tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39988417804418193142011-10-04T01:45:45.338-07:00Discussion of societal issues from a socially progressive point of viewCTnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998841780441819314.post-3384926335296907482011-06-05T00:35:00.000-07:002011-06-05T00:35:12.358-07:00<div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 272px; width: 440px;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="playerVars=showStats=yes|autoPlay=no|videoTitle=Immigration: Why We Need to Open Our Gates" height="272" name="Metacafe_2231024" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2231024/immigration_why_we_need_to_open_our_gates.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" wmode="transparent"></embed></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2231024/immigration_why_we_need_to_open_our_gates/">Immigration: Why We Need to Open Our Gates</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">The funniest movie is here. Find it</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3998841780441819314-338492633529690748?l=caliberal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CTnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998841780441819314.post-13652543843688356532011-06-02T01:17:00.000-07:002011-06-05T00:49:37.376-07:00<b>Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces in Pakistan</b><br /><br />WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a firefight with United States forces in Pakistan, President Obama announced.<br /><br />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 Al Qaeda, who had eluded them for nearly a decade. American officials said Bin Laden resisted and was shot in the head. He was later buried at sea. Continue reading the original story about <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/asia/osama-bin-laden-is-killed.html">Bin Laden Death</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3998841780441819314-1365254384368835653?l=caliberal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CTnoreply@blogger.com0