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BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!! by Raydar
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Originally posted by cliffw:

Yes, somewhat. The stealth I heard about was super efficient mufflers. I also heard that the element of surprise was helped, because in that the area had Pakistani military training and bases, helicopters were sort of an every day sound.



The helos couldn't have been *too* quiet. It bothered the "twitter guy" who was giving reports of something happening in the area, and the sound of helos above:

http://www.bizjournals.com/...sama-raid-first.html

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Originally posted by fierobear:


What, Curl, ANOTHER screw up today?

I wasn't talking about the picture, or whether Bin Laden is dead, or if it happened a couple of days ago. Read what I wrote again. It is about this website, and whether it is really a "White House Insider" giving real information:

http://www.triond.com/users/Ulsterman


Admit it. You don't believe that Bin Laden is dead and you believe President Obama's birth certificate. You want to see everything "personally," because you're special. You want to see the video of Bin Laden burial at sea-regardless if pictures or video would perhaps put OUR troops in harms way. You're a "doubting Thomas" and you like spiking the football.
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Originally posted by fierobear:


The helos couldn't have been *too* quiet.




WASHINGTON — Images of the wreckage of the helicopter left behind at Osama bin Laden's compound by U.S. forces have prompted speculation that the chopper is a secret, highly-modified version of the military's iconic Black Hawk.

The stricken aircraft, which commandos blew up at the scene, appears to be a long-rumored stealth helicopter, NBC News reported; a Black Hawk modified to reduce rotor noise and make it more difficult to detect by radar.

Pentagon officials have declined to comment.

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Admit it. You don't believe that Bin Laden is dead and you believe President Obama's birth certificate. You want to see everything "personally," because you're special. You want to see the video of Bin Laden burial at sea-regardless if pictures or video would perhaps put OUR troops in harms way. You're a "doubting Thomas" and you like spiking the football.


You completely missed the point. I'm not surprised. Would you have believed Bin Laden was dead if Bush said he wouldn't show you any pictures, and told you the body was dumped in the ocean the next day? You know GODDAMN WELL you wouldn't. But you won't admit that, and just keep deflecting the discussion. Typical tactic when you don't have a solid argument and the facts don't support your point. Same goes for adding insults. No facts, just bullshit.
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You completely missed the point. I'm not surprised. Would you have believed Bin Laden was dead if Bush said he wouldn't show you any pictures, and told you the body was dumped in the ocean the next day? You know GODDAMN WELL you wouldn't. But you won't admit that, and just keep deflecting the discussion. Typical tactic when you don't have a solid argument and the facts don't support your point. Same goes for adding insults. No facts, just bullshit.


Dude, "Quit spiking the football." Nobody is talking about former President Bush and the "what if" factor. The only fact here is YOU want to see the pictures of Bin Laden burial at sea even though this would but OUR troops in harms way. YOU want to see President Obama's birth certificate. You're a doubting Thomas.

Most importantly, YOU are special, YOU are special, YOU are special....
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Fierobear: The doubtingbear of the forum

 
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Originally posted by fierobear:

Was anyone that we trust a WITNESS to the viewing and/or copying of the certificate?


 
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Originally posted by fierobear:


Why should I start to trust someone who has lost my trust? Why should I believe someone who is a proven liar?


 
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Is this a photo of his body?

(warning....it's NASTY)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...forces-Pakistan.html


 
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Arabs already rioting...

Arabs Riot in Jerusalem Over Bin Laden's Demise, Hamas Angry


So let me get this correct. Arabs are already rioting in the streets and YOU want pictures. Wow dude, you really like spiking the football-don't you.
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Originally posted by Boondawg:

I'm not really sure I believe anything I hear from our government.
i just say, "Ok for now, untill something else comes out or changes."


Yup, what else is there to do.

I think Obama's reasons for his decision to not release the picture seam perfectly reasonable. At the same time, I would like them to be released.

