lomatopo Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 From the sounds of things it may have been a sniper who took him out; they're saying it was not a drone/missle but rather a U.S. military asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hmm...Living in a Palace in Pakistan, eh? Time to Nuke the rest of that country. Good riddance There duplicity is beyond doubt and it is high time the U.S cut all funding to Pakistan, the only thorny problem is they are a 7th century theocracy with nuclear weapons. I suspect the Pakistani authorities have some explaining to do as to how they could be unaware of Bin Laden's whereabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Osama bin Laden is dead : CNN By CNN Osama bin Laden is dead, sources told CNN Sunday night. Congressional and administration sources say U.S. officials have the body of bin Laden, who was reportedly killed in Afghanistan. The details around his death were not immediately available. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to address the nation shortly. -- The Nation 2011-05-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hmm...Living in a Palace in Pakistan, eh? Time to Nuke the rest of that country. Good riddance There duplicity is beyond doubt and it is high time the U.S cut all funding to Pakistan, the only thorny problem is they are a 7th century theocracy with nuclear weapons. I suspect the Pakistani authorities have some explaining to do as to how they could be unaware of Bin Laden's whereabouts. You folks are quick to drink the koolaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2oDunc Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 If as we are being told they have the body then you can rule out a drone attack. A hellfire missile doesn't leave a lot more than a very deep hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 CNN: Was a CIA operation /via@mpoppel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 BREAKING: Senior Pakistani intelligence official confirms that Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. /via@AP: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 All right.. Now Donald Trump will be demanding to see Bin Laden's death certificate.. lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitterbatter Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 It's about time! Obama'a the man. I say scrap all the cold war hardware and built a few thousand drones. Obama is going to make a speech at 10:30 I firmly believe that bush could have got him early in the game but held the delta force guys back so that bush and his buddies could milk a few billion from the defence department. Drones are far from perfected. Men watch fuzzy pictures from the eye in the sky, and make decisions upon killing based on these crappy images. When you kill people like its a video game, it is too easy to just shoot based on snap judgments. For example, when the Reuter's reporter in Iraq was incorrectly identified as a rebel because he was holding something that looked a little like a gun. It was a camera not a gun. Sure we got Osama, but how many innocent people were killed in the process? Hopefully none, but its not very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Report: Al Qaeda leader OSAMA BIN LADEN and family members killed in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad /via@CBSNews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 If this does turn out to be his body then I think that the crap is soon going to hit the fan big style. There was talk last week that Al Qaueda had a nuclear bomb hidden in Europe ready to go if they did kill or capture bin Laden. Worrying times indeed. If they had a nuke it's highly likely they would have used it long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 CNN reports that Osama was killed in a mansion outside of Islamabad by the U.S. /via@mpoppel: CNN's @EdHenry A mansion near Islamabad? That stinks. So much for the 'cave in the mountains of Afghanistan' theory. I suppose it was just easier to get beer and pizza this way. You have to wonder about the commitment of the Pakistani authorities to catching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danlo Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 If this does turn out to be his body then I think that the crap is soon going to hit the fan big style. There was talk last week that Al Qaueda had a nuclear bomb hidden in Europe ready to go if they did kill or capture bin Laden. Worrying times indeed. Talk yes, there is always plenty of that, its what people do best, its what is true that is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 And how many innocent lives were lost due to USA negligence / terrorism in their quest to achieve this goal? I’m just saying …………………. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 CNN says foreign leaders have been informed /via@mpoppel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 [NYTimes] DNA tests were performed on bin Laden's late sister to confirm the corpse's identity. /via @marisa_nt: /RT @spin9: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejonesbkk Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) From the sounds of things it may have been a sniper who took him out; they're saying it was not a drone/missle but rather a U.S. military asset. Sweet. Something like this perhaps: Edited May 2, 2011 by davejonesbkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 white house to make a statement shortly by the president live,followed by a live statement from osama-bin -laden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softgeorge Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hmm...Living in a Palace in Pakistan, eh? Time to Nuke the rest of that country. Good riddance There was no way he could have eluded the armies of the world without serious help. No time to break out the bubly and the world should brace itself for all the splinter groups of his organisation. It is wonderful news but the war is not over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puyaidon Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) I only hope that the 72 virgins he has have the clap or worse, AIDS. Maybe his virgins look like the picture. Edited May 2, 2011 by puyaidon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 REU: US SPECIAL FORCES LED OPERATION THAT KILLED BIN LADEN - US SOURCE/via@mpoppel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammered Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 It is good Bin Laden is dead. It means a lot to the US where there will be celebration. It means a lot to the media who helped create the fake omnipotent 007 enemy style figurehead of all "terrorists. It means little to most "terorist" groups that are organized, funded, and directed independently with their own agendas. Their biggest loss is the casual use of the bin laden name for massive propaganda effect in the western media is removed. It may be that with the death of bin laden that people will also start to see the whole issue is a lot more complicated than one "evil" man heading a nasty organization that the secret services have just put down like in all the movies. Still for now westerners can rest assured that they are safe in their beds as the only threat to them has been removed. Im sure it will be a story as in the movies too as everyone loves that and it sells media and it makes the CIA or whoever look impressive when they need the tax dollars to keep funding their bureacracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMSOBAD Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Shame on anyone wishing OBAMA the head of a democracy was dead instead of OSAMA the head of a terrorist group. You should be banned for flaming and ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I'm proud of our men and women in uniform. Wherever you are, take a minute to say thank you to one of the brave heroes who serve our country /via@Schwarzenegger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimoMax Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 President on TV now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 FLASH: OBAMA SAYS AL-QAEDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN KILLED IN PAKISTAN (BNO-News) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Well done Pakistani Intelligence and U.S.A C.I.A nice job as said previously hope Al Qaueda’s strength and support will have died along with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gers1873 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I only hope that the 72 virgins he has have the clap or worse, AIDS. No I just hope his 'gawd' turns out to be female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokeddy Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I Good - but wont make one bit of difference. There are hundreds willing to 'martyr' themselves in his place. Don't agree...Nazism pretty much died along with HItler...Italian and Spanish racism with Musolini and Franco. Individuals in history make a difference. The Osama cult is a creation of the west. al-Qaida is a network, decentralized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitterbatter Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 does anyone still believe that it was terrorists in 2001? Terrorists? Yes. Osama and friends? Not likely After reviewing again and again the facts, there simply is too much data that points to an inside job. Follow the money. Sure Osama was dangerous, but I don't credit him for too much beyond inspiring schools to train Al Quaeda. Now he gets to die in a military action which is considered the greatest honor by militant Muslims. This will make him a saint in their eyes. Better if he died from a heart attack while with a young prostitute. But the government needs to take the credit so they can justify their presence in Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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