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Finnster · 11:58 PM

Pres Obama just announced special forces killed OBL in Pakistan, not in the remote mtns, but in a compound not far from the nation's capital. Special forces were launched today and OBL was killed after a firefight. His body is in US custody.

Obama knew about the compound since Aug, after a renewed push for his capture was launched, and waited to execute the mission until they had gathered enough intel to execute the mission successfully.

Many congrats to the baddasses who carried out the mission, and all of our military, intelligence services, and govt officials who made accomplished this mission, and thoughts go out to all the families across the world who has suffered due this murderer.

josh9mille · 05.02.2011, 12:09 AM

The report i read online said he was actually killed last week. Pretty cool he is finally dead. I dont really think his death will slow down on the terrorist attepmts since he has lots of minions that will still do it.

whitrzac · 05.02.2011, 12:32 AM

I can't be the only on thinking that this is a bad thing....

What would happen if someone killed our leaders(weather you like them or not)? We would go to war with them...

*staying home with locked doors...

Finnster · 05.02.2011, 12:38 AM

Not what I heard, but details are stechy at this point. Things will get clear soon enough.

Also reported it was two teams of Seals that went into the compound (supposed pix here) on the ground. No Seals were killed, but they killed two messengers, one of OBL's sons (die MF'er!) a woman and OBL. He was supposedly shot in the head. They recovered intel materials as well.

One heli was damaged in the firefight and had to be scuttled.

Reports on the compound it was built in 2005(!) and was built w/ high walls, no TV or phone, and all trash was burned inside, so no information flowed out. Seen as strange considering its location in an affluent neighborhood. It can be found on Google Maps also....

05.02.2011, 01:09 AM

Sooooo glad that POS is dead,thank you to all the bad ass seals that accomplished this mission,I've ha the honor of knowing 2 seals and can tell you: they are grade A badasses and are amazing at there jobs.

Now onto my rant,WHY DID THIS HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE I HAVE TO BUY AMMO? I garauntee all the .223,7.62,and 12ga will be gone if I don't get there early!
Plus the oil companies are going to use this as an excuse to raise gas prices again,and Obama will probably be completely ok with that...

PBO · 05.02.2011, 01:26 AM

Hard to see how OBL being martyred is a good thing, it will just renew the enthusiasm of the loyal throng

JERRY2KONE · **God will show you justice. -** 05.02.2011, 01:28 AM

WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.

"Justice has been done," said the president in a dramatic late-night announcement at the White House.

A small team of Americans killed bin Laden in a firefight Sunday at a compound in Pakistan, the president said, and took custody of his remains. Americaj officials said they were being handled in accordance with Islamic tradition.

A jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade.

Former President George W. Bush, who was in office on the day of the attacks, issued a written statement hailing bin Laden's death as a momentous achievement. "The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," he said.

Obama said he ordered the operation after receiving undisclosed intelligence information. Senior administration officials said the terrorist mastermind was found inside a custom-built compound with two security gates. They said it appeared to hvae been constructed to harbor one high-value target and that for undisclosed reasons, officials became clear the hideout was bin Laden's.

Officials also said they believe the death puts al-Qaida on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse, but there was no word on the whereabouts of bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri.

The stunning end to the world's most widely-watched manhunt came just months before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon, orchestrated by bin Laden's al-Qaida organization, that killed more than 3,000 people.

JERRY2KONE · **Does not matter how. -** 05.02.2011, 01:39 AM

It does not matter how, why, where or when. The fact that he has finally meat his maker is all that matters. He received his just reward for all of the people he murdered over his lifetime. This will certainly depress, anger, and enrage all of the terror networks around the world. I would believe that there will be followup attacks and threats on any USA supporters as well as the USA itself. OBL is now with his 100 virgins wherever that might be thought to be. I would rather have seen him thrown into an American prison somewhere bunked with a bunch of freaks who would make him feel the pain of the American people through the loving methods of such surroundings. In any case he is dead.

fastbaja5b · 05.02.2011, 01:43 AM

I'd be wary of revenge attacks now, they've already issued a travel alert for all US citizens to exercise additional caution. Celebrations are all well and good but it's when you let your guard down that you're most at risk.

Finnster · 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PBO

Hard to see how OBL being martyred is a good thing, it will just renew the enthusiasm of the loyal throng

There may be some short term retaliation, but I think this is a start of a new era. The war in Afghan & vs Al-Queso, and really the "post-9/11 era" could never be over until he was dead. I think we may see things change here now, and there were already suggestions the US was looking to declare victory and get out. We're at an expensive and useless stalemate anyway vs people who could never be a functioning country, much less free democracy in our lifetimes.

More so, the man was a force of evil and murder, the planet is better off without him. Besides 9/11, he has caused chaos, murder, war and the deaths of thousands across the globe. The devotion of his followers won't change, but their #'s are growing smaller. I think it will continue that way.

