Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
The most famous infamous 'you-know.....that-guy' in history. 
So... we know what happens now, out goes one nutter and in comes another.
Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
*edit*
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Eye man al zava eerie
Known fondly as Al.
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Mr Fluffy and I reckon he probably died soon after all this 'War on Terror' started, but it was convenient for them to 'keep him alive' as he was a convenient scapegoat for a whole host of things.
Me too, and the Presidental Elections are just over the horizon too.......
Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
Number 2's always end up with the shitty name's eh....
Originally Posted by Ninja:
Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
Number 2's always end up with the shitty name's eh....
Originally Posted by Ninja:
Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
Number 2's always end up with the shitty name's eh....
Photo of his body shown on Sky News this morning, apparently.........
"Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate"
Martin Luther King Jnr
Originally Posted by MrMincePie:
So... we know what happens now, out goes one nutter and in comes another.
like uk elections
Here they claim his death picture is fake.
â Saddam Hussein â Osama Bin Laden â Justin Bieber
*stolen from twitter*
Originally Posted by pirate1111:
â Saddam Hussein â Osama Bin Laden â Justin Bieber
*stolen from twitter*
couldn't agree more pirate
Have to agree, that particular photo looks fake.
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
Have to agree, that particular photo looks fake.
it does a bit
I think really they should have not killed hiim, but he should have been captured and made to stand trial.
hope al qaeda members look at how bin laden and his sons lived in comparative style whilst he asked them to blow themselves up
Originally Posted by Poolshark:
I think really they should have not killed hiim, but he should have been captured and made to stand trial.
No! Could you imagine how many hostages would have been taken in an attempt to get him back
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by James:
His no. 2 will not be as famous cos you can't say his name
*edit*
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Eye man al zava eerie
Known fondly as Al.
sounds like summat cheryl cole would say
Originally Posted by PeterCat:
Originally Posted by Antiope:
Fuk knows why "crowds are gathering at the gates of the White House and singing.." though, as is being reported.
Because the neoCons made Bin Laden into the boogie man, and a large part of the American public have bought into that. Therefore they're celebrating because they think the boogie man is dead.
As far as a lot of Americans are concerned he was worse than the boogie man. He was real. If they want to stand outside the White House and sing....good on them. 
It's good they've killed him and dumped his body out at sea. If they'd captured him, there would have been no end to the hostage-taking and demands for his release.
Now there can be no site for his followers to make pilgrimages to.
Although Donald Trump won't be pleased. He'd have probably liked the body brought back to the States, paraded through the streets and then stuffed and put on display at Trump Tower.
Originally Posted by Cagney:
Originally Posted by PeterCat:
Originally Posted by Antiope:
Fuk knows why "crowds are gathering at the gates of the White House and singing.." though, as is being reported.
Because the neoCons made Bin Laden into the boogie man, and a large part of the American public have bought into that. Therefore they're celebrating because they think the boogie man is dead.
As far as a lot of Americans are concerned he was worse than the boogie man. He was real. If they want to stand outside the White House and sing....good on them.
spot on cags xx
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The Obama officials, who have not been named, add that "DNA evidence has proven that Bin Laden is dead, with 99.9% confidence", according to AP.
But where did they get his DNA from in the first place?
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
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The Obama officials, who have not been named, add that "DNA evidence has proven that Bin Laden is dead, with 99.9% confidence", according to AP.
But where did they get his DNA from in the first place?
The Telegraph says "Osama bin Laden's body was identified by US authorities by matching a DNA sample to one taken from his late sister's brain, according to reports".
Not only did Bin Laden's actions cause the deaths of thousands of innocent people, the global aftershocks after 9/11 led to people losing their jobs and businesses. If people want to celebrate that the scum has had a sticky and undignified demise, there's nowt wrong with it. He celebrated when he caused the similar demise of thousands. I hope the bastard burns in hell 
I wish it was the Middle Ages so they could've hung, drawn and quartered him. Then put his head on a spike.
( Not really of course, it would launch a 1000 retaliatory suicide bombers ). But thats how I feel.
Originally Posted by Karma_:
If people want to celebrate that the scum has had a sticky and undignified demise, there's nowt wrong with it.
My only real problem with the celebrating is that some Americans (not all, by any means) seem to see Bin Laden's death as "closure" and think it's all over now.
If only it were that simple...
Originally Posted by noseyrosie:
I wish it was the Middle Ages so they could've hung, drawn and quartered him. Then put his head on a spike.
( Not really of course, it would launch a 1000 retaliatory suicide bombers ). But thats how I feel.
