Osama Bin Laden is DEAD

[Ed.]

Yes, on the one hand it is good news. But it would be naive to think that the war on terror is easing up. In fact, it'll probably increase now. Bin Laden had gotten to the age where he was just a figurehead of Al Qaeda and so he wasn't at all the ideas man.

Moreover, there are so many splinter groups of Al Qaeda who plan their own attacks so if anything, they'll be spurred on for more attacks now.

[Caution]

I don't know why no-one on here is doubting it. There's no evidence it's him, and they've buried him at sea 'because of his religion' they say - there's no way they are concerned about his religion. Surely they would have kept the body as proof?

[Eoin247]

I don't know why no-one on here is doubting it. There's no evidence it's him, and they've buried him at sea 'because of his religion' they say - there's no way they are concerned about his religion. Surely they would have kept the body as proof?

By the fact that if he wasn't dead al qaeda would be te first ones to release proof that he's alive and laugh in our faces.

Obama just got himself a hell of a lot of votes. It's more of a mental victory than a physical one i think, but a significant one nonetheless.

[AgnesIO]

Even though he did do all of those terrorist attacks, he's still a human so I don't think it's right to go "woooo!". R.I.P to him.

You are right.

How can you go "woo"? LET'S HAVE A ******* PARTY INSTEAD!!!

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Although this is clearly a significant death, I can't help but think for the short term (next few years) this is simply going to cause attacks everywhere. On the other hand, I doubt there are many people that could mastermind attacks as big as 9/11

[Moh]

Does nobody think this is a little fishy? (no pun intended).

He would have been much better alive than dead. Why shoot him in the head? If they were going to shoot him, at least shoot him so he can't get away, but so he can still be questioned. Only 4 people were killed, so I don't think there was much of a threat.

I sure do hope that the dumping him in the sea is a joke? Pretty much means that no other country can examine the body.

[xxMATTGxx]

Does nobody think this is a little fishy? (no pun intended).

He would have been much better alive than dead. Why shoot him in the head? If they were going to shoot him, at least shoot him so he can't get away, but so he can still be questioned. Only 4 people were killed, so I don't think there was much of a threat.

I sure do hope that the dumping him in the sea is a joke? Pretty much means that no other country can examine the body.

Who says he was going to talk at all? The body in the sea business could be real if they were following the region way of dumping the body within 24 hours or some rubbish.

[Technologic]

- If he wasn't dead then al qaeda would be all over the press saying so.
- 10 years to catch one guy, good going America.
- He wasn't even in charge any more so this changes nothing.

[Inseriousity.]

I don't know why no-one on here is doubting it. There's no evidence it's him, and they've buried him at sea 'because of his religion' they say - there's no way they are concerned about his religion. Surely they would have kept the body as proof?

Yeah when I first saw the title, my first thought was 'I'll wait for the video that proves them wrong'

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere last week that if Bin Laden ever got killed, there'd be vengance attacks.

PS. What religion says you get buried at sea? Never heard of a Muslim doing that. They get buried in the ground waiting for Jesus to come back on the Day of Judgement (oh that sounds familiar ), I'm sure.

[Blain]

According to the news on bbc B52's hit the cave he was hiding but he escaped into a pakistani tibal area and a week later they found him in a pakistani city 10minutes away from a military base and 4 helicopters dropped US Special Forces into the area they killed him two of his couriers, one of his sons and a woman who was being used as a human shield and they put his body in the sea.

[Moh]

Who says he was going to talk at all? The body in the sea business could be real if they were following the region way of dumping the body within 24 hours or some rubbish.

Who knows? Better than giving him a quick death shooting him in the head. Yes, within 24 hours, what was the rush?