on May 02 2011 11:47:06
Bing Bing the wicked witch is dead! |
on May 02 2011 11:57:35
The Funniest And Most Interesting Tweets About Osama Bin Laden´s Death |
on May 02 2011 14:04:18
A couple of thoughts:
Seems wrong to me to run out into the streets, celebrating that someone is dead, no matter who he is. That is something the other side does. But of course, this could be just an emotional response on my part, an evil bastard is dead and maybe that is a good time to celebrate.
Would have preferred if they captured him and studied the reasons for his behavior, information that might help us avoid creating such people in the future.
This event will probably have no effect on the security theater.  |
on May 02 2011 15:22:41
I agree with much of what Torellion says.
It would be nice if people would take some time for quiet contemplation, but I am very sympathetic to the desire to celebrate, and there was a smile on my face when I heard the news. However, there is a difference between celebrating (e.g. having a few drinks with friends) and going out into the streets with banners, chanting "USA, USA!"
I can only agree in part to Torellion's final statement. I agree that the immediate effect may be negligible (and I question how involved BinLaden has been in recent decisions). However, there is a very important message in all this - that you cannot expect to evade justice forever. We all know that it is a truth with limitations and exceptions, but I think BinLaden being alive had great symbolic value to people who oppose "the civilised, secularised or Christian West" - a bit of a two-finger salute, if you will, that is now gone.
EDIT: Norlander - Isn't it supposed to be "Ding Dong" ??? |
on May 02 2011 18:32:56
Bing bing, ding dong, whatever sound a bell makes in your head |
on May 02 2011 20:25:40
Hitchens'%3B view |
on May 03 2011 03:58:48
Best write-up of this story I've seen so far: link |
on May 03 2011 05:07:19
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on May 03 2011 05:09:29
Like it how the Air Force Brigade General sits in the big chair while the op is going on, while Obama and Mullen are sitting and standing by the wall. |
on May 03 2011 05:15:12
Op-ed by the President of Pakistan in the Washington Post (link), trying to do some damage control. Well written and he has some good points.
It's fun to see them all scrambling now it's clear OBL lived less than 1km away from the main military acadamy in Pakistan, in a house 8 times larger than any other nearby, with 3 set of walls and tinted windows. The head of their military was there less than a week ago holding a speech claiming to have broken the back of terrorism in their country, in what must feel like a Team America moment now, "pisst, you haven't done shit, he is hiding right over there in that house" |
on May 03 2011 08:57:42
Internet memes, including an apropos to Torellion´s comment. |
on May 03 2011 21:17:06
And the story changes a little... (link) |
on May 04 2011 11:37:31
And here's another view, and a little twist to the story (link) |
on May 04 2011 20:32:31
Another twist, seems the choppers used are of an unknown type. Read this thread on airliners.net (filled with navy and army mechanics wondering). |
on May 05 2011 08:12:45
Now wired.com and the rest are on the story about the Stealth Helos as well |
on May 07 2011 20:26:14
I don't think this deserves a place in the linkbox, but I'll link it here instead: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/pakistan.bin.laden.intelligence/index.html
Captured videos from Osama, practising his speeches |
on May 14 2011 12:49:00
This Real Time clip from 2008 just made me respect Christiana Amanpour more
She got a source in the intelligence community who told her in 2008 that Bin Laden was hiding in a villa in Pakistan... I mean damn  |
