Osama Bin Laden is Dead. President to make a speech soon.

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FuzzyBee

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Whether he deserves credit or not, it happened under Obama not Bush's reign.

Bush and a Republican congress however got us into an a multi trillion dollar war with a country that has nothing to do with Al Qaeda, and that's what he'll be remembered for.

Much like Obama will be remembered for people not being able to afford to drive, unless things turn around.
 

Wag

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If it was indeed a headshot that did him in, I want to shake the hand of the soldier that pulled the trigger. What a hero!
Probably something we'll never find out because US ground forces are not supposed to be in Pakistan.

ABC is reporting it is indeed US ground forces who took him out. Now what interests me is if elements of the Pakistani gov't/military was protecting him?
 

kage69

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I think CNN just said it was a drone strike, at a mansion in Islamabad. Several other bin Laden family members may have indulged in piping hot Hellfire missile as well.


You know it's gonna be an interesting day at ISI HQ tomorrow.... :D
 
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Link? I think all that shows is that you are related. It seems more reasonable to assume they're using a variety of medical records including dental.
If it's some guy who is 6' 5", looks like pictures of him, and it's proven that he was a member of the bin Laden family via DNA testing they can be 99.99% certain it actually is OBL.
 

Wordplay

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That's nice and all but it doesn't change anything really. One leader gone many more willing to take his place.
 

HomerJS

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Andrea Mitchell just reminded... whan asked in 2010 why we haven't gotten Bin Laden yet, The President said "it is a high priority item for us"

Remember when Bush was asked the same thing he said, "I don't spend a lot of time thinking about it"
 

mcmilljb

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Link? I think all that shows is that you are related. It seems more reasonable to assume they're using a variety of medical records including dental.

I don't need a link since any one who knows anything about DNA would say that's what you do if you don't have a direct source. It's most likely we do not have any. However other people have stated they have his sister's brain, and that's a sufficient source of DNA to make a confirmation.