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Hollow point bullets to be standard issue for Met Police
The Metropolitan’s Police firearms chief tells Simon Israel that all of their armed officers will be issued the controversial bullet as standard, arguing it poses less of a risk to the public.
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Drone attacks in Pakistan are ‘next Guantanamo’
A lawyer acting for victims of US drone strikes in Pakistan is preparing fresh legal action against the CIA and tells Channel 4 News Osama bin Laden’s death strengthens the case against the attacks.
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Can CIA drone attacks on Pakistan succeed?
The Obama administration has presided over a significant increase in unmanned CIA drone attacks on Pakistan. Who is pushing the policy forward – and can it succeed?
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The view from 'Bin Laden Town'
Lindsey Hilsum writes from Abbottabad’s “Bin Laden Town” on the impact of the killing of Osama bin Laden on US/Pakistani relations.
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WikiLeaks shows US-Pakistan relations mired in distrust
A series of WikiLeaks files shed new light on the relationship of distrust between the United States and Pakistan over the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
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Bin Laden body photos will not be published, says Obama
Photos of Osama bin Laden’s dead body will not be published, says President Obama, as senior Taliban commanders tell Channel 4 News the al-Qaeda leader died of kidney disease months ago.
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Cameron: Britain will continue to support Pakistan
Britain shares the “same struggle against terrorism” with Pakistan, David Cameron says, pledging his support for Pakistan’s President in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death.
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Target bin Laden: why was he code named ‘Geronimo’?
The Americans chose the code name of a Native American warrior chief in the operation to kill Osama bin Laden. But, as Samira Ahmed writes, Geronimo did more than evade capture – he became a hero.
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Bin Laden's death: Will it make any difference?
Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, asks how much difference the death of Osama bin Laden will make to Al-Qaeda.
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Osama bin Laden: the hunt ends ten years on
As Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones – who was part of the original team hunting the al-Qaeda leader – assesses the implications.
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LIVE BLOG: Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan
Osama bin Laden has been killed by US troops in Pakistan, ending a decade-long hunt for the man accused of orchestrating 9/11. Add your voice to the Channel 4 News live blog.
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Obama’s strategic defence and security appointments
Channel 4 News’ Sarah Smith reports from Washington where “no drama Obama” has suggested some safe but politically astute appointments at the very top of the CIA and Pentagon.
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Iraq and Bosnia haunt west’s Libyan intervention
Libya would have seen mass slaughter if the west had not gone in, writes Col Richard Kemp. But holding back from full-scale action means the allies are fighting with one hand tied behind their back.
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Eight NATO troops killed in Afghanistan attack
Eight american NATO troops and a contractor have been killed in Afghanistan after an Afghan military officer opened fire inside an office at Kabul airport.
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US drones: lessons for Libya from Pakistan
As the US approves armed drone attacks on President Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, Channel 4 News looks at America’s record of drone strikes in Pakistan, believed to be led by the CIA.