John Brennan’s parents hail from Roscommon, and he was raised in New Jersey. The counterterrorism expert was deeply involved in planning the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Seemingly backtracking on his statements from a few years ago, the Republican presidential candidate says he would have given the order to kill Osama bin Laden.
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US and European intelligence officials have said that, as yet, no evidence that shows Osama bin Laden was involved in plotting specific or imminent terrorist threats have been uncovered.
WE’RE TWO WEEKS into Brexit now, and we’ve had empty shelves in Northern Ireland, trucks queuing at ports, and companies such as DPD temporarily stopping their services to Ireland.
There were plenty of warnings that there would be significant disruption after the UK left the EU, but the shock of having to face customs and excise duties on orders from the UK, or dramatic-looking congestion at Dublin Port may have taken people by surprise.
So we’re asking: Have you been negatively affected by Brexit?
Poll Results:
No, not at all (3470)
Yes - I can't get access to something I used to (2951)
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