Osama Bin Laden Killed

[missing33]

To lighten the mood a bit.

It's too surreal. There's too much energy. It's almost like I'm having an out of body experience.

[BM24]

In the grand scheme of things killing him doesn't matter, some one else has already taken his place.

[Dellins]

LOL 10 years later, Bin Laden still wins

Im sorry, its just the way I feel, how many innocent people have the US killed in the middle east??? Where are those murderers?

I cant stand all this US propaganda

Im gonna get out of this thread before I say whats really on my mind

Cheers

[Wetcoaster]

Almost as good as the stoner video is Dubya talking about not being all that concerned with bin Laden - this is 6 months after 9/11 at a March 13, 2002 Press Conference .

Compare this to Obama's comments.

Reporter: Do you want bin Laden dead?

Bush: I want justice. And there's an old poster out West, I recall, that says, "Wanted: Dead or Alive." "America's New War: President Bush Talks with Reporters at Pentagon". CNN.com. 17 September 2001.

"We're going to get [bin Laden] Dead or alive, it doesn't matter to me." ~ Dubya on December 14, 2001.

"..Terror is bigger than one person..So I don't know where [bin Laden] is..You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. ...I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him." ~ Dubya at the March 13, 2002 Press Conference

I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations." ~ Dubya 3rd Presidential Debate, October 13, 2004

[Wetcoaster]

Background briefing to reporters following President Obama's statement. It seems pretty clear US officials did not trust the Pakistani government, military or security forces.

Briefing reporters in a telephone news conference after the president spoke, senior administration officials provided additional details on the operation that killed bin Laden, although they stressed they could not and would not go into many details of the mission.

Officials described what they called a dangerous surgical raid by a small helicopter-borne special operations team, against a large compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, north of the capital, Islamabad.

The officials said the compound had existed for about five years, had heavy security, including thick walls topped by barbed wire, few outward facing windows and two security gates, and had no telephone or Internet service.

According to the officials, Osama bin Laden resisted the assault force and was killed in a firefight. The U.S. officials offered no further details on the duration of the firefight, itself.

The U.S. special operations team remained in the compound for less than 40 minutes and did not encounter any local Pakistani authorities. Officials said the mission was designed to minimize collateral damage and risk to non-combatants in the compound and to Pakistani civilians in the area.

In the firefight, the officials said, three adult males were killed, including what were believed to be two bin Laden couriers and the third man, who officials said is believed to have been one of bin Laden’s adult sons.

Of several women and children at the compound, officials said one woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant. Two other women were injured.

One U.S. helicopter was lost during the operation, because of mechanical failure, which the officials did not elaborate on. They said the aircraft was destroyed by the crew for security reasons, and the assault force boarded the remaining helicopter to exit the compound.

In answer to a reporter’s question, the senior administration officials said steps have been taken to ensure that bin Laden’s body is being handled “in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition”, something they said the United States takes very seriously.

Asked about the fact that bin Laden was ultimately found inside Pakistan, and whether this confirmed any links he may have had with Pakistani authorities, the officials said the U.S. is “very concerned” about the fact that bin Laden was inside Pakistan, adding “this is something that we are going to continue to work [with] the Pakistani government on.”

Senior administration officials recalled that President Obama had repeatedly made clear that the U.S. would act on “actionable intelligence” on bin Laden’s whereabouts. They said senior Pakistani leaders were briefed shortly after the raid on its intent and results.

Senior administration officials said intelligence on the bin Laden compound was shared with no other country, including Pakistan, saying this was essential for the security of the operation and U.S. personnel. They added that only a small group of people inside the U.S. government knew of the operation.

The officials said that beginning in September of last year the Central Intelligence Agency began to work with President Obama on “a set of assessments” that led the agency to believe that Osama bin Laden was located at the compound in Pakistan. By mid-February the officials said a series of intensive meetings determined there was a sound intelligence basis for pursuing this in an aggressive way.