Thank god they got him before the 10th anv of 9/11. His hiding like a rat in a million dollar compound in a major Paki city the last few years kinda destroys the mythos of him as the austere hermit warrior wandering the lone mtns with his band of followers in in "armed resistence" seems rather shattered. Not as pathetic as Saddam's muddy mole hole, but not the epic ending that was expected.

Curious to how he could just be living in a major Paki city for years and be "unknown" to the Paki intelligence and army...

@bigsteel: I'm sure you'll be fine on ammo, and an American President has little power of world oil prices anyway. If anything blame the Chinese for buying a billion of everything, otoh they prob built your ammo too.. so... ;) The era of cheap oil was over years ago, just a world economic crisis put it on hold for a bit. Least its a sign things are getting better

josh9mille · 05.02.2011, 01:59 AM

I kinda wish we could have captured him alive, death is too easy of a punishment for a POS like him. It would have been great if we could have tortured the hell out of him, but make sure he doesnt die just so we could torture him over and over again untill he finally dies of natural causes.

Finnster · 05.02.2011, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

It does not matter how, why, where or when. The fact that he has finally meat his maker is all that matters. He received his just reward for all of the people he murdered over his lifetime. This will certainly depress, anger, and enrage all of the terror networks around the world. I would believe that there will be followup attacks and threats on any USA supporters as well as the USA itself. OBL is now with his 100 virgins wherever that might be thought to be. I would rather have seen him thrown into an American prison somewhere bunked with a bunch of freaks who would make him feel the pain of the American people through the loving methods of such surroundings. In any case he is dead.

True enough, altho I'm really glad it wasn't by him blowing up in a missile strike, with only a few smoldering bits remaining, and scores going on to believe it was an American lie or conspiracy and he's still out there, in the mtns, plotting.

While no end could ever be painful enough for him, I'm glad he knew we were there in the end coming, he couldn't hide, and we were going to kill him. I'm glad he would feel the terror that his death was inescapable and imminent. No matter how committed a jihadi he was, he was still just a human and could not deny the fear. He had a gun and tried to fight back. He failed.
I'm confident he's not with any virgins. He's nowhere but in The Black, and billions are cheering.

Finnster · 05.02.2011, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by josh9mille

I kinda wish we could have captured him alive, death is too easy of a punishment for a POS like him. It would have been great if we could have tortured the hell out of him, but make sure he doesnt die just so we could torture him over and over again untill he finally dies of natural causes.

Yeah, I always wished his head and gaping mouth could be made into a public urinal.

Tho I'm glad it was one of our elite baddasses got to pop him. What a war story he will have.

We could have never brought him back and tortured him like he deserved, at least without looking like savage and twisted fks in the end. In a perverse way that would have given him a win by giving proof to his lies about us.
A trial would be farce and a spectacle. Lifetime in prison or a lethal injections? God no.

This was the best and only way imo. Good old-fashioned shoot-out and the body of the badguy hung in the public square. Shame we won't be able to Mussolini it, but I'm satisfied...

josh9mille · 05.02.2011, 02:22 AM

not to sound like a sick-o, but i really hope pictures of him are released like the ones they showed of the Hussein brothers.

PBO · 05.02.2011, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Finnster

There may be some short term retaliation, but I think this is a start of a new era. The war in Afghan & vs Al-Queso, and really the "post-9/11 era" could never be over until he was dead. I think we may see things change here now, and there were already suggestions the US was looking to declare victory and get out. We're at an expensive and useless stalemate anyway vs people who could never be a functioning country, much less free democracy in our lifetimes.

More so, the man was a force of evil and murder, the planet is better off without him. Besides 9/11, he has caused chaos, murder, war and the deaths of thousands across the globe. The devotion of his followers won't change, but their #'s are growing smaller. I think it will continue that way.

Thank god they got him before the 10th anv of 9/11. His hiding like a rat in a million dollar compound in a major Paki city the last few years kinda destroys the mythos of him as the austere hermit warrior wandering the lone mtns with his band of followers in in "armed resistence" seems rather shattered. Not as pathetic as Saddam's muddy mole hole, but not the epic ending that was expected.

Curious to how he could just be living in a major Paki city for years and be "unknown" to the Paki intelligence and army...

@bigsteel: I'm sure you'll be fine on ammo, and an American President has little power of world oil prices anyway. If anything blame the Chinese for buying a billion of everything, otoh they prob built your ammo too.. so... ;) The era of cheap oil was over years ago, just a world economic crisis put it on hold for a bit. Least its a sign things are getting better

I've been on this planet for a few years now & if there's one thing I've learned; situations like this don't fade away peacefully, they usually erupt like a volcano. Wars aren't quick things...

This issue seems to enrage Americans so easily (not you personally) which makes it hard to discuss objectively, so I'm not looking to go down that road, just to make a point or two

The war in Iraq was promised to be a quick & easy victory - it wasn't. The Vietnam & Korean wars were meant to be quick & easy - they weren't. The war on terror - same. I admire anybody who is optimistic but I believe the weight of history indicates that both the 'war' is far from over & that power vacuums usually signify further unrest

Considering that a reasonable person might ask "is the trophy killing of OBL worth what may follow?"