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May 04, 2012|By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden a year ago. At a campaign event Monday in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asserted that he too would have made the decision to send a U.S. Navy SEAL team to kill Osama bin […]

A visit to Osama bin Laden’s lair By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst May 3, 2012 — Updated 1137 GMT (1937 HKT) A local man walks through a field near Osama Bin Laden’s compound, where he was killed during a raid by U.S. special forces a year ago. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Peter Bergen was only […]

Opinion Warrior in Chief By PETER L. BERGEN Published: April 28, 2012 169 Comments THE president who won the Nobel Peace Prize less than nine months after his inauguration has turned out to be one of the most militarily aggressive American leaders in decades. Illustration by Connor Willumsen, photograph by Stephen Crowley/The New York Times […]

Afghan army, police pose growing risk to U.S., NATO troops By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 2:10 PM EDT, Thu March 29, 2012 Afghan police trainees practice using their guns as a German policeman watches near Camp Marmal in Afghanistan. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Peter Bergen: NATO troops falling victim to shooting by Afghan forces […]

Widow tells how bin Laden lived on the run By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:36 PM EDT, Fri March 30, 2012 Bin Laden fathered children on the run STORY HIGHLIGHTS Osama bin Laden’s family "scattered" after the 9/11 attacks, widow tells police The al Qaeda leader lived undetected in Pakistan for many years He […]

Al Qaeda responds to CNN By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst March 31, 2011 7:56 a.m. EDT A prominent al Qaeda leader, Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, disputes Peter Bergen’s view of Middle East revolutions. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Peter Bergen says al Qaeda must view Arab revolutions with despair Prominent al Qaeda leader al Awlaki says […]

CIA drone war in Pakistan in sharp decline By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and Jennifer Rowland, Special to CNN updated 8:25 AM EDT, Tue March 27, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Authors: America’s drone war in Pakistan is much diminished They say it’s a victim of a deeply troubled relationship between U.S., Pakistan U.S. raid […]

  Nat Geo presenta las últimas horas de Osama Bin Laden El canal presentará el próximo domingo a las 11 p.m. el estreno de Los últimos días de Bin Laden, una producción que seguirá los pasos de una de las misiones más delicadas y secretas que eliminó al objetivo terrorista número uno de Estados Unidos. […]

Bin Laden’s final days — big plans, deep fears By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 6:16 PM EDT, Fri March 16, 2012 The compound where Osama bin Laden lived in his final years — and died. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Peter Bergen: Osama bin Laden’s final writings show al Qaeda felt under siege He says […]

Books     Q&A: Peter Bergen CNN national-security analyst talks Al Qaeda and his latest, The Longest War. By Rob Orchard Peter Bergen What was bin Laden like when you met him in 1997? I was expecting a table-thumping revolutionary, but he turned out to be very low-key, quite thoughtful and intelligent. He had been […]