Government Tells Bin Laden Leakers to Shut up!, page 1

Robert Gates, Mike Mullen To Bin Laden Raid Leakers: Stop Talking

Huffington Post
Gossip and unauthorized leaks from U.S. officials, politicians and retired military officers about the highly classified raid to kill Osama bin Laden have jeopardized the ability of special forces to carry out similar operations in the future, said Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

They are scared of real people working for the government and military who are prepared to disclose oddities in US operations. Well what do they expect? Not everyone is stupid..

"Too many people in too many places are talking too much about this operation," Gates said, adding that the level of disclosures and blabbing violates an agreement reached in the White House Situation Room on May 8 to keep details of the raid private.

Again, what do they expect?
The Bin laden issue is such a touchy and controversial topic, it, along with the 'War on terror' have been shoved down our throats since 9/11. If Bin Laden has been killed, I repeat IF. Then people are going to want proof, a public enquiry and real confirmation that he is dead. The way this whole issue has been treated is absurd.

But this is my favourite part.

"It is time to stop talking," agreed Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a pointed directive to officials, politicians and the retired military officers often featured on cable news programs, he added, "Get off the net."

Without the internet we would find it much harder to find out and discuss about these things. It would also be extremely harder for officials to leak information.

How long till the internet gets fully sabotaged?

Huffington Post

I think they're more worried about the operational details, which piss off the Pakistanis to no end.

For example:

CIA flew stealth drones into Pakistan to monitor bin Laden house

It's in our best interest not to share those kinds of details. Isn't it?

Our relationship with the Pakistani people is nearly at a tipping point, and our relationship with their government is only marginally better. If we really lose the people, we lose the government, and we're in substantially worse shape in the Middle East. Information about the mission sells papers (and internet ad space), but every new detail is being incorporated into the political debate in Pakistan by the people who want to take a hardline position against us.

This isn't about internet censorship. It's a matter of fact that it's better for us if the mainsteam conversation fizzles out ASAP. If you were the secretary of defense, wouldn't you tell your employees and former employees to keep their mouths shut?

What happens if Pakistan says, we're shooting down the next drone you fly into our country? How long before the MSM starts replying that line from Bush's 9/11 speach about how "we will make no distinction between terrorists and the countries that harbor them?" And how long after that before we send in the B2s?

geez - i wish you would all stop the chatter - lol
i'm sure the gold collar cabal wish they could shut down the INTERNET.

right billie - 'i didn't have relations w/that woman and i don't inhale'
www.youtube.com...

My Gosh what a great way to get "them/us" to stop looking in the right direction! LOL Let's tell the people to shut-up about it and threaten the internet because of "future efforts out there"! What a great way to get everyone to "look". I say something is big and we have been talking about it, but they won't let on to our knowing, but then... Dang! Foiled again! Where's that body?

My mind keeps going back to that picture in the "Situation Room"

www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply to post by Greensage

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Just the fact that they came out with this message, makes me want to look deeper into this issue.

They arent very bright now are they?


You push me, that means you are hiding something, your own fear perhaps?

Tell the American people what happened!
You used 9/11 and "terrorists" as justification for losing 3000+ of our people and starting a war(s),
NOW its time to tell us WHAT REALLY WENT DOWN!

They been saying "terrorists" and "Bin Laden" on TV for almost 10 years now to scare us into submission, well now is time to show the American people what they have sacraficed SOOO MUCH for since that time.
Time to show us what all that FEAR MONGERING was good for.

Oh, wait, we cant, cause we dont want Bin Laden comming back from the dead(or some other guy living in a different hole somewhere) to learn our militaries new tactics and how they conduct missions(mission operations differ each time anyways).

Well, since you dont want to give me evidence....guess what...IM NOT going to give you the least bit of credibility, you dont deserve it.
That would be like giving Obama a peace prize...wait a second....
naw, you dont deserve it.

oh btw- YOU= Gubbamint

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