Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

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Obama: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead

JULIE PACE and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Julie Pace And Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press – 13 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Sunday with U.S. forces in Pakistan, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

"Justice has been done," President Barack Obama said in a dramatic late-night announcement at the White House.

A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death. Hundreds more sang and waved American flags at Ground Zero in New York — where the twin towers that once stood as symbols of American economic power were brought down by bin Laden's hijackers 10 years ago.

Another hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon on that cloudless day, and a fourth was commandeered by passengers who forced it to the ground before it could reach its intended target in Washington.

U.S. officials said the helicopter raid in Pakistan was carried out by CIA paramilitaries together with the elite Navy SEAL Team Six. The U.S. team took custody of bin Laden's remains, which American officials said were being handled in accordance with Islamic tradition.

The death marks a psychological triumph in a long struggle, although its ultimate impact on al-Qaida is less clear.

The greatest terrorist threat to the U.S. is now considered to be the al-Qaida franchise in Yemen, far from al-Qaida's core in Pakistan. The Yemen branch almost took down a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas 2009 and nearly detonated explosives aboard two U.S. cargo planes last fall. Those operations were carried out without any direct involvement from bin Laden.

Obama said he gave the order for the operation after receiving intelligence information that he did not further describe.

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Former President George W. Bush, who was in office on the day of the attacks, issued a written statement hailing bin Laden's death as a momentous achievement. "The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," he said.

Senior administration officials said the terrorist mastermind was found inside a custom-built compound with two security gates. They said it appeared to have been constructed to harbor one high-value target and that for undisclosed reasons, officials believed the hideout was bin Laden's.

Officials also said they believe the death puts bin Laden's al-Qaida on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse, but there was no word on the whereabouts of bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri.

The stunning end to the world's most widely-watched manhunt came just months before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon, orchestrated by al-Qaida, that killed nearly 3,000 people.

The attacks a decade ago seemed to come out of nowhere, even though al-Qaida had previously struck American targets overseas.

The terrorists hijacked planes, flew one of them into one of Manhattan's Twin Towers — and, moments later, into the other one. Both buildings collapsed, trapping thousands inside and also claiming the lives of firefighters and others who had rushed to help them.

A third plane slammed into the Pentagon, defacing the symbol of America's military night. Officials have speculated that the fourth plane had been heading for the U.S. Capitol or perhaps even the White House when it crashed in Pennsylvania.

The attacks set off a chain of events that led the United States into wars in Afghanistan, and then Iraq, and America's entire intelligence apparatus was overhauled to counter the threat of more terror attacks at home.

A senior administration official said Obama gave the final order for U.S. officials to go after bin Laden on Friday. The official added that a small team found its quarry hiding in a large home in an affluent suburb of Islamabad. The raid occurred in the early morning hours Sunday.

Administration officials offered some details of the operation.

Based on statements given by U.S. detainees, intelligence officials have known for years that bin Laden trusted one al-Qaida courier in particular, and they believed he might be living with him in hiding. In November, intelligence officials found out where he was living, a huge fortified compound in an affluent suburb of Islamabad. It was surrounded by walls as high as 18 feet high, topped with barbed wire. There were two security gates and no phone or Internet running into the house.

Intelligence officials believed the $1 million home was custom-built to harbor a major terrorist. CIA experts analyzed whether it could be anyone else, but time and again, they decided it was almost certainly bin Laden.

Three adult males were also killed in Sunday's raid, including one of bin Laden's sons, whom officials did not name. One of bin Laden's sons, Hamza, is a senior member of al-Qaida.

Obama spoke with Bush and former President Bill Clinton Sunday night to inform them of the developments.

The president struck a less than boastful tone in his brief announcement, although he said the death of bin Laden was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaida.

"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al-Qaida will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant," he added.

Moments after Obama spoke, the State Department put U.S. embassies on alert and warned of the heightened possibility for anti-American violence. In a worldwide travel alert, the department said there was an "enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counterterrorism activity in Pakistan."

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Associated Press reporter Kimberly Dozier contributed to this story..

GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE!!!!

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About fucking time.

Bring the fucking troops back already

According to a note posted on Wikileaks some time ago, al-Qaida have a atombomb ready to go off in Europe if Osama was taken or killed...

I don't think they have...but I guess there will be some increase in terror attempt by al-Qaida...

I just can't believe after nearly 10 years we finally took out the son of a bitch. Funny thing I still can't get the image of those towers going down before me out of my mind.

Heat wrote:

This is the pic that some Pakistanian news channel presented. I think it was withdrawn shortly after. No wonder...it IS fake.



I think it will take a couple of days before we got to see official pics of it.

honestly there isnt enough proof for me to believe the whole thing. the picture is fake...


also the story dosent seem to make any sense...i do hope he is dead, but the story is very....weird...it just dosent make sense

i knew the bottom part was kinda funny

Fake or not it is the best picture of that piece of monkey shit I have seen in a long time. Bottom line he is a rotting corpse that now has to pay the ultimate price for what he has done.

Dumb donkey fucker thought he was going to see what 1,000 virgins or some dumb ass shit like that? Wrong you filthy dead thing. You're going to see 5,000+++ people you murdered. And they are fucking pissed!!

Haha, burn motherfucker!!!

Was I ranting?

Hahahahahha...Bin Ladens filthy stinking camel fucking daughter watched as the piece of shit was shot right through his fucking eyeball...Fuck you you fucking piece of shit Muslim extremists...Bring it motherfuckers...Well eventually put you in a box...NEXT......................

Today is BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF A MUSLIM DAY!!!

Heat wrote:

Fake or not it is the best picture of that piece of monkey shit I have seen in a long time. Bottom line he is a rotting corpse that now has to pay the ultimate price for what he has done.

Dumb donkey fucker thought he was going to see what 1,000 virgins or some dumb ass shit like that? Wrong you filthy dead thing. You're going to see 5,000+++ people you murdered. And they are fucking pissed!!

Haha, burn motherfucker!!!

Was I ranting?

Racist much?

Ummm yeah...Against Muslims ummm yeah...The entire Middle East should be eliminated...Fuck these motherfuckers...

NEWS JUST IN: Donald Trump don't belive Osama to be dead, he wants a death certificate, in long fourm, not short.

Donald Trump should be the next one that gets a bullet through his eye.

hahahahahahahahaha

EvilFever wrote:

NEWS JUST IN: Donald Trump don't belive Osama to be dead, he wants a death certificate, in long fourm, not short.

Haha, Bin Laden is pulling an "Elvis"

Heat wrote:

Today is BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF A MUSLIM DAY!!!

Whoa dude that was out of line! Bin Laden and his goons have no more to do with Islam anymore than the KKK has to do with Christianity or Kach Khane Chai with Judaism or Varg Vierkenes with Heathenry etc. Remember there were a lot of decent Muslims who suffered from Al qeada as well.

there are lots of decent people regardless of their religion...being muslim dosent make you a terrorist. that applies to all other religions. there are bad people, yes and those should be buried alive, but thats it. 3/4 of muslims actually hate binladen fuck bastard and dont approve at all of what he did...

Today is BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF A MUSLIM EXTREMIST DAY!!!

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