Bin Ladin dead!

[dmc]

Yeah, guessing they knew where he was for a little while and had the whole thing planned out.

They even streamlined the process of weighing down the body by filling it with lead ahead of time.

I'd love to buy the Navy Seal who put a bullet through his eye a beer..

 

[mondeo]

Why would we waste our $ on something like that... I don't think public memorials are suited for mass murderers ..

Mostly joking, along the lines of just assume anyone that respectfully visits the grave is a terrorist and take them out.

 

[deadheadskier]

wonder if the US will pay out the $25M bounty that was on him

 

[mondeo]

wonder if the US will pay out the $25M bounty that was on him

Guessing not, given that giving 20 SEALs $1mil a piece would pretty much destroy their anonymity. Also guessing the fine print was "unless it's our military that does it."

Maybe that $25 mil was used to bribe someone in Pakistan's intelligence agency instead. The "cooperative intelligence environment" in Pakistan I'm guessing entails us spying on ISI.

 

[dmc]

Military folks can't take rewards.

 

[campgottagopee]

I'd love to buy the Navy Seal who put a bullet through his eye a beer..

I got the second round, with a shot too.

 

[ed-drum]

Go to corbettreport.com. "Bin Laden pronounced dead for the ninth time."(?) WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? Military personnel can't take rewards, but the person or persons that tipped them off can.

 

[wa-loaf]

Guessing not, given that giving 20 SEALs $1mil a piece would pretty much destroy their anonymity. Also guessing the fine print was "unless it's our military that does it."

Maybe that $25 mil was used to bribe someone in Pakistan's intelligence agency instead. The "cooperative intelligence environment" in Pakistan I'm guessing entails us spying on ISI.

Whoever the source is that hooked them up with the info on his trusted courier is probably retiring somewhere nice.

Really there should be more of this kind of stuff. Intelligence, planning, action. In and out. Less bombing more precision please.

 

[deadheadskier]

Really there should be more of this kind of stuff. Intelligence, planning, action. In and out. Less bombing more precision please.

Are you looking at Gaddafi?

I agree with you.

 

[ed-drum]

"If it takes ten years, blow them all away in the name of the Lord". Jerry Falwell Oct. 29, '04 speaking about terrorists. "Kill them all, let God sort it out".

 

[dmc]

Really there should be more of this kind of stuff. Intelligence, planning, action. In and out. Less bombing more precision please.

There's probably a lot more of that going on then we need to know...

 

[ed-drum]

Hitler declared dead, May 1, 1945. May 1 2011, Osama Bin Laden declared dead.

 

[hammer]

Military folks can't take rewards.

They get hostile fire and imminent danger pay...:roll:

As crazy as this sounds, my guess is that the military folks were extremely pumped to be a part of such a historic mission. No additional pay or reward needed.

Big congrats and thanks to all involved. Sure hope that this makes a dent in the war on terror.

 

[ed-drum]

"There's probably a lot more of that going on then (sic) we need to know." Exactly! There's a lot going on that we DON'T want to know. I know WAY too much.

 

[dmc]

They get hostile fire and imminent danger pay...:roll:

As crazy as this sounds, my guess is that the military folks were extremely pumped to be a part of such a historic mission. No additional pay or reward needed.

Hell yeah!!! Wouldn't you!?!??!

If they received rewards like that they would be considered mercenaries..

 

[campgottagopee]

Army recruiter was in line with me today at Subway....I shook his hand and thanked him for his help in shooting the bastard.

 

[Glenn]

That's absolutely photoshopped!

That may be giving too much credit. I'm thinking "MS Paint" on that pic. :lol:

 

[dmc]

That may be giving too much credit. I'm thinking "MS Paint" on that pic. :lol:

I can't believe anyone would think that was real...

 

[WakeboardMom]

Excellent outcome. Sounds like a perfectly performed plan with no US casualties.

I wonder if my nephew was a part of this. He's a SEAL. Last I knew he was in the middle east , either Yemen and/or Pakistan.
I kind of doubt it though, he's young and I'm sure this team was hand picked guys with the most experience.

I wondered the same thing. A young man that played h.s. football with my son (his dad-in-law is a fellow Rotarian) just deployed for Afghanistan a few weeks ago. He's only 25; I know he hasn't been a SEAL for more than a year or two.

Great job on the part of those guys!

 

[ctenidae]

Hitler declared dead, May 1, 1945. May 1 2011, Osama Bin Laden declared dead.

Interesting coincidence...