Bin Laden is dead Megathread

[GeneralHaNor]

I at the very least would have liked to verify the body, before the public. Press camera's would have been fine. I can trust CNN.
But just their word that he's dead?, I just don't have that much faith (not calling Obama a liar, but one must always be "sure" )

if you cant take his word for it then you wouldnt have been convinced by seeing a body or seeing dna results. those are easy enough to fake.

First, you aren't me and don't know jack about what would convince me or not.
I don't give a damn about DNA (and it's difficult as hell to fake when done right). I would be convinced by a photographed if presented with one from a trustable source (whitehouse.gov is not a trusted source for news, they have an obvious political bias)

Sources I will accept
CNN
NBC
ABC
BBC
CBC
AP
Reuters

Again, I'm not saying Obama is alive somewhere, or that he died awhile ago or anything of that source. Indeed I'm pretty sure the story happened just as Obama told it. However I am a skeptical, Cynical man, who does not take things on faith, and requires proof

So again, you don't know me. and your insinuation that I am of the type of people who refuse to accept any evidence is insulting to both my and your intelligence

[Dododecapod]

I think it's great that we killed him and all, but I can't help thinking that a trial would have been more satisfying, it feels like he got off light.

Precisely why he would never have allowed it. May have been better this way - no calls of "victor's justice", no chance of a shoch acquital.

[Sibirsky]

1600 posts in hours. Impressive.

bin Laden dead... Good riddance.

[Dododecapod]

Silly. Just put a "Graphic Content" notice on and put them on an official website. Weaklings or those who react to blood can avoid. Everybody else can enjoy.

Apparently it's more like "exposed brains" than simply blood.

Mm, that is pretty horrible. Wouldn't bother me, but I've been around hospitals and medicine all my life. Some stuff I've seen would cause a lot of people to freak out - exposed brain matter is pretty squicky.

[SD_Film Artists]

1600 posts in hours. Impressive.

Indeed, there was already more than 40 pages and I suspect a few thread mergers by the time I was presumptuous enough to consider starting a thread.

[Ashmoria]

if you cant take his word for it then you wouldnt have been convinced by seeing a body or seeing dna results. those are easy enough to fake.

First, you aren't me and don't know jack about what would convince me or not.
I don't give a damn about DNA (and it's difficult as hell to fake when done right). I would be convinced by a photographed if presented with one from a trustable source (whitehouse.gov is not a trusted source for news, they have an obvious political bias)

Sources I will accept
CNN
NBC
ABC
BBC
CBC
AP
Reuters

Again, I'm not saying Obama is alive somewhere, or that he died awhile ago or anything of that source. Indeed I'm pretty sure the story happened just as Obama told it. However I am a skeptical, Cynical man, who does not take things on faith, and requires proof

So again, you don't know me. and your insinuation that I am of the type of people who refuse to accept any evidence is insulting to both my and your intelligence

if you cant believe the president then you cant believe news outlets that report news based on the word of the president.

you think that the CIA couldnt make a body look like the shot up remains of osama bin laden good enough to fool cnn?

[Ifreann]

I think it's great that we killed him and all, but I can't help thinking that a trial would have been more satisfying, it feels like he got off light.

Precisely why he would never have allowed it. May have been better this way - no calls of "victor's justice", no chance of a shoch acquital.

SkyNews commentators were speculating that one of Osama's own bodyguards could have killed him, rather than allow him to be captured alive. Though I think its since come out that one of the SEALs killed him.

[SD_Film Artists]

Precisely why he would never have allowed it. May have been better this way - no calls of "victor's justice", no chance of a shoch acquital.

SkyNews commentators were speculating that one of Osama's own bodyguards could have killed him, rather than allow him to be captured alive. Though I think its since come out that one of the SEALs killed him.

Aye, the BBC is saying it was Navy Seal Team Six.

[GeneralHaNor]

First, you aren't me and don't know jack about what would convince me or not.
I don't give a damn about DNA (and it's difficult as hell to fake when done right). I would be convinced by a photographed if presented with one from a trustable source (whitehouse.gov is not a trusted source for news, they have an obvious political bias)

Sources I will accept
CNN
NBC
ABC
BBC
CBC
AP
Reuters

Again, I'm not saying Obama is alive somewhere, or that he died awhile ago or anything of that source. Indeed I'm pretty sure the story happened just as Obama told it. However I am a skeptical, Cynical man, who does not take things on faith, and requires proof

So again, you don't know me. and your insinuation that I am of the type of people who refuse to accept any evidence is insulting to both my and your intelligence

if you cant believe the president then you cant believe news outlets that report news based on the word of the president.

you think that the CIA couldnt make a body look like the shot up remains of osama bin laden good enough to fool cnn?

I can believe whatever I want, from whoever I want, you saying I can't doesn't make it so. This belief that you know how my mind works is insulting, and is being to piss me off.

And I expect CNN to do the homework (research) if they didn't, I wouldn't trust them as a news source.

[Utopia FTW]

Trump wants to see Osama's death certificate!

[Faelq]

So, seriously, is there any chance we'll be getting the Patriot Act appealled or at least amended?

[Ashmoria]

if you cant believe the president then you cant believe news outlets that report news based on the word of the president.

you think that the CIA couldnt make a body look like the shot up remains of osama bin laden good enough to fool cnn?

I can believe whatever I want, from whoever I want, you saying I can't doesn't make it so. This belief that you know how my mind works is insulting, and is being to piss me off.

And I expect CNN to do the homework (research) if they didn't, I wouldn't trust them as a news source.

and your irrational anger is making me think that i must be right even though i obviously meant a generic "you".

[Dododecapod]

So, seriously, is there any chance we'll be getting the Patriot Act appealled or at least amended?

Not with the current DemoRep lineup. With gradual changes in the support base and hard lobbying to kick out the more insane half of the goernment, maybe in fifteen years or so.

[Ashmoria]

So, seriously, is there any chance we'll be getting the Patriot Act appealled or at least amended?

no i dont think there is much chance of that.

the government never gives up power.

[Rambhutan]

Aye, the BBC is saying it was Navy Seal Team Six.

They will be getting an extra ration of fish tonight.

[Fartsniffage]

Aye, the BBC is saying it was Navy Seal Team Six.

They will be getting an extra ration of fish tonight.

And a coloured ball?

[Risottia]

They will be getting an extra ration of fish tonight.

And a coloured ball?

That's only for when they'll be able to kill Osama, somersault to Iran and do the Ahmadinejad. In 5 minutes.

[Sibirsky]

Trump wants to see Osama's death certificate!

[Cannot think of a name]

Wait, so not only does this happen on the same date as Hitler's death, but also on the same day as the ill-advised 'Mission Accomplished' speech?

Meaningless coincidences but still weird.

[Ifreann]

They will be getting an extra ration of fish tonight.

And a coloured ball?

*claps heartily*

[New Lusitaniagrad]

They say he was buried at sea, shame. It would have been nice to see his head on a pike.

[Ifreann]

Wait, so not only does this happen on the same date as Hitler's death, but also on the same day as the ill-advised 'Mission Accomplished' speech?

Meaningless coincidences but still weird.

Hah. Nice timing, Obama.

[Dododecapod]

They say he was buried at sea, shame. It would have been nice to see his head on a pike.

Some barbarisms need reviving.

[Laerod]

Wait, so not only does this happen on the same date as Hitler's death, but also on the same day as the ill-advised 'Mission Accomplished' speech?

Meaningless coincidences but still weird.

Hitler's death was on the night of the 30th.

[Fartsniffage]

They say he was buried at sea, shame. It would have been nice to see his head on a pike.

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