Bin Laden is dead.

himtroy wrote:  GAHH!! IT'S NOT REAL!  WHY HIDE THE BODY! WHAT'RE THEY HIDING!

WHERE'S THE DEATH CERTIFICATE? WE WANT THE LONG FORM DEATH CERTIFICATE!

Twitter...

Edited by Henry Plainview - May 02 2011 at 02:50

Henry Plainview wrote: Also, I guess we need to add declaring Osama Bin Laden the number one enemy of the United States, finding, and killing him to this list. They're burying him at sea, CONSPIRACY THEORIES GO

and I believe Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead..

it's very bizarre seeing a burning luxury compound, looks like Lifestyles of the Rich&Famous gone wrong

1337 tweets, ending with the biggest news of them all?

That Bama is slicker than we thought.

This is not a shop.

My mind is blown. 

Henry's right, there is no end to this as long as little Muslim kids continue to take up the cause.

Trauma is a solipsism, and the circle will just keep on rolling.

 

manofmystery wrote:   Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't wait till October of next year to announce this.

The truth of when he was really killed would come out eventually and that would be devastating.

Yeah, it's terrorism. It can't be defeated.

You can defeat an army, a country. You can completely overrun it and set up a new government. But you can't defeat an idea.
Only possible way that can change is through a long, long natural process.

Anyway, I hope to this can be the beginning of the end. Start leaving Afghanistan and Iraq now. Leave the whole Middle East, and let the natural albeit painful process finally begin.

Edit: Also wonder when, if it all, we'll get details about it. It happened in Pakistan...meaning either the government knew we were doing so, or we just snuck in and did so. We hear about how Pakistan has been more and more helpful in aiding the US, wonder if they knew about this little operation.

Or did we go Sam Fischer on them?


Edited by JJLehto - May 01 2011 at 23:44

TheProgtologist wrote: But if you captured him alive and held him for trial what do you think would happen? Al Qaeda would plan something terrible(a massive bombing,maybe threaten to release some tasty anthrax or smallpox spores on an unsuspecting city) unless we released him.He might be a martyr in death,but I think it was better than taking him alive.   And I got the acronym wrong,it's JSOC(Joint Spec Ops Command).Pretty much takes all the best spec ops units and personnel and they work together on highly classified activities.

Ah it was JSOC! I thought what you said sounded off but figured you were probably correct over the moronic air heads we call the media

I don't know, it's the greatest damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario.
Me personally, I wish he was captured alive since it seems that may have been possible, and as for retaliation? I can't see his being killed/captured alive having an impact on that.
also remember, it's more than Al Qaeda. There are more out there than we can know, most operating outside of Al Qaeda completely.




Edited by JJLehto - May 01 2011 at 23:32

The T wrote: "Usama Bin Landen"? OP links are too predictable.

Usama is a valid alternate spelling. Landen and confrims are a bit overenthusiastic. I can't blame the writer, though, I would be shaking to get it out as quickly as possible if I were in that situation.