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That pretty much covers it for me. Joel Send a noteboard - 02/05/2011 08:28:36 AM
The way that whole thing was handled just looked dirty and petty, and it was almost the representation of a failure of the US to adequately protect the legal process to keep it above the level of sectarian rivalries.

This, on the other hand, is just marvelous.

On both counts. I notice the current Wikipedia article says that in addition to him, one of his sons and two of his couriers, a woman was also killed when one of them tried to use her as a human shield. Of course I regret her death if she was an innocent bystander (as unlikely as that seems in the heart of his hideout) but, maybe I'm a vindictive bastard, but there's something very fitting to me about the prospect of the fearless mujahiddeen and implacable foe of Western decadence dying cowering behind a woman inside a multi-million dollar mansion in a foreign country. I also can't help remembering all the insistence that he wasn't in Pakistan; turns out he was hiding just outside of the capital, like pretty much everyone with a brain always knew. Best of all it seems like Al Qaeda threats to detonate a nuke hidden in Europe if bin Laden were ever captured or killed have been revealed as the empty boasts they were.
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The president is expected to speak tonight on the death of Osama Bin Laden Amyrlin - 02/05/2011 03:48:52 AM 1890 Views
Hooray! Now all problems are solved forever! *NM* beetnemesis - 02/05/2011 03:52:20 AM 482 Views
At least people can't say, "But Osama's still free out there" every time anything else is achieved. *NM* Arok Manok - 02/05/2011 04:04:21 AM 573 Views
Not quite. Mayonnaise stil exists as a condiment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:31:32 PM 545 Views
worse: baconaise still exists out there. *NM* Jessie - 06/05/2011 03:24:32 AM 556 Views
"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." - Mark Twain *NM* Jessie - 06/05/2011 03:25:58 AM 507 Views
As per the report - killed in a US military strike, US has the body, General Petraeus for President! trzaska2000 - 02/05/2011 03:53:01 AM 1003 Views
I normally don't take pleasure in ANYONES death but, just this once, I'll make an exception. Joel - 02/05/2011 03:58:49 AM 1289 Views
Just remains to be seen if his death is a final straw to break the effort, or he becomes a martyr. *NM* Arok Manok - 02/05/2011 04:05:37 AM 518 Views
He was their money man, but Al Zawahiri was the brains. Joel - 02/05/2011 04:14:49 AM 1171 Views
It will certainly be interesting to see what effect this death has. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/05/2011 04:20:33 AM 525 Views
*Meanders in to comment* ... Roonas - 02/05/2011 05:07:03 AM 1089 Views
His popularity was already declining in light of the "Arab Spring". Tom - 02/05/2011 05:32:06 AM 1284 Views
Interesting weekend. Future British figurehead monarch marries; Figurehead of terrorist network dead Arok Manok - 02/05/2011 04:03:28 AM 1325 Views
I broke out a bottle of champagne. May he burn in Hell forever. Tom - 02/05/2011 04:24:16 AM 1061 Views
+1 *NM* Isaac - 02/05/2011 06:56:48 AM 544 Views
Amen! *NM* Amyrlin - 02/05/2011 05:12:32 PM 502 Views
*toasts invisible booze* Hell yah! *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 05:01:36 AM 478 Views
AMERICA! Dragonsoul - 02/05/2011 05:13:33 AM 1182 Views
after the whole Saddam thing, nossy - 02/05/2011 05:22:14 AM 1244 Views
I feel different than I did when they executed Saddam. Tom - 02/05/2011 05:34:03 AM 1204 Views
I feel different as well, but I'm missing out on the elation I see from others. nossy - 02/05/2011 05:46:17 AM 1253 Views
That pretty much covers it for me. Joel - 02/05/2011 08:28:36 AM 1068 Views
How the hell does that make any sense? random thoughts - 02/05/2011 02:03:25 PM 1077 Views
Did you watch the way the Saddam situation went down? nossy - 02/05/2011 02:20:50 PM 1106 Views
I do believe both you and Tom were anti-Bush and anti-Iraq war random thoughts - 03/05/2011 05:41:04 PM 1117 Views
And? nossy - 03/05/2011 06:16:55 PM 1191 Views
OBL was unarmed when he was shot random thoughts - 04/05/2011 05:44:17 PM 1245 Views
Re: OBL was unarmed when he was shot nossy - 04/05/2011 07:12:51 PM 1222 Views
and that was not where I meant to post this *NM* random thoughts - 04/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 544 Views
The Iraqis did a terrible job of making the trial and execution look like a legitimate process. Tom - 02/05/2011 04:53:47 PM 1139 Views
The Iraqis were the only one who could do it random thoughts - 03/05/2011 06:04:54 PM 1132 Views
I can't exactly describe what I feel upon hearing this... vandevere - 02/05/2011 05:43:01 AM 1133 Views
I hear that, a lot. Joel - 02/05/2011 08:33:25 AM 1143 Views
Precisely! vandevere - 02/05/2011 05:39:33 PM 1123 Views
you do realize..... moondog - 03/05/2011 04:30:54 PM 1083 Views
I don't think killing someone plotting mass murder and guilty of same is assassination. Joel - 03/05/2011 09:35:46 PM 1045 Views
