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Was it worth it this late in the day? Was he still a figure to really still influence Al Quaeda? |
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The U.S. government must change its foreign policy towards the Arabs and Muslims in full to stop this long film . |
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America needs to mind it's own business and focus on domestic issues. This will end most of these problems. |
I don't quite get it.
With all the show they put up when Saddam was captured and now they finally get a hold of Bin Laden they shoot him in the head and get rid of his body. Does this sound suspicious to anyone else? Why didn't they fly him all the way to the States, prosecute him for the murders ascribed to him and let him root in jail? Or have him killed by the authority of the United States or whatever. After all the efforts put into finding this guy it's just weird they were so discreet about it, like not wanting to make a big deal out of it... meh I dunno, something just doesn't seem right with this whole thing. |
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The information about his location came from a prisoner at Gitmo. He was buried at sea as it appears no country wanted him, and this way there would not be a shrine built at his burial place. |
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It's not that easy, Obama should take the timing so as not to raise suspicions. Frankly, I have no Practical proof , but it just a sense, because there is a lot of mystery in the story, and the idea that americans buried Ben ladin in the sea because no country wanted him did not convince me . |
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That's my contribution to the conspiracy theorists.... And if you believe that, I got this doozy about Real Madrid beating Barcelona tomorrow in the Camp Nou 7-2.... yeah..... 7-2..... Hopefully tomorrow most people will go back to talking about how similar Chernobyl and Fukushima are. (i.e. 'normality') |
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America is not stupid!! Easily bin Laden appear on T.V and cast some words and discloses what the Americans did! Edit : I think you mean: Is there actually a person named bin Laden? Or it's just someone who works in the CIA? |
Yes Kozyra, No matter how many. The US, when motivated, won't ever stop until it succeeds. Reguardless of how many it has to go through to do so. Even if it has to kill over 600,000 of it's own people to succeed, it will.
Afterall, what would you expect from a country founded by relgious fanatics, renagades, criminals and rogues? It's who we are. The Barbary Pirates found this out back in 1815. |
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But whatever.. you're talking crap again. |
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I think burials at sea are pretty rare, no matter what one's religious background. However his body was not simply "thrown in the ocean" but followed strict Islamic traditions for such a ceremony, including burial withing 24 hours of death. Earlier U.S. officials stressed that the sea burial followed Islamic custom. Appearing at a White House briefing, John O. Brennan, Presidential top counter terrorism adviser said, “The disposal of — the burial of bin Laden's remains was done in strict conformance with Islamic precepts and practices," adding, “It was prepared in accordance with the Islamic requirements.” “We early on made provisions for that type of burial, and we wanted to make sure that it was going to be done, again, in strict conformance. So it was taken care of in the appropriate way," Brennan said. Earlier at a briefing at the Pentagon, a Senior Defense Official explained the justification saying, “The justification for burial at sea is when there is no land alternative. And as -- according to Islamic teachings and practice, deceased must be buried with proper procedures within 24 hours. And that was the basis for that decision.” The official added, “There was no available alternative in terms of a country that was willing to accept the body, and we took pains to ensure that we were compliant with Muslim tradition and law, and sought to dispose of the body, using the appropriate procedures and rituals, within 24 hours.” |
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Nah, Suki, I know when to admit defeat... |
I gotta applaud the Navy SEALs for a job well-done. It took a little longer than expected, but justice doesn't happen overnight a lot of times. I'm glad to see he got his just desserts
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However, it is still weird they did not take him to the United States and have him executed in US territory, after trial. Quote:
(@John: let's take this discussion to the Football thread, when the match's over. I'm off to see the second half!) |
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Let's put it this way, the mission ended with him dead, and it is considered a success. |
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I do not know what happened in the moments up to bin Laden's death, but I am not hearing an outcry saying he should have been arrested rather than killed. Are you there? It isn't dissimilar with the cremation of Hitler and the spreading of his bones to random places, so Nazis would have no shrine to their hero (if that is really what happened). |
