Sunday, November 6, 2011

SEALs Killed Osama Bin Laden Within Minutes, New Book Reveals

Yeshiva World News  "Pfarrer’s book reveals that the Seals’ nickname for bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, were Bert and Ernie, the Courier Mail reports.
"When they were first told they were going to Pakistan to pick up a high-value person who was holed up in a high-walled compound, they asked, “So is this Bert or Ernie?” "....
"Pfarrer’s book, according to the Post, also reveals that the SEALs were angry with President Obama for announcing bin Laden’s death on TV just hours after they completed the mission on May 1."  (Emphasis sarcastically added.)

"Navy Seals speak out: How we killed 'Bert' Laden (sic - despise Dumb0 for leaking...)"  "He said the men were angry with President Barack Obama for announcing Bin Laden’s death on TV just hours after they completed the mission on May 1.
" "There isn't a politician in the world who could resist trying to take credit for getting Bin Laden but it devalued the 'intel' and gave time for every other Al-Qaeda leader to scurry to another bolthole," he said.
" "The men who did this and their valorous act deserve better. It's a pretty shabby way to treat these guys." "

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SEAL Team 6 Unhappy With Obama Taking Bows   "Bin Laden Raid Yields Intel on Ayman al-Zawahiri.  "Wouldn't it have been nice if the intelligence community had been given a week to work with this "mother lode" of information before Obama started taking bows? He just. couldn't. wait. Of course, the cockroaches scattered immediately. Amateur hour."


LA Times: Jonah Goldberg: Why the hurry to gloat about Bin Laden?  "I'm no expert on such matters — though I've talked to several about this — but even a casual World War II buff can understand that the shelf life of actionable intelligence would be extended if we hadn't told the whole world, and Al Qaeda in particular, that we had it."....
"In other words, it seems that from the get-go the White House planned to announce the news as quickly as possible. Why? Nobody I've talked to can think of a reason that doesn't have to do with politics."
Like a kid with a new toy.

1 comment:

Ronbo said...

Thanks for posting on the FFJ!

Excellent articles on the death of Obama...err... Osama - for some reason I get those two mixed up.