Fail.

Quote :

"President Obama has decided not to release photographs of Osama bin Laden's body, a senior official tells NBC News"

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 1:33 PM. Reason : repost]

5/4/2011 1:33:19 PM

yo dawg i heard you like dogs

5/4/2011 1:33:27 PM

^^

5/4/2011 1:34:12 PM

poor doggies having to fight our human wars

5/4/2011 1:34:16 PM

ah, you get the top of the page win

5/4/2011 1:34:51 PM

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"I want to adopt a retired military german shepard."

I'm pretty sure you can't just adopt a dog like this:

Quote :

"The animals will attack anyone carrying a weapon"

Can't you see taking that dog on a walk and some little kids playing with toy guns are outside. BAM DEAD KIDS.

5/4/2011 1:38:58 PM

for page 20

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"has this been posted yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVdU2eVYSg&feature=player_embedded"

5/4/2011 1:41:15 PM

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"Right...because whether or not he was armed is not a huge detail. Whether or not he used his own wife as a human shield is not a huge detail."

Correct. They are not huge details. They are minutiae.

This is a man who trains guerilla fighters and suicide bombers, in his secret hide-out. The rules of engagement are different than those used on COPS.

5/4/2011 1:41:45 PM

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"This is a man who trains guerilla fighters and suicide bombers, in his secret hide-out. The rules of engagement are different than those used on COPS."

You missed the point entirely. The fact that details of the story are changing raises questions about its authenticity.

5/4/2011 1:43:19 PM

Well it's become quite apparent that the administration had literally no plan on how to handle this thing after actually killing him. It's been a completely clusterfuck, with one set of things being said by a bunch of anonymous White House/Pentagon officials talking to reporters, another set of things being said in official press conferences, and then half of those things being taken back or restated.

This is something I'd expect from the NC State athletics department, not the people who lead the country.

5/4/2011 1:43:44 PM

There are programs for retired war dogs. I've seen stories where dogs of killed soldiers (their handlers) are shipped back to the US to live with the soldier's family.

^Yeah, so much for being a transparent presidency.

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM. Reason : lkj]

5/4/2011 1:45:05 PM

obligatory: "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war"

5/4/2011 1:47:25 PM

Why the fuck is Obama not releasing photos?!?!?!?

5/4/2011 1:55:18 PM

I still say that instead of telling Pakistan what they did after the fact they should have informed Pakistan that they were about to lead an assault to kill bin Laden even though they had already done it. That way they could sit back and monitor all the Pakistani official's calls to see where the leaks were.

Either that or tell no one what happened until they had time to analyze the data on the computers and bust anyone else they could locate via that data. They could then have a presser in a month where they announce the operation and all subsequent operations.

5/4/2011 1:55:32 PM

I guess because we're worried the Taliban will attack us.

Seriously, this whole thing is being handled terribly by the administration. Conflicting stories, confused people talking to the press, contradicting statements from high officials

Quote :

"LEON PANETTA [director of CIA]: The government obviously has been talking about how best to do this, but I don't think there was any question that ultimately a photograph would be presented to the public."

Yes, Obama was in office when our set teams took down bin Laden. Past that point the administration is tripping all over themselves


[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 1:58 PM. Reason : lkj]

5/4/2011 1:56:23 PM

damn now i want a german shepherd even more.......they're so cool

5/4/2011 1:59:41 PM

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"the administration had literally no plan on how to handle this thing after actually killing him"

They're probably like the rest of the world and shocked that it actually happened. Anyway, the post-op cluster lends veracity to things actually taking place for the doubters.

Or was that planned, too?

Anyway, the important thing here is those fucking dogs. New information to me.

5/4/2011 2:00:03 PM

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"Why the fuck is Obama not releasing photos?!?!?!?"

The same reasons he didn't release his birth certificate.


1. To see how many stupid conspiracies people can make up. The longer he waits, the better it is to point out the stupid people like Donald Trump.

Had he not waited, Donald Trump might still have had a chance at the presidency. But all that is blown out of the water now.


