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.
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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This message last edited by Joel on 02/05/2011 at 08:34:31 AM
The president is expected to speak tonight on the death of Osama Bin Laden
02/05/2011 03:48:52 AM
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Hooray! Now all problems are solved forever! *NM*
02/05/2011 03:52:20 AM
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At least people can't say, "But Osama's still free out there" every time anything else is achieved. *NM*
02/05/2011 04:04:21 AM
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Not quite. Mayonnaise stil exists as a condiment. *NM*
02/05/2011 08:31:32 PM
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worse: baconaise still exists out there. *NM*
06/05/2011 03:24:32 AM
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"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." - Mark Twain *NM*
06/05/2011 03:25:58 AM
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As per the report - killed in a US military strike, US has the body, General Petraeus for President!
02/05/2011 03:53:01 AM
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I normally don't take pleasure in ANYONES death but, just this once, I'll make an exception.
02/05/2011 03:58:49 AM
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Just remains to be seen if his death is a final straw to break the effort, or he becomes a martyr. *NM*
02/05/2011 04:05:37 AM
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It will certainly be interesting to see what effect this death has. *NM*
02/05/2011 04:20:33 AM
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His popularity was already declining in light of the "Arab Spring".
02/05/2011 05:32:06 AM
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Interesting weekend. Future British figurehead monarch marries; Figurehead of terrorist network dead
02/05/2011 04:03:28 AM
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after the whole Saddam thing,
02/05/2011 05:22:14 AM
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I feel different than I did when they executed Saddam.
02/05/2011 05:34:03 AM
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I feel different as well, but I'm missing out on the elation I see from others.
02/05/2011 05:46:17 AM
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That pretty much covers it for me.
02/05/2011 08:28:36 AM
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How the hell does that make any sense?
02/05/2011 02:03:25 PM
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Did you watch the way the Saddam situation went down?
02/05/2011 02:20:50 PM
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I do believe both you and Tom were anti-Bush and anti-Iraq war
03/05/2011 05:41:04 PM
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And?
03/05/2011 06:16:55 PM
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OBL was unarmed when he was shot
04/05/2011 05:44:17 PM
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The Iraqis did a terrible job of making the trial and execution look like a legitimate process.
02/05/2011 04:53:47 PM
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I can't exactly describe what I feel upon hearing this...
02/05/2011 05:43:01 AM
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I hear that, a lot.
02/05/2011 08:33:25 AM
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you do realize.....
03/05/2011 04:30:54 PM
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I don't think killing someone plotting mass murder and guilty of same is assassination.
03/05/2011 09:35:46 PM
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Oh, why wasn't I praying for a bikini team to get stranded at my house?
02/05/2011 05:47:25 AM
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bin laden's body was photoshopped
02/05/2011 06:02:58 AM
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Let's just enjoy it in unity for one day, eh?
02/05/2011 08:39:29 AM
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well, damn. i thought everyone forgot about that guy in the mountain caves
02/05/2011 06:42:51 AM
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actually *dry* it turns out he was in a large complex in an affluent suburban area *NM*
02/05/2011 06:44:23 AM
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Well, turns out there was someone who "live tweeted" the raid
02/05/2011 06:44:40 AM
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Oh, and to pre-empt partisan bickering on this...
02/05/2011 06:46:42 AM
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"Someone had a good job. Someone lost a good job. Want someone's job?"
02/05/2011 08:53:19 AM
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Huh,that's not what I saw on FOX.
02/05/2011 04:43:54 PM
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pretty sure fox is not doing it by accident
03/05/2011 04:38:17 PM
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of course you have nothing to base that on but hey can't let that stop you *NM*
03/05/2011 05:12:00 PM
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you're right, but three "accidents" like that is kind of pushing credibility *NM*
03/05/2011 07:53:01 PM
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I am right you just only notice when Fox makes mistakes because it supports your world view
04/05/2011 05:49:38 PM
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that's great, now find two more examples from msnbc from other sources
04/05/2011 07:25:58 PM
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One isn't even Fox News but an affiliate come on dude your grasping
04/05/2011 07:48:52 PM
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do you spend a lot of time watching Fox looking for ticker typos? You need a new hobby *NM*
03/05/2011 05:11:10 PM
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Good job to the US military, Intel officials, and to the President. *NM*
02/05/2011 06:47:56 AM
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Good, I hope it is true and he doesn't become a martyr
02/05/2011 12:10:13 PM
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Grisly.
02/05/2011 08:44:34 PM
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It's funny. A special ops team like the one I described was also a joke on Colbert Report later. *NM*
05/05/2011 09:30:08 PM
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Still ... NO prrof at all
06/05/2011 12:53:14 PM
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It's not as if there's an acceptable level that would satisfy all doubters.
06/05/2011 09:22:29 PM
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Sure, Taliban and Al Quaida confirm his death just because it's a fun thing to do *NM*
07/05/2011 02:35:28 PM
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