Between mid-March and the end of April, the officials said, President Obama chaired a series of National Security Council meetings to develop a course of action to bring bin Laden to justice, and gave the final order for the operation on the morning of April 29th.

One senior official said the successful operation was the culmination of years of careful and highly advanced intelligence work involving multiple agencies. When the case was made that the compound in Pakistan was a critical target, the official said, officials began to prepare the mission in conjunction with the U.S. military.

As for the impact bin Laden’s killing will have on al-Qaida, senior administration officials call it “the single greatest victory in the U.S.-led campaign to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida” and “a major and essential step in bringing about al-Qaida’s eventual destruction.”

Although the administration officials say bin Laden’s death will put al-Qaida on “a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse” they say the terrorist organization may not fragment immediately.

They add that it is most fitting that bin Laden’s death comes at a time of great movement for freedom and democracy that is sweeping the Arab world” adding that he stood in direct opposition to what courageous men and women throughout the Middle East and North Africa are risking their lives for – “individual rights and human dignity.”

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/officials-provide-details-on-bin-laden-operation/123

[DonLever]

By burying him in the sea will only bring out the 9/11 conspirators.

How will we believe the government when some people think aliens crashed in Rosswell or we did not land on the moon.

By getting rid of the body so fast means a coverup to some people.

[Wetcoaster]

Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea according to US government sources.

Osama bin Laden's body has been buried at sea, a US official says.

US cable television networks CNN, MSNBC and Fox said a senior US official had confirmed to them that bin Laden's body had been buried in the sea, without giving further details.

Burying bin Laden's body at sea would ensure that his final resting place does not become a shrine and a place of pilgrimage for his followers, ABC television reported earlier.

The US decided to bury him at sea because it would have been difficult finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist, the official said.

After bin Laden was killed in a raid by US forces in Pakistan early on Monday, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition.

That practice calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours, the official said.

The official did not immediately say where the body was buried at sea.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/bin-laden-body-buried-at-sea-us-official-20110502-1e4s3.html#ixzz1LBL0kWAk

[IceJava_]

Did Obama 'promise' that they would get Osama when he was running for President? I thought CNN mentioned this.

[BM24]

I sure hope the US has photographic evidence of OBL's death, otherwise more conspiracies will be thrown around. Like DonLever said, it could seem like a coverup since they buried the body so fast. I wouldn't expect Obama to openly say that OBL has been shot dead without knowing it's OBL for sure, but still evidence would be nice, for closure.

[Wetcoaster]

Did Obama 'promise' that they would get Osama when he was running for President? I thought CNN mentioned this.

[Hamhuis Hip Check]

I sure hope the US has photographic evidence of OBL's death, otherwise more conspiracies will be thrown around. Like DonLever said, it could seem like a coverup since they buried the body so fast. I wouldn't expect Obama to openly say that OBL has been shot dead without knowing it's OBL for sure, but still evidence would be nice, for closure.

[BM24]

unfortunately thats muslim law though, they gotta be buried within 24 hours

[Hamhuis Hip Check]

Yes, I know it's a practice for Muslims, and the US is respecting it by burying him at sea, but people will want evidence sooner or later.

[IceJava_]

<br />Yes, I know it's a practice for Muslims, and the US is respecting it by burying him at sea, but people will want evidence sooner or later.<br />

[BM24]

last thing we/they need is more drama in their lives, hopefully the evidence they do have is damning

[لني]

The death pic is sooo fake. I can't believe how many people are falling for it. :S

[BM24]

When Osama doesn't come out with a tape claiming he's still alive.

[IceJava_]

<br />I heard something like that somewhere on TV I think. If OBL was alive, and the US was bluffing, Osama would be all over this and have a video up by now or in the next few days. I doubt the US faked all of this though, but there will be those conspirators because of the US burying the body so fast. And yes, I know the whole Muslim practice, bury body in 24 hours...<br />

[Wetcoaster]

last thing we/they need is more drama in their lives, hopefully the evidence they do have is damning

[Canucks_4_Cup]

How were you able to determine it was fake? Considering the quality and all.