Topic: Osama bin Laden

Obama: Bring Guantánamo detainees to US, detain some indefinitely

His bid to close the prison camp in jeopardy, he laid out five options Thursday for resolving the detainees' status.

Arabs' new favorite leader: Hugo Chávez!?!

The Venezuelan leader blew away all others as Arabs' favorite world leader in this week's University of Maryland and Zogby International's 2009 Annual Arab Public Opinion Survey.

White House offers comedy advice to Wanda Sykes

Opinion: Arab forum tackles a Washington taboo

The Doha Debates dared to discuss the US relationship with Israel in Washington – and got away with it.

Pakistani Taliban in Swat refuse to give up arms

The militants had struck a deal to relinquish their weapons in return for Islamic law in the region.

Opinion: New US administration, new take on the 'war on terror'

Definitional nuance will strengthen world response to terrorism.

In Iraq, Obama underscores support for troops

On a surprise visit that lasted less than five hours, the US president also met with Iraq's prime minister.

Vice President Biden welcomes troops home -- Full text

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the connections shared by Palestinians and Israelis, why it was foolish of the US to arm Al Qaeda in the 1980s, an pverlooked antiwar view on the Afghanistan conflict, and how some colleges are keeping the "student" in "student athlete."

The Monitor's View: Obama's Afghan plan: Leave Al Qaeda to others

Despite the surge, he wants others to take over and to ease the US out.

Bin Laden blasts 'moderate' Arab states over Gaza war

In an audio recording played Saturday by Al Jazeera, the Al Qaeda chief accused Arab states of collaborating "with the Crusader-Zionist alliance" against Muslims.

Classic book review – The Looming Tower

It is hard to imagine a better portrait of 9/11 and its causes.

Turabi, influential Sudanese Islamist, freed from prison

Hassan al-Turabi had called for President Bashir to surrender to the International Criminal Court on war-crimes charges.

US Justice Department to bring criminal charges against 'enemy combatant'

The move places the last remaining "enemy combatant" in the US before a civilian court instead of a military tribunal.

Kenyan school offers Somali refugees a modern – and moderate – education

Fathu Rahman Primary School is a rare source of moderate Islamic values in a community riven by war.

In N. Africa, Al Qaeda offshoot claims six Western hostages

The claim by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb that it holds hostages kidnapped more than a month ago fuels fears that the group is expanding its reach.

Britain to deport suspected terrorist Abu Qatada

Opinion: A reality check for Obama in Afghanistan

He's facing pressure to increase US troop levels there. Has Washington learned nothing from the Soviet experience?

Opinion: Lincoln at 200: still a light for democracy's moral purpose

Critics saw in America a 'pigpen of freedom.' He saw a cause worth dying for.

Obama redefines war on terror

The president focuses on Al Qaeda and on repairing America’s image in the Muslim world.

Egypt, Hamas welcome US Middle East envoy

Sunday morning show lineup

Amid rumors about Post book section, their critic wins a prize

Letters to the Editor

Five ways Bush's policies changed world

The Iraq war dominated his presidency, but it isn't the only signature foreign-policy event of his tenure.