This report is from an "insider" alleging how (in considerable detail) the decision to launch the raid on the Bin Ladin compound came about. A sample:Q: What changed the president’s position and enabled the attack against Osama Bin Laden to proceed ( Read more... )

The Atlantic seems surprised that the Muslim Brotherhood would come down on the side of Usama bin Ladin:The Islamist political party has made devout moderation a cornerstone of their post-Mubarak strategy, but the group's statement after the death of Osama bin Laden suggests they may not be so moderateMost of yesterday's headlines proclaiming the ( Read more... )

It is possible that the US will be attacked in retaliation for taking out Usama bin Ladin. We have been attacked many times in the intervening years; none have been successful. There's a fair amount of luck in this, and it remains possible ( Read more... )

Revenge or justice? That was the question posed by gentle
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These men are crying over the death of Usama bin Ladin.

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From another forum:

@R. Shearer:I don’t believe the conspiracies, but it wouldn’t surprise me if OBL is now registered to vote in Cook County…as a Democrat.
He would have wanted it that way, it seems -- in 2004, he was rattling off the Democrats' talking points in his pitch for John Kerry ( Read more... )

I join with the larger crowd in saluting our military, our president as commander-in-chief, and everyone who helped eliminate Usama bin Ladin ( Read more... )

Here's the transcript of it, a PDF file.

Usama bin Ladin's voice has been certified by the CIA as his. Oddly, they apparently did this, and had a transcript out, before the new video even appeared on As Sahab, the al Qaida propaganda arm. Another oddity -- Usama bin Ladin is now either coloring his beard, or using a fake one. The new style is ( Read more... )