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"Every story is altered in a way that best suits the person telling it." ~ Boondawg
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History is written by the victors ?
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Some dogs will bite whether you poke them with a stick or not. Some hate is so deep there can be no hope. We will never win over the extremist muslims. Best just get it over with.
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Originally posted by Red88FF:

Some dogs will bite whether you poke them with a stick or not. Some hate is so deep there can be no hope. We will never win over the extremist muslims. Best just get it over with.


Yup.
Lets pretend that the Jews of World War II are the Muslum exstreamsts of today, and we are Nazi Germany.
The Jewish are still here, despite the all-encompassing effort to exterminatte them in an attempt to erase that religion.

The American Indian is still here despite being very near to anihilation at one point.

Pretty hard to get rid of someone.
See 'Mother-in-law'...
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Boondawg, I really don't like that analogy, we are not trying to wipe muslims off the face of the earth. The Native American part, is a little more icky though. I hate Andrew Jackson.
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They should have cleared the compound, and leveled it.
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Originally posted by FieroRumor:

They should have cleared the compound, and leveled it.


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Boondawg, I really don't like that analogy, we are not trying to wipe muslims off the face of the earth.


I was talking about extremist Nazis that hated jews so much that they wanted to wipe them off the face of the earth.
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Someone at the UN is calling for a full investigation, may have violated his civil rights.
Plus he was going to be confirmed head of the civil rights division of the UN. jk
Wonder if this was a republican pres if the left would be screaming about us not getting the UN's approval.
Only one OBL so we will never know.
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Boondawg, I know. I don't think we as a nation hate Muslims so much we want to wipe them off the face of the Earth. I know we're not perfect, but we're not whatever that is either.

Also agree with flattening the compound. Especially leaving that bad ass heli behind. Looks like they didn't blowed it up good enough.

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wow, all I meant was these guys HATE us, the pic isn't going to make them hate us any more. So let's get it over with, release it.
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Originally posted by fierobear:

I assume that the Democrats among us simply *trust* Obama that Bin Laden was just killed? No photos released, body dumped in the ocean immediately...how many of you would have trusted Bush, if that was the story given?


I know when politicians are lying-their lips are moving. Thus, the flavor of politician is irrelevant to me. I wouldn't trust either GW or Obama if they wanted to lie about Bin Ladin's death. OTOH, there should be plenty of witnesses, and thus there may no need of photos to inspire future Jihadists. I'm OK with or without photos. So far al Qaeda has not denied the killing nor have they produced any evidence otherwise. Yeh, I wrote "are you sure he'd dead?" Not that I doubt it, but I don't easily discount the possibility he may still be alive and in custody.
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Video of the compound on fire after the helicopters left.

http://www.huffingtonpost.c...|dl1|sec1_lnk3|60845
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Originally posted by FieroRumor:

They should have cleared the compound, and leveled it.


I agree but let's see how long it takes the Pakistanis to reach that conclusion. After all, the hard work's been done already and one would think they've got a bit of "saving face" to do.

I'm not holding my breath.
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Originally posted by madcurl:


Dude, "Quit spiking the football."


What is it with you and this "spiking the football crap"? I'm not spiking any damn football. And you stole that line from Obama. He called. He wants it back.

 
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Nobody is talking about former President Bush and the "what if" factor. The only fact here is YOU want to see the pictures of Bin Laden burial at sea even though this would but OUR troops in harms way. YOU want to see President Obama's birth certificate. You're a doubting Thomas.


*I* am talking about Bush because I'm CHALLENGING YOU. If Bush would have said he got Bin Laden, showed no pictures and dumped the body in the ocean, people like YOU would be "doubting Thomases". But it's Obama, so you just believe it. That's foolish. You SHOULD doubt the President and politicians, including those in your own party, but you don't. Anything Obama does or doesn't do, you give him a pass. Foolish!
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Fierobear: The doubtingbear of the forum


You say that like it's a bad thing. Skepticism is good. It is health. Especially when we're talking about politicians. They aren't to be trusted, regardless of party.

 
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So let me get this correct. Arabs are already rioting in the streets and YOU want pictures.


It's not just me. There's a LOT of doubt going around. And a lot of conflicting stories about what happened.

