so i throw the floor open.
was it a good move or a bad move to off bin laden ?
is there much chance of possible backlash from his supporters
If he was dead, they would be flaunting the body, doing [american accent] autopsy's [american accent], they wouldn't have just chucked the
body in the sea.
He will be in Guantanamo Bay being waterboarded or something equally CIAish
He needed to go... But telling the world about it... no...
Especially given the way the Americans seem to be behaving on hearing the news. All they are going to do my celebrating hsi death is to infuriate
those who believe Bin-man is a martyr...
I won't believe he is dead or captured until we have photographic evidence. Showing the 'compound' on the tv means nothing
Is this why the bin man hasn't been round today to collect the rubbish?!
I don't believe he is dead - the ultimate punishment would be eternity in a western prison in solitary which I suspect is where he is; having his
nails/fingers/nuts/eyes etc etc removed with a blunt instrument. Much as death is deserved, I'd make keeping him alive and in as much pain as
poss until he's told all he has to tell.
Apparently the us were watching the compund for the last 4 years - how many deaths have the us been responsible for through inaction.
ATB
Simon
Maybe bumping him off was a good move, albeit dubious morally. Boasting about it afterwards is NOT a good move!
A better idea would have been to do the job, then announce that "Oh, we have good evidence that Osama Bin Laden is dead" and keep quiet
about who, when and how.
i thought they threw him in the sea for religious reasons, burrial within 24hours or something... does sound jubious, especially in the sea...
All sounds a bit bollocky to me!
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Bin Laden died years ago and they've just been keeping the 'bogey-man' myth going to keep us all
in suspenders!
Bloody hell, I didn't know that Locost Builders was also a conspiracy theory website as well......
Have your wheels arrived yet?
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Originally posted by Doctor Derek Doctors
Bloody hell, I didn't know that Locost Builders was also a conspiracy theory website as well......
if they were just going to say he was dead and he wasn't, why wouldn't they have done it 6 or 7 years ago?
its entirely likely. they didn't say they knew he was there for 4 years, but they have been following one of his messengers for 4 years, which
eventually led them to this compund
of course, without photos, we won't know for sure, but why would they say he was dead, where IF he isn't, he'll just send a new video
next week saying, erm, i'm still alive?
and who's boasting? obama held a press conference type statement thing as any president or prime minister would have done, and the public are the
ones holding big street parties, which i think would happen anywhere
[Edited on 2/5/11 by blakep82]
To keep the 'bogey-man' spectre hanging over us all!
Anyway... it's all in the timing!
Many 'in-the-know' suggest that the whereabouts of the previous Most-Wanted-Man in the World (Radovan Karadzic) was known for ages before
taking him in.
They were just waiting for the right 'political' moment to make their move...
Pony soldiers ALWAYS speak with forked tongue.
ie; The Yanks always tell porkies.
Edited for the hard of thinking.
[Edited on 2/5/11 by Confused but excited.]
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Originally posted by Kwik
i thought they threw him in the sea for religious reasons, burrial within 24hours or something... does sound jubious, especially in the sea...
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Pony soldiers ALWAYS speak with forked tongue.
Oh, come on Scootz, switch your head on.
Nope... my heads 'off' - you'll need to explain that one to me!
Done as requested. See original post. ^
i would never have got that (I can be a right thick ******* sometimes!).
As an American I think it was nothing more than a political move. Now the president, whose approval ratings have been plummeting, has something to
use to start swinging momentum for next year's election.
All a bunch of hogwash, make the announcement and be done with it. They're doing nothing but throwing fuel on a highly volatile situation, but I
am glad that he has been dealt with.
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Pony soldiers ALWAYS speak with forked tongue.
ie; The Yanks always tell porkies.
Edited for the hard of thinking.
[Edited on 2/5/11 by Confused but excited.]
To be fair, I understand the appropriate religious practice is a burial within 24 hours, and burial at sea means that there is no grave for any would
be terrorists to visit or celebrate at; nor for anyone else to dig up and abuse.
But that aside, it does sound a little odd..
the lad at work suggested it was a conspiracy one way or another, but as suggested, theres no reason really. He had it coming, though to be fair a
proper trial and life in an american jail was probably hoping for too much
IMHO Pakistan's government have always harboured terrorists. They knew back in 2001 and they know now where terror cells are held out in their
country. I have advocated this since 9-11 and I also said at the time that while the west were hunting for OBL in Afghanistan, he was hiding out in
Pakistan. I believe that the Taliban are using Pakistan to train operatives for use in Afghanistan.
One thing that I am, as a UK tax payer, very pi$$ed off about is our government handing over £630M to Pakistan. UK citizens could use such hand-outs
to improve hospitals and schools for our children. Some of this money could also be used in fighting terrorism in the UK as IMO after today's
announcement we are certain to be in line for another terrorism outrage.
Just my opinions
Tom
No theorist would ever support that by killing him was going to stop or prevent further terror acts....
This was all about killing him, they said they would and they have - well done !
Only a few countries in the world who are capable and willing to court worldwide criticism of taking on , and executing this enormous feat of military
expertise.
The US & Israel & the Russians, the rest would have to debate first, share it with the press , wait a while, debate a bit more...
Meanwhile these people merely have to get a numpty caught on an aircraft with a box of matches and clonky shoes, and the whole aviation security world
changes. They dont need to blow things up to succeed in causing problems.
If we all stop pursuing these people, and sit on our hands - the terror will get a whole lot worse.
Lets keep the ball rolling and kill who ever fancies taking up the job, Al Zarqawi's replacement is very high profile .....
Anyone know who he is ?
... who said you can't take the Bin out on a bank holiday!?
they said on the news it his killing was shown live at the white house
so when will it be on you tube??
He is dead - there's even a song about it: -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHixKt1fr_c
They could do something that would actually make a difference and sniper all the pikeys
Oh hang on, the only oil they have is stolen diesel and maybe chip fat...
Capturing him would have been better, so he could have been propperly tried before he was killed and the sea burial makes perfect sense for reasons
already given. There were going to be conspiracy theories, this would have been know from the start, the more infomation they put out the less weird
speculation there will be. Just look at the conspiracy theories that came about from the Russians keeping secrets after WW2?
I don't buy that they Killed him by accident or that they had no choice, the whole thing reeks of pure assasination, or at the very least
simillar to Che Geuvaras death. If the US is calling open season as far as assasination is concerned, why are we wasting money supporting Rebels in
Libya when we could just kill Gadaffi?
I think it's a US conspiracy to Keep Henry Coopers passing out of the news, he did Floor Clay after all.
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Originally posted by morcus
I think it's a US conspiracy to Keep Henry Coopers passing out of the news, he did Floor Clay after all.
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by morcus
I think it's a US conspiracy to Keep Henry Coopers passing out of the news, he did Floor Clay after all.
I'll run with that one, I heard that on the news before I went to bed, then Bin Laden the next morning. I posted the news on bookface but no-one said a thing
Simillar story for me, heard about Henry Cooper on here before bed, went to work and someone says to me, have you heard, he's dead.' so I
said yeah, it's a real shame (Or words to that effect) then found out they were on about Bin Laden, then said 'Who's Henry
Cooper?'.
It all adds up.