Osama bin Laden Is Dead, Obama AnnouncesTHE GUARDIAN: Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind al-Qaida, is dead, President Obama announces from the White HouseOsama bin Laden, the criminal mastermind behind al-Qaida and the world's most sought-after terrorist since the attacks of 11 September 2001, has been killed by a US operation, President Barack Obama has announced.

In an address to the