The End of Osama bin Laden: Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera's "Inside Story"

A discussion, aired Monday afternoon, of the significance of the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces....

Of the interviews I have done so far, this was the most interesting because it was the most critical of the prospects for American power. In contrast to the celebrations by many in the US, the panellists here --- the other two participants --- Hamid Gul, the former head of the Pakistani intelligence service ISI, and Ahmed Zaidan, the Pakistan bureau chief of Al Jazeera Arabic and author of the book Bin Laden Unmasked --- quickly moved to assess the post-bin Laden challenges for the US, especially in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Assessing The Death of Bin Laden: Scott Lucas on the BBC and Al Jazeera English

I've been discussing both the immediate events and the significance beyond the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces on the BBC and Al Jazeera English. I think there is a lot here for debate: by the time of the Al Jazeera English interview --- the most provocative exchange, posing big questions about what is next for the US in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and beyond --- the celebration in America was only dimly heard in the analyses.

BBC WM: Audio begins about the 2:04.45 mark

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire: Audio begins at the start of the programme

Al Jazeera English: I appeared on a special edition of Inside Story this afternoon with Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Islamabad, Ahmad Zeidan, and with Hamid Gul, the former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. Video will be posted later.

BBC Midlands Today: Video will be posted later.