tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post7768111085414504149..comments2020-09-13T10:46:11.109-04:00Comments on Midnight Train To DC: Bin Laden dead after ten years of searchingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post-89833714246998682872011-05-05T17:22:04.014-04:002011-05-05T17:22:04.014-04:00Thanks for the comment, AJ! There's since bee...Thanks for the comment, AJ! There's since been a lot of reporting in the US and the UK about OBL being shot unarmed and the 'misreporting' in the early stages about a firefight. I cynically said to Hank that the Navy Seal who shot OBL will be a national hero and perhaps there was almost a competition to see who could scalp him on that mission. On the other hand, I personally would not stand around in a compound in a foreign country with the world's most notorious terrorist, hoping I would not get taken out by him or his cronies. I might just pop him, especially if the President said it was ok. It does leave a bitter taste in the mouth as everyone has the right to a fair trial, still I found I could not be angry with whoever killed him. <br /><br />Thanks also to another reader who pointed out that OBL has been on the FBI's most wanted since 1998- some 13 yrs indeed.Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168808952966840568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post-62937489857620098022011-05-03T14:11:46.550-04:002011-05-03T14:11:46.550-04:00You could also ask: what will happen to the USA no...You could also ask: what will happen to the USA now?<br /><br />And: When you leave the US, you may be exposed to some more balanced reporting, including how UBL's role had actually decreased over the years and his death now may not really mean all that much; and that maybe AQ will be quite alright without him. Maybe to those hunting him it was more the symbolism of revenge for 9/11 and the eye-for-an-eye lovers out there or some other moral or political obligation as opposed to anything more meaningful in the 'war on terror' - discuss! ;)AJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post-3845202075139421632011-05-02T11:22:12.073-04:002011-05-02T11:22:12.073-04:00From Marissa: "Did you ever hear that some mu...From Marissa: "Did you ever hear that some muslim scholars now believe the translation is actually "grapes", not "virgins"? So, you could blow up a school and go to paradise, or go to Harris Teeter, with pretty much the same effect."Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168808952966840568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post-25648772373077908532011-05-02T10:40:00.887-04:002011-05-02T10:40:00.887-04:00And I immediately went and hung up our flag! Thank...And I immediately went and hung up our flag! Thanks for the reminder :) It's the first time I'm hanging it up that I feel truly proud instead of a little silly.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103107023987370608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653617148375747156.post-45232144975471360332011-05-02T09:20:14.122-04:002011-05-02T09:20:14.122-04:00The prospect of 72 virgins REALLY isn't that a...The prospect of 72 virgins REALLY isn't that attractive: http://bit.ly/ijK3bjAnthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324303593730329695noreply@blogger.com