After reading the “Quranic Concept of War,” by Pakistani General S.K. Malik, I can see why he was protected:
http://wolfpangloss.files.wordpress....ept-of-war.pdf

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It's true, the one I got said something about being from the BBC, but it did put a virus on my comp. Luckily, Norty caught it in time and quarantined it. I changed my PWs just to be sure.

Scotty

Im with Team Sergeant....Something about this just isnt quite right.....The buriel at sea in mere (hours).....cmon?

RAM:munchin

Today I give thanks to the door kickers who serviced additional targets down range. May God Bless all our men and women in harms way! Additionally whether OBL was serviced 3 years ago or 3 days ago I don't really care, he is gone... Next!

It is not so much what they did with his corpse which I am concerned about. As long as he is 100% dead, then I am satisfied. My concern is the onset of complacency, our biggest adversary, brought on by a false sense of safety and security from those who believe all evil acts will cease because he is gone...

R411 :munchin

Outstanding job! I've been grinning all day long - can't wait for more details to trickle in.

A million bucks doesn't get you much in Abbottabad, does it?

S.

No it pays off the local police and the retired Paki military community to look the other way for a certain time and not ask questions.

At first I thought it was great that UBL's body was going to be treated according to Islamic traditions because I thought their practice was to behead them, burn the body and then drag it through the streets.
Turns out that's just the Islamic tradition when it comes to the handling of Christian bodies.

Excellent job to everyone involved! I agree with those that see something amiss in the way things have been reported about the burial at sea and the lack of photographic evidence however. It just appears odd and raises questions in my mind.

FWIW, I am very uncomfortable with the notion of a president watching/observing an operation such as this one while it is underway in 'real time.'

Civilians need to know when to take a big step back, pop open a fresh, ice cold can of STFU, take a few sips, and let professionals do their jobs. (The exception would be instances involving NBC.)

My $0.02.

Everyone understands that that picture is nothing but a political photo op and not a pic of the 'real' {tactical} decision makers overseeing the mission given the 'green light' by the NCA, right.

To me, that picture is like looking at a bunch of hogs staring at a wristwatch - they all know they're looking at something but have no clue as to what it is they are seeing or what is going on - they're just waiting for someone to throw them some more corn so they can feed.

Richard :munchin

No virus on this one :D

Not only do they buy F-16s, but the Taiwanese have a bit of a sense of humour too.

How the Osama raid went down: Video

Exactly. Anyone who has ever had a commander try and call the shots while watching 'kill TV' at HQ knows what a disaster that can be.

The only reason for Obama and his team to watch is (obvious) interest, and to have the president sitting with his Rolodex at the ready to get Zardari on the line just in case they noticed Pakistani security forces showing up on the OBJ.

QP Richard--

Even if every laptop in that room had nothing but games of Freecell on the screen and the POTUS were playing Farmville,* I think the image itself is contrary to the best interests of healthy civil-military relations. The photo re-enforces an inchoate perception of civilian control of the armed forces that is rooted in mass popular culture.

YMMV.



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* "The first one is free" an anonymous QP.