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1-US Role in Afghanistan Questioned After bin Laden Death 2 2-Gadhafi Forces Bomb Oil Tanks in Besieged Misrata 3 3-US Alert for Terrorist Threats Following bin Ladens Death 5 4-NASA to Launch Telescope That Will See Into the Past 7 5-UniversitiesPrepare Students for Socially-Conscious Careers 9 6-Bee Expert Honored with Tyler Environmental Prize 11 7-American Youth Prep for Summer Camp 12 8-Law Professor Turns to Shakespeare for Insights into Justice 14 9-Syria Detains Opposition Activists in Continuing Crackdown 16 1-US Role in Afghanistan Questioned After bin Laden DeathMay 06, 2011US Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to Marines while visiting the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2011 (file photo) Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, U.S. involvement in Afghanistan faces greater scrutiny. Some lawmakers, and analysts, in Washington, D.C.,? want President Barack Obama to do more than begin the initial withdrawal of some troops, while others want even more boots on the ground. The Afghanistan war began as an effort to find Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network. It has grown to 100,000 U.S. troops, plus tens of thousands of allied forces, at a cost this year of at least $100 billion. But more than a year ago, the president said, America has no interest in fighting an endless war in Afghanistan.So in July, some U.S. troops will withdraw.Now, however, with terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden dead, some say that changes everything. Steve Clemons, the founder of the private Afghanistan Study Group, wants even more U.S. troops out, and less combat. He said having U.S. troops in unstable areas results in higher al-Qaida recruitment.So if you move to the parts of Afghanistan that are more stable, that you can secure human rights, that you can help set up systems of government that themselves become compelling to and seductive to other parts of the state, said Clemons. That