The Death of Osama Bin Laden Changes Nothing

[SF-TX]

I wish he were wrong, but agree with his assessment. Time will tell.

It is undoubtedly significant. Osama bin Laden was wildly popular in the Islamic world. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks Osama t-shirts, hats, and even dolls and action figures sold briskly in many Muslim countries, belying the mainstream media myth that 9/11 was the action of a tiny minority of extremists that had twisted and hijacked Islam, and were duly despised by the vast majority of Muslims. Polls all over the Islamic world always showed a healthy amount of support for bin Laden and, above all, respect for him as a pious mujahid.

But in reality, while the death of bin Laden is fine news, and is certainly a psychological blow to the jihadis and a confidence-booster for Americans, it really won't change anything.

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[Callsign]

I like to think most people understand the symbolic victory and look at is as achieving a goal we set out years ago.

[Pete]

....... but I feel pretty good this morning.

And I'm sure there are a few around the world that are a bit bummed out this morning - which makes me feel even better.

[tonyz]

For the next bad guy on our list - the pucker factor just increased a hundred fold - mistakes are made under pressure - and some very, very talented assets are redirecting attention and fire.

[Dusty]

Now's when they'll start poppin' dirty bombs, though.

The AQ boyz have gotta be ultra-pissed.

[dr. mabuse]

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[jbour13]

Originally Posted by dr. mabuse

MOO, it does change things.

UBL had resources that many others don't and we still got him.

And hopefully this will stir up the hornets nest so we can bag some more.

Maybe the message is out now that even with Obama in charge, we'll still get you if you're in our cross hairs.

Good hunting.

Bear in mind that the same thing that brought him to prominence, restricted him even more as he grew bigger. Ayman Al-Zawahiri is the brains IMHO, UBL had been the financier and link to the money for quite some time. This is represented by the complete lack of audio tapes from Zawahiri at the beginning and the increase over time in his releases of media. I think that there was a difference of opinion, and they have gone their separate ways to pursue other endeavors. Of course, UBL's is now nullified.

His own courier was his undoing. If he had to resort to a physical means to have and pass information, how effective was he? I think the donors have noticed for some time that UBL was too risky to interact with, and saw it more fitting to find and support people that were more to their liking.

September 11th didn't just change things for us, it changed things for the entire AQ structure. Look at the name itself, The Base. It's an amalgamation of separate groups that are seeking a franchising opportunity, not unlike someone wanting the banner of McD's, but not being full on bought into it. You can get too big and you can lose popular support.

I do agree that this will send a message, but without proper execution of follow-up operations on successors and supporters, this will be forgotten quickly and the initiative will once again slip away.

The message should be clearly stated, they used a woman as a human shield, they were killed in a mansion, not a cave, and that they were met on our terms.

I am a bit happier this morning, but also realize there is much to be done. I hope that my brothers down range are safe and that there will be a cascading effect to this occasion.

Stay vigilant

[Stras]

The UW approach..

The best course of action is for the WH to mention that we had "insider information" as to the location of OBJ. Prior to this announcement, large sums of money are transferred to the bank accounts of #'s 4,6,10 and 21 on the AlQaida listing, and then sit back with some microwave popcorn and watch the fireworks. You don't think AQ isn't in the midst of an internal investigation to see who sold out the Boss?

The numbers above are just random numbers that I picked. probably won't improve my Lottery chances either.

So, it being almost Summer...... Where is this big dreaded Spring Offensive? gonna happen at the same time the Serbs Counter Attack in Bosnia??