EPTOsama Bin Laden killed - Page 39
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Keep it civil guys. Alright I am sick of warning people: Trolling, flame baiting, and derailing will result in insta bans. The same goes for conspiracy theorists and stupidity generally. Confirmation was as follows - On-site DNA test which came back as 99% positive. - photos of face sent to CIA and confirmed with photo analysis - confirmed by 20 year old wife who live in pakistan. This thread is specifically dedicated to the details surrounding the raid/his death. | ||
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GrayGhost
United States72 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:57 lvatural wrote: Will the death of Osama really signify a crumbling of Al Qaeda? I might expect some kind of power vacuum or weakening if this happened back in the day, but I would presume the terrorist organization would have matured a bit since then. Not to undermine our achievement in getting this bastard......or maybe it's just that I'm ignorant about the terrorist networks in general. Not something I generally read about every day. Either way, last I heard Osama was stuck in a cave hooked up to dialysis or other. Now he's dead. I'll wait for the a times article or pick up the economist when they do some in depth story. The effect of this eludes me at the moment so I can't really jump for joy right away. Any maturation has been a splintering, more than anything. Even just the split between Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda Iraq drastically decreased their efficiency. Now, there's almost certainly going to be a struggle between the various factions to gain power. Whoever wins it won't be as influential as Bin Laden. The man was one of the best speakers and rhetoricians in the world and had credibility due to his success against both the Soviet Union and with 9/11, even when he was ill and hooked up. | ||
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hellohilo
United States68 Posts
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Cush
United States646 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:58 DirtYLOu wrote: I don't get how is that relevant. He is a civilian like me and you, and he has a point. Look how many wars United States started, and how many lives they killed. I'm just saying. I respect that, but name 3 wars that WE started thats had tons of collateral damage to civilians. | ||
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
On May 02 2011 13:00 noidontthinkso wrote: gratz for killing thousands of civilists Haters gonna hate | ||
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Blasterion
China10272 Posts
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hehe
United States132 Posts
User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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0mar
United States567 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:57 Keone wrote: This is a hugely ignorant statement, you should be so ashamed of yourself. Bin Laden was responsible for the murder of thousands of civilians in one of the greatest terrorist incidents in history, and was (until today) the physical and spiritual leader of Al Queda. His presence, his videos, his life, was a huge symbolic boost for terrorists and an international symbol that someone could kill so many, cause so much death and pain, and run away. His death represents so much to the US, and especially to terrorists around the world. You're so ignorant, it appalls me. How can you label this as "good PR and all"? This event is HUGELY historic and a huge win for the entire world. Sure, practically speaking, Al Queda might not have been doing that much in where you're from. But they're still murdering thousands of innocents around the world, and all you can say is "good PR"?? Ridiculous and highly offensive to ANYONE who has relations to someone who has died from any terrorist incidents. edit: btw I'm Asian Canadian and not American. The best thing that could happen to Al Qaeda was Bin Laden becoming a martyr. | ||
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Al Bundy
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:58 TheTenthDoc wrote: That's peculiar. It even says Usama in the picture gallery and in the article. His name isn't English, so there is no "correct" way to spell it in English. Osama/Usama are just phonetic pronunciations. | ||
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
I think it's great that Obama is taking credit for all of this, he deserves it. Isn't there a way to less blatantly take credit though? | ||
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Poyo
Canada790 Posts
Hopefully its leaked some day. | ||
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BadWithNames
United States441 Posts
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monitor
United States2403 Posts
On May 02 2011 13:00 HyunA1 wrote: Thats the worst photo ever, so shopped. Agreed. Big news though, I'd imagine it would discourage a lot of Anti-american movements. | ||
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blah_blah
346 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:51 Indrium wrote: Nah we'd have to murder 3000 civilians to make it an eye for an eye. The irony is off the charts here. | ||
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Toads
Canada1795 Posts
On May 02 2011 12:58 Shalaiyn wrote: NSFW: Circulating picture of him dead: http://i53.tinypic.com/2zpmjrr.jpg Sorry but it's obvious this is fake | ||
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Parnage
United States7414 Posts
For those of you curious as to the spelling on foxnews.com It can actually be spelled either Usama or Osama. While most media outlets go with Osama most government agencies spell it Usama(check out the top 10 wanted list on the fbi site). It's due to just how hard it is to translate Arabic to English if memory serves. Huzzah a really good day for America overall. It's a moral victory, it's something that's awesome for anyone who's against radical extremists. So.. pretty much everyone but said radical extremists. | ||
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RBKeys
Canada196 Posts
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On May 02 2011 13:01 hellohilo wrote: This is crazy. Obama's got the re-election now, AND the crazy republicans in congress are probably going to shut up for a while :D not quite. if bush had got bin laden, would dems vote for him? | ||
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Cush
United States646 Posts
On May 02 2011 13:02 hehe wrote: america is a terrible country. this doesnt mean anything, 9/11 was set up by the us government so we could have a war for the oil companies. not for terrorism what the fuck is wrong with you | ||
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