 AP Photo 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. TAGGED: United States, Iraq, al-Qaeda, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Yemen, Osama Bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, 2012RECOMMENDED ARTICLES| In the year since Osama bin Laden’s death, it has been a comforting thought for Westerners to say that he failed. And that’s certainly true in terms of al-Qaeda, whose scorched-earth jihad tactics alienated Muslims... more ›› |
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