Teddy Casiño: Leftist but not communist?

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Breaking news: Osama Bin Laden killed in a Pakistan ground operation

United States President Barrack Obama went live on TV from the White House this morning and announced that a ground operation conducted last week in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan resulted in the killing of most wanted terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden was reportedly holed up in a mansion (some reports say a "compound") when a "small team of Americans" conducted the assault acting on information based on US intelligence. They have taken custody of Bin Laden's remains. Contrary to a report coming from Al Jazeera, Bin Laden was not killed by a drone strike.

Philippine Intelligence: an oxymoron defended by President Aquino

Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is on the defensive. He insisted on an interview that the recent bus bombings were not covered by the travel advisories issued late last year by several governments warning of risks of terror activities in the country. Noynoy cited how buses were not included in the list of at-risk sites in the Philippines which included malls, airports, and conference centres among others.

Year 2011 opens with an explosion of violent criminality in the Philippines

According to Metro Manila police chief Director Nicanor Bartolome, at least four died and 14 more injured when an explosion ripped through a public bus plying EDSA in the City of Makati. The explosion was described to be something that may have been caused by a "big bomb" although investigators could not yet be sure whether or not this incident could be considered a terrorist attack.