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cuz they're not already endangered, i get it
cuz they're not already endangered, i get it
How can you not tell that we have been making fun of you all night about your ridiculous guess that the President of the United States was asking for network time late Sunday night to talk about something he had already talked about?
You want to make it worse.
Sign up and fight, then.
stratfor says Obama can use this as a wedge to force an evacuation from Afghanistan
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/201...4d61b57b5f1e5b
Some of us, anyway.
Are you gonna tell me if i don't like america i should get out, too?
this is fkn stupid, pulling out like vietnam again...where the sufferers will continue to be the citizens left behind to fend for themselves against a wacko taliban govt.....
No, I'm telling you if you want to make life that much worse for American servicemen and women, you should be willing to put yourself in the same danger.
How about it, Rambo?
Conan?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42853221..._central_asia/US tracked couriers to an elaborate bin Laden compound
Senior White House officials said early Monday that the trail that led to Osama bin Laden began before 9/11, before the terror attacks that brought bin Laden to prominence. The trail warmed up last fall, when it discovered an elaborate compound in Pakistan.
"From the time that we first recognized bin Laden as a threat, the U.S. gathered information on people in bin Laden's circle, including his personal couriers," a senior official in the Obama administration said in a background briefing from the White House.
After the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, "detainees gave us information on couriers. One courier in particular had our constant attention. Detainees gave us his nom de guerre, his pseudonym, and also identified this man as one of the few couriers trusted by bin Laden."
In 2007, the U.S. learned the man's name.
In 2009, "we identified areas in Pakistan where the courier and his brother operated. They were very careful, reinforcing belief we were on the right track."
In August 2010, "we found their home in Abbatabad," in an isolated area.
"When we saw the compound, we were shocked by what we saw: an extraordinarily unique compound."
The plot of land was roughly eight times larger than the other homes in the area. It was built in 2005 on the outskirts of town, but now some other homes are nearby.
"Physical security is extraordinary: 12 to 16 foot walls, walled areas, restricted access by two security gates." The residents burn their trash, unlike their neighbors. There are windows facing the road. One part of the compound has its own seven-foot privacy wall.
And unusual for a multi-million-dollar home: It has no telephone or Internet service.
This home, U.S. intelligence analysts concluded, was "custom built to hide someone of significance."
Besides the two brothers, the U.S. "soon learned that a third family lived there, whose size and makeup of family we believed to match those we believed would be with bin Laden. Our best information was that bin Laden was there with his youngest wife."
There was no proof, but everything seemed to fit: the security, the background of the couriers, the design of the compound.
"Our analysts looked at this from every angle. No other candidate fit the bill as well as bin Laden did," an official said.
"The bottom line of our collection and analysis was that we had high confidnece that the compound held a high-value terrorist target. There was a strong probability that it was bin Laden."
This information was shared "with no other country," an official said. "Only a very small group of people inside our own government knew of this operation in advance."
The raid
The operation went smoothly except for a mechanical problem with a U.S. helicopter, which was lost, the senior officials said. No U.S. personnel died. All were able to leave on other helicopters. the officials would not name the type of helicopter or say how many U.S. personnel were involved.
"Ths operation was a surgical raid by a small team designed to minimize collateral damage. Our team was on the compound for under 40 minutes and did not encounter any local authorities."
Bin Laden himself participated in the firefight, the officials suggested.
"Bin laden was killed in a firefight as our operators came onto the compound," an official said.
Did he fire, a reporter asked.
"He did resist the assault force, and he was killed in a firefight," an official said.
Four adult males were killed: bin Laden, his son, and the two couriers.
"One woman killed when used as a shield," and other women were injured, the officials said. The women's names were not given; it's not clear whether bin Laden's wife was among them.
Since the le of this thread is a 2 part question, can anyone confirm if Bin Laden has been captured?
Thank you
Unreal Tournament announcer: HEADSHOT!
Why not?
son its a fake picture. unless a eye shot qualifies as a headshot
the way he died was very questionable
in that compound, how come there was only 3-4 ppl only? where his loyal followers?
That photo looks fake as though. Bottom half looks merged with the top half.
Everybody enjoy the moment, but don't forget to spend the next month arguing over which of the last two Presidents deserves more credit.
Well there's a bullet size hole on the top of the eyebrow area. Forehead shot?
The citizen doesn't seem to be much interested in standing up for anything, tbh
I do want to see how Trump takes credit for this one.
his going to provide 72 virgins as a tradeoff...
Dead bodies look weird.
I'm impressed at just how stupidly con uous this compound was.
Photo has already been debunked as fake.
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