Osama bin Laden

‘Home Videos’ Show Bin Laden Watching Himself on TV

Intelligence officials released five “home videos” of Osama Bin Laden recovered from the Al Qaeda leader’s compound after he was killed by U.S. forces on Sunday. We know what you’re wondering: None of them, so far, are sex tapes. Instead, the five videos—excerpts of which are below—are mostly outtakes from his propaganda films, plus, apparently,…

Tech News Max Read May 7

Obama Cracks Wise After the Operation to Find bin Laden

Tensions were high during the decision-making process that would lead up to the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Success depended on the precision of the Navy SEALs team in order to kill this slaughterer of thousands. So, with success met and their mission accomplished, the team had to be sure they’d…

Tech News Kwame Opam May 7

How News of bin Laden’s Death Spread on Twitter

The fact that the death of Osama bin Laden rocked the Twitterverse is very much common knowledge. Here, though, is a visualization showing just how far and fast the news spread in those first moments after the news leaked. SocialFlow, a social media platform, did their analysis of the announcement that presents the major players,…

Tech News Kwame Opam May 7

Al Qaeda Takes to the Internet to Confirm the Death of Osama bin Laden

There are many tin-foil-wearing nutjobs out there who believe Osama bin Laden is not actually dead. Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization he founded, is not among those in denial over his death. According to Reuters, members from the group popped into various jihadist internet forums today, confirming bin Laden’s death and vowing to destroy western…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 6

The CIA Watched bin Laden For Months From Right Down the Block

In a safehouse in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a small team of CIA spies lived and worked for months. Their mission: collect information on a nearby compound suspected of housing the world’s most notorious terrorist. The base of operations—abandoned once its mission was accomplished—had been established shortly after Osama bin Laden’s hideout (pictured above) had been identified…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 6

Bin Laden Was Daydreaming about Train-Derailing Terror Plot

What do you do when you’re a terrorist pent up in a huge, rundown compound with no phone or internet? Write down “vague, aspirational” terror plots in your notebook, the NYT reports. Like derailing a train on Christmas. The semi-plot, seized in a cache of documents when Bin Laden’s house was raided, hadn’t been put…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 6

Is This the Navy’s Secret Helicopter?

Ever since SEAL Team 6 blew up its downed, stealth Black Hawk, aviation geeks around the globe have been trying to figure out what the hell it was. One flight expert has gathered the clues and created this detailed rendering. https://jalopnik.com/that-downed-us-aircraft-was-a-secret-stealth-helicopter-5798199 David Cenciotti, the brain behind the sketch, has serious credentials: he’s a former member…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 5

Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama bin Laden. But What the Hell Is It?

Killing ol’ OBL wasn’t just the work of SEAL Team 6—the beyond-badasses had a cadre of support staff backing them up behind the scenes, including classified hyperspectral imaging device experts. So, uh, what does that mean? https://gizmodo.com/meet-seal-team-6-the-bad-asses-who-killed-osama-bin-la-5797701 It’s a way of seeing what the naked eye can’t… Hyperspectral means above or beyond the spectrum—in this…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 4

Patient Zero of the MLK Misquote Phenomenon Speaks

“Flattering, I guess. It was really, really flattering. I don’t know.” – Jessica Dovey, a 24-year-old English teacher in Japan whose Facebook status update went viral, unintentionally turning a real MLK quote into a misattributed internet phenomenon. [theatlantic.com, photo: Facebook] http://gawker.com/5797972/is-that-bin-laden+appropriate-martin-luther-king-jr-quote-a-fake

Social Media Seth Abramovitch May 4

Obama Watching Osama’s Downfall is Almost Flickr’s Most-Viewed Photo of all Time

It takes a fair amount of badass to become the most-viewed photo of all time on Flickr, but the photo of Obama, Hillary Clinton and other officials watching Osama bin Laden’s capture is well on its way to knocking a lame (by comparison) photo of Nohkalikai Falls, Cherraphunjee off the pedestal. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-obama-and-his-team-watching-operation-kill-bin-5797874 Uploaded on the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 4

Check Out the Demolished SEAL Team 6 Chopper from Space

Although no Americans were hurt in Osama bin Laden’s takedown, one MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter didn’t make it back—and was subsequently blown apart by US commandos. Here’s the scene, as a satellite whizzed by at 17,000 mph. [GeoEye via Danger Room] https://gizmodo.com/the-berzerker-black-hawk-helicopter-that-helped-kill-os-5797783 Satellite imagery by GeoEye, annotation by Danger Room

Tech News Sam Biddle May 3

Samsung Hit with Bomb Threat After bin Laden Death

After Osama’s death, the US put itself somewhere on “let’s be careful” and “poop your pants” level of heightened alert, bracing itself for retaliatory action. So far, so good—but Samsung, of all targets, was threatened today. By whom? Nobody knows. The electronics mega-giant’s Seoul HQ received an email bomb threat via its Canadian wing, but…

Gadgets Sam Biddle May 3

Osama Photos and Videos Coming This Week?

