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OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:44pm
by FSTargetDrone
Aiens? Or killer asteroids?
Story:
President Obama plans to address the nation Sunday night
By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau
May 1, 2011, 7:01 p.m.
President Obama will address the nation on a national security issue at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, the White House said.
The announcement was abrupt, coming after the White House had declared a so-called lid, meaning no other news would be coming for the remainder of the day.
A White House official declined to comment further.
EDIT:
The time slipped from 22:30 to 22:45 to 22:50. So far...
I'm guessing this has something to do with bin Laden.
Re: Surprise Announcement By Obama At 22:50 EST TONIGHT
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:45pm
by Moby Halcyon
The news is saying that Osama Bin Laden is dead.
Re: Surprise Announcement By Obama At 22:50 EST TONIGHT
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:46pm
by FSTargetDrone
Moby Halcyon wrote:The news is saying that Osama Bin Laden is dead.
Seems likely enough. Few minutes more... Turn on your TVs...
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:50pm
by Dalton
BREAKING: OSAMA BIN LADEN CONFIRMED KILLED
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:50pm
by JME2
10 years too late, but good. Adios, motherfucker.
Re: Surprise Announcement By Obama At 22:50 EST TONIGHT
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:51pm
by Mr Bean
Report is Osama Bin Laden is dead, a special action team went into Pakistan got him and have the body.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:52pm
by Sute
I don't know which surprises me more: That we finally killed him or that he was still alive until now.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:53pm
by erik_t
Rest in pieces, shitbag.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:54pm
by Thanas
If it is true, congrats to the USA and well done.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:55pm
by fgalkin
Huzzah.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:57pm
by FSTargetDrone
And cue Obama's political standing rising...
Not that it matters.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:58pm
by DireApostasy
A long time coming, that. Congrats to the US for finally nailing the bastard.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 10:59pm
by The Vortex Empire
About time, though I don't think this will really impact Al-Qaeda's operation much. Still, one more psychopathic murderer is gone from the world.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:00pm
by RazorOutlaw
I'm feeling a little shocked, maybe disbelief? Yet I think it's awesome otherwise. Good job to the guys that got him and everything else that went in to that!
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:01pm
by Fire Fly
If the news is true, I hope this marks the moment where we can slowly go back to pre-9/11 times and be a little less crazy.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:01pm
by FSTargetDrone
It's 30 minutes since the scheduled announcement, so the statment from Obama will come at any time now.
EDIT:
Now they are saying 23:10 or 23:15.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:04pm
by Lonestar
<---wonders if the Air force pilot who dropped the JDAM will get the bounty.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:08pm
by Zadius
I was hoping they'd capture him alive as that would have been the most humiliating result for al-Qaeda, but I'll take him being dead.
They have his body apparently, which I believe is true otherwise Obama probably wouldn't be having a sudden press conference since it would take more time to be sure he was really dead. Are we going to see a postmortem mugshot like with Zarqawi?
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:08pm
by Sea Skimmer
Rumors so far suggest he was killed by troops on the ground, which would make it way easier to explain how they could ever confirm he was killed. We can officially declare victory in the first campaign of the war on terror now. The glorious murderfest accomplished something.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:09pm
by Alphawolf55
Question, will this have any major impacts on the 2012 election or will this go away quickly?
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:11pm
by Stofsk
Alphawolf55 wrote:Question, will this have any major impacts on the 2012 election or will this go away quickly?
If I were Obama I would milk this for every drop it's worth to get re-elected.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:11pm
by DireApostasy
Sea Skimmer wrote:Rumors so far suggest he was killed by troops on the ground, which would make it way easier to explain how they could ever confirm he was killed. We can officially declare victory in the first campaign of the war on terror now. The glorious murderfest accomplished something.
The news I'm watching is saying it was a bomb that killed him (deployed from a Predator, maybe?), and special forces recovered the body.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:12pm
by Zadius
Stofsk wrote:Alphawolf55 wrote:Question, will this have any major impacts on the 2012 election or will this go away quickly?
If I were Obama I would milk this for every drop it's worth to get re-elected.
Yep. Obama gets the "Ladies and gentleman, we got him," moment here. The one that really mattered the most, too.
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:14pm
by Alphawolf55
"In 3 years, I passed major health care, fought Republicans tooth and nail, saw democracy take root in the middle east and killed Osama Bin Laden, the Republicans had Washington for 8 and all they did was get us into iraq and tank the economy'
Re: OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:15pm
by Pelranius
Huzzah, we got the son of a bitch!
Now where's Mullah Omar?