Must Reads: The Killing of Bin Laden
We’ve rounded up the best reporting, analysis, video, and photos out there. Check back for frequent updates.
The Raid
William Saletan has eight questions about how the killing went down.
Anne Applebaum calls the operation a model of smart intelligence work.
Marc Ambinder on the secretive team that carried out the raid.
NYT map of the Bin Laden compound
Video: Bin Laden’s hideout
Pakistan
Foreign Policy chronicles a decade of downplaying and denial from Pakistani leaders.
Steve Coll (author, The Bin Ladens) wonders why OBL was in Abbottabad and whether Pakistan was protecting him.
Dexter Filkins asks: What Pakistan did know?
What’s next?
Foreign Policy roundtable asks: Does Bin Laden’s death matter?
Sean Wilentz wonders whether this means the end of paranoid politics.
George Packer: Does this mean we can leave Afghanistan?
Peter Beinart says the War on Terror is over.
Nicholas Kristof says the War on Terror is not over.
Greg Miller and Joby Warrick say Al Qaeda, though more diffuse, remains a threat.
What it means for Obama
Andrew Sullivan notes the president’s new glow
John Dickerson praises Obama’s patient, hands-on approach to getting Bin Laden
Jeff Zeleny calls a victory for Obama’s much-criticized foreign policy
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