Osama bin Laden is DEAD

classicman · 05-01-2011, 10:47 PM

Took almost 10 years, but the US apparently has the body of the mastermind of 9/11.

Obama to speak about it in moments...

Nirvana · 05-01-2011, 10:50 PM

Duplicate thread here

monster · 05-01-2011, 10:57 PM

Source is where?

zippyt · 05-01-2011, 11:00 PM

turn on Abc Nbc or Cbs

monster · 05-01-2011, 11:02 PM

I did thanks. but am I wrong in thinking they are still operating on rumors?

monster · 05-01-2011, 11:03 PM

(currently on abc)

I do hope it's true, though.

zippyt · 05-01-2011, 11:07 PM

I Just fixed drinks and we had a Bacon Toast in honor of this

bluecuracao · 05-01-2011, 11:14 PM

I think TMZ was the first to report it. They were also the first to report about Michael Jackson's death. How do they do it?

Uday · 05-01-2011, 11:15 PM

According to Fox and MSNBC, he was killed by an American bomb, and his DNA has been tested and confirmed as of tonight.

I hope it didn't kill him too quickly.

monster · 05-01-2011, 11:18 PM

how fast can they dna test? ....although beest is listening to the news more closely and says it appear the attack was several days ago.... sounds like this is a go!

ZenGum · 05-02-2011, 01:00 AM

I guess it is good, but it seems almost pointless. He was no longer relevant tactically or strategically. I guess symbolically this matters, in a "We WILL get you, sooner or later" sense.

I'm a little concerned that this was done by raiding a place in Pakistan. That is an act of war, and I'll bet we didn't clear it with the Pakistanis first, on account of their ISI being in bed with the taliban. I wouldn't want to destabilise Pakistan any further. And we can now expect a wave of 'reprisal' bombings and such around the world.

Still, a win is a win.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-02-2011, 03:49 AM

In other words, Zen, we're not going to be able to tell if they're extra angry with us or not. The Lefty hand wringers never could correctly figure out what they should be wringing their hands over.

The deaths of mad dogs is not a thing to mourn. While we're not quite line-dancing in the streets over here, there is gathering at Ground Zero as I type. They've got to be pretty sandy-eyed by now, though. Traffic on Twitter is reported to be extraordinarily heavy.

Sundae · 05-02-2011, 04:55 AM

A Pakistani helicopter started out on the mission, but crashed due to some kind of mechanical failure. So someone, somewhere in Pakistan knew about this.

ETA - this may not be the case after all, there are conflicting reports, including that the helicopter was shot down.
From the BBC "Another senior US official said that no intelligence had been shared with any country, including Pakistan, ahead of the raid."
So ignore me!

More importantly, did anyone have them on their death list this year?
Sadly, I think I gave up on him a while back, so no points for me

infinite monkey · 05-02-2011, 08:09 AM

Man, the Bushes must be BUMMED.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-02-2011, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Man, the Bushes must be BUMMED.

They aren't. Republicans always do appreciate the Republic's victories. Some non-Republicans resolutely avoid grasping this, to the wonderment of all who see it.

Thinking of this sort illustrates the mentality of the Left -- too childish for Urbane Guerrilla to respect in the slightest, and I damn it categorically and often. Stupid, you see, should hurt. It should hurt as much as is needed for the lesson to be taught. For some minds, that means a level of agony that would double that of terminal prostate cancer, so slow are they to learn what they should.

Do not respect such minds -- they are slow and not nimble. In severe cases, meds must be considered. There are some folks who are only clinically sane. (Which is roughly what Michael Graham said of Janeane Garofolo.)

05-01-2011, 10:47 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Osama bin Laden is DEAD Took almost 10 years, but the US apparently has the body of the mastermind of 9/11. Obama to speak about it in moments... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-01-2011, 10:50 PM	#2
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Duplicate thread here __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

05-01-2011, 10:57 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Source is where? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-01-2011, 11:00 PM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	turn on Abc Nbc or Cbs __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-01-2011, 11:02 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I did thanks. but am I wrong in thinking they are still operating on rumors? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-01-2011, 11:03 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	(currently on abc) I do hope it's true, though. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-01-2011, 11:07 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I Just fixed drinks and we had a Bacon Toast in honor of this __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-01-2011, 11:14 PM	#8
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I think TMZ was the first to report it. They were also the first to report about Michael Jackson's death. How do they do it?

05-01-2011, 11:15 PM	#9
Uday Poker Playing Fool Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 128	According to Fox and MSNBC, he was killed by an American bomb, and his DNA has been tested and confirmed as of tonight. I hope it didn't kill him too quickly.

05-01-2011, 11:18 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	how fast can they dna test? ....although beest is listening to the news more closely and says it appear the attack was several days ago.... sounds like this is a go! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-02-2011, 01:00 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I guess it is good, but it seems almost pointless. He was no longer relevant tactically or strategically. I guess symbolically this matters, in a "We WILL get you, sooner or later" sense. I'm a little concerned that this was done by raiding a place in Pakistan. That is an act of war, and I'll bet we didn't clear it with the Pakistanis first, on account of their ISI being in bed with the taliban. I wouldn't want to destabilise Pakistan any further. And we can now expect a wave of 'reprisal' bombings and such around the world. Still, a win is a win. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-02-2011, 03:49 AM	#12
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	In other words, Zen, we're not going to be able to tell if they're extra angry with us or not. The Lefty hand wringers never could correctly figure out what they should be wringing their hands over. The deaths of mad dogs is not a thing to mourn. While we're not quite line-dancing in the streets over here, there is gathering at Ground Zero as I type. They've got to be pretty sandy-eyed by now, though. Traffic on Twitter is reported to be extraordinarily heavy. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-02-2011, 04:55 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A Pakistani helicopter started out on the mission, but crashed due to some kind of mechanical failure. So someone, somewhere in Pakistan knew about this. ETA - this may not be the case after all, there are conflicting reports, including that the helicopter was shot down. From the BBC "Another senior US official said that no intelligence had been shared with any country, including Pakistan, ahead of the raid." So ignore me! More importantly, did anyone have them on their death list this year? Sadly, I think I gave up on him a while back, so no points for me __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 05-02-2011 at 05:12 AM.

05-02-2011, 08:09 AM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Man, the Bushes must be BUMMED.

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