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BERLIN/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The killing of Osama bin Laden when he was unarmed has raised concerns the United States may have gone too far in acting as policeman, judge and executioner of the world's most wanted man. But for several Muslim leaders, the more unsettling issue is whether the al Qaeda leader's burial at sea was contrary to Islamic practice. The White House said on Tuesday that bin Laden had resisted the U.S. team which stormed his Pakistan hideout and that there had been concerns he would "oppose the capture operation". Spokesman Jay Carney declined to specify what sort of...

It had to happen eventually. And it finally has. Osama bin Laden is in hell where he belongs, where seventy-two very un-virginal demons will tear his flesh for all eternity. And it came the best way: by the trigger fingers of individual heroes, rather than by the faceless push of a button to activate a missile by a Predator drone. It is fitting that bin Laden died at the hands of Americans who got to look him in the eye as they facilitated his journey to the eternally burning trash pit in the sky. And just to add some icing...

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 – Combined forces killed two armed insurgents in a gun battle and detained several other suspected insurgents yesterday in the Ab Band district of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, military officials reported. Troops were searching for a Haqqani terrorist network leader who is responsible for leading attacks on security forces in western Paktika and southeastern Ghazni provinces. Security forces already had detained two suspects when they came under attack. Troops returned fire, killing two gunmen, and they eventually detained several others suspected of being Haqqani terrorists, officials said. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- Security forces detained...

SPRINGFIELD — Eugene police officer Chris Kilcullen — a 12-year veteran of the city police force and a father of two — was fatally shot Friday afternoon while pursuing a car that had sped away from his motorcycle during an attempted traffic stop on Interstate 105, police said. Authorities arrested the woman who allegedly killed Kilcullen following a standoff with a police SWAT team that cornered her east of Lowell. That was after she allegedly led officers on a 20-mile chase to the rural area after fleeing the scene of the shooting, which occurred about 4:30 p.m. along the Highway...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. -- A Eugene police officer was shot and killed during a chase that ensued after a traffic stop on Highway 126. Investigators say the officer -- whose name has not been released -- tried to pull over a woman in a red car, but she took off. When the officer pursued her car, she allegedly shot at him, leading him to crash his motorcycle. EPD has not confirmed the officer's condition, but we have heard from multiple sources that he passed away. Eugene City Councilor Mike Clark posted tonight on Facebook that "The officer who passed tonight...

That's the hilarious (and accurate) headline on a story today from MSNBC, of all places. And it's true. For those who don't remember: Ira Einhorn was on stage hosting the first Earth Day event at the Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on April 22, 1970. Seven years later, police raided his closet and found the "composted" body of his ex-girlfriend inside a trunk. A self-proclaimed environmental activist, Einhorn made a name for himself among ecological groups during the 1960s and '70s by taking on the role of a tie-dye-wearing ecological guru and Philadelphia's head hippie. With his long beard and gap-toothed...

Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 – Coalition forces killed an insurgent commander in a precision airstrike yesterday in the Burkah district of Afghanistan’s Baghlan province. Mullah Abdul Fatah Haqqani commanded and trained foreign fighters in support of Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist operations. He also purchased weapons and explosive devices for the terrorist groups, officials said. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- Forces detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader responsible for carrying out attacks and training recruits in Logar province’s Charkh district. -- Afghan...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces yesterday killed more than 10 Taliban insurgents after conducting a precision airstrike and security operation in the Burkah district of Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, military officials reported. The operation was conducted to capture a Taliban leader in the district. The leader maintains ties to most of the senior Taliban leadership in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar provinces. In other Afghanistan operations yesterday: -- Afghan and coalition forces found 5,000 anti-aircraft machine gun rounds during a patrol in the Zharay district of Kandahar province. -- Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani network leader...

The Hamas militant whom Israel killed in a retaliatory air strike overnight on Saturday had been involved in the kidnapping of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, an IDF spokesperson said on Saturday evening. Israel said that Tayser Abu Snima was "directly and physically involved" in the 2006 capture of Gilad Shalit, which occurred during a cross-border raid.

KABUL, Afghanistan (April 3, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition force killed a Taliban facilitator during a security operation in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, yesterday. An Afghan civilian was accidentally killed in the engagement when the security force received small-arms fire from the targeted building and returned fire in response, killing the insurgent. The security force cleared the building, where they found the armed insurgent dead along with an Afghan civilian. The security force was unaware of the Afghan civilian’s presence until they cleared the building after the engagement. The facilitator is responsible for emplacing improvised explosive devices...