2. To create hype. When the hype gets to its breaking point, then he'll release them. Right now, it's keeping the country interested and busy. If the country is busy, it has less time to make up conspiracies that can't be proven with a simple release of pictures.

5/4/2011 2:01:24 PM

how is he gonna release them when wikileaks will have already released them

5/4/2011 2:01:52 PM

And Obama gets back on the shit list in a hurry.

5/4/2011 2:02:17 PM

http://www.lackland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080317-045.pdf
Usually it is dogs that didn't past the training or are really old.

5/4/2011 2:03:37 PM

He's going to release the pics about a week before the election.


HAY GUISE. REMEMBER THIS??

5/4/2011 2:04:36 PM

And hell here's Joe fucking Biden being an idiot again

Quote :

"Here’s a typical response to a question about the SEALs from a senior defence official in a Pentagon briefing on Monday: QUESTION: Can I ask you, can you confirm that it was a (Navy) SEAL team? And was this a specially designated team that had been practising or reviewing intelligence for a while and they were the unit of choice? SENIOR DEFENCE OFFICIAL: Not going to comment on units or numbers. But here’s what the legendarily verbose and loose-lipped Vice President Joe Biden said at a dinner at Washington’s Ritz Carlton Hotel last night to mark the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Council: Let me briefly acknowledge tonight’s distinguished honorees. Admiral James Stavridis is a, is the real deal. He can tell you more about and understands the incredible, the phenomenal, the just almost unbelievable capacity of his Navy SEALs and what they did last Sunday. And: Folks, I’d be remiss also if I didn’t say an extra word about the incredible events, extraordinary events of this past Sunday. As Vice President of the United States, as an American, I was in absolute awe of the capacity and dedication of the entire team, both the intelligence community, the CIA, the SEALs. It just was extraordinary. "

^He'll probably call a press release in the middle of the final "The Apprentice"

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100086416/joe-biden-opens-his-mouth-about-us-navy-seals/

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM. Reason : source]

5/4/2011 2:04:36 PM

Quote :

"You missed the point entirely. The fact that details of the story are changing raises questions about its authenticity."

Some trivial details have changed - easily attributable to the fog of war. Expect more details to change; this is the nature of reporting classified military operations.

Don't let the media stir you into complete disbelief because of some negligible discrepancies.

5/4/2011 2:04:56 PM

Also easily attributable to a lack of institutional control and leadership of going and telling your people "Don't fucking say anything until we get this straight"

5/4/2011 2:06:27 PM

^^
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8490856/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-how-Barack-Obama-and-the-White-House-watched.html

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"Don't let the media stir you into complete disbelief because of some negligible discrepancies."

Haha. Please. I never said I believe or disbelieve. I'm keeping my mind open to alternate possibilities.

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 2:09 PM. Reason : .]

5/4/2011 2:07:45 PM

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"how is he gonna release them when wikileaks will have already released them"

when wikileaks came out, I'm pretty sure they could tell who was leaking the information. I believe the whole wikileaks thing helped, not hindered, the administrate to be able to keep a secret.

Since the operation was conducted by a unilateral American Delta Force team, who you know can keep a secret just by being part of the team, there is a slim chance there will be anything leaked from them.

The reason why Saddam and sons were leaked was because their bodies were handed over to the Iraqis...

5/4/2011 2:07:47 PM

^It seems like the whole government is getting their turn to see the image, so its not that much of a stretch to think that someone may be able to leak it eventually

5/4/2011 2:09:26 PM

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"Gathered in the secure Situation Room, deep within the White House,"

it's not that deep within the white house. i was just there a few weekends ago. step out of the room, around the corner to your left, & there's an exterior wall & window...

5/4/2011 2:10:03 PM

just wanted to again lol at how they "blurred out" the dog's eyes to protect his identity

5/4/2011 2:10:55 PM

there is a deeper one they don't show you...

don't be an idiot.

