The Falling Man
In the days after 9/11, a photo of an unknown man falling from the South Tower appeared in publications across the globe. This is the story of that photograph, and of the search to find the man pictured in it.
Osama Bin Laden
How Rogue Techies Armed the Predator, Almost Stopped 9/11, and Accidentally Invented Remote War
The making of the drone.
What Do We Really Know About Osama bin Laden’s Death?
The possibilities and limits of investigative reporting.
The Killing of Osama bin Laden
“The White House still maintains that the mission was an all-American affair, and that the senior generals of Pakistan’s army and Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) were not told of the raid in advance. This is false, as are many other elements of the Obama administration’s account.”
The Bin Laden Files
Following the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the Pakistani government set up a commission to establish how U.S. forces could have violated Pakistani sovereignty without repercussions, and how Bin Laden came to reside secretly in Pakistan for so long. This is what they found.
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The Bin Ladens' Life on the Run
The day-to-day monotony and close calls of Bin Laden’s years on the lam.
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Bin Laden Raid Reveals 'State Failure'
How Pakistan helped allow Bin Laden to go undetected for so long.
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The Raid: How It Happened
The story of the night Bin Laden was killed, as told by those in the crosshairs.
The Shooter
A profile of the Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden and came home to a life in shambles.
The Doctor, the CIA, and the Blood of Bin Laden
The disappearance of the mysterious “Pakistani asset” that helped the CIA zero in on Bin Laden.
The Hunt for "Geronimo"
How Barack Obama decided to green-light the operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
The Situation and the Story: Press Corps Parties While White House Makes History
On the last weekend of April 2011, two things happened in Washington D.C.: the annual White House Correspondents Dinner and the decision to raid Osama bin Laden’s compound. This is the story of how both transpired.
Martyrdom and 9/11
An essay on the evolving narrative of martyrdom in the Islamist and secular worlds.
Getting bin Laden
The story of the Abbottabad raid, in detail.
