05-04-11: Rumsfeld Confirms: Waterboarded Terrorists Provided Info For Bin Laden Raid (Plus: Dr. Robin McFee)

The Risky Business of the Succession to Bin Laden's Throne Dr. Robin McFee Osama Bin Laden is dead, and like "the Lion in Winter"... what dangers lurk from the man who succeeds him? * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. BREAKING VIDEO: Rumsfeld (R) Confirms: Yes, Waterboarded Terrorists Provided Info For Bin Laden Raid 2. Video: Hillary Clinton (R) defends Pakistan over bin Laden 3. Feds Allow Illegal Aliens to Cross Border 14 Times Before Charging Them With Felony, Sheriff Tells Congress 4. Video: Bill O'Reilly slams Alan Colmes over Donald Rumsfeld Waterboarding Comments: "You're an ideological zealot!" 5. Outsider hired for President (D) Speeches - 7 other writers on staff payroll 6. Video: Dearborn Muslims Mob Pastor Teaching Against Radical Islam 7. Video: Secretary Condi Rice on MSNBC: Patience Paid Off -"They used counterterrorism policies and structures that have been evolving in the U.S. for a long time." 8. Video: MSNBC's O'Donnell: The U.S. Did Not Have To Overreact to 9/11? 9. Video: National Security 'Expert' Joy Behar: U.S. Should Have Given Terrorists Book Deal, 'Paid Them Off' for Information 10. Video: U of Missouri ‘Labor Studies' Course Teaches How to Shut Down Non-Union Companies A Hate-Israel Spring Rael Jean Isaac Western media eulogized the rise of the Arab Spring, but ignored the obverse of that same coin - a spring where hatred and a desire to delegitimize Israel has also risen. Compassion - Islamic Republic Style Amil Imani Iran's poor treatment of minority faiths is well-known. Examined in detail, the manner in which one woman of the Baha'i faith was treated is a shocking indictment of Islamist brutality. Does the Bin Laden Decapitated Snake Still Have Life? Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman Sick aspects of Islamic extremism still flourish around the globe, irrespective of al-Qaeda, and will continue for some time. Al-Qaida's New Battle Hardened, Difficult Leader Steve Emerson Ayman al-Zawahiri, now the head of al-Qaeda is crotchety and dogmatic, lacking in charisma. Does he have what it takes to be a unifying figurehead for the global jihad movement? Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. BREAKING: CIA Director Panetta: Waterboarding Of Jihadi Detainees Contributed Info That Led Finding OBL (TELEGRAPH) 2. President Obama Is Urging Congress To Pass Immigration Reform (THE HILL) 3. Official: No Guards on Bin Laden Compound at Time of U.S. Raid (FOX) 4. Palin: There are serious questions that demand answers (CNN) 5. To get bin Laden, Obama relied on policies he decried (OPINION: MICHAEL BARONE) 6. Higher Gasoline Prices: Pressure on Consumers Is Building (CNBC) 7. Neighborhood Pakistani Kids Had Suspicions About Bin Laden Compound (FOX) 8. Gallup: 89% of Americans Credit Military for Finding, Killing Bin Laden--35% Credit Obama (CNS) 9. European stocks slip after bin Laden killing (YAHOO) 10. The Financial Fallout Of Osama Bin Laden's Death (FORBES) 11. Elite U.S. Counterterror Forces Facing Cuts (MARCH NATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLE) Vin's Notes on Islamism: Part Ten Documenting Islamist incursions around the globe. Vin Ienco Islamic slavery continues in Sudan, Mali and Chad, and bombings and oppression of non-Muslims continue around the world. Islamism marches on... Bin Laden is Dead but His Network Lives Cliff Kincaid Al-Jazeera, the TV station that publicized al-Qaeda atrocities, claimed in its reporting that bin Laden "allegedly" ordered 9/11, showing its inability to deal honestly with terrorism. Bin Laden's Evil Reign Collapsed Years Before he Fell Amir Taheri There was a time when bin Laden's slightest utterance made the headlines in most Arab countries. Gradually, however, he came to provoke only a yawn in most places. Bin Laden Operation: CIA Officers Praised for Their 'Transgressions?' Jim Kouri, CPP The killing of Bin Laden came about from intelligence gained from aggressive interrogations, actions which Eric Holder promised to prosecute. Obama's Unity Call: Show, Don't Tell Michelle Malkin What would happen if the President, after calling for national unity, decided to show that politicians too can show some unity? Pull Your Weight, America Thompson Ayodele Americans: You consume a quarter of the world's oil production. It's time you started producing it, too. Caption Contest: Top Entries - May 4, 2011 And the winner is... Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!