5/4/2011 2:11:00 PM

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"Several weeks ago, said one US source, “They were told 'We think we found Osama bin Laden, and your job is to kill him’,” prompting cheers from the commandos. "

would have been cool to be a fly on that wall

5/4/2011 2:11:11 PM

5/4/2011 2:28:21 PM

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"And hell here's Joe fucking Biden being an idiot again"

people have been acknowledging the SEALs as participants since it happened. i'm pretty sure i saw a video clip of Panetta saying it was the SEALs

5/4/2011 2:51:40 PM

fred,

look at the question being asked in order to find the idiocy

5/4/2011 2:55:17 PM

smart move to not release them. the conspiracy theorists would say they were doctored anyways.

posted that without reading a lot of this page. jesus you guys are retarded. it hasn't been handled poorly at all.

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 3:25 PM. Reason : ]

5/4/2011 3:02:56 PM

^^ sorry, maybe i'm just blind today - can you lay it out a little more explicitly for me

5/4/2011 3:03:28 PM

Credit to Druge Report (of course) for these related links

Barack Obama to release up to 2,000 photographs of prisoner abuse

U.S. lifts photo ban on military coffins

I think I did that right...

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM. Reason : oop]

This is very interesting, someone can force Obama to release the photo through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). To prevent that the picture needs to become a classified item...which there are several challenges to.

http://gawker.com/#!5798497/ex+justice-department-official-obama-could-be-forced-to-release-the-osama-death-photos



[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 3:38 PM. Reason : lkj]

5/4/2011 3:20:18 PM

^

Quote :

"By Toby Harnden in Washington 5:51PM BST 24 Apr 2009"

5/4/2011 3:49:44 PM

Quote :

"^^ sorry, maybe i'm just blind today - can you lay it out a little more explicitly for me"

No, you're right. I was thrown off.

I thought the ambiguous senior "defence" official was Joe Biden.

Quote :

""Here’s a typical response to a question about the SEALs from a senior defence official in a Pentagon briefing on Monday: QUESTION: Can I ask you, can you confirm that it was a (Navy) SEAL team? And was this a specially designated team that had been practising or reviewing intelligence for a while and they were the unit of choice? SENIOR DEFENCE OFFICIAL: Not going to comment on units or numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But here’s what the legendarily verbose and loose-lipped Vice President Joe Biden said at a dinner at Washington’s Ritz Carlton Hotel last night to mark the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Council:"

See the line is where I thought the official's comments stopped and the narrator began...


poorly written article.

5/4/2011 3:53:17 PM

i was waiting for details that are in the following article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8490859/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-the-mysterious-Khan-family-who-were-good-neighbours.html

5/4/2011 4:04:12 PM

^
which details?

5/4/2011 4:24:09 PM

Some photos have been leaked, none of bin laden though

^^^^what's your point

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM. Reason : fghj]

5/4/2011 4:35:07 PM

Yeah, I saw the first pic, and I'm like...that dude looks a lot younger than Bin Laden and doesn't have a beard. Then I realized that wasn't Bin Laden...

5/4/2011 4:36:33 PM

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"how is he gonna release them when wikileaks will have already released them"

or he has someone anonymously send the pictures to wikileaks so that the white house keeps their moral high ground

5/4/2011 4:42:40 PM

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos-show-three-dead-men-bin-laden-raid-194758961.html

(Graphic) http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/unidentified-body-man-seen-raid-u-navy-seal-photo-195008698.html

Quote :

"The official, who wished to remain anonymous, sold the pictures to Reuters."

5/4/2011 4:46:36 PM

Dear US Military,

Thanks for killing Bin Laden, and we're sorry about that whole "we're not going to pay you" thing a few weeks ago.

Signed,

President
Congress
etc.

5/4/2011 4:51:47 PM

fresh AND original take

congrats

5/4/2011 4:57:40 PM

sold the pictures to Reuters? screw that guy
edit : it's a pakistani security official. oh well, i guess he can do what he wants.

funny, this is the first photo that appeared when i clicked the link o_O




[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM. Reason : government cover up - bin laden compound actually on mars!]

5/4/2011 5:03:35 PM

set me up

5/4/2011 5:28:53 PM