Chances are there will be a 1000 retaliatory suicide bombers, anyway. I don't think people are naive as to what may happen now, but I'm still glad he's gone.
Originally Posted by Eugene's Lair:
Originally Posted by Karma_:
If people want to celebrate that the scum has had a sticky and undignified demise, there's nowt wrong with it.
My only real problem with the celebrating is that some Americans (not all, by any means) seem to see Bin Laden's death as "closure" and think it's all over now.
If only it were that simple...
A friend of mine is in Times Square at the moment and he went and saw the crowds just after it was announced. From what I can gather by his status updates the people he was talking to do not think that's the end of it, some think it's just the beginning.
I don't know about the lot outside the Whitehouse as I didn't have a Foreign Correspondent in the area at the time
Originally Posted by Karma_:
Chances are there will be a 1000 retaliatory suicide bombers, anyway. I don't think people are naive as to what may happen now, but I'm still glad he's gone.
True, Karma 
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There will always be terrorists.
Always!
It's inevitable.
Originally Posted by Karma_:
A friend of mine is in Times Square at the moment and he went and saw the crowds just after it was announced. From what I can gather by his status updates the people he was talking to do not think that's the end of it, some think it's just the beginning.
You could hear people on the early news reports clearly say "it's over now". Similarly, my comments about "closure" come from direct quotes on the BBC website.
It's not a majority view by any means, and I think the reality is starting to dawn on a lot of the early celebrators...
Originally Posted by Eugene's Lair:
Originally Posted by Karma_:
A friend of mine is in Times Square at the moment and he went and saw the crowds just after it was announced. From what I can gather by his status updates the people he was talking to do not think that's the end of it, some think it's just the beginning.
You could hear people on the early news reports clearly say "it's over now". Similarly, my comments about "closure" come from direct quotes on the BBC website.
It's not a majority view by any means, and I think the reality is starting to dawn on a lot of the early celebrators...
Not arguing that at all, EL 
Some people will be thinking that's it, it's over, I saw someone saying all the troops should be called back, etc. I can completely understand the euphoria though, especially for those families who have lost people at the hands of his decisions. I don't know if anyone's been to Ground Zero, but I went 4 years after 9/11 and that's what really brought it home for me. Just the feeling of the place, it's unexplainable but anyone I know who's been has said the same thing. I just have memories of watching those poor people stuck in those towers and not being able to escape, knowing they were going to perish, did they deserve that? Regardless of who was or wasn't involved in the terrorism that had Bin Laden's name stamped on it, he played a part in those deaths and brazenly celebrated them. I had not one iota of 'respect' for him when he was alive and I show none in his death.
Will his death have that much impact though? he was just a figurehead.
It will to the elections.
Well it seems there's already a replacement. Ahhh I dunno, the whole thing just stinks. The amount of soldiers who have died fighting, the amount of innocent civilians on both sides who have died.....yet the ones organising it have been able to live a comfortable life for years protected by the idiots who risk their lives for them. It's just shit :/
I'm afraid I take all this with a pinch of salt. I have zero trust in any of the authorites or the stories they tell.
There were credible reports that he was killed a good few years back but it was hushed up because it suited them - allegedly. Who knows?
Originally Posted by Karma_:
Well it seems there's already a replacement. Ahhh I dunno, the whole thing just stinks. The amount of soldiers who have died fighting, the amount of innocent civilians on both sides who have died.....yet the ones organising it have been able to live a comfortable life for years protected by the idiots who risk their lives for them. It's just shit :/
And as far as I'm concerned that applies to all sides involved.
Originally Posted by Veggieburger:
I'm afraid I take all this with a pinch of salt. I have zero trust in any of the authorites or the stories they tell.
There were credible reports that he was killed a good few years back but it was hushed up because it suited them - allegedly. Who knows?
A lot of people feel the same. But was there this amount of news coverage and statements from the Whitehouse back then? (Can't remember). Admittedly I would have liked to have 'seen' more evidence than a badly photoshopped pic. I know the hanging of that other bloke (big hair horrible one) was macabre but it proved he was gone. Hmmm.
Originally Posted by PeterCat:
Originally Posted by Karma_:
Well it seems there's already a replacement. Ahhh I dunno, the whole thing just stinks. The amount of soldiers who have died fighting, the amount of innocent civilians on both sides who have died.....yet the ones organising it have been able to live a comfortable life for years protected by the idiots who risk their lives for them. It's just shit :/
And as far as I'm concerned that applies to all sides involved.
Agree. Don't get me started on the union of Blair and Bush. Pair of shifty looking dickheads. I wouldn't trust them with my kettle let alone running a country.