Apparently, the team going after OBL was instructed not to bring him out alive. I have already read several posts saying that it is a good thing OBL was killed, rather than captured alive. Donald Rumsfeld just said the same thing on the Greta Van Susteren show. The usual rationale is that it avoids the chaos and confusion that would necessarily have been the outcome of a trial.
I’m not so sure.
Hurrah! Osama Is Dead Hurrah! Osama Is Dead Let horrid discussions be laid to rest The fiend Osama has met his demise Our intrepid seals have passed the test And …
We keep hearing about these “freedom fighters” in Tunisia, Egypt. Libya, and Yemen. We are told by the press that the people of these countries have spontaneously rose up to overthrow the oppressive dictatorships that have long held them imprisoned in poverty and despair. But who are these “freedom fighters” really, and how are they being trained and equipped? This paper questions whether what at first glance appears to be random events, might actually be a highly coordinated strategic war against the West by a surreptitious yet highly successful foe whose intent is upon global domination.
While we have been chasing Al’ Qaeda across the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Osama Ben Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri have been busily fomenting revolutions throughout the Middle East
For this relief much thanks. ‘Tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. – The Bard, Hamlet- I:1 Afghanistan President Karzai has announced he is in “unofficial” peace negotiations …
Lt General Nick Parker: Troop Withdrawal Will Not Be Significant Lt General Nick Parker, speaking in Kabul, said the withdrawal will be unlikely to involve more than a few thousand …
As if blowback from U.S. military might weren’t bad enough for the al Qaeda leaders, bin Laden’s attacks against the U.S. is creating radical American extremists: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A …
The bomb that was almost detonated yesterday (the attack was stopped because of a veteran and two cops) in Times Square appears to be the work of the Taliban. A …
There are many ways to deal with an adversary in the world of international politics. No matter how you deal with enemies who want to destroy you, it is important …
“we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden,” -Attorney General, Eric Holder, March 16, 2010 President Obama may have felt squeamish about the belly slap …
March 2002: President Bush authorizes the indefinite detention of enemy combatants. April 2010: President Obama keeps that program intact. Watch as the left heads explode: The White House is considering …
