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We takenote with grave concern that part of the statement in which President Obama said that the firefight in which Osama bin Laden was killed took place in Abbottabad "deep inside Pakistan".
This fact underlines our concern that terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan.
- P Chidambaram - Indian home minister
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will have to answer to God for having killed many people and exploiting religion to spread hate, the Vatican said on Monday.
- Reuters
Originally posted by davidgrouchy
I have suspected for about a decade now that the next nuke to go off in the world would be aimed at the Vatican. The reasons for this are many. The irreligious nature of the public face of the NWO, the huge campaign world wide to make it ok to hate the clergy, and the opportunism of someone trying to play both sides against each other in this case east vs west.
Originally posted by davidgrouchy
But as I look into it the evidence doesn't bear this out. At least not according to the story told.
Apparently the strike team gave Osama the opportunity to surrender, and he chose to go down shooting. So mercy was offered, or at least the option. Osama seems to have chosen the Islamic path to paradise of death in Jihad against the infidels.
(Reuters) - The U.S. special forces team that hunted down Osama bin Laden was under orders to kill the al Qaeda mastermind, not capture him, a U.S. national security official told Reuters. "This was a kill operation," the official said, making clear there was no desire to try to capture bin Laden alive in Pakistan.
Official: Bin Laden Mission Was Kill Or Capture, Not Just Kill Read more: swampland.time.com...
Reuters’ Mark Hosenball is reporting that the U.S. special forces that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound Sunday were under orders to kill the terrorist leader, not capture him. But an administration official tells TIME that the report is not accurate.
Originally posted by alphabetaone
The blatant reaction and subsequent retraction from the DoD. It's classic and stands out strongly. I always trust the boots on the ground and their first words. It's usually accurate.
(Reuters) - The U.S. special forces team that hunted down Osama bin Laden was under orders to kill the al Qaeda mastermind, not capture him, a U.S. national security official told Reuters. "This was a kill operation," the official said, making clear there was no desire to try to capture bin Laden alive in Pakistan.
Source for Above
Then, the quick "oooops we shouldnt have said that"
Official: Bin Laden Mission Was Kill Or Capture, Not Just Kill Read more: swampland.time.com...
Reuters’ Mark Hosenball is reporting that the U.S. special forces that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound Sunday were under orders to kill the terrorist leader, not capture him. But an administration official tells TIME that the report is not accurate.
Source for Above
Originally posted by davidgrouchy
Although as far as precedents go, I was surprised to hear Netanyahu praise Obama for "assassinating" Osama. I'm not sure on the accuracy of the translation of the specific word, but that is a huge international shift if it's accurate. One that doesn't seem consistent with the rule of law.
Netanyaho thanks Obama for Assasinating Osama
David Grouchyedit on 3-5-2011 by davidgrouchy because: (no reason given)
my thought exactly!!
Originally posted by davidgrouchy
I can't help but feel that the vatican is going to take the heat for this.