Bin Laden
May 2nd 2011, 8:58 am
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Re: Bin Laden
Interesting time to take him out (I'm assuming the Yanks have known for some time where he was based). Could be a massive hint to Gadaffi that if he doesn't vacate his role then he'll be taken out too?
May 2nd 2011, 9:00 am
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Re: Bin Laden
May 2nd 2011, 9:02 am
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Re: Bin Laden
A lot of rumours flying about that the Royal honeymoon has been cancelled due to security concerns...
May 2nd 2011, 9:02 am
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Re: Bin Laden
Oh of course .... unfortunately it plays on your mind. When 9/11 happened I was in Greece, with a flight two days later. You wouldn't believe how jumpy all the passengers were on that flight
May 2nd 2011, 9:19 am
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People don't understand risk. They believe they will win the lottery, that they won't get run over, but with god only knows how many planes in the air in a month where there is an attack, that it will be their plane that gets hit.
May 2nd 2011, 9:21 am
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I must admit, I did think it was strange that everything had been so well planned for the wedding, then they hid the honeymoon destination carefully, then suddenly they announced they werent going anywhere for the moment
May 2nd 2011, 9:31 am
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Interesting that they found Bin Laden virtually on the doorstep of the Pakistan military academy, took care to avoid communication with the Pakistani authorities and went in without permission, so maybe there's a bit more to it than meets the eye.
May 2nd 2011, 9:39 am
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Who knows,"the moment" could just be a couple of days and they could be well away by now, but can't blame them for trying to throw the world media off the scent,especially after the hassle Di endured before it came to such a sad end, though it has to be said they did act a bit stupidly.
May 2nd 2011, 10:13 am
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Re: Bin Laden
I would just like to say
bin laden RIP.
That is Rot In Purgatory.
Graham
bin laden RIP.
That is Rot In Purgatory.
Graham
May 2nd 2011, 10:34 am
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Re: Bin Laden
Photos have been published in Pakistan, AND, I know you don't like the rag, but there was one on the Daily Mail online front page earlier, gone now though. He had a nice neat hole in the middle of his forehead, plus a lot of bruising.
May 2nd 2011, 10:54 am
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So more of a torture and execution then,..it figures.
May 2nd 2011, 11:16 am
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Tumultuous celebrations in the States.
Quiet satisfaction in the rest of the Western world.
Every picture tells a story.
Quiet satisfaction in the rest of the Western world.
Every picture tells a story.