Bin Ladin dead!

[deadheadskier]

I'm not normaly a conspiracy theorist, since I believe in never ascribing to malicious intent what can be easily explained by incompetence, but something's fishy. From the location, 800 yards from Pakistan's West Point, to burying the body at sea less than 24 hours later, just odd. My biggest fear, though, is that we only found him because someone has already replaced him and he was irrelevant, except perhaps as a martyr and a rallying point.

Kudos and props to our soldiers in harm's way, to be sure- they're doing a great job.

I share similar thoughts. I 100% believe Obama, but I think it was a dumb move politically to dump the body at sea. He was an international criminal. His body should've been presented to all members of the UN Security Council along with independent journalists for verification. That would reduce doubts of the tinfoil hat wearers internationally.

 

[dmc]

Dumping the body in the sea was a great idea - imho...

It keeps people from having a place to celebrate...
It's a good way to dump such a vilan...
no other country would take that trash...

AND - it's acceptable within Islamic law to bury someone at sea so it doesn't piss of Muslims... And they did it fast which is good because you have to bury a Muslim in 24 hours after death....

 

[SkiDork]

IMHO the sea burial was the best option for 2 reasons (not my original thoughts, read it in a blog)

1) Trying not to piss off Islam foks by keeping with burial as fast as possible (although al-quada types will just be pissed anyway, nothing you can do there)

2) Not creating a martyr focal point site for al-queda.

 

[SkiFanE]

I'm not normaly a conspiracy theorist, since I believe in never ascribing to malicious intent what can be easily explained by incompetence, but something's fishy. From the location, 800 yards from Pakistan's West Point, to burying the body at sea less than 24 hours later, just odd. My biggest fear, though, is that we only found him because someone has already replaced him and he was irrelevant, except perhaps as a martyr and a rallying point.

Kudos and props to our soldiers in harm's way, to be sure- they're doing a great job.

Pakistan played their cards badly. Wonder what will happen, Pakistan had to have known where he was.

 

[dmc]

Pakistan played their cards badly. Wonder what will happen, Pakistan had to have known where he was.

yeah... they are in big trouble..

 

[Puck it]

I'm not normaly a conspiracy theorist, since I believe in never ascribing to malicious intent what can be easily explained by incompetence, but something's fishy. From the location, 800 yards from Pakistan's West Point, to burying the body at sea less than 24 hours later, just odd. My biggest fear, though, is that we only found him because someone has already replaced him and he was irrelevant, except perhaps as a martyr and a rallying point.

Kudos and props to our soldiers in harm's way, to be sure- they're doing a great job.

Along with Megatron in the Laurentian Abyss.

 

[ed-drum]

Go to photoblog.msnbc.msn.com The villain is dead!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Kudos on the surgical precision with which this operation was planned and executed . The veil of surprise while difficult to achieve was crucial .

Oft times we are critical of the CIA and others who labor in the field of covert operations, but i believe that the DNA evidence and the photos will substantiate the effort . The Navy Seals are the best covert operators in the world and their strike force is to be commended.

Having had some limited experience teaching Pakistanis professionals in the 80's as well as others from The Middle East . i am certain that respecting the Muslim tradition of burial within 24 hrs will play out reasonably well with reasonable people . For certain other terrorist leaders have been sent a strong and clear message that whatever it takes they will be brought to swift justice .

That said i admire the administration's patience with planning this operation by standing down from a plan to BOMB the compound in March in favor of this boots on the ground operation by ELITE highly skilled Seals .

This is a day for JUSTICE having been well served .

 

[ctenidae]

Along with Megatron in the Laurentian Abyss.

Or maybe in the East River...

Agree, dmc- I figured there was a 24 hour limit on it, and agree it certainly eleminates a rallying point, so all good there. Still just seems rushed. Almost like they didn't actually expect to find him, so it was a case of dog catches car.

 

[dmc]

The current picture on the net is a total fake...
http://cdn.chillnite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/osama_dead-body_pic.jpg
Photoshopped from another picture...

 

[mondeo]

I'm not normaly a conspiracy theorist, since I believe in never ascribing to malicious intent what can be easily explained by incompetence, but something's fishy. From the location, 800 yards from Pakistan's West Point, to burying the body at sea less than 24 hours later, just odd. My biggest fear, though, is that we only found him because someone has already replaced him and he was irrelevant, except perhaps as a martyr and a rallying point.

Kudos and props to our soldiers in harm's way, to be sure- they're doing a great job.

Replaced him? He was rendered useless back in 2001 or whenever we froze all his assets. All he was was a source of money and a figurehead.

 

[ed-drum]

photoblog.msnbc.msn.com has details. Why would a fake picture be circulated? Who put this picture out. Did the government release this? Msnbc doubts it's authenticity.

 

[dmc]

Replaced him? He was rendered useless back in 2001 or whenever we froze all his assets. All he was was a source of money and a figurehead.

he was still an operational asset...

 

[ed-drum]

The Navy Seals are NOT the best covert unit in the world. There are others that are not disclosed. I knew some of them when in the Air Force.

 

[dmc]

Or maybe in the East River...

Agree, dmc- I figured there was a 24 hour limit on it, and agree it certainly eleminates a rallying point, so all good there. Still just seems rushed. Almost like they didn't actually expect to find him, so it was a case of dog catches car.

From what I hear - it went fast..

In - bam bam bam - ransack the place for info and leave..
Take pictures - do DNA test and dump that fukcer in the ocean...

 

[EOS]

The current picture on the net is a total fake...
http://cdn.chillnite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/osama_dead-body_pic.jpg
Photoshopped from another picture...

That's absolutely photoshopped!

 

[mondeo]

Dumping the body in the sea was a great idea - imho...

It keeps people from having a place to celebrate...
It's a good way to dump such a vilan...
no other country would take that trash...

AND - it's acceptable within Islamic law to bury someone at sea so it doesn't piss of Muslims... And they did it fast which is good because you have to bury a Muslim in 24 hours after death....

I say they should've buried him somewhere public and set up surveillance.

Or maybe just bomb the place frequently.

 

[dmc]

That's absolutely photoshopped!

A really bad job too - imho

 

[mondeo]

From what I hear - it went fast..

In - bam bam bam - ransack the place for info and leave..
Take pictures - do DNA test and dump that fukcer in the ocean...

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.

 

[dmc]

I say they should've buried him somewhere public and set up surveillance.

Or maybe just bomb the place frequently.

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