I'll quote a comment on CNN.com: pics or it didn't happen.
If it's true, I wonder if this will make the terrorists more bold or more reserved in the near future. Can you ask your friends, Assassin?
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I'd stay away from crowded metropolitan cities for a while. just sayin'.
As for this whole thing, as a pakistani who's seen news from both sides (both in reference to this event, and just in general through out the years), heres what i believe. Osama is dead. The US did not kill him. He's been on dialysis since like 2000 (confirmed by a CIA field agent who visited him in a UAE hospital in the summer of 200 i believe), he's been "killed" atleast 4 different times in the past decade, and he was like 112 years old.
He probably died of natural causes, or was close to death. The US likely knew of his whereabouts for more then the 6 months they claim. They decided since he's dead/about to die, mite as well make him useful one last time. Obama gains an approval rating, the whole birth certificate thing is forgotten, and no one cares about YET ANOTHER illegal war in an arab country. Not to mention the planned exit from Afghanistan in 3 months time. How convenient.
Oh and isn't it election season pretty soon in the land of the free?
In anycase, he's dead and some fat black guy will still shove his had up your ass (or more likely my ass) at the airport to check for bombs. Life goes on.
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I doubt this makes any difference in the war on terror if not just makes him look like a martyr. All else barred, the asshole got what he deserved, thats for sure. I heard it was a bullet to the head? CNN says they used DNA testing to prove its him.
AMERICA FUCK YEA!
What I'm saying is that the only 100% confirmation we can have is for the body's DNA to match the DNA sample of someone confirmed to be Osama Bin Laden.
Using relatives as comparisons, you can prove the relationship of the sample to that person, but one can not fully be certain (think of long lost twins, illegitimate children of the parent etc) unless it's a 100% match and not a derived answer based on assumptions or "facts".
eg: Daddy Bin Laden has 2 sons. The 2 sons of different DNA. Sample DNA is not that of Good-Boy Bin Laden, but is the son of Daddy Bin Laden. Sample DNA must be Osama Bin Laden.
I'm just being picky here at what's "proof", not to say that whatever method of proof the US decided to use is not good enough for me.
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Someone photoshop this so it looks like he's smoking a fattie:
Reading some details, they are a bit sketchy. Shot in the face = decoy pawn = Osama is still alive, like Elvis.
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For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
He was already an old man probably tired of running like a coward all the time, so chances are it was Osama alright.
Good riddance.
Sobre satisfaction, but things are really going to get dicey from here on.
Things are probably going to get several times worse than it has with the Qur'an burning.
Weird, no one, including myself, noticed I typo'd "Obama is still alive, like Elvis". My bad. I meant Osama of course. I'm voting for Obama in 2012, if I vote.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I noticed, but I didn't want to be rude.
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It wouldn't have been rude. I take criticism from intelligent people very well.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Well apparently it happens quite often. About 4 people i know made this mistake on Facebook, some of them were pretty late to the story and there were some confused people that thought "Obama is dead".
I just heard my brother pronounce Osama as Ou-sama.
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Shot in the face, eh? Great way to cover up if it was really him.
DNA testing? everything Buff said + the fact that even if it wasn't him it is so good propaganda opportunity.
There is nearly 100% chance that he left instructions in case of his death(if its true), plus they are bound to have other iconic(and possibly intelligent) people to continue his 'work', also they now have a nice martyr and another reason to fight.
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