Oh, why wasn't I praying for a bikini team to get stranded at my house? aerocontrols - 02/05/2011 05:47:25 AM 1151 Views
it's totally kali. seriously. *NM* temeraire - 02/05/2011 06:41:45 AM 511 Views
Oh, were those meant for you? Oops. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:34:05 PM 469 Views
bin laden's body was photoshopped moondog - 02/05/2011 06:02:58 AM 1202 Views
lol *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:15:29 AM 471 Views
Let's just enjoy it in unity for one day, eh? Joel - 02/05/2011 08:39:29 AM 1156 Views
them if they can't take a joke moondog - 03/05/2011 04:29:20 PM 1190 Views
Sure that's all it was? Joel - 03/05/2011 10:32:10 PM 1179 Views
America, Fuck Yeah Sports_Gambler - 02/05/2011 06:34:17 AM 1186 Views
well, damn. i thought everyone forgot about that guy in the mountain caves temeraire - 02/05/2011 06:42:51 AM 1086 Views
actually *dry* it turns out he was in a large complex in an affluent suburban area *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:44:23 AM 499 Views
I found that funny, too. TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:35:10 PM 1182 Views
Well, turns out there was someone who "live tweeted" the raid Larry - 02/05/2011 06:44:40 AM 1244 Views
Oh, and to pre-empt partisan bickering on this... Larry - 02/05/2011 06:46:42 AM 1085 Views
People should read this Twitter account. Its amazing. *NM* Timthetrolloc - 02/05/2011 07:10:38 AM 612 Views
"Someone had a good job. Someone lost a good job. Want someone's job?" Joel - 02/05/2011 08:53:19 AM 1081 Views
Huh,that's not what I saw on FOX. Danu - 02/05/2011 04:43:54 PM 1045 Views
pretty sure fox is not doing it by accident moondog - 03/05/2011 04:38:17 PM 1057 Views
of course you have nothing to base that on but hey can't let that stop you *NM* random thoughts - 03/05/2011 05:12:00 PM 672 Views
you're right, but three "accidents" like that is kind of pushing credibility *NM* moondog - 03/05/2011 07:53:01 PM 575 Views
I am right you just only notice when Fox makes mistakes because it supports your world view random thoughts - 04/05/2011 05:49:38 PM 1261 Views
that's great, now find two more examples from msnbc from other sources moondog - 04/05/2011 07:25:58 PM 1222 Views
One isn't even Fox News but an affiliate come on dude your grasping random thoughts - 04/05/2011 07:48:52 PM 1283 Views
do you spend a lot of time watching Fox looking for ticker typos? You need a new hobby *NM* random thoughts - 03/05/2011 05:11:10 PM 537 Views
That truly is awesome, on many levels. Joel - 02/05/2011 08:56:56 AM 1216 Views
Good job to the US military, Intel officials, and to the President. *NM* Variant - 02/05/2011 06:47:56 AM 530 Views
Do we have the money to pay the 25 million reward? Aisha - 02/05/2011 06:55:35 AM 1095 Views
Haha, goodbye, asshole! ßelals Girl - 02/05/2011 07:08:39 AM 1063 Views
WOW-I can't believe this part is finally over. StarrBecca - 02/05/2011 08:48:08 AM 1028 Views
Cue conspiracy theories. *NM* Camilla - 02/05/2011 10:31:00 AM 454 Views
I don't feel as satisfied as I thought I would ironclad - 02/05/2011 11:40:08 AM 1270 Views
Yeah, like when Anakin bows to Palpatine after Windu dies. TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:36:59 PM 1009 Views
Good, I hope it is true and he doesn't become a martyr snoopcester - 02/05/2011 12:10:13 PM 1038 Views
Re: Good, I hope it is true and he doesn't become a martyr Camilla - 02/05/2011 01:21:08 PM 1175 Views
hmmmm Aisha - 02/05/2011 02:25:10 PM 1210 Views
This is a good thing. Stephen - 02/05/2011 02:24:42 PM 1138 Views
Amen brother. Aisha - 02/05/2011 02:38:31 PM 900 Views
Grisly. TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:44:34 PM 1208 Views
that would explain why no americans were harmd *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:38:20 PM 428 Views
If someone asks you if you're a god... Kel - 03/05/2011 04:41:09 PM 1120 Views
It's funny. A special ops team like the one I described was also a joke on Colbert Report later. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 05/05/2011 09:30:08 PM 536 Views
LOL@ the gif *NM* ironclad - 02/05/2011 09:35:35 PM 417 Views
You're welcome. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 10:08:49 PM 488 Views
About time. *NM* Legolas - 02/05/2011 09:42:29 PM 431 Views
Good riddance to that POS. *NM* everynametaken - 03/05/2011 01:13:09 AM 509 Views
Good riddance to that POS. *NM* everynametaken - 03/05/2011 01:13:11 AM 523 Views
Twice as nice the second time *NM* Amyrlin - 04/05/2011 05:08:04 PM 511 Views
Excellent clip. *NM* nossy - 03/05/2011 04:38:51 PM 441 Views
Still ... NO prrof at all dart_board - 06/05/2011 12:53:14 PM 1029 Views
Because he is stiil alive of course snoopcester - 06/05/2011 02:01:00 PM 1065 Views
It's not as if there's an acceptable level that would satisfy all doubters. TaskmasterJack - 06/05/2011 09:22:29 PM 1333 Views
Sure, Taliban and Al Quaida confirm his death just because it's a fun thing to do *NM* ironclad - 07/05/2011 02:35:28 PM 545 Views
They totally blew that one. TaskmasterJack - 07/05/2011 02:57:18 PM 1192 Views
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