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Monday, May 2, 2011
BIN LADEN KILLED IN PAKISTAN By Ariel Shapiro the daily cardinal
Nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people on American soil, President Barack Obama announced to the nation the plot’s mastermind, Osama bin Laden, was killed in an air raid in Pakistan Sunday. In his address, Obama said he authorized the attack last week based on a lead his administration received in August about bin Laden’s whereabouts in Pakistan. “The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our fight against al-Qaeda, but his death does not mark the end of our effort,” Obama said. Obama also assured the American public and the world that
the U.S. “is not, and never will be at war with Islam.” UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin and history professor Jeremi Suri appeared on WISC-TV to discuss the news of bin Laden’s death. Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a town Suri said is located 150 miles from the country’s capital Islamabad and home to many international aid organizations. “In some ways, bin Laden was hiding in plain sight,” Suri said. Suri said although bin Laden’s death could spur some retaliation by al-Qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations, Obama’s success will put them on edge. “If I’m [Libyan ruler] Muammar al-Qaddafi, I’m really worried right now,” Suri said.
Franklin said the elimination of bin Laden marks a long awaited success for the U.S. government. He said Obama, who has been faltering in recent polls, could see a bump in public approval. Students across the UW-Madison campus were shocked by bin Laden’s long-anticipated death. But many were in agreement that the news was, as freshman Albert Gnadt put it, “pretty sweet.” Though he celebrated bin Laden’s defeat, Obama acknowledged the sacrifices Americans made along the way. “The American people did not choose this fight, it came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens,” Obama told the nation. “After nearly 10 years of selfless service and sacrifice, we know the cost of war.”
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Stabbings, arrests mar 2011 Mifflin Block Party By Maggie DeGroot the daily cardinal
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After a pair of stabbings at Saturday’s event, city officials have said the Mifflin Street Block Party could face major changes.
The future of the Mifflin Street Block Party could be in jeopardy after several acts of violence, including the stabbing of UW-Madison student, at Saturday’s block party. A 21-year-old UW-Madison student suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed multiple times around 5 p.m. Saturday, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who
represents the West Mifflin Street area where the block party took place, confirmed the victim is going to make a complete recovery. The student was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen, according to Verveer, who said he saw the victim being taken into the ambulance. The victim is now reported as being in fair condition, Verveer said. “I’ve attended many block parties over the years and with the exception of the 1996 riots, this was certainly the worst in terms of what I witnessed and
of course the absolute worst being the stabbing,” Verveer said. In regards to the future of the block party, Verveer said discussions about this weekend must take place as soon as possible including involving future Mifflin residents. Verveer said those residents are the key to what will transpire with the block party. “I would like to say that optimistically the party would go away, at least the party in its present form will go mifflin page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”