Saturday, May 7, 2011

More on bin Laden

FURIOUS BIN LADEN SUPPORTERS VOW TO TAKE REVENGE
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Muslim demonstrators march on the US embassy in London this afternoon



















"However, another man who prayed at the Mosque said the group were a dangerous minority. He said: "They are crazy. They all benefit from UK education and UK benefits.
""They get everything for free and yet they still complain. They are not Islam, they are for Osama.
""You see the people walking past and ignoring them. Most Muslims have better things to do then this."
"Meanwhile, EDL members chanted “USA, USA” as Muslims knelt to pray for bin Laden at the opposite end of the highly-secured embassy, in central London."

Osama Bin Laden Raid: Al Qaeda 'Playbook' Revealed 
"U.S. intelligence is now in possession of a veritable "playbook" of al Qaeda operations -- from potential terror attack targets to information on international safe houses and top commanders -- thanks to the Navy SEAL raid that took down Osama bin Laden Sunday, officials told ABC News today."

5 State of the Art Military Technologies That Helped Take Out Bin Laden
Navy SEALs go in for the kill.
The last thing Osama bin Laden saw in this life












"Here are five cool technologies that very likely helped the elite members of Navy SEAL Team 6 get the job done."  Including dogs. PETA will issue a statement in three...two...one...

Pakistan's ex-FM urges resignations over bin Laden  Via Drudge

A Most Justified Jubilation "Why there should not be any moral qualms about celebrating bin Laden’s demise."   Do you think our left will now begin to condemn America for the killing of Admiral Yamamoto in WW2?   I believe we can assume he was unarmed.

Osama, Obama, and the Media  "On the eve of the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama was being criticized by his base as “leading from behind.” In a matter of hours, the president went from being an ineffectual leader to being roundly called “courageous” for authorizing a military operation on which no modern president would have demurred."

Is the Obama administration setting up to toss the SEALs under the bus?  "The Obama administration would be making a colossal mistake if it goes anywhere near turning on the SEALs who got bin Laden. But they have been making mistake after mistake since the successful raid. So I’m no longer confident they can manage to dodge making this one. And if your agenda of frittering away American power and influence remains in place, it’s not a mistake at all.
"Plus: The New York Times Magazine suffers from a case of bad timing…and worse judgment."

The Mahdi vs. Bin Laden  "My New York Post column today takes a look back at how Kitchener handled the forces of the Mahdi after Gordon’s death at Khartoum, and compares it with the recent killing of Osama bin Laden. My thesis is that, historically, jihadist movements have faltered and collapsed in the face of overwhelming defeats:"

Victor Davis Hanson:  The First-Person Presidency  "Here are a few excerpts from President Obama’s speech on Sunday night about the killing of Osama bin Laden."
“Tonight, I can report . . . And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta . . . I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden . . . I met repeatedly with my national security team . . . I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action. . . . Today, at my direction . . . I’ve made clear . . . Over the years, I’ve repeatedly made clear . . . Tonight, I called President Zardari . . . and my team has also spoken. . .These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief . . . Finally, let me say to the families . . . I know that it has, at times, frayed. . . .”
...."The problem of first-personalizing national security is twofold. One, it is not consistent. Good news is reported by Obama in terms of “I”; bad news is delivered as “reset,” “the previous administration,” “in the past”: All good things abroad are due to Obama himself; all bad things are still the blowback from George W. Bush."

Related to the previous article:  RUSH: The Man Who Shot Osama bin Laden – Liberty Valance Parody Song  "From I, Me, Mine Productions..."
Some time back a man in his early twenties asked me to proof-read an essay he wrote that was full of first-person references. In pointing that out to him, we discussed the fact that the abundance of first-person references in his writing indicated a very young man and one whose opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. It all pointed to self-absorption and the feeling that the source was only concerned with how the world's events affected him personally.

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