I'ts gone global! I wonder who got the 25 mill?

But more importantly, retribution for the family of loved ones who lost their lives on 9/11!

This is certainly an interesting day.

It's interesting to flip between the channels to see the message being said. Especially considering I am etting CBC (Canadian), CNN (American), and BBC (British) on my TV.

It's strange... I am in disbelief so I haven't wrapped my head around this yet. Sort of like when you have been waiting for something for so long and the moment finally comes, and you think "what took so long?" Mixed bag of emotions here - not necessarily overjoyed, but I do feel an unexplainable sense of pride (and I'm not the blind flag waving patriotic type at all) And I feel like a weight has been lifted from history.

We live in interesting times.

Wow, I feel the same way.
I found out while watching the credits of Fast Five--it wasn't actually that bad!--and my friend, who got me to go, was looking at his texts, and he saw that another friend told him. So, I found out Osama was dead while watching Fast Five--how surreal!

I don't know how that must feel for the US Americans as OBL was kind of public enemy #1 - here it seems less to be relief or satisfaction, it's more disbelief like "what? they finally got gim?!"

don't think it will make much difference though. someone else is going to take OBL place, someone else will be the person most wanted. we are still going to have our little terrorist attacks here and there. unfortunately.

I read that a crowds of people gathered outside the Whitehouse chanting "USA! USA!".

*mode Oliver Stone on*

Bin Laden isn´t (or wasn´t) real.

*mode Oliver Stone off*

Any excuse to get drunk and make jerk chicken on a Sunday night...

Can't help but feel that this news will cause more trouble than anything else, Bin Laden will now be considered a martyr to a lot of Islamic extremists and I'm sure there will be a lot more frequent terrorist attacks now this news has come out.

I know what you mean, it does all seem a bit strange and surreal that they've finally got him after such a long time.

I was looking at the news with mixed feelings? Why kill him? Why not bring him to justice in the USA? Did he kill him self when the house was invaded because he didn't want to get captured? Was he still relevant? I understand he his death brings closure to 9/11 survivors but it doesn't disasemble Al Quada.
And what's with all those Americans cheering in the streets of Washington and NYC? Is that a deride to the dancing and cheering Arabs in their streets when they've killed some one? Stay true to yourself, don't go the same way they do. That sight on tv was very strange.
So a historical day not a memorable day. Rather strange ...

Hahaha Biff!!

Joslyn, on 02 May 2011 - 11:51 PM, said:

True! This is nothing more than old biblical tit for tat revenge and doesn't solve the problem at all. I also find it irritating how people could frenetically celebrate the killing of someone, even if he/she is considered one of the most dangerous people (which is open for discussion)these days (although, I do understand those kind of sentiments of those ones, who lost their loved ones!!!). But the government? This is cowboy politics in my opinion.
I somehow get the feeling that this assassination serves another political purpose (besides the obvious "satisfy the people" and "we finally got him" ones). Maybe distraction from whatever is currently going wrong in either their domestic policy or foreign affairs...
This might be changing America fundamentally in the future.

i did take a look at Obama announcing the news to Americans on CNN, and i also found it strange to speak of killing someone in same sentence as democracy... but thats modern world for you, i guess, although i'm not happy someone got killed, i'm quietly satisfied that it's that monster...
I think we need to look upon it as a cancer being removed from tissue of the world, not to be celebrated, but as a reminder that cancer never sleeps and constant watch must be maintained lest it takes away our right to live and think out of constrains of religious dogma and ideals...

I think we've had enough bloodlust when Bush was in office. I believe most people with 2 brain cells rubbing together would like to have put Bid Laden on trial. I know it's easy to jump on the USA bashing bandwagon based on the few drunkards out partying in the streets on Sunday night, but they don't represent me and they don't represent all Americans. It's not time to fuckin party. But that said I don't feel this was a typical tit for tat cowboy response with taking Bid Laden out.

Then again I wasn't there with the Navy Seals, so I don't know if anyone in that compound was armed to the teeth or not. My guess is they likely were, and they weren't going down without a firefight. It's just a hunch... There were probably a million and 1 variables to this military operation, none of which we know enough about to be passing judgement IMO.


I will say I don't like how the body has already been disposed of. Something doesn't seem right. I can smell the conspiracy theories from here.

Lots of criticism now over the amount of money the US is giving to Pakistan in aid, especially if they knowingly harbored a terrorist. One of my concerns is how this might affect Pakistani people who have immigrated to other countries.

^ Agree w/last 2 posts. I hate how ugly reactions have been, never thought this would be so polarizing, we need more objectivity.

Good posts. I have seen how the US government works from that documentary 24, it's seriously corrupt!

iguanapunk, on 04 May 2011 - 7:05 PM, said:

Which government isn't seriously corrupt?
USA government is run by corporations.
EU government is run by fascists.