Osama Bin Laden DEAD

Oorah!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676

Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, President Obama has said.

Just on the news.

[mister c]

Will have to see if there are any reprisals around the world now. Fingers crossed there wont be, but, with these extremists, you never know.

About bloody time, but being the pessimist, I expect there will be someone just as mad about to take over the leadership!

I'm glad but, it will just give the radicals / terrorist factions more drive to carry on IMO.
As most organisations, there will always be some 2nd or 3rd or so on in command ready to take over.

Finally, I hope civilians don't pay with their lives over this with more attacks.

But they've killed the boogie man! They'll have to invent a new one now!
We can't be without a boogie man, We need to be controlled by fear.

C

great news, but i can't help but agree with the others about some other nutter taking over, and more revenge attacks on civillians..

Further breaking news, there is speculation the Americans have disposed of the body already in the sea.
Suddenly, I've got very suspicious of what's gone on.

So did I but then I realised it makes sense in several ways

1) Who would want the body? It'd become a shrine and no one would want it on (under) their land.

2) Islam requires a quick burial. Withing 24 hours of death. By burying him at sea they are appeasing the non radical muslim world. They also solve the burial and disposal problem. There are pictures on the internet (deliberately leaked) that show him with a bullet hole in his head. They don't look photoshopped.

3) It is far better for the "war on Terror" not to have found him. The Boogie man is "Still out there somewhere" and so the use of it is helpful for controlling brain dead Americans. Now the Boogie man is dead the fear control is lost (they will find another one, I'm sure and I'm sure its been meticulously planned in case they ever did catch him.)

C

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Berlin

But they've killed the boogie man! They'll have to invent a new one now!
We can't be without a boogie man, We need to be controlled by fear.

C

Well quite...which brings me to the next question

Originally Posted by specialone

Further breaking news, there is speculation the Americans have disposed of the body already in the sea.
Suddenly, I've got very suspicious of what's gone on.

Thats because its all consiracy theory. He was never a real person(well he was, but he was made up, hes probably really called Ali baba), he worked for the CIA

And yes Islamic law does require the body to be buried within a set time, then after that there are IIRC a three day 'prayer' period, then after that something else, but its rather a while since I attended a muslim funeral, and I can't remember the correct protocal. Also another point is that the body is required to be buried in the place where the person died, unless it is being taken back to another country. So perhaps this is another reason for hm to be buried at sea....technically still in Pakistani waters?