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I'm not saying Bin Laden did not deserve to die. I'm saying he should have been allowed a trial (from which he would have been found guilty, obviously, and most likely sentenced to death). Very different ways to go to get to the very same resolution. |
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Again, we don't know what happened in that room when bin Laden was shot, so we cannot say if it justified in the moment, or not. That being said, governments have engaged in "shoot to kill" missions all over the globe. Are these never justified? Is a clear shot at Osama bin Laden, or Hitler, or other not "suspected" but "known" war criminals not justified? I cannot say I know the answer 100% either way, but it is an interesting topic. |
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On the other hand --to your merit -- the latest news on this particular topic is that there are rumors claiming Osama was not armed at all. So you could also be right if this turns out to be true. My 2 Cents:Morality/Social protocol aside, doesn't really matter whether or not he got a trial. His death was universally understood to be guaranteed since, at least, the Clinton years. If you ask me, I'd actually consider him lucky to have died right there and then in the field. Being captured would have probably led him to a slow and painful death (torture and interrogations). But of course, we are yet to receive any proof of his death (Apparently they may or may not release pictures of him dead). So any and everything is speculation. |
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There aren't any tears shed on my end, I'll tell you that much, especially for an outcome as obvious as this one might have brought via trial. |
Suki, you ask me if I believe in Justice, while ignoring my questions. You skipped the part where I said I don't know the answer 100%, but am raising the question. When an admitted mass murderer says he intends to keep killing and keep killing, and he has a 25 million dollar bounty on his head, is that the same? Or has he given up his basic human rights when he so openly and brazenly swipes not only the rights, but the lives of so many thousands?
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The Soviets would have shot Hitler in the head. Kinda the way we did with Osama. He never should have been given Muslim anything, he was a terrorist who attacked the US and killed 3,000 civilians. He should have been dumped in a carbage pit and left to rot. Better yet, place his corpse in the foundation of the new building they are building by ground zero. So his bones will support the tallest building in the US.
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I don't see the point in shoot-to-kill missions unless there's no other way to get a hold of the person they are after. If Bin Laden was fighting back then sure, it's only right to defend one's self and the shooter could claim he was only shooting cause he was being shot at. But I'm afraid this was not the case. Why do you kill someone you can put on trial and let a jury judge the evidence against him? Did President Obama say he wanted him dead rather than alive? Because if they were able to shoot him dead, they would have been able to overpower him and take him out of the country for him to be properly tried and punished according to US laws. Quote:
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Pres. Obama did not say he wanted him dead, rather than alive, but he wanted him dead or alive. Quote:
If there is no difference, then how is any death during wartime justifiable? How can any attack ever be planned or executed if no deaths can justifiably happen? |
Alright. I really don't have much else to say other than just rephrase myself. But I think I've gotten my point across so my job here is done.
I just think Bin Laden should have been made captive and put on trial rather than killed in the act. But you are right, we do not know the reasons that brought the shooter to actually shoot him dead (even though I still believe he could have been overpowered at that point), so no point arguing further. :) |
I am happy to see the White House has chosen not to release the photos of a bloody and maimed corpse that was formerly Osama bin Lasen. Ther would be little to be gained, and more risks to be faced if these were made public like trophies from a successful hunt.
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so there is no real proof and we get so many different versions.
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And what does a photograph prove these days? There are people that believe the President of the US is a sleeper agent for Al-Quada, and that the moon generates its own light, and no man has ever walked on it. I think the conspiracy theorists are getting too much media attention these days. Really how can anybody prove anything to anybody who doesn't want to believe something is true? |
It's is also a possibility they captured him alive. Thus the "Burial at sea" and "No photos to be released". Not that you will ever see him again if that were the case.
MMM; I want to see his dead corpse, I don't like the Idea that the government can prevent the American people from seeing what we want to see. That's what this whole war on terror was about from the start..GETTING HIM. There won't be any more "retaliation" than what they would have done anyway, since they allready hate us as Infidals. I think they need to see the end result of picking a fight with the US. |
If I was Obama I would put his head on a stake in front of the White House. That will get him re-elected.
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