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Hoover fellows provide commentary on the death of Osama bin Laden, its impact on America's war on terror, possible retaliation, and the repercussions on the relationships among the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East.

The following are videos, articles/op-eds/blogs and podcasts, discussing this historic event.

Rice discusses bin Laden’s death on CNN’s GPS
Condoleezza Rice, the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, professor of political economy in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, professor of political science at Stanford University, and former secretary of state during the Bush administration, discusses, with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, the issues surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden.


Videos
Condoleezza Rice on bin Laden’s death
Condoleezza Rice
CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, May 8, 2011

Rice is interviewed on ABC News
Condoleezza Rice
ABC News, May 7, 2011

Rice discusses Afghanistan and Pakistan on CNN
Condoleezza Rice
CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, May 7, 2011

'I always thought we would get him'
Condoleezza Rice
CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, May 5, 2011

The Condoleezza Rice Interview
Condoleezza Rice
MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, May 5, 2011

What did Pakistan know?
Condoleezza Rice
CNN's American Morning, May 3, 2011

Osama Bin Laden Dead: Condoleezza Rice Weighs In
Condoleezza Rice
ABC's Good Morning America, May 3, 2011

Condoleezza Rice on Future of War on Terror
Condoleezza Rice
Fox News' Fox and Friends, May 3, 2011

Rice: this shows us patience pays off
Condoleezza Rice
MSNBC's Morning Joe, May 3, 2011

Rice: 'Surprised' where bin Laden was found
Condoleezza Rice
NBC's Today Show, May 3, 2011

Larry Diamond on KGO Afternoon News (Diamond begins around 47:40)
Larry Diamond
KGO News, May 2, 2011

The Death of Osama bin Laden
Victor Davis Hanson
KYNO's Straight Talk with Bill McEwen, May 2, 2011

Stanford Weighs in on Retaliation Threat
Thomas H. Henriksen
NBC's Bay Area News, May 2, 2011

Kori Schake on the John Batchelor Show (Schake begins around 32:25)
Kori Schake
John Batchelor Show, May 2, 2011

Articles/op-eds/blogs
Adios, Pakistan
Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online, May 17, 2011

The Fellow Travelers of Jihadism
Bruce Thornton
Advancing a Free Society, May 15, 2011

The Pentagon Knows How to Spike the Football: Saddam’s Fleas and Osama’s Home Movies
Paul R. Gregory
What Paul Gregory Is Writing About, May 9, 2011

Benjamin Kleinerman on the Administration’s Silence
Benjamin Wittes
Lawfare, May 9, 2011

The First-Person Presidency
Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online, May 6, 2011

Bounce?
Victor Davis Hanson
Corner (National Review Online), May 6, 2011

Pakistan’s Double Game
Kori Schake
Advancing a Free Society, May 6, 2011

The Killing of Osama bin Laden
Joseph D. McNamara
Advancing a Free Society, May 5, 2011

Bin Laden Lived To Fight Another Day–Thanks To Bill Clinton
Henry I. Miller
Forbes.com, May 5, 2011

What Are Our Values?
Alvin Rabushka
Thoughtful Ideas, May 5, 2011

Rules for Killing Rogues
Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services, May 4, 2011

How Osama Won
David R. Henderson
EconLog, May 4, 2011

Who is "We"?
David R. Henderson
EconLog, May 4, 2011

A Buck is a Buck
David R. Henderson
EconLog, May 4, 2011

What we’ve learned about Obama (and power)
Russell Roberts
Cafe Hayek, May 4, 2011

Osama Bin Laden, Weak Horse
Fouad Ajami
Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2011

The Slaughter That Muslims Could Not Ignore
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2011

Islam and the Early History of Pakistan
Ziad Haider
Defining Ideas, May 3, 2011

Bin Laden Fallout
Victor Davis Hanson
Corner (National Review Online), May 3, 2011

Clinton could have gotten Osama before 9/11
Henry I. Miller
Orange County Register, May 3, 2011

A Morale Booster for the Financial Front Too
John B. Taylor
Economics One, May 3, 2011

Third to the Killing
Bruce Thornton
Advancing a Free Society, May 3, 2011

Response to Deborah Pearlstein
Benjamin Wittes
Lawfare, May 3, 2011

Bin Laden—Ne Requiescat in Pace
Victor Davis Hanson
Corner (National Review Online), May 2, 2011

Thoughts on the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Daniel Pipes
Corner (National Review Online), May 2, 2011

On Osama bin Laden
Kori Schake
Shadow Government (Foreign Policy), May 2, 2011

Osama Death Will Reopen America's 9/11 Wounds
Jessica Stern
Daily Beast, May 2, 2011

Bin Laden is Dead, But Our Delusions Live On
Bruce Thornton
Advancing a Free Society, May 2, 2011

UBL, BHO & 2012
Bill Whalen
Advancing a Free Society, May 2, 2011

Will Bin Laden’s Death Reignite the Interrogation Debate?
Benjamin Wittes
Lawfare, May 2, 2011

Statement on Osama bin Laden
Condoleezza Rice
Advancing a Free Society, May 1, 2011

Podcasts/Audio
Victor Davis Hanson on the Barbara Simpson Show
Victor Davis Hanson
Barbara Simpson Show (KSFO), May 8, 2011

Fouad Ajami on Bill Bennett
Fouad Ajami
Bill Bennett's Morning in America, May 5, 2011

Victor Davis Hanson on the John Batchelor Show
Victor Davis Hanson
John Batchelor Show, May 4, 2011

The Death of Osama bin Laden
Abraham D. Sofaer
KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny, May 2, 2011

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