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Osama Bin Laden Killed, WHOO HOO!
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Osama Bin Laden Killed, WHOO HOO!
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Re Bin Ladin Dead
Yes it appears to be true, the bogyman of the West has been killed. Now it remains to be seen whether the rest of Al queda either regroups or splinters. Or whether bin Ladin will now serve as an inspirational martyr. Either way it will give the West a much needed boost in moral during a very long war and at least in the short term sow confusion and dismay amongst the Alqueda units and allies.
To those of you now celebrating I remind you of the cost so far and to think of those killed and injured in this conflict at this moment of truimph they too need to be remembered.
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To those of you now celebrating I remind you of the cost so far and to think of those killed and injured in this conflict at this moment of truimph they too need to be remembered.
Regards Greg
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I think jubilation should be tempered with caution. The natural response will be increased terror attacks against those regarded as Osama's killers.
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Yes, that worries me, Annis. Personally I think the Taliban needs getting rid of.
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I think Osama's death is great. If one can that say. Will it give power to the terrorist well, I guess that remains to be seen. Will they be lost without him? I heard it said that he was handing off power to others long before this and wasnt the one in charge anymore.
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Zawahiri will take over. He's no spring chicken himself, but he's been the acknowledged brains of the operation for years.
There will be some kind of reprisals. Question is will they choose the martyr angle (which you'd think they would have done already), or will the movement lose some of its luster with the charismatic leader gone?
There will be some kind of reprisals. Question is will they choose the martyr angle (which you'd think they would have done already), or will the movement lose some of its luster with the charismatic leader gone?
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To anyone else who was living in the NY area at the time of 9/11 - at last we have some closure.
To anyone else who was living in the NY area at the time of 9/11 - at last we have some closure.
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To some extent he was yesterday's man and other ruthless fanatics have been running things for years. Sad to see that a totally innocent human shield was also killed. It's unlikely that al Qaeda will succeed in a revenge "spectacular" this side of the world (at least I hope not) but I really feel sorry for the future innocent victims of the inevitable slaughter which will occur in suicide blasts in Pakistani mosques etc.
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