With bin Laden’s death, a moment of liberation

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By Eugene Robinson, Published: May 2

The flag-waving, horn-honking crowd that converged at the White House Sunday night was brimming with unrestrained joy, unmitigated patriotism and a sense of unlimited possibility — which meant Osama bin Laden had suffered not only death but defeat as well.

<..> I kept hearing that theme of turning a page. In a sense, we had been prisoners of bin Laden. Now we’re free.

For me, news of bin Laden’s death brought back visceral memories of the Tuesday morning that changed the world — and changed all our lives. Once again, I could feel the shock, the pain, the anger. I could feel the emptiness.

<..> As long as bin Laden remained at large and unaccountable, he retained the power he had so cruelly usurped on Sept. 11. On Sunday, those who gathered at the White House were celebrating our psychological liberation.

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