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Headline of the day: ‘Neighbours say bin Laden death won’t spoil wedding’

But not for the reasons you might expect. "Osama is not my problem. I don’t care if he died here. I can’t postpone my wedding because of his death," commented Suhail Nasir, on the eve of his marriage ceremony. In the marketplace, Maqsood Jadoon added, "Why we should mourn Osama’s killing? He was a CIA ...

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But not for the reasons you might expect.

"Osama is not my problem. I don’t care if he died here. I can’t postpone my wedding because of his death," commented Suhail Nasir, on the eve of his marriage ceremony.

In the marketplace, Maqsood Jadoon added, "Why we should mourn Osama’s killing? He was a CIA agent and helped America to organise this drama."

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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