White House and Intelligence officials are telling ABC News and the AP that post-raid photos and and a pre-recorded video of Osama Bin Laden could surface very soon, maybe even as early as today. [ABC News and AP Atlantic Wire]

Tech News Adrian Covert May 3

Those MLK and Mark Twain Quotes You’re Spreading on Facebook and Twitter Are Fake (Updated)

After the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, reactions were split: there was the USA, USA, Greek Row kegstand contingent, and then those who saw the historical event as something more solemn and less bacchanalian. Those in the latter camp flocked to a quote discouraging the celebration of death, allegedly by Dr. Martin Luther King:…

Social Media Sam Biddle May 3

The Navy SEALs’ Booty Was Yesterday’s Biggest Victory

The most important achievement of yesterday’s operation wasn’t killing Osama. It was the US Navy SEALs’ booty: dozens of computers, memory sticks and disks loaded with information that might just crush all of al Qaeda’s network. https://gizmodo.com/how-osama-bin-laden-was-brought-to-justice-5797620 After shouting “Geronimo!” to their commander over radio—the signal that indicated the death of bin Laden from a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 3

It Took One Tapped Phone Call to Lead Osama’s Courier to Him

Bin Laden was hiding out in a million-dollar compound with all the security in the world, but ultimately when his house-mate/courier Sheikh Abu Ahmed picked up the phone, the US military knew they had their man. We learnt yesterday that the courier led officials to the compound, and that other signs—such as a lack of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 3

This Is Obama and His Team Watching Operation Kill bin Laden

This image shows President Barack Obama and the members of the national security team in the Situation Room of the White House on May 1, as the operation was happening. Hillary Clinton actually looks genuinely horrified. Of course, even while the Secretary of State’s face—and everyone else’s—is quite telling, we don’t know the exact moment…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 2

Here’s the Latest on the Osama bin Laden Kill Mission

News updates have been flowing steadily since last night’s surprise announcement that the U.S. military killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Here are the latest news blips from this afternoon: Mixed Messages: Some reports indicate that Pakistan fully-cooperated in this mission, aiding U.S. forces where they could. Other reports indicate that Pakistan had no idea…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 2

The Berzerker Black Hawk Helicopter That Helped Kill Osama bin Laden

Everyone wants to know exactly how the take-out-bin-Laden-operation went down. Part of what we know for sure is that badass Navy SEALs did the shooting, and were carried to the site by another elite team—the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, or SOAR (aka the “Night Stalkers”). The bird of choice appears to have been specially…

Tech News Max Behrman May 2

Osama bin Laden’s Death Topped Twitter Record

Non-surprise! The death of the most-wanted man in history rocked Twitter like a Navy SEAL double-tap to the dome: Between 10:45 PM and 12:30 AM EST, an average 3,340 tweets per second rang out. When Obama finished his announcement? Over 5,000. [Twitter] To check out our full coverage on the successful raid of Osama Bin…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 2

‘Home Videos’ Show Bin Laden Watching Himself on TV

Obama Cracks Wise After the Operation to Find bin Laden

How News of bin Laden’s Death Spread on Twitter

Al Qaeda Takes to the Internet to Confirm the Death of Osama bin Laden

The CIA Watched bin Laden For Months From Right Down the Block

Bin Laden Was Daydreaming about Train-Derailing Terror Plot

Is This the Navy’s Secret Helicopter?

Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama bin Laden. But What the Hell Is It?

Patient Zero of the MLK Misquote Phenomenon Speaks

Obama Watching Osama’s Downfall is Almost Flickr’s Most-Viewed Photo of all Time

Check Out the Demolished SEAL Team 6 Chopper from Space

Samsung Hit with Bomb Threat After bin Laden Death

Osama Photos and Videos Coming This Week?

Those MLK and Mark Twain Quotes You’re Spreading on Facebook and Twitter Are Fake (Updated)

The Navy SEALs’ Booty Was Yesterday’s Biggest Victory

It Took One Tapped Phone Call to Lead Osama’s Courier to Him

This Is Obama and His Team Watching Operation Kill bin Laden

Here’s the Latest on the Osama bin Laden Kill Mission

The Berzerker Black Hawk Helicopter That Helped Kill Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden’s Death Topped Twitter Record

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