CNN Reporting Bin Laden is dead

[duvaldude08]

Can we just be happy he's dead? Geez! Or would you rather him be alive and orchestrate another attack on us??? Some people are such idiots.

[duvaldude08]

I love that Obama and the White House are interrupting Celebrity Apprentice to announce this.

I know right! I wanted to see who got voted off. I heard it was hope. She was a whimp anyways

[JeffreyS]

It was buried at sea to avoid a shrine or twisted holy place.

[Timkin]

Is he actually already buried at sea?

[Jimmy]

Yes, buried at sea.  

After spending many years hunting down the world's most wanted man, why did the U.S. bury Osama bin Laden at sea within 24 hours of killing him?

The reason is bound up within Islamic practice and tradition. And that practice calls for the body of the deceased to be buried within 24 hours, according to a U.S. official, who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters.

"We are ensuring that it is handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition," confirmed the official. "This is something that we take very seriously. And so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."

But the lingering question is why at sea? The official said that finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, so the decision was made to bury bin Laden at sea. Furthermore, one suspects that the U.S. would not have wanted there to be a physical grave site for fear of it turning into a place of worship for bin Laden's followers. There are rumors, however, that the U.S. asked Saudi Arabia to take the body (bin Laden was born in Saudi) but they allegedly refused.

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/02/why-was-bin-laden-buried-at-sea-so-quickly/#ixzz1LCokQD6Z

[ben says]

Can we just be happy he's dead? Geez! Or would you rather him be alive and orchestrate another attack on us??? Some people are such idiots.

Eye for an eye....wow....how far we've come as a society since Hammurabi's Code....

And I'm an idiot for thinking 'nothing changes' as far as American foreign policy or Al Qaeda's tactics? That's some...progressive thinking there...

[BridgeTroll]

Can we just be happy he's dead? Geez! Or would you rather him be alive and orchestrate another attack on us??? Some people are such idiots.

Eye for an eye....wow....how far we've come as a society since Hammurabi's Code....

And I'm an idiot for thinking 'nothing changes' as far as American foreign policy or Al Qaeda's tactics? That's some...progressive thinking there...

So Ben... please inform us how a proper "progressive" should react to this news...

[ben says]

Can we just be happy he's dead? Geez! Or would you rather him be alive and orchestrate another attack on us??? Some people are such idiots.

Eye for an eye....wow....how far we've come as a society since Hammurabi's Code....

And I'm an idiot for thinking 'nothing changes' as far as American foreign policy or Al Qaeda's tactics? That's some...progressive thinking there...

So Ben... please inform us how a proper "progressive" should react to this news...

Uh....for starts....quit celebrating like there's not a care in the world and it's New Years Eve. Personally, rejoicing over death, no matter who died, is disgusting and counter productive. Doesn't show any thought, progressive or otherwise.

[ben says]

stop with the partisanship BT.

Not a conservative or liberal issue

Agree.....nothing partisan about it. Nor is it an issue...god forbid someone has a comment that goes against the grain of what every single person is saying. Jesus! Are we sheep?

[KenFSU]

I sincerely hope that the Obama Administration does the right thing and releases the reported photographs of Bin Laden's body. Don't care how gruesome they are, after all the sacrifices the American people have been asked to make in the last ten years, and all the spillover world-wide that has resulted from 9/11, the world is owed final proof that this man is dead. Failing to release the photographs will do nothing but ignite further conspiracy theories about whether he is truly dead.

[Jimmy]

There will be conspiracy theories either way, Ken.  I agree, release the photo(s).  But nothing will silence the kooks on the fringes (left and right).

[BridgeTroll]

Can we just be happy he's dead? Geez! Or would you rather him be alive and orchestrate another attack on us??? Some people are such idiots.

Eye for an eye....wow....how far we've come as a society since Hammurabi's Code....

And I'm an idiot for thinking 'nothing changes' as far as American foreign policy or Al Qaeda's tactics? That's some...progressive thinking there...

So Ben... please inform us how a proper "progressive" should react to this news...

Uh....for starts....quit celebrating like there's not a care in the world and it's New Years Eve. Personally, rejoicing over death, no matter who died, is disgusting and counter productive. Doesn't show any thought, progressive or otherwise.

Really??  Well then YOU ARE progressive!  Actually... people rejoiced over Hitlers death... same for Mussolini...  Bin Laden falls into that category for alot of people.  But please... by all means... continue with your progressive reaction to the news that a mass murderer died.

[CityLife]

How about Obama's Speech from August 2007,


"Al Qaeda terrorists train, travel, and maintain global communications in this safe-haven. The Taliban pursues a hit and run strategy, striking in Afghanistan, then skulking across the border to safety.

This is the wild frontier of our globalized world. There are wind-swept deserts and cave-dotted mountains. There are tribes that see borders as nothing more than lines on a map, and governments as forces that come and go. There are blood ties deeper than alliances of convenience, and pockets of extremism that follow religion to violence. It’s a tough place.

But that is no excuse. There must be no safe-haven for terrorists who threaten America. We cannot fail to act because action is hard.

As President, I would make the hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional, and I would make our conditions clear: Pakistan must make substantial progress in closing down the training camps, evicting foreign fighters, and preventing the Taliban from using Pakistan as a staging area for attacks in Afghanistan.

I understand that President Musharraf has his own challenges. But let me make this clear. There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al Qaeda leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we will.

And Pakistan needs more than F-16s to combat extremism. As the Pakistani government increases investment in secular education to counter radical madrasas, my Administration will increase America’s commitment. We must help Pakistan invest in the provinces along the Afghan border, so that the extremists’ program of hate is met with one of hope. And we must not turn a blind eye to elections that are neither free nor fair â€" our goal is not simply an ally in Pakistan, it is a democratic ally.

[BridgeTroll]

It was just wonderful to hear the news, put it to rest somewhere in a little place that I didnt realize needed to be comforted internally, and just enjoy seeing huge crowds of people acting like Americans on the street again.

Seeing the people in front of the White House and at Ground Zero did me good.  What about you guys?

I agree!  Wonderful news... and people should celebrate.

[Doctor_K]

Now Stephen, I'm sure those videos offend ben says in some way.  That's not very PC of you.

I think it's great, and agree mightily with KenFSU's comments regarding the sacrifices we've made over the last decade (TSA gropings, Patriot Act, etc.) and that this is vindication and a well-deserved new era of good feelings.

Now, let's bring the boys and girls home.