 
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Wow dude, you really like spiking the football-don't you.


Curl, you're the only one who keeps messing with the football. Put down the damn football before you hurt yourself.

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Wonder if this was a republican pres if the left would be screaming about us not getting the UN's approval.


You know damn well if it was Bush, with all the conflicting accounts and lack of proof, the left would be screaming bloody murder that it's all fake to help his poll numbers. When Obama does it, oh, they believe it. Inf***ingcredible.

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I know when politicians are lying-their lips are moving. Thus, the flavor of politician is irrelevant to me. I wouldn't trust either GW or Obama if they wanted to lie about Bin Ladin's death.


Which is a reasonable reaction.

 
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OTOH, there should be plenty of witnesses, and thus there may no need of photos to inspire future Jihadists. I'm OK with or without photos. So far al Qaeda has not denied the killing nor have they produced any evidence otherwise. Yeh, I wrote "are you sure he'd dead?" Not that I doubt it, but I don't easily discount the possibility he may still be alive and in custody.


I think what Obama should have done, after deciding not to release the photos, would be to call a private conference with leaders from both parties, selected members of the press from all the major networks and print media, and shown them the evidence. That would help remove doubt.
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John, its impossible to prove to you things that actually happened, so how would one go about disproving would they would have done if... That is impossible to do, just by definition. It's just not logical.

I disagree with the president on not releasing the pictures. You would think that after all the US military has sacrificed in the hunt for bin Ladin, they deserve a good look. However, the Birther Movement has shown that releasing the pictures wouldn't satisfy the loudest doubters.

I believe that we will see the pictures leaked through WikiLeaks sometime October of 2012.
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John, its impossible to prove to you things that actually happened, so how would one go about disproving would they would have done if... That is impossible to do, just by definition. It's just not logical.


It's a philosophical challenge to the Bush-haters.

 
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I disagree with the president on not releasing the pictures. You would think that after all the US military has sacrificed in the hunt for bin Ladin, they deserve a good look. However, the Birther Movement has shown that releasing the pictures wouldn't satisfy the loudest doubters.


True, but you'll always have those people, same kind that doubt the moon landing. Not much you can do about it.

 
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I believe that we will see the pictures leaked through WikiLeaks sometime October of 2012.


Now *there's* an interesting thought!

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:



But.........Is he dead?

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Further proof that no matter how much evidence is provided there are always some that it will never be good enough for. People love a good conspiracy. What difference will a pic of OBL's bullett riddled body be for those who will claim photoshop or whatever else they might come up with.

Personally I believe the eyewitness accounts from the Military and Gov't as well as the fact that OBL's daughter and wife are in agreement plus there's the physical evidence. Is there a possibility that it's all some kind of big conspiracy? I guess so but to what end and is it really likely given the facts? ( Invest in Alcoa )
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But Is he dead?



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For everyone who wants proof he is dead, here is the first leaked photo.lol



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His DAUGHTER says OBL was executed before her eyes. You tin foil types are nuts.
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His DAUGHTER says OBL was executed before her eyes. You tin foil types are nuts.


More apt to believe the president! She would say anything.
If OBL escaped do you think she would say he did so we would keep looking for him?

There is no way Obama would fab this, it would ruin him not only as a public figure, but as a human as well.

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Originally posted by Scottzilla79:

Boondawg, I really don't like that analogy, we are not trying to wipe muslims off the face of the earth. The Native American part, is a little more icky though. I hate Andrew Jackson.


You know it's funny how people keep missing something here. Let's say Tom and Matt are mortal enemies. As a bystander I (Rick) am not involved. One day I decide to give Matt an Uzi, when all Tom has is a spear. You think Tom would be pissed at me?

We helped turn Israel into a nuclear power, and basically enabled them to wipe their enemies (mostly Muslim) off the planet. By the same token, we try to buddy up to Islam to get their only really valuable resource (oil). I wonder why Islam would have an issue with us. Immediately following the 9/11 bombings (within a couple of hours of the attack) Senator Daschle went on record and said we needed to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel. A day later, NO ONE, not even he said anything else about it.

