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14. SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death, really what questions are those?

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:58 AM

Aug 2012

I am in no more need of information about the tyrants death, just the fact that he is dead is good enough for me and I don't care who did it or how it was done. Like the song says ding dong the witch is dead which ole witch the wicked witch. Who threw the bucket of water matters not.

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SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2012 OP

I don't need to read the book now. CJCRANE Aug 2012 #1

The butler did it. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #17

No need to read it now. MrSlayer Aug 2012 #2

He got shot and killed ..... end of story Botany Aug 2012 #3

Out of curiousity: I'd like to hear those reasons. redgreenandblue Aug 2012 #4

Reason one... amerciti001 Aug 2012 #5

We have the DP Missycim Aug 2012 #7

Where would you hold him? CJCRANE Aug 2012 #8

A number of reasons Lurks Often Aug 2012 #9

On the other hand, a trial for the leaders of the national socialist party was done. redgreenandblue Aug 2012 #11

Bushco didn't bother with trials for the 9/11 masterminds CJCRANE Aug 2012 #12

Hardly a fair comparison Lurks Often Aug 2012 #46

They did the killing as heads of state treestar Aug 2012 #59

And martyrdom is not a current threat in the here and now due primarily to his death...? LanternWaste Aug 2012 #36

It's a threat, although I think Lurks Often Aug 2012 #48

I have some answers for your questions. harmonicon Aug 2012 #50

It's sad, really, OnyxCollie Aug 2012 #52

We're not going to agree Lurks Often Aug 2012 #64

"I'm not willing to risk a single American life to try someone who admitted planning 9/11." harmonicon Aug 2012 #65

Lots Lurks Often Aug 2012 #66

Well, we'll never know. harmonicon Aug 2012 #71

I agree. I can't muster up enough fuck to give a damn about mass murderers... Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #10

I agree Courtesy Flush Aug 2012 #15

Bin Ladin was the General Eisenhower of the movement. MADem Aug 2012 #22

Or so we have been told. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #55

It was sufficiently organized to bring down the WTC, kill three thousand people, fuck up our lives MADem Aug 2012 #68

Agreed -- propagandist supreme and would-be organizer, but I was responding JDPriestly Aug 2012 #72

Indeed, Ike was not just a planner, either. He was Supreme Allied Commander, but he was also MADem Aug 2012 #74

Of course, I don't know how Al Qaeda was organized, but I suspect that it was JDPriestly Aug 2012 #75

Concur completely. They operate under a different paradigm. MADem Aug 2012 #76

Yes. As long as they aren't violent, they can think what they want JDPriestly Aug 2012 #77

Most certainly. There's also a difference in perspective, too, I think. MADem Aug 2012 #78

He outed himself when he wrote the book. Erose999 Aug 2012 #43

Could you please provide a list... harmonicon Aug 2012 #49

i nominate this guy arely staircase Sep 2012 #86

Right wingers claiming he should not have been shot are treestar Aug 2012 #58

You are the one "living in a fairy land" where fundamental concepts like coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #63

If someone made up a totally fictional account and published it, JDPriestly Aug 2012 #6

Damn straight. OnyxCollie Aug 2012 #19

I'm interested in conspiracy theories because they indicate what people are thinking JDPriestly Aug 2012 #54

Re: What can government do about conspiracy theories? mallard Aug 2012 #70

the people on the ground doing recon before the raid probably have some interesting stories arely staircase Sep 2012 #81

You and Rand Paul. OnyxCollie Sep 2012 #84

hopefully we can cut a deal to secure is freedom arely staircase Sep 2012 #85

depends on the credibility of the authors Enrique Aug 2012 #30

Who knows what the administration was told. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #56

Yep. This should be taken with a grain of salt. harmonicon Aug 2012 #51

Treason Puppyjive Aug 2012 #13

"no respect for his commander and chief" is not the legal definition of treason Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #18

No American troops fought in Libya. CJCRANE Aug 2012 #23

What about all the bombs we dropped? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #25

The fact is there were no American boots on the ground CJCRANE Aug 2012 #27

No, the point the poster was making was about unnecessary war Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #29

That was a NATO effort CJCRANE Aug 2012 #31

This just gets ever more ludicrous Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #32

You're forgetting that the US is part of NATO and the UN CJCRANE Aug 2012 #35

If it's suddenly cool to play World Police just say so. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #37

So "boots in the air" don't count? Erose999 Aug 2012 #41

Sigh. PavePusher Aug 2012 #42

ask qaddafy arely staircase Sep 2012 #87

The hell they didn't! knitter4democracy Sep 2012 #89

I imagine the answer is predicated on who is asked LanternWaste Aug 2012 #38

But was Libya a national security threat to the US, its allies or interests? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #39

for that matter, has the US invaded another nation since WW2 that was a threat.... olddad56 Aug 2012 #45

I guess it depends on Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #47

Actually, treason is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #57

It's nice to image UBLs compatriots reading the book Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #60

I see not reason to be upset about the book other than JDPriestly Aug 2012 #73

The president is not the sovereign, does not embody the sovereignty burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #20

Firstly, it's "Commander-in-Chief". PavePusher Aug 2012 #40

SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death, really what questions are those? 4bucksagallon Aug 2012 #14

Re: "... just the fact that he is dead is good enough for me." mallard Aug 2012 #69

Someone holds gun to your head Herlong Sep 2012 #83

The military needs to STFU SCVDem Aug 2012 #16

I got the impression it's the media doing the "ooh, different details! omgcontroversy!" thing Posteritatis Aug 2012 #24

When I first heard this book burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #21

Most media-circus stuff tends to have a book announced within a few months lately Posteritatis Aug 2012 #26

Who gives a fuck glacierbay Aug 2012 #28

You live by the sword magic59 Aug 2012 #33

As long as it's permanent I don't really care how he got in to that condition. 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #34

My thought exactly. He is dead and that is all we should care about. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #53

yeah, however it went down, at least it had a happy ending arely staircase Sep 2012 #80

"raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat " Trillo Aug 2012 #44

Swiftboating warrprayer Aug 2012 #61

Any Genuine Navy SEAL Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #62

Bin Laden deserved it. End of story. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #67

well, either way he is dead and that is what really counts. arely staircase Sep 2012 #79

Wait. This is the guy who wanted kill us? bin Laden? Herlong Sep 2012 #82

Raises questions? SoapBox Sep 2012 #88