Osama bin Laden is DEAD

[Jill]

Ahem. Hot or Not? Weigh in!

[Aliantha]

I did.

[monster]

Is trump not a euphemism for fart over here, then?

[ZenGum]

the atmosphere around here would improve stratospherically

ETA: God help me I'm a nerd.

[Nirvana]

Don't look IM

[monster]

nirvana

[infinite monkey]

[classicman]

The head of the CIA admitted yesterday that there was no live video footage of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound as further doubts emerged about the US version of events.

A photograph released by the White House appeared to show President Barack Obama and his aides in the situation room watching the action as it unfolded. In fact they had little knowledge of what was happening in the compound.

"We had some observation of the approach there, but we did not have direct flow of information as to the actual conduct of the operation itself as they were going through the compound."

[infinite monkey]

Quote of whom?

[classicman]

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[infinite monkey]

It has been duly researched and noted that the conspiracy theory perpetuated by the aforementioned Rag and Muffin Party has been thought to be believed to be an actual absturbation of the affective diagnosis of the hammerstein. Furthermore, no one in attendance actually saw the perp, though all were present and legally sighted. Therefore it is only presumptuous and appropriate to assume that all misgivings given to the Thanksgiving day of the second eve of the twelfth were unfortunately purposely apprehended for the fate of the final sixteen who were to have plundered forward in their assignation.

[classicman]

The U.N.'s independent investigator on extrajudicial killings has called on the United States to reveal more details of the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistan hideaway to allow experts to assess the legality of his killing.

South African law professor Christof Heyns said in a statement Friday that Washington "should disclose the supporting facts to allow an assessment in terms of international human rights law standards."

Heyns says "it will be particularly important to know if the planning of the mission allowed an effort to capture Bin Laden."

His statement echoed similar appeals from other U.N. officials, human rights groups and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

U.S. officials say the raid is legal under U.S. and international law.

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[DanaC]

I thought one of the reasons they went for this kind of assault, rather than a missile strike was because it gave the possibility of taking him prisoner?

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I thought one of the reasons they went for this kind of assault, rather than a missile strike was because it gave the possibility of taking him prisoner?

I heard it was to minimize civilian death/injury.

[Griff]

There is no chance they wanted him alive unless it was absolutely secret, so they could squeeze all the intell out of him. Obama got good advice on this. Shut him up completely with the brain buster and dump him at sea so the crazies can't make another "Holy Site".