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American officials have had it up to here with the "double game" Pakistan is playing, benefiting from billions of dollars in U.S. aid while also likely harboring the terrorists we're hunting. President Barack Obama said Sunday on 60 Minutes, "We think that there had to be some sort of support network for Bin Laden inside of Pakistan," and American advisers want to start with Osama Bin Laden's three wives, now in Pakistani custody, and the "additional materials" taken from the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden was killed. "Our guess is that the wives knew just who was keeping Bin Laden alive for all these years," one official told the New York Times.

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​• Good morning! Security in New York City and around the country remains high after Osama bin Laden's death on Sunday night, as a safety precaution. Authorities say there are no specific threats and that they've detected "no increase in possible terror activity or discussion about launching attacks to retaliate for the killing of bin Laden." [NYP]

• Arab response to bin Laden's death "has been muted," reflecting changing times and a "new order." [WP]

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​• Despite an international freeze on much of his country's assets, Muammar Gaddafi continues to fight rebel forces in Libya thanks to the "tens of billions" of secret cash he has stashed away in Tripoli. This diminishes any impact economic sanctions might have, as well as letting Gaddafi pay "troops, African mercenaries, and political supporters in the face of a determined uprising." The U.S. national security team met yesterday to discuss how to oust Gaddafi; no decisions were made. Meanwhile, Gaddafi forces detained and beat a BBC news team earlier this week. [NYT, BBC]

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​• R.I.P., Jane Russell, the fantastically proportioned Hollywood siren from the 1940s and '50s, who appeared in The Outlaw and Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and was a wildly popular WWII pin-up. Russell passed away at her home in California at the age of 89 of respiratory difficulties after catching a bad cold, according to her daughter-in-law. Russell was a staunch conservative who hated the Clinton administration and was a fan of Ann Coulter. In the '70s she was a spokeswoman for Playtex Cross-Your-Heart Bras. [CNN]

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​Important news! Today is National Drink Wine Day. Consider it your obligation as an American citizen. Some of us did our part yesterday, but we're sort of overachievers. In other news, the World Health Organization has released new info on who's drinking, by country, and how much. Turns out America is not the drinking-est nation in the global community. This is a bit embarrassing. We must try harder lest we end up like the British Empire, only, the British Empire is pretty damn good at drinking. We must try harder, anyway, if we hope to compete with drinking-est countries Russia and Moldova.

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​The loose collective of hackers known as Anonymous -- longtime enemies of Scientology and recently steadfast supporters of both WikiLeaks and the string of anti-government protests in the Middle East -- have put their support publicly behind the people of Bahrain, where protests have become increasingly violent. In a press release, Anonymous cites the Bahrainian forces' decision to "brutally enforce its reign of injustice by limiting free speech and access to truthful information" and "attempts to censor the Bahrainian people from the Internet" as a reason for speaking out. "It is time to call for an end to this oppressive regime," the statements reads. Known for crashing government websites, even in countries where a great majority of citizens have no internet access, Anonymous is pretty practiced at playing the pest to governments as they stave off large-scale revolts. Full statement after the jump.

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​On the seventeenth day of protests in Egypt, Hosni Mubarak may finally be stepping down, according to reports from Britain's Channel 4 News. Mubarak is expected to transfer power to his newly appointed vice president, Omar Suleiman. Lindsey Hilsum, a Channel 4 reported, said on Twitter that Hossam Badrawy, Mubarak's new secretary-general, "just told me he expects President Mubarak to pass his powers to his vice president tonight," in a televised address. That's number one on the list of the protesters' demands, circulating today, but they want more.

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​Wael Ghonim, the Google marketing executive in the Middle East and North Africa, was freed yesterday after being held by the Egyptian government for nearly two weeks. Today, he was back in Tahrir Square demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. An NPR reporter credits Ghonim with having "galvanized" the crowd with not only his presence, but a moving speech. "We are beautiful people," Ghonim said, according to one translation."We have to restore dignity to all Egyptians. We have to end corruption. No more theft. Egyptians are good people."

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​Wael Ghonim, the Google marketing executive in charge of the Middle Eastern and North African regions, who jumped into the Egyptian protests only to be snatched up by government authorities, is now safe and free, tweeting Monday around 8 p.m. Cairo time, "Freedom is a bless that deserves fighting for it." Previously, Ghonim wrote, "Pray for #Egypt. Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25." He was then not heard from for more than a week.

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Just not yet! This according to ABC News' Christiane Amanpour, chased through the streets of Cairo just yesterday, who today became the first journalist to see Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak since protests broke out on January 25. More >>