Is it completely unfathomable that they could have captured Bin Laden but never intended to do so? The more I here the more clear it is getting the Bin Laden didn't die in a firefight and NPR reported that he had a weapon but never fired it... but somehow, for some reason, was still shot in the head... There's not a thing fishy about any of this to you? The instantaneous burial at sea? What in the world from Michaels questions led you to believe that he didn't believe OBL was dead? Do you really believe American voters didn't remember Bush's first pitch in Yankee Stadium after 9/11 in 2004? or his walking the rubble of the towers? There's a difference between iconic events and daily events in the public's mind, no?
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> [WS:] Why would they by lying, especially at this time? It is not
> even close to the election day, and given the 5 minute attention span
> of the average voter, this would be a wasted opportunity. And what
> else do they gain from the story? If it was so easy to manufacture
> O's capture for political purposes, why did not Bush do it earlier?
> Besides, they must be pretty sure that O is dead, for it would be a
> major embarrassment if he turned up alive at some later time.
>
> Quite frankly, I find the story that the ISI bailed O out and turned a
> blind eye on his whereabouts in Abbottabad quite believable. It would
> not surprise me if one faction in the Paki military decided to
> undercut another faction and tipped the US about O's whereabouts. Or
> perhaps the US knew about it but did nothing for some time to avoid
> pissing off the Pakis. That is perhaps why the details about the
> operation are so sketchy - there is probably more into this story than
> the powers that be want to reveal at this time.
>
> Wojtek
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:13 PM, michael perelman
> <michael.perelman3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Does the coverage of his death make you long for the good old days of
> > the Royal Wedding?
> >
> > How much credence can we give the story of his capture? Was Jessica
> > Lynch really involved?
> >
> >
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