summerlove7 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 wow what a presidency eh? universal health care, and osama bin laden killed (among other accomplishments). dam thoughts? p.s. if i were in america, i'd be scared of transportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Would have been any acting president's "accomplishment". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 wow I found out that OSAMA has died using this website and not cp24.. now that is just sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandibular Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 same here!!!!! I can't believe they got him after 10 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 May he rot in Hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 May he rot in Hell! Hell's too good a place for him -__- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md-equation Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I still cannot believe it! 10 years later. Plus he was where people wouldn't have expected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Stole the thunder of the Canadian election.... what a guy... even when he's dead he causes trouble.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerlove7 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 true. it seems apparent that the pakistan government had no idea of the sneak attack. for those unaware, osama was purported to live in a huge mansion, just outside of islamabad, the capital city of pakistan. How could they have not known (assuming they're innocent)? He seemed to be just under their noses. :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md-equation Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 true. it seems apparent that the pakistan government had no idea of the sneak attack. for those unaware, osama was purported to live in a huge mansion, just outside of islamabad, the capital city of pakistan. How could they have not known (assuming they're innocent)? He seemed to be just under their noses. :S Exactly what i'm thinking. If someone is living in a mansion, i'd assume they would be pretty well known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Expect to see photos of the body at some point soon, a la Saddam Hussein. This is actually quite extraordinary, and is going to be a huge plus for Obama's re-election chances (which, despite what you might read on US news outlets are probably pretty good). http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6600/kdssc.jpg' alt='kdssc.jpg'> Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hking03 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 true. it seems apparent that the pakistan government had no idea of the sneak attack. for those unaware, osama was purported to live in a huge mansion, just outside of islamabad, the capital city of pakistan. How could they have not known (assuming they're innocent)? He seemed to be just under their noses. :S Exactly what i'm thinking. If someone is living in a mansion, i'd assume they would be pretty well known. Well, apparently the area he was living in was quite affluent... so perhaps his abode wasn't that out of the ordinary for the area. Apparently, it was worth about 1 million dollars. The things that were odd, and helped the US determine it was him living there, were that he burned his trash instead of putting it out for collection and he didn't have internet or telephone service hooked up... which was odd for the dwelling and area. As for hiding in plain sight... it's actually a good idea. If everybody thinks you should be hiding in the jungle/mountains/caves/rural areas then hiding in an urban centre makes sense since it would be the last logical place to look. It's not like the guy went out for walks daily... I don't think he left the compound, so as long as nobody does anything suspicious then you get away with it. However, like I mentioned above- the lack of internet/telephone, burning of trash and the couriers that were coming and going helped tip off the US and they were able to identify a man on the compound that looked very close to Osama. At least that is what CNN reported when I watched it unfold. Like Kyla mentioned, I think this will help Obama and I wouldn't be surprised to see him get re-elected... it's not like his competition is blowing him out of the water at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 something tells me he died of kidney failure and the pakistanis found him, just shot him, and sold the body to the americans so the cia could pretend they "captured" him, lol same here!!!!!I can't believe they got him after 10 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 true. it seems apparent that the pakistan government had no idea of the sneak attack. for those unaware, osama was purported to live in a huge mansion, just outside of islamabad, the capital city of pakistan. How could they have not known (assuming they're innocent)? He seemed to be just under their noses. :S It was a joint US-Pakistan effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdDave Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I think we should thank the CIA and the CT units that killed him. I wouldn't think Obama had anything to do with this. The fact that he lived in a mansion in the suburbs of the Pakistani capital city doesn't bode well for pakistani-us relations as well. In any case, what a glorious day :D Ceeeeeleeeebration time come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 The most interesting story that I've read comming out of this is about an IT consultant from Abbottabad who unknowingly liveblogged the raid on Twitter. It'll be interesting to see the next set of opinion polls on Obama and if this changes anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp.mylittlepwny Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I question the validity of this story. Why did they immediately after killing Bin Laden already dispose his body at sea? Last 5 seconds of this video on bbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 This is definitely the work of a splinter cell. We only have sam fisher to thank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 It was a joint US-Pakistan effort. No it wasn't. Obama made it very clear last night that it was a unilateral operation carried out by US forces. They didn't tell anyone about what they knew or when they would strike. Even NATO allies, who traditionally would get intelligence sharing, were kept in the dark on this file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I question the validity of this story. Why did they immediately after killing Bin Laden already dispose his body at sea? They wanted to make sure that there would be no grave to serve as a shrine. Plus, no country wanted him buried on their soil, unmarked or not. It was quick because Islamic custom dictates burial in 24 hours. They treated the body in accordance with Muslim traditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Frankly, I wish folks would pay this the attention it deserves. In other words, "Huh, that's good", shrug, and move on. All the media attention and headlines devoted to it give the man a nod of respect and attention he does not deserve. He's dead: let's let his influence pass into memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamP Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 obama passed universal healthcare?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 No it wasn't. Obama made it very clear last night that it was a unilateral operation carried out by US forces. They didn't tell anyone about what they knew or when they would strike. Even NATO allies, who traditionally would get intelligence sharing, were kept in the dark on this file. Actually, you should probably go back and watch Obama's speech again because he explicitly stated that Pakistani intelligence cooperated with the CIA in the raid and were of assistance for some time. Also he said that he had spoken to the Pakistani president just that night to confirm all the information and circumstances of the raid. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<abstract> Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Good riddance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdDave Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Actually, you should probably go back and watch Obama's speech again because he explicitly stated that Pakistani intelligence cooperated with the CIA in the raid and were of assistance for some time. Also he said that he had spoken to the Pakistani president just that night to confirm all the information and circumstances of the raid. Cheers http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0511/Musharraf_Raid_violated_Pakistani_sovereignty.html?showall# In this interview it seems the Pakistanis were not informed of the operation. Basically they're saying they're mad that the US didn't trust them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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