Osama bin Laden is dead

[PerkinsRooster]

I'm sure this announcement will be accompanied by a dramatic story of commandos bursting through a fortified mountain redoubt after months of painstaking intel gathering when, in reality, he probably just died in his sleep and an air-cav patrol happened across his grave. Obama isn't one to let a good death go to waste.

FAIL.

[Juan_Bottom]

His name was Osama bin Laden

I wish that you hadn't done that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676

[Army of GOD]

Am I the only one who's thinking this is bullshit?

They Did DNA testing it was him

I still think it's bullshit. Why would the US reassuring me that they did DNA testing convince me of it? I think it's just a PR campaign. It's been 10 years since 9/11...they want it to make it look like we did something, honestly.


Idk, I'm just not convinced.

[Neoteny]

lol

More specifically, this is going to be epic from the blind patriots.

Also, if you want to talk shit, jefjef, have the balls to do it in public. I'm not a terrorist just because I think your kneejerk jingoism is sadly humorous.

[The Bison King]

lol

More specifically, this is going to be epic from the blind patriots.

Also, if you want to talk shit, jefjef, have the balls to do it in public. I'm not a terrorist just because I think your kneejerk jingoism is sadly humorous.

uh, wut?

[blakebowling]

Am I the only one who's thinking this is bullshit?

They Did DNA testing it was him

I still think it's bullshit. Why would the US reassuring me that they did DNA testing convince me of it? I think it's just a PR campaign. It's been 10 years since 9/11...they want it to make it look like we did something, honestly.


Idk, I'm just not convinced.

AoG is right, just because they say they did DNA testing, it doesn't mean they actually did, or even have a corpse for that matter.

Also, where's the poll?
Also, Also, where's the kittens?

[squishyg]

Well, that's one way to bump the Brits off the Twitter feed...

[Juan_Bottom]

Let's not turn into a bunch of retarded truthers here. Obviously they know that they have Bin Laden. Think of how bad it would look if Bin Laden releases a videotape next week holding a copy of the day's newspaper. This is the kind of thing that you triple check before bragging about it.

[alex951]

I'm sure this announcement will be accompanied by a dramatic story of commandos bursting through a fortified mountain redoubt after months of painstaking intel gathering when, in reality, he probably just died in his sleep and an air-cav patrol happened across his grave. Obama isn't one to let a good death go to waste.

nice call

[GreecePwns]

LOL at Saxi calling the brave heroic firefight blah blah blah.

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[jefjef]

Am I the only one who's thinking this is bullshit?

They Did DNA testing it was him

I still think it's bullshit. Why would the US reassuring me that they did DNA testing convince me of it? I think it's just a PR campaign. It's been 10 years since 9/11...they want it to make it look like we did something, honestly.


Idk, I'm just not convinced.

Well if they were wanting to stage/fake it they would have done it during the next presidential campaign.

[alex951]

LOL at Saxi calling the brave heroic firefight blah blah blah.

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[Phatscotty]

Anyone think UBL's death will spark a wave of terrorism?

[The Bison King]

Anyone think UBL's death will spark a wave of terrorism?

It's possible.

[muy_thaiguy]

Anyone think UBL's death will spark a wave of terrorism?

Depends on how many were still loyal to him.

[Army of GOD]

Let's not turn into a bunch of retarded truthers here. Obviously they know that they have Bin Laden. Think of how bad it would look if Bin Laden releases a videotape next week holding a copy of the day's newspaper. This is the kind of thing that you triple check before bragging about it.

I'm not a truther in the slightest. I''m just very skeptical about this.

[pimpdave]

AoG, the timing has no benefit. If this was staged, or something, it'd be closer to the election.

And Juan is right, you don't make a claim like that without evidence. Note how they sent in a strike team. I'm sure we'll see Bin Laden's dead face in the news, just like with Zarqawi, etc.

[Phatscotty]

AoG, the timing has no benefit. If this was staged, or something, it'd be closer to the election.

And Juan is right, you don't make a claim like that without evidence. Note how they sent in a strike team. I'm sure we'll see Bin Laden's dead face in the news, just like with Zarqawi, etc.

and reports he had a year supply of viagra on hand and poopy underpants.

[saxitoxin]

[spurgistan]

Obama also specifically mentioned the team recovering Osama's body. So, unless we get a really wacky story full of hijinks, we'll see that.

[BigBallinStalin]

What's really the benefit in killing the big bad OBL?

Al-Qaeda gets an immortalized war hero.
Al-Qaeda's operations and fund-raising aren't really affected with the loss of a senile old man.

And what was the cost?

A war in Afghanistan, terrible publicity, hundreds of thousands civilians dead, governments replaced by just as shitty governments, and hundreds of billions spent in an endeavor that isn't really demanded by the American citizens (who wants more F-35s or cooler, cheaper smartphones, funny T-shirts, etc?).


This whole debacle is backwards whether the US killed OBL or didn't kill him.

[Phatscotty]

George Bush's statment...

Earlier this evening, President Obama called to inform me that American forces killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda network that attacked America on September 11, 2001. I congratulated him and the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to this mission. They have our everlasting gratitude. This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.

[Juan_Bottom]

I HATE AMERICA AND ALSO I HATE LOVE

[john9blue]

everyone sing with me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS-FoXbjVI

[saxitoxin]

What's really the benefit in killing the big bad OBL?

Al-Qaeda gets an immortalized war hero.
Al-Qaeda's operations and fund-raising aren't really affected with the loss of a senile old man.

And what was the cost?

A war in Afghanistan, terrible publicity, hundreds of thousands civilians dead, governments replaced by just as shitty governments, and hundreds of billions spent in an endeavor that isn't really demanded by the American citizens (who wants more F-35s or cooler, cheaper smartphones, funny T-shirts, etc?).


This whole debacle is backwards whether the US killed OBL or didn't kill him.

Good points.

The Obama/Bush gang will use this as justification to expand their global wars of aggression beyond just Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya, but to new fronts including Syria, Cuba, Palestine, Iran and DPRK.

Tonight is the start of War Without End.