world’s “most wanted” criminal had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan, revelers took to the streets in Washington D.C., New York City and on college campuses throughout the country. Waving flags,...
by Michael Ruffin | May 4, 2011 | Opinion
You’d think it would be so simple. You’d think that I would be able to look at a simple formula like “Osama bin Laden killed thousands of Americans + Now American forces have killed Osama bin Laden = Justice has been done” and feel good about...
by Charles Kimball | May 2, 2011 | Opinion
For more than a decade, Osama bin Laden has been Exhibit A in the contemporary manifestations of the lethal mix of religion and politics. As the leading symbol of al-Qaida, he not only facilitated murderous attacks on thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 2, 2011 | News
Before President Obama announced late Sunday evening that the United States had killed Osama bin Laden, a crowd gathered outside the White House chanting “USA! USA!” and singing “God Bless America.” As patriotic triumphalism swept the country,...