I would say while we are buddying up to their sworn enemies, we will never get through to "Radical Islam". I'm not saying this justifies their actions, but can you really blame them for not seeing us in the most positive light?

As far as the complainers, I remember a story from when I was a kid....I don't remember it completely so please forgive if I don't convey it perfectly.

A man and his boy were traveling with their mule. As they started out, the man rode the mule.
They came across bystanders who criticized the man for making the younger boy walk, so they changed positions.
As they traveled on, they came across more bystanders who criticized the boy for making his older father walk, so they both rode the mule.
They traveled on and the next group of bystanders criticized them both for over-burdening the poor mule.

Bottom line is there is no shortage of criticism in this world, no matter which decision you make. I see a lot of bystanders in this thread. One thing is a fact unless someone has evidence otherwise. NONE of us has any clue what is right and who did what with regards to this situation. People complaining about Obama's role and decisions can either post the pictures that they have in their possession of OBL's death and show where they were involved, or they can just admit that they don't know squat either. Anything else just makes you look like an ass because the only thing we ALL have in common is we're talking out of our ignorance here.

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Never mind that OBL was reportedly a Mujahideen fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and was reportedly supported by the Reagan Administration and the CIA. But hey giving arms to people in the Middle East has worked out famously over the years for foreign policy.

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You know it's funny how people keep missing something here. Let's say Tom and Matt are mortal enemies. As a bystander I (Rick) am not involved. One day I decide to give Matt an Uzi, when all Tom has is a spear. You think Tom would be pissed at me?

We helped turn Israel into a nuclear power, and basically enabled them to wipe their enemies (mostly Muslim) off the planet. By the same token, we try to buddy up to Islam to get their only really valuable resource (oil). I wonder why Islam would have an issue with us. Immediately following the 9/11 bombings (within a couple of hours of the attack) Senator Daschle went on record and said we needed to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel. A day later, NO ONE, not even he said anything else about it.

I would say while we are buddying up to their sworn enemies, we will never get through to "Radical Islam". I'm not saying this justifies their actions, but can you really blame them for not seeing us in the most positive light?

As far as the complainers, I remember a story from when I was a kid....I don't remember it completely so please forgive if I don't convey it perfectly.

A man and his boy were traveling with their mule. As they started out, the man rode the mule.
They came across bystanders who criticized the man for making the younger boy walk, so they changed positions.
As they traveled on, they came across more bystanders who criticized the boy for making his older father walk, so they both rode the mule.
They traveled on and the next group of bystanders criticized them both for over-burdening the poor mule.

Bottom line is there is no shortage of criticism in this world, no matter which decision you make. I see a lot of bystanders in this thread. One thing is a fact unless someone has evidence otherwise. NONE of us has any clue what is right and who did what with regards to this situation. People complaining about Obama's role and decisions can either post the pictures that they have in their possession of OBL's death and show where they were involved, or they can just admit that they don't know squat either. Anything else just makes you look like an ass because the only thing we ALL have in common is we're talking out of our ignorance here.



Oh man you're so right. OK everyone it was a good run but democracy is over. We don't know anything let's leave everything to our dear leaders and not question them anymore.
Criticism can be petty, it can be constructive, and it can be crucial.
I could answer your fable9which was good btw) with the emperor's new clothes. No one criticized him.

As far as Daschle is concerned, he and no one else said anything about it again because it was idiotic and cowardly. Whether or not you think they should be our ally, it's pretty dishonorable to ditch them soon as it got uncomfortable for us.
I have never heard Israel officially declare their goal is to wipe Muslims off the face of the earth. The reverse can not be said of all of their neighbors.
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Never mind that OBL was reportedly a Mujahideen fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and was reportedly supported by the Reagan Administration and the CIA. But hey giving arms to people in the Middle East has worked out famously over the years for foreign policy.



I think that it's more than reportedly and generally accepted as fact. I don't see why some lunatic's ingratitude should outweigh our helping freedom fighters. I don't think every Mujahedin from Afghanistan turned into a terrorist mastermind either.
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