IDF spokesperson says attack aimed at terrorist group planning to kidnap Israelis over Passover; 3 bodies, critically injured man, reportedly brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital near Khan Younis. GAZA - Israeli aircraft killed three Palestinian gunmen, a critically wounded one, in the southern Gaza Strip early on Saturday, medical officials and the Israeli army said. Residents said the planes fired on a car in which the three men were traveling in the town of Khan Younis. According to Palestinian news source Maan, local residents of Khan Younis reported to both hearing and feeling the single-missile strike. An Israeli military spokesman...

URUZGAN, Afghanistan (April 1, 2011) - The Taliban’s network in southern Afghanistan is being progressively dismantled with five leaders removed from Uruzgan Province across a two-week period. The province is regarded as an insurgent staging post for Taliban leaders who are preparing for the fighting season ahead. Afghan National Police (ANP) Provincial Response Company and their Australian Special Forces partners have been targeting insurgent networks in the province since an operation commenced in mid-March. Yesterday (31 Mar 11) it was confirmed that Ahmadi Kaka and an associate were killed in Deh Rafshan on 28 March 2011 when they posed a...

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed two armed insurgents and detained at least 10 others yesterday during clearing operations in the Imam Sahib district of Afghanistan’s Kunduz province. Troops were searching for a Taliban weapons expert, who specializes in making explosive devices and suicide vests. He is also linked to a February suicide bombing in the district and to Taliban leadership in Pakistan and in Afghanistan’s Wardak and Kabul provinces. Several insurgents were detained at the first compound without incident, but troops encountered gunfire at their second target as their search for the weapons expert continued....

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (March 30, 2011) – Members of the Afghan National Army Special Forces killed four armed insurgents while conducting a patrol in eastern Kandahar’s Maiwand district, March 28. The armed insurgents were seen as they were maneuvering and were quickly fired upon by the ANASF team, which works in the area alongside members of Special Operations Task Force – South. Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, one Enfield rifle, one PK machine gun and two handheld communication devices were recovered from the insurgents’ bodies. Immediately afterward, the ANASF met with local elders to discuss what had occurred and to address their...

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 30, 2011) – A joint Afghan and International Security Assistance Force incident assessment team has completed their review of an operation on March 26 in Helmand province. The operation targeted a known Taliban commander and associates who were believed to be traveling in two vehicles in Now Zad district based on video surveillance. A Taliban sub commander and two associates were killed in the operation although the targeted individual was not in either vehicle. Four civilians travelling in the secondary vehicle were killed and three others injured as a result of the blast. Weapon system video demonstrated...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous insurgents yesterday in the Sar Kani district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province after a combined patrol suddenly came under attack, military officials reported. Ground troops were patrolling the area when insurgents opened fire from two concealed locations. They repelled the ambush until an air weapons team arrived to end the insurgent attack with precision airstrikes. In other news yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- Security forces killed several enemy fighters in Helmand province’s Reg-e Khan Neshin district after seeing insurgents operating at a known enemy fighting position. -- Security forces killed several...

Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, March 28, 2011 – A coalition airstrike killed more than 10 insurgents in the Bermal district of Afghanistan’s Paktika province yesterday, military officials reported. An air weapons team reported insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades massed at two known insurgent outposts, requested permission and launched precision airstrikes on both locations, officials said. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- An International Security Assistance Force patrol killed several armed insurgents and wounded others after being ambushed in Helmand province’s Sangin district. -- Security forces in Kandahar province’s Zharay district captured several...

Rogue U.S. soldiers snipped the pinky off an Afghan teen they killed for kicks - and later used it to wage a bet while playing spades, a blockbuster expose reports. That's one of the shocking stories in a new Rolling Stone magazine expose of an Army "kill team" that targeted innocent Afghan civilians for death. Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, the squad leader and main target of the Army's ongoing war crimes investigation, allegedly sliced the finger off Gul Mudin - the approximately 15-year-old Afghan that Spc. Jeremy Morlock and Pfc. Andrew Holmes are accused of killing. "When it came time...

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed two armed militants and detained numerous suspected insurgents, including a Taliban leader, today in the Daman district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, military officials reported. The Taliban leader is linked to car bombings and assassination attempts of Afghan civilians, government officials and security forces. Tips from local residents led troops to his location, where one armed militant brandished a weapon and tried to flee. Troops opened fire, killing two militants during the engagement. Security forces also confiscated several small-arms weapons and associated ammunitions. In other news today throughout Afghanistan: -- Security...

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 – A partnered Afghan and coalition security force acting on intelligence information killed a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator and captured another in the Sabari district of Afghanistan’s Khost province today, military officials reported. The terrorists were responsible for planning and carrying out roadside-bomb attacks against civilians and Afghan and coalition forces. The man who was captured also was responsible for indirect-fire attacks throughout the district. He was wounded in the encounter and was detained at a coalition forward operating base, where he had been taken for treatment. Intelligence reports led the security force to the location...