Interesting article on JSOC and the intelligence community:
http://nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/the-secret-team-that-killed-bin-laden-20110502
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Bin Laden Dead about effin time
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http://nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/the-secret-team-that-killed-bin-laden-20110502
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CNN was releasing more details on this Seals raid on Osama's compound. Sounds like it has the makings for a great Hollywood movie....
Bet Col Ghadaffy is not sleeping well and wonders, could he be next?
Bet Col Ghadaffy is not sleeping well and wonders, could he be next?
Interesting stuff.
Thanks.
Since 9/11, the JSOC units and their task forces have become the U.S. government’s most effective and lethal weapon against terrorists and their networks, drawing plenty of unwanted, and occasionally unflattering, attention to themselves in the process.
JSOC costs the country more than $1 billion annually. The command has its critics, but it has escaped significant congressional scrutiny and has operated largely with impunity since 9/11. Some of its interrogators and operators were involved in torture and rendition, and the line between its intelligence-gathering activities and the CIA's has been blurred.
That the center could be stood up under the nose of some of the nation’s most senior intelligence officials without their full knowledge testifies to the power and reach of JSOC, whose size has tripled since 9/11.
Under a variety of standing orders, JSOC is involved in more than 50 current operations spanning a dozen countries, and its units, supported by so-called "white," or acknowledged, special operations entities like Rangers, Special Forces battalions, SEAL teams, and Air Force special ops units from the larger Special Operations Command, are responsible for most of the “kinetic” action in Afghanistan.
Were it not for this high-value target, it might have been a routine mission for the specially trained and highly mythologized SEAL Team Six, officially called the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, but known even to the locals at their home base Dam Neck in Virginia as just DevGru.
True, a dirty bomb is definitely not out of the question. But why wouldn't they have used it by now?
Since they really hate the West so much (Americans in particular), I would suspect they would use it not long after they had the means.
I honestly think and hope it is a bluff.
If it not, whatever actions they take, should be reciprocated a million times back. Of course it's a never ending cycle, something Lockheed Martin, G.E. and Co., would love. $$$
he held the money and power and was not doing anything. now you are gonna get some fucking wacko coming up with no money and a desire to avenge the death and bring them back to the fore front of the news. so am i happy he is dead yes of course i am he got the easy way out for what he did. am i expecting the worst in the future from his supporters looking to get us back, your fucking right i am.
Not going to be surprised the CIA and Seal Team Six got the inspiration from this operation, albeit in much larger scale, difficulty, sophistication and more importantly better execution as the Americans considered seizing Osama body from the get go.
More like, Obama succeeded at what Bush failed at.
They really should have some kind of international court to authorize these assassinations though, otherwise there is no law and both sides are terrorists. Of course, America doesn't want that because they might be charged and found guilty too!
The White House is still debating whether to release the photos or not. As more conspiracy nuts come out ot the woodwork I think they will have to.
I do think they should.... I would imagine the operation was filmed as well, although I'm sure we won't get to see that....
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Yea, you can bet on it. Navy Special Forces don't hire dummies. They'll have video, digital pics, undoubtedly they have a tissue sample for analysis.
Of course, that won't mean anything to die-hard conspiracy theorists, Jesse Ventura, Alex Jones and the rest of that somewhat-looney crowd.
ding dong the witch is dead
Dirty bomb? Nuclear devices?
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Thank god for the internet. It gives you nuts a forum to spout off on.
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Thank god for the internet. It gives you nuts a forum to spout off on.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/05/02/bin.laden.video/?hpt=C2
"The Los Angeles Times reported that the CIA had led the bin Laden attack operation, and officials on the 7th floor of the agency's Langley, Virginia, headquarters had access to live video of the raid, the report said.
I would suggest we don't give Trump to many ideas. He's got too much time (and money) on his hand, lol.
There's reportedly a problem with the DNA sampling of the tissue from the body believed to be that of OBL....................
...............it seems to have urine traces from as many as 16 different individuals on it!!
Enjoy the veal!!
...............it seems to have urine traces from as many as 16 different individuals on it!!
Enjoy the veal!!
They said on the news there isnt much left of his face after he was hit by bullets. Thats why they're slow in releasing it cause it might infuriate the Islamic world.
They shouldve just hired a surgeon to stitch him up, slap some make-up on his face and he'd be good to go
I have warned you repeatedly about that type of insult.
Smarten up asshole.
Again you value your rhetoric ahead of the facts
At the time of your post there were no details, however you chose to put your rhetoric spin on it , rather than wait for the facts
That puts a value on the words you type
They are worth the same value as a bucket of piss
After you put down a deposit for the bucket
