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Osama bin Laden Declared Dead

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I just finished checking in with my sources on the Right, and they're real upset that nobody on this thread has yet to give credit to Reagan for OBL's demise. ;)
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
And that's just for the "regular" SEALS. To get on the the team that "doesn't exist" is a whole other ballgame.
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They exist, it is just that nearly everything is classified. :)

They are one of the two tier one special operations for the US. Delta Force (which no longer uses that name, much like SEAL Team Six) is the other. They commonly end up training together. I wonder what those bar fights are like.
 
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state of hockey said:
They exist, it is just that nearly everything is classified. :)
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Technically, they don't exist -- there are no records kept on who is in that group. Ergo, they don't exist...

They are one of the two tier one special operations for the US. Delta Force (which no longer uses that name, much like SEAL Team Six) is the other.
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Yes, I know. It's in the article the link points to.

They commonly end up training together. I wonder what those bar fights are like.
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I wonder who they get to break up those barfights?
 
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Emergency officials responded today to reports of white powdery substances being found at two government buildings in Boston, but no injuries have been reported so far, and in one case, initial tests indicated the powder was not dangerous.

The substances were found at Attorney General Martha Coakley's office at One Ashburton Place, a state office building, and the JFK federal office building, both in the downtown area.

Authorities responded to Ashburton Place at 11:58 a.m. to investigate a powder found on the 20th floor. Initial tests found no readings from the powder, the Boston Fire Department said, but the substance was to be taken to the state lab for further testing.

Attorney General Martha Coakley said her office had received a letter that contained a “white, powdery substance.”

“Initial field tests have been conducted and the results do not indicate that the substance poses a risk. In an abundance of caution, additional testing will be conducted,” she said in a statement.

Authorities responded at 12:33 p.m. for another report of a powdery substance at the JFK Building, on the 24th floor, the fire department said, and hazardous materials technicians were on the scene investigating.
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BTW, the office at the JFK Building is that of US Senator Scott Brown.
 
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Obviously sort of early for this, but I would guess that these sorts of things might be more from a-holes looking for attention or trying to make some point than from actual "terror" groups. We'll see.
 
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state of hockey said:
They exist, it is just that nearly everything is classified. :)

They are one of the two tier one special operations for the US. Delta Force (which no longer uses that name, much like SEAL Team Six) is the other. They commonly end up training together. I wonder what those bar fights are like.
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I had a friend who was top of his class in Ranger school. There were two active-duty SEALs going through with his unit to brush up on their land warfare techniques. He said they were laughing and joking the whole time, even as the Ranger candidates were dropping like flies (20-mile marches through the mountains on 4 hours of sleep, etc). Somebody asked them about it, and they said, "this is just so easy compared to active duty in the SEALs."

I had another friend who was a SEAL, and he also said active duty SEAL is far harder than any of the training even *they* go through. He said the main value of BUDS is just to filter out quitters, so that when you're on a real mission, you have absolutely no doubt in your mind that you can 100% count on the guys to your left and your right to do their jobs no matter what. Wish people at my company were like that...
 
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WeWantMore said:
Obviously sort of early for this, but I would guess that these sorts of things might be more from a-holes looking for attention or trying to make some point than from actual "terror" groups. We'll see.
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I would think so too. While I in no way want to minimize the threat of terror strikes, I find it hard to believe these fanatics can just put together a plot on a day's notice. If they had that ability, they already would have struck us regardless of OBL's fate.
 
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Anybody have a problem with them releasing the photo of bin Laden?

I don't. Then we can shut up stupid conspirators and skeptics.
 
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SteveP said:
I wonder if they used the Vinson's catapult to launch UBL.
See ya!
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I knew it! :D

An official at Monday's Pentagon briefing said the body, once aboard the USS Carl Vinson, was washed and placed in a white sheet. It was then placed in a "White Ford Fairlane" and a military officer read prepared "religious remarks," which were translated into Arabic by a "native speaker" who was not further identified.

The body was then placed on a "prepared flat surface, tipped up, whereupon the Fairlane was eased into the sea," the official said.
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catapult.jpg
 
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Biddco said:
Anybody have a problem with them releasing the photo of bin Laden?

I don't. Then we can shut up stupid conspirators and skeptics.
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I don't have a problem with it, but evidence usually doesn't shut up conspiracy theoriests.
 
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Biddco said:
Anybody have a problem with them releasing the photo of bin Laden?

I don't. Then we can shut up stupid conspirators and skeptics.
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I'll only believe it when I see the long form death certificate.
 
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This was cathartic:

[video]http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-2-2011/big-deady[/video]
 
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Kepler said:
I don't have a problem with it, but evidence usually doesn't shut up conspiracy theoriests.
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That is what I hate about them, they always find something to continue their stupid beliefs. There is always a "but"
 
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Kepler said:
This was cathartic:

[video]http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-2-2011/big-deady[/video]
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"Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan."

"WHAT?!?"

:D
 
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