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Merged Osama bin Laden dead,

dtugg said:
Turn me on? No. It would make the news even better though. I hope US special forces busted in his house, shot him in the stomach and let him bleed out while feeding him pork.
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you shouldn't say bad things about people, you're only bringing yourself down to his level
:D
 
Can we have this sent to AAH? I missed seeing the threads farther downb the page when I came home from work. Seems some people are not handling victory for the good guys too well.
 
This is a momentous event. The actual removal of Bin Laden from the world of Radical Islam will not make any profound changes to that battle; it existed long before he turned up and will exist long after he is dust, but this will have a profound psychological impact in the west, and in particular in the USA.

As a symbolic gesture, this raid has enormous impact. I am impressed with the US President for having the courage and persistence to select a goal and stick to it. And most importantly, a general salute to the intelligence staff and military personnel that made this a reality.
 
Fnord said:
Somehow, the victory seems hollow without a trial, but the victory is rendered no less sweet by the justice delivered by the dedicated military forces of the United States of America.

I raise my glass to these fine military men and women, and to those who lead them.

Hooray for OUR side!
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Although I am glad he is dead , you should not mismatch this for a victory. It is only a revenge. To have been promoted from revenge to victory, he would have had to be captured alive, brought back to the USA, condemned to death after a fair trial (my tip on the means of execution : let him drop from an helicopter overing at the height of the two tower rooftop was). As it stand , he was only killed. In the end , if one tally the number of victim, patriot act , DHS, paranoia, and so on, I feel sadly, however I dislike it, that the advantage is still Bin Laden.

That said, good riddance, and now hopefully can the American folk heal their trauma.
 
Aepervius said:
That said, good riddance, and now hopefully can the American folk heal their trauma.
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This and other associated psychological and emotional benefits is precisely why this is such a profound victory.
 
Are there any informations on whether he had the organisation membership records about his person? ;)
 
Toke said:
Are there any informations on whether he had the organisation membership records about his person? ;)
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He was probably behind on the overdue membership dues catch-up. Not enough cash in the kitty to buy morning-coffee and a cookie!
 
Jimbo07 said:
One of the first commentaries I heard said that there's nobody in Al Qaeda "big enough" to step into the role as symbol. We'll see...
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As far as I undestand bin laden has been "out" for a long time, with the terrorist cell splintering into small group, making them harder to trace than a big organized one which need to communicate and thus are eqasier to pinpoint.
 
I just talked with my mom on the phone.

Me: Did you hear, Bin Laden is dead?

Mom: Wasn't he the one responsible for 7-Eleven?

Me: Lol!
 
psionl0 said:
So who gets the reward? (Or did that offer disappear with Dubya's presidency?)
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The $27M reward ($25M from the State Department and $2M from the Airline Pilots Association) reward is still listed on the FBI website. But I dunno if anyone will get it seeing as how the intelligence used to find him originated from Gitmo detainees.
 
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