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Osama bin Laden Declared Dead
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MadTownSioux
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Or at the least, get to use it for one wild weekend in Vegas?? 25 million for a crew of that size would be a pretty good start!
SteveF
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i think when you weigh the positives of releasing the photos to shut up the conspiracy theorists against the negatives of releasing the photos to the extremists around the world - it is obvious that they shouldn't do it. it might seem like a simple thing to do right now, but you are absolutely right: at worst, the doubters will think the pictures are fake, and at best they will just assume bush killed him and the main stream media waited until now to release the pictures. meanwhile, his bloody head would probably become a new insignia for the terrorist movement.
i think when you weigh the positives of releasing the photos to shut up the conspiracy theorists against the negatives of releasing the photos to the extremists around the world - it is obvious that they shouldn't do it. it might seem like a simple thing to do right now, but you are absolutely right: at worst, the doubters will think the pictures are fake, and at best they will just assume bush killed him and the main stream media waited until now to release the pictures. meanwhile, his bloody head would probably become a new insignia for the terrorist movement.
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I'm sticking with the "poorly planned semi-response" prediction. Thank God terrorists are stupid idiots.
I'm sticking with the "poorly planned semi-response" prediction. Thank God terrorists are stupid idiots.
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My take on releasing the photos/videos? They belong to us. We bought and paid for them in blood and treasure. And if we could stand seeing the videos of those poor devils who jumped from the world trade center. We can stand seeing the photos and videos of the pr*ick who made it happen. Conspiracy theorists? Fook 'em. Muslims who might be "inflamed" by the release of the photos? Fook them, too.
I rarely watch Geraldo, the least admirable "journalist" on the planet and even less frequently quote him. But, calling OBL an "sob" on national TV was perfect--a moment of zen.
Finally, Lindsey Graham among others, has tried to make some sort of point about we acted hastily is burying Bin Laden's body at sea. Well, senator, what should we have done? Brought him back to the Law and Order ME's office for a post mortem? And what would that have revealed? That he had an undescended testicle? Or the tattoo of a woodpecker with a cigar in its mouth on his buttocks? That he was a hypocrite because he was stoned on MD 20/20 at the time of death? The cause of death was a double tap to the face. And we know who fired the shots. Case closed. This corpse wasn't going to provide us with an iota of information useful in fighting Islamism. The computers, hard drives and the rest, well that's a different matter.
My take on releasing the photos/videos? They belong to us. We bought and paid for them in blood and treasure. And if we could stand seeing the videos of those poor devils who jumped from the world trade center. We can stand seeing the photos and videos of the pr*ick who made it happen. Conspiracy theorists? Fook 'em. Muslims who might be "inflamed" by the release of the photos? Fook them, too.
I rarely watch Geraldo, the least admirable "journalist" on the planet and even less frequently quote him. But, calling OBL an "sob" on national TV was perfect--a moment of zen.
Finally, Lindsey Graham among others, has tried to make some sort of point about we acted hastily is burying Bin Laden's body at sea. Well, senator, what should we have done? Brought him back to the Law and Order ME's office for a post mortem? And what would that have revealed? That he had an undescended testicle? Or the tattoo of a woodpecker with a cigar in its mouth on his buttocks? That he was a hypocrite because he was stoned on MD 20/20 at the time of death? The cause of death was a double tap to the face. And we know who fired the shots. Case closed. This corpse wasn't going to provide us with an iota of information useful in fighting Islamism. The computers, hard drives and the rest, well that's a different matter.
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The more you consider this, the more it was absolutely the right decision, and I'm sure it was part of the plan. Dumping the body as fish food, however disrespectful to Muslims, eliminated a million potential headaches that could arise with storing, studying, burying the thing somewhere. It's gone, and a point of contention is gone with it.
The more you consider this, the more it was absolutely the right decision, and I'm sure it was part of the plan. Dumping the body as fish food, however disrespectful to Muslims, eliminated a million potential headaches that could arise with storing, studying, burying the thing somewhere. It's gone, and a point of contention is gone with it.
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Maybe Graham wanted us to hang on to the corpse, the way the Russians hung on to Hitler's remains for decades. And we could have periodic exhumations and reburials. Plus, treating the corpse with entry level Muslim courtesy is unlikely to dissuade any dedicated Islamist, but it might. Nobody's hurt by the gesture.
Maybe Graham wanted us to hang on to the corpse, the way the Russians hung on to Hitler's remains for decades. And we could have periodic exhumations and reburials. Plus, treating the corpse with entry level Muslim courtesy is unlikely to dissuade any dedicated Islamist, but it might. Nobody's hurt by the gesture.
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Believe it or not, I'm not a big fan of Fox. But Geraldo brings a bit of a human face to the angry robot.
Believe it or not, I'm not a big fan of Fox. But Geraldo brings a bit of a human face to the angry robot.
busterman62
I got a pocket full of kryptonite
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Fish him out of the drink, bury him and build a shrine. Anyone who makes the pilgrimage gets mysteriously double tapped or GPS-tagged for further monitoring
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"Hit the ball, drag Harry. Hit the ball, drag Harry."
"Hit the ball, drag Harry. Hit the ball, drag Harry."
WeWantMore
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The administration has said it was a pretty long time after. At any rate, the length of time doesn't really matter. What people don't seem to understand about waterboarding is that it's not a scenario in which you pour water down someone's throat while yelling questions at them. It's a technique designed to turn uncooperative detainees into cooperative ones. In the kase of KSM, I'd say it worked pretty darn well.
The administration has said it was a pretty long time after. At any rate, the length of time doesn't really matter. What people don't seem to understand about waterboarding is that it's not a scenario in which you pour water down someone's throat while yelling questions at them. It's a technique designed to turn uncooperative detainees into cooperative ones. In the kase of KSM, I'd say it worked pretty darn well.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
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That sounds like something Dick Cheneys death squad would do, Would Obamas death squad do it?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/05/028956.php
That sounds like something Dick Cheneys death squad would do, Would Obamas death squad do it?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/05/028956.php
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From the sublime to the ridiculous: some Indian "leaders" are unhappy at the choice of the name Geronimo to designate OBL. They think it's "hostile" and "abusive." Maybe we could make it up to them by naming a college hockey team after the old boy.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/121178729.html
From the sublime to the ridiculous: some Indian "leaders" are unhappy at the choice of the name Geronimo to designate OBL. They think it's "hostile" and "abusive." Maybe we could make it up to them by naming a college hockey team after the old boy.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/121178729.html
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That is a very poor choice. Seriously. They don't call them Native Americans for nothin. The first gaffe of the campaign.
Whether Obama handpicked the name or not is a big unknown.
That is a very poor choice. Seriously. They don't call them Native Americans for nothin. The first gaffe of the campaign.
Whether Obama handpicked the name or not is a big unknown.
WeWantMore
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I feel for those guys like I feel for the "bin Laden deserved a trial!" guys.
I feel for those guys like I feel for the "bin Laden deserved a trial!" guys.
JF_Gophers
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So its pretty clear to me now that athletes should not be allowed to use Twitter without supervision.
So its pretty clear to me now that athletes should not be allowed to use Twitter without supervision.