In the middle of March, the President began a series of National Security Council meetings that he chaired to pursue again the intelligence basis and to develop courses of action to bring justice to Osama bin Laden. Indeed, by my count, the President chaired no fewer than five National Security Council meetings on the topic from the middle of March -- March 14th, March 29th, April 12th, April 19th, and April 28th. And the President gave the final order to pursue the operation that he announced to the nation tonight on the morning -- Friday morning of April 29th.
The President mentioned tonight that the pursuit of Osama bin Laden and the defeat of al Qaeda has been a bipartisan exercise in this nation since September 11, 2001, and indeed, this evening before he spoke to the nation, President Obama did speak to President Bush 43 and President Clinton this evening to review with them the events of today and to preview his statement to the nation tonight.
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Morning, folks.
Listening to the BBC right now. I'm amazed that he was in the middle of a city, not 100 meters from a Pakistani Army academy.
Paying attention much, guys?
Can we stop playing nice with Pakistan now?
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I suppose I'm glad that he was buried "in accordance with Muslim practices". (We have a tradition of that, actually....check the Japanese midget sub crews after Pearl Harbor, or the Russians we recovered with the Glomar Explorer). But call me a cynic; I would have liked to have seen the body.
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I suppose I'm glad that he was buried "in accordance with Muslim practices". (We have a tradition of that, actually....check the Japanese midget sub crews after Pearl Harbor, or the Russians we recovered with the Glomar Explorer). But call me a cynic; I would have liked to have seen the body.
That practice calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours, the official said. Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, the official said. So the U.S. decided to bury him at sea.
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There's now a discussion happening about how he's just become a Martyr. Don't know what this will mean long-term, but I would almost expect an attack of some sort now.
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There's now a discussion happening about how he's just become a Martyr. Don't know what this will mean long-term, but I would almost expect an attack of some sort now.
I think we all knew the martyrdom was going to happen, no? I think he actually was as a symbol/figure head for years.
623. * If a person dies on a ship and if there is no fear of the decay of the dead body and if there is no problem in retaining it for sometime on the ship, it should be kept on it and buried in the ground after reaching the land. Otherwise, after giving Ghusl, Hunut, Kafan and Namaz-e-Mayyit it should be lowered into the sea in a vessel of clay or with a weight tied to its feet. And as far as possible it should not be lowered at a point where it is eaten up immediately by the sea predators.
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There's now a discussion happening about how he's just become a Martyr. Don't know what this will mean long-term, but I would almost expect an attack of some sort now.
I think we all knew the martyrdom was going to happen, no? I think he actually was as a symbol/figure head for years.
Expect attacks next year on May 1
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How could he not become a martyr? Even if he had died of natural causes, no doubt a fanatic could still spin it to be the work of the Great Satan.
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The internets were quite busy last night..
Four years of work to pull off this raid in complete SECRECY. Man, this is gonna really screw up some Wikileaks narratives. #p2
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I knew Jim would question the Burial at sea.
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The conspiracy theories have already started.
"Obama ordered Osama taken out this week when it was politically expedient to do so, it distracted the media from the tornadoes (implying a lack of response) and the birth certificate."
Heard on the BBC from a location not identified.
But I'll note...the first President Bush won the Gulf War a year too early; it didn't help a whit in the re-election campaign. I hope the same doesn't happen to Mr. Obama now.
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need more proof of Oil Market Manipulation?
Oil Drops Most in Two Weeks After U.S. Says Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan
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need more proof of Oil Market Manipulation?
Oil Drops Most in Two Weeks After U.S. Says Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan
didn't Reuter's come out last week and say at least 50cents of ever gallon is due to speculators
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need more proof of Oil Market Manipulation?
Oil Drops Most in Two Weeks After U.S. Says Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan
didn't Reuter's come out last week and say at least 50cents of ever gallon is due to speculators
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caller has a point - IF there had been a bush plan already in place then the Obama would not have had to tell Pinetta to create a plan
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oh, forgot, the people gathering at the WHite House - someone had a tea party flag
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oh, this is unfortunate...
man in flag costume
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Good job Faux News
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Good job Faux News
Brother Michael reportedly upset
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Good job Faux News
Brother Michael reportedly upset
It does say "confrims" though, that might be one level below "confirms"
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oh, this is unfortunate...
man in flag costume
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oh, this is unfortunate...
man in flag costume
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I must be getting soft.
I realize my forbears partied in the streets on VE and VJ days....but the goings-on last night just didn't feel right.
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oh, this is unfortunate...
man in flag costume
(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
Plenty more rules out there....
Over the course of just five days, beginning on April 27, Obama made two surprise announcements that upended the political landscape. He tended to a deadly natural disaster of historic proportions. He shuffled his national security team. In his spare time, he stared down his potential rivals in next year's presidential campaign and delivered a well-received comedic performance.
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Don't confuse partying because the shadow of bin Laden is no longer hanging over us with partying to celebrate the death of a person.
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I Was just watching MSNBC, and Tameron Hall said that RUSH LIMBAUGH actually gave the President Praise at the opening of his show.
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Wooo I just got a bonus!
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Wooo I just got a bonus!
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White House Flicker feed.
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White House Flicker feed.
This shite is real.
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Wooo I just got a bonus!
Excellent!!
Any idea for what you'll spend it on?
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I have a student of Pakistani origin in one of my classes. We had a talk today about bin Laden, and he told me that he is afraid that some people might take action against him and his family out of some bigotry against Pakistanis. I told him if he experiences anything like that to let me know.