Osama Bin Laden dead

[88Mariner]

I shot bigfoot yesterday.

I carved him up and dumped the remains in the lake before I could prove it. Just take my word for it. Seriously.

[i!!ustrious]

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yup. it's a narrow war. shit, it's better to face them headlong in battle than to zigzag to evade conflict. still, the decision to engage in battle is the responsibility of the leader. and oddly enough, the joy of battle is known to those who are aware of its purpose - as well as those who know the necessity of victory.

[dig72]

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[i!!ustrious]

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[DIDI]

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[i!!ustrious]

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yes, it is stupid to celebrate the killing of someone. what i fear is that all too few actually know anything about death --- and make it out to be the most dreadful thing known; when in reality, it is a graceful and solemn process; i like to use the analogy: it's like changing clothes, or, the shedding of a hair; a beautiful transition. a natural death should be celebrated. also, intuitively speaking, (not all) people are not celebrating his death, per se, but rather the striking blow to terrorism

[i!!ustrious]

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http://swampland.time.com/2011/05/02...-idd-geronimo/

this. it baffles me that so many around the world don't understand that -- once the president orders the execution of a spec ops initiative -- intervention between our forces mission at hand is really not possible by diplomacy. it's tactically idiotic.

[feather]

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Watching the news yesterday. I see no difference between Palestinians and Hezbolah who celebrated 9/11 and all the faces of US citizens gleaming with pure sheer brilliance. All I think..."what a bunch of fucking idiots."

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

^^thank you...I honestly felt pure and utter disgust yesterday...watching people celebrate someones death. It is just plain sick...and goes on to demonstrate further how uncivilized we really are. And the tittles in the newspapers..."justice is done" what the fuck is that all about??? its as though we are all 12 year old brain damaged children. Increasingly I wonder about the world...this cannot be it?! There must be a better place...filled with better people... selfish, short-sighted, hateful, arrogant....not the traits my parents taught to me.

Yes

[feather]

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http://swampland.time.com/2011/05/02...-idd-geronimo/

They might as well be watching the royal wedding or American Idol

[i!!ustrious]

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No we don't have an imaginary friend up there in the sky http://www.theage.com.au/world/binladen There you go!! Although you might have caught up with by now

[chanty]

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I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

This.

[Kamal]

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http://swampland.time.com/2011/05/02/inside-the-situation-room-weve-idd-geronimo/

The people who gathered Sunday in the Situation Room know all about high-pressure situations. But this was something else. For 40 minutes, the President and his senior aides could do nothing but watch the video screens and listen to the operation and ensuing firefight on the other side of the world. At Barack Obama’s orders, special operations teams were invading the airspace of a foreign country, targeting a compound with unknown occupants, and hoping to get out unscathed. The target was America’s No. 1 enemy, Osama bin Laden. But no one knew for sure if he was even there.

The President sat stone-faced through much of the events. Several of his aides, however, were pacing. For long periods of time, nobody said a thing, as everyone waited for the next update. In the modern age, Presidents can experience their own military actions like a video game, except that they have no control over the events. They cannot, and would not, intervene to contact the commanders running the operation. So when word came that a helicopter had been grounded, a sign that the plan was already off course, the tension increased.

Minutes later, more word came over the transom. “We’ve IDed Geronimo,” said a disembodied voice, using the agreed-upon code name for America’s most wanted enemy, Osama bin Laden. Word then came that Geronimo had been killed. Only when the last helicopter lifted off some minutes later did the President know that his forces had sustained no casualties.

[DIDI]

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I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thank you, I have been trying to reconcile what has happened and why I feel the way I do. This pulled it all into focus.

[DIDI]

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since you run the internet, SEAL team 6 must have informed the aussies first, i get it now. anywho, God loves you! now please help the US and keep us informed!

No we don't have an imaginary friend up there in the sky http://www.theage.com.au/world/binladen There you go!! Although you might have caught up with by now

[Shpira]

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^^thank you...I honestly felt pure and utter disgust yesterday...watching people celebrate someones death. It is just plain sick...and goes on to demonstrate further how uncivilized we really are. And the tittles in the newspapers..."justice is done" what the fuck is that all about??? its as though we are all 12 year old brain damaged children. Increasingly I wonder about the world...this cannot be it?! There must be a better place...filled with better people... selfish, short-sighted, hateful, arrogant....not the traits my parents taught to me.

Also...Obamas speech...does no one else find it strange that US presidents keep involving god in their speech? I know its been going on for a while now...but when did it start? Who was the first president to say "god bless us and no one else" hence making all other presidents sound like douches in the eyes of the world. I mean if you must involve religion would it not be better to say something like "god bless every nation and give us the strength to find understanding and peace" or something... it just seems no one else notices any of these things... maybe I am the crazy one...and maybe those shrooms are not out the system yet.