Osama Bin Laden is dead

[Azzy G]

Rumour has it that Jack Bauer did it! It just makes sense, Season 8 finishes, Jack Bauer disappears and on the run, Osama is killed, its what hes been working on! David Parmer must have called him for one last favour, and Jack couldnt say no

Edited May 2, 2011 by Azzy G

[nightcrawler13]

Ah yes. Supposed picture:

Nightcrawler I'm not sure if that post was more patronising to Americans, or to this forum's posters...

[Matticus]

i don't feel there's any cynicism involved, just people looking at it from all perspectives.

On the celebration note, Modesty isn't something the States does when it comes to major news.

[nightcrawler13]

i don't feel there's any cynicism involved, just people looking at it from all perspectives.

On the celebration note, Modesty isn't something the States does when it comes to major news.

[ampersand]

i think it's very easy for a lot of people to criticize the American reaction to Bin Ladens death, but you have to think of it from outside your own perspective

alot of you are intellectuals, the people cheering in the streets most likely are not. In america you are taught from kindergarten that America is the good guy, you are very lucky to live in the US and that people America fights are the BAD GUYS

of course, this isnt true. But for a lot of people over there, what the news tells them is fact. Why would people lie to you? Until i moved over here when i was 12 i believed everything i had been told about the US. I had no reason not to. You say the pledge of allegiance every day to the flag on class room wall, you are told tales of how the american presidents were virtuous men on which "our great country" was built, you are told horseshit stories about making friend with the native americans and fighting off the evil English. It's a much nicer version of life to be taught as child, though factual it is not....

So when the BAD GUY, who deemed by the media is responsible for the sole attack on american soil for the last 50 years, has been taken out, a lot of these people see it as a win for America, and this is the reaction a country full of sports enthusiasts deem normal for a win

So yes, a lot of American are dumber then you. I'm sure if England was the size of a continent, and we were all told how wonderful it was from the age of three and never saw the news from outside our own shores then we might not be so clued up to global issues either?

let them have their day of celebration, and try not to be so critical of others just because they react differently then yourself

[Matticus]

Yeah, its just alien to us i guess, just the same as when seeing something crazy happening elsewhere in the world

Although i ddi chuckle when someone posted on Facebook " Its Amazing what the Amercan's can do when the PS3 Network is Down."

[worm]

Id heartily recommend American academic Noam Chomsky's book '9/11' for anyone that wants some serious perspective on the subject

Edited May 2, 2011 by worm

[llcoolphil]

there's just this big cynical bandwagon that everyone deems necessary to jump on whenever anything happens, i swear Father Christmas could show himself to be real and his entire purpose in life is to make children happy...

and the reaction from people here would be "peado"

[The Nal]

So sad for Osama and the Bin Laden family.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

[llcoolphil]

by "here" i meant england generally. Alot of users from this site, amongst many others, are being quite blah on facebook you see

i love your picture by the way

[worm]

Might get that, need some decent books.

[llcoolphil]

So sad for Osama and the Bin Laden family.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

Edited May 2, 2011 by llcoolphil

[THEBOILERMAN]

One mans Terrorist----Another mans Freedom Fighter now a Maytr

[The Nal]

Sad for Osama? With all those virgins to work through? I dont think he got on with his family

[llcoolphil]

Good point Phil yeah. Forgot about all those virgins. Hes probably balls deep in the 10th at this stage.

[ste4_20]

Although i ddi chuckle when someone posted on Facebook " Its Amazing what the Amercan's can do when the PS3 Network is Down."

[Matticus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0OqHr3wHQ&feature=player_embedded

[Jackmypie]

Anyone notice that Sky News used a fake picture of dead Osama which was found on the internet and already discredited over a year ago? WTF's up with that LYYYK??!11!??

Edited May 2, 2011 by Jackmypie

[Kowalski]

Anyone notice that Sky News used a fake picture of dead Osama which was found on the internet and already discredited over a year ago? WTF's up with that LYYYK??!11!??

[grumpyhack]

State sponsored murder is unacceptable in my eyes. How can we begin to preach about democracy and the rule of law to other countries when we practice the very thing we are criticising.

[ampersand]

Anyone notice that Sky News used a fake picture of dead Osama which was found on the internet and already discredited over a year ago? WTF's up with that LYYYK??!11!??

[llcoolphil]

State sponsored murder is unacceptable in my eyes. How can we begin to preach about democracy and the rule of law to other countries when we practice the very thing we are criticising.

[harderfaster]

State sponsored murder is unacceptable in my eyes. How can we begin to preach about democracy and the rule of law to other countries when we practice the very thing we are criticising.

[Digi]

State sponsored murder is unacceptable in my eyes. How can we begin to preach about democracy and the rule of law to other countries when we practice the very thing we are criticising.

[llcoolphil]

What if it's to prevent the murder of x amount of others?