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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave these remarks Monday morning on the death of Osama bin laden.

Well, good morning. As President Obama said last night, Osama bin Laden is dead, and justice has been done.  And today, I want to say a few words about what this means for our efforts going forward.

First, I want to offer my thoughts and prayers to the thousands of families whose loved ones were killed in Osama bin Laden’s campaign of terror and violence, from the embassy bombings in Africa, to the strike on the U.S.S. Cole, to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and so many more. These were not just attacks against Americans, although we suffered grievous losses; these were attacks against the whole world. In London and Madrid, Bali, Istanbul, and many other places, innocent people â€" most of them Muslims â€" were targeted in markets and mosques, in subway stations, and on airplanes, each attack motivated by a violent ideology that holds no v! alue for human life or regard for human dignity. I know that nothing can make up for the loss of the victims or fill the voids they left, but I hope their families can now find some comfort in the fact